State of Emergency (album)

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State Of Emergency

Studio album by The Living End
Released	4 February 2006 (Australia)
Recorded	301 Studios in Byron Bay, Australia, 2005
Genre	Punk rock, Rock, Punkabilly
Length	51:51
Label	EMI (2006)
Producer(s)	Nick Launay
From Here On In (2004)	State Of Emergency (2006)

State of Emergency is The Living End's fifth album. It was released in Australia on 4 February 2006, New Zealand on 6 February and was in Japan in May 2006. The album was released in the United States and Canada on 11 July 2006. It debuted in the number one position on the ARIA charts. The first single off it was "What's on Your Radio" which was released on 20 November 2005. The follow-up single, Wake Up was released on 18 February 2006, and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA charts, making it the highest single debut position for The Living End (not including the double A-side Second Solution/Prisoner Of Society).

In December 2005, The Living End- under a different name, (The Longnecks)- played gigs in Sydney featuring tracks off the fourth album. This was for them to test out audience reactions to new songs in order to ready themselves for the Big Day Out. Tracks were also given a live airing in festivals of late 2005 and early 2006, such as the 2005 Homebake festival at The Domain, Sydney.

The Living End played at Splendour in the Grass, a music festival in Byron Bay the day before they were due to start recording State of Emergency. 301 Studios was literally across the road from where they were playing. Band members decided that if they got positive reactions during there performance, they'd do well producing the record and be in the right frame of mind to do so.

There is also an edition of the State of Emergency CD which comes with a DVD, going through the stages of making the album and including some footage of their performances (eg. as The Longnecks and at Splendour in the Grass.

The Band has also released a live DVD of the State Of Emergency Tour, The Living End: Live At Festival Hall