Present (Killing Heidi album)

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Present
Studio album by Killing Heidi
Released	2002
Genre	Rock
Killing Heidi chronology
Reflector (2000)	Present (2002)	Killing Heidi (2004)

Present is the second studio album by the Australian band Killing Heidi, released in Australia on October 25, 2002 (see 2002 in music. It succeeded the group's enormously successful debut album, 2000's Reflector.

The album received mixed responses from critics: some praised the album's fusion of hard rock songs like "Damage Control" and softer, melodic tunes like "Heavensent"; others claimed "Present" stuck too closely to the musical formula laid out in Reflector. Commercially, Present did not perform as well as its predecessor, selling only 50,000 copies and achieving Gold certification. Nonetheless, Killing Heidi's second studio album has often been described as a firm favourite among fans.

Two singles were released from Present: "Heavensent" in December 2001 (charting at number twenty-eight) and "Outside of Me" in 2002 (peaked at number twelve). A third album track, "Ammyl (Say What You Wanna Say)", was released to radio in 2003 but was never sold as a commercial single.

Also noteworthy are the uses of instrumental interludes between tracks on Present, known as "Heidiludes". These tracks were short, featuring soft instruments and synths against Ella's distant backing vocals.

[edit] Track Listing

1. Heidilude 1
2. "Ammyl"
3. "Burnt"
4. Heidilude 2
5. "Heavensent"
6. "To Fly"
7. Heidilude 3
8. "The Days"
9. "Outside of Me"
10. "Pave the Way"
11. "Sweet"
12. Heidilude 4
13. "Take It"
14. "1,2,3,4,5"
15. "Damage Control"