Start Something
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| Studio album by Lostprophets | ||
| Released | February 2 (UK) / 3 (U.S.) 2004 | |
| Recorded | March – September 2003 at Bigfoot Studio in Los Angles, CA | |
| Genre | Alternative/Hard Rock | |
| Length | 55:24 (Original Version) / 59:29 (UK Release Version) | |
| Label | Columbia Records (U.S.) / Visible Noise (UK) | |
| Producer(s) | Eric Valentine | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Lostprophets chronology | ||
| thefakesoundofprogress (2000/2001) |
Start Something (2004) |
Liberation Transmission (2006) |
Start Something is the second album released by Welsh alternative rock band Lostprophets. It was released on February 2nd and February 3rd, 2004 in the United Kingdom and United States respectively.
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[edit] The making of the album
The album was produced by Eric Valentine. He has also produced albums by Queens of the Stone Age and Good Charlotte.
MTV reports that the band chose the name for two reasons. Firstly, the band wanted to "motivate people to motivate people". "We spent the last three years touring and meeting loads of people who were like, 'I'd love to do this and that,' but they never had the drive to get up off their asses and do it," explained singer Ian Watkins. "Start something. Start anything."
The second is that the band recorded the album in a studio over ten months with a much bigger budget. Lostprophets' first album thefakesoundofprogress was recorded in a week and was originally intended as a demo.
[edit] Chart performance and singles
As at the end of February 2004, Start Something has reached a peak of 33 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the U.S., and #4 in the UK. It has made the heavy metal charts in Australia as well as the album charts. Five singles were taken from this album: "Last Train Home", "Burn Burn", "Wake Up (Make a Move)", "Last Summer" and "Goodbye Tonight". The first four made the top 20 in the UK, with the first even making the top 10. "Burn Burn" has also made the Australian top 50 singles charts. "I Don't Know" was also released for radio airplay in the United States.
[edit] Track listing
- "We Still Kill the Old Way" – 4:20
- "To Hell We Ride" – 3:40
- "Last Train Home" – 4:35
- "Wake Up (Make a Move)" – 3:56
- "Burn Burn" – 3:36
- "I Don't Know" – 3:57
- "Hello Again" – 4:56
- "Goodbye Tonight" – 3:54
- "Start Something" – 3:26
- "A Million Miles" – 4:32
- "Last Summer" – 4:07
- "We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan" - 4:05 (Australia/Japan/UK bonus track)
- "Sway...." – 10:25
- "Lucky You" - 4:33 (Japan only bonus track)
- "Like a Fire" - 4:02 (Japan only bonus track)
[edit] Miscellanea
- "Lucky You" was included on the Spider-Man 2 movie soundtrack album.
- "Last Train Home" was featured in the video game NFL Street, almost two months before Start Something was released.
- "To Hell We Ride" was featured in the video game Need For Speed Underground titled "Ride."
- "Burn Burn" was featured in the video game FIFA Football 2004.
- There was especulation about the guy on the album's front cover being Justin Timberlake. Those rumors have been proven wrong as of then on the FAQ displayed on www.dragonninja.com, and the one on the album cover is Ian.
- "I Don't Know" uses the opening riff from the song Message in a Bottle by The Police.
[edit] External links
| Lostprophets |
| Ian Watkins | Mike Lewis | Lee Gaze | Stuart Richardson | Jamie Oliver | Ilan Rubin DJ Stepzak | Mike Chiplin |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Here Comes the Party | Para Todas las Putas Celosas | The Fake Sound of Progress | thefakesoundofprogress | Start Something | Liberation Transmission |
| Singles: Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja | The Fake Sound of Progress | Burn Burn | Last Train Home | Wake Up (Make a Move) | Last Summer | Goodbye Tonight | Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) | A Town Called Hypocrisy | Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time) | 4:AM Forever |
| Related content |
| Category:Lostprophets songs | Category:Lostprophets albums | |
