Tourist (album)

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Tourist
Studio album by Athlete
Released	January 31, 2005
Recorded	2003-2004
Genre	Britpop
Length	46:15
Label	Parlophone
Producer(s)	Victor Van Vugt, John Cornfield, Athlete
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (3.6/10) 02/04/05 PopMatters (3/10) 04/19/05 Rolling Stone 05/05/05
Athlete chronology
Vehicles and Animals (2003)	Tourist (2005)

Tourist is the second full-length album by British rock band Athlete, first released in early 2005.

For their sophomore album, Athlete demonstrates a maturation in their musical style. Tourist is more stripped-down, sombre and reflective than Vehicles and Animals, and is also musically richer (arguably with similarities to Coldplay). "Wires", the first single taken from the album, entered at number 4 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming their highest-charting single so far. The album itself climbed to the top of the UK Album Chart on the week of its release.

Despite the album's commercial success, Tourist had a mixed reception, with some critics suggesting that Athlete failed to sustain the unique style of their previous album. Others saw the new album as a logical progression from their old sound.

At the end of 2005, Tourist became the 32nd best-selling album of the year in the UK, and "Wires" was the 89th best-selling single.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus tracks 1.2 Disc two: Bonus DVD (special edition) 2 Singles 3 Release details

[edit] Track listing

• All tracks written by the band.

1. "Chances" – 4:50
2. "Half Light" – 3:41
3. "Tourist" – 3:57
4. "Trading Air" – 4:27
5. "Wires" – 4:20
6. "If I Found Out" – 5:02
7. "Yesterday Threw Everything At Me" – 3:45
8. "Street Map" – 4:38
9. "Modern Mafia" – 2:45
10. "Twenty Four Hours" – 5:01
11. "I Love" – 3:49

[edit] Bonus tracks

• "Lay Your Head" (Japan)

[edit] Disc two: Bonus DVD (special edition)

1. "Wires" (video)
2. "Tourist" (Behind the Scenes Documentary)
3. "Wires" (live video - Shepherds Bush 2004)
4. "Tourist" (live video - Shepherds Bush 2004)
5. "New Project" (live audio - Shepherds Bush 2004)
6. "Vehicles And Animals" (live audio - Shepherds Bush 2004)
7. "You Got The Style" (live audio - Shepherds Bush 2004)
8. "Shake Those Windows" (live audio - Shepherds Bush 2004)

[edit] Singles

• Wires, released January 17, 2005. It hit #4 in the UK Charts.
• Half Light, released April 25, 2005. It hit #16 in the UK Charts.
• Tourist, released August 15, 2005. It hit #43 in the UK Charts.
• Twenty Four Hours / Stand In the Sun, released November 14, 2005. It hit #42 in the UK Charts.

[edit] Release details

The album has been released in various countries.

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	January 31, 2005	Parlophone	CD	5607402
			CD/DVD	5637040
Australia	February 21, 2005	Capitol Records	CD	5638612
Japan	February 23, 2005	Toshiba-EMI	CD	TOCP 66347
			CD	TOCP 66405
United States	April 12, 2005	Astralwerks	CD/DVD	60954
	May 10, 2005	Astralwerks	CD	73951