Born into This

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Born Into This
Studio album by The Cult
Released	October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01) October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02) October 10, 2007 (2007-10-10)
Recorded	February 2007
Genre	Hard rock
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Youth
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Cult chronology
Beyond Good and Evil (2001) Born Into This (2007)

Born Into This is The Cult's eighth studio album, and was released on October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02) in the US and Canada, also South Africa and Sweden. It was released in Hungary, Denmark, Spain and France on October 1, and in Finland on the 3rd.^[1] It is the follow-up to 2001's Beyond Good and Evil, the band's first reunion album, and also its first release on Roadrunner Records. It was recorded at Britannia Row Studios in London, with additional recording in Los Angeles and Buenos Aires.

The band initially recorded 13 songs for use on the record, and performed one song, "I Assassin", live on their June 2007 European tour. The first single was "Dirty Little Rockstar", released in mid-August.

A special edition of the album, called the "Savage Edition", containing an extra CD with 5 additional tracks (two demos, two unreleased album outtakes and one full length version) was also released. The Taiwanese version was released with obi strip, and Japanese pressings contains lyrics in Japanese.

It debuted at #72 on the UK album chart the week after its release, and #63 in Italy. In the United States it debuted at #70 on the top 100, #17 on the Top Rock Albums chart. In Canada it debuted at #29, and the Top Alternative Albums chart at #3. In Croatia it debuted at #7. In Germany at #81.

Contents 1 Track Listing 1.1 Bonus Disc (Savage Edition) 2 Personnel 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Track Listing

All songs written by Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy.

1. "Born Into This" – 4:04
2. "Citizens" – 4:32
3. "Diamonds" – 4:06
4. "Dirty Little Rockstar" – 3:40
5. "Holy Mountain" – 3:42
6. "I Assassin" – 4:13
7. "Illuminated" – 4:07
8. "Tiger in the Sun" – 5:09
9. "Savages" – 3:54
10. "Sound of Destruction" – 3:30

[edit] Bonus Disc (Savage Edition)

1. "Stand Alone" – 5:13
2. "War Pony Destroyer" – 4:21
3. "I Assassin" (Demo) – 4:37
4. "Sound of Destruction" (Demo) – 4:25
5. "Savages" (Full Length Version) – 4:32

[edit] Personnel

• Ian Astbury - Lead Vocals
• Billy Duffy - Lead Guitar
• Chris Wyse - Bass, Backing Vocals
• John Tempesta - Drums, Percussion

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• kvltsite.com review

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