We Are the Night
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| Studio album by The Chemical Brothers | |||||
| Released | Japan June 27, 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Big Beat | ||||
| Label | Freestyle Dust, Virgin, Astralwerks, Toshiba-EMI | ||||
| Producer | The Chemical Brothers | ||||
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We Are the Night is the sixth studio album by English electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, first released on June 27, 2007. The record entered the UK Albums Chart at #1 and the United World Chart at #18 selling 89,000 units in its first week of sales. It also debuted at #65 on the Billboard 200. Portions of the album can be heard on The Chemical Brothers MySpace page.[1] It was certified Gold by the BPI on July 13, 2007.[2]
The album won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 50th Grammy Awards, making The Chemical Brothers the only artist to win this award more than once.
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[edit] Recording history
In June 2006 it was announced on their official website that The Chemical Brothers were working on material for a new album, then-codenamed "Chemical 6".[3] Ed Simons of the duo was also quoted as saying that they would hope to "put a battle weapon out for the summer",[4] which was seen as a reference to their Electronic Battle Weapon series on white label.
"Electronic Battle Weapon 8" and "Electronic Battle Weapon 9" debuted on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 show on December 8, 2006. The two tracks were later released as a double-sided vinyl record prior to The Chemical Brothers' New Years Eve appearance at Turnmills in London. A version of "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" is featured on the We Are the Night album under the title "Saturate". At the same Turnmills appearance, the duo debuted a track at midnight to welcome the new year. This track was eventually released as "Burst Generator", found on the album.
The Chemical Brothers officially announced We Are the Night at their MySpace page on March 21, 2007.[1] It suffered a delay in release due to an issue during production of the artwork.[5] An online "old-skool" The Chemical Brothers computer game by EMI was subsequently released as an apology.[6]
On April 12, 2007, Tong was again privileged to debut a track by The Chemical Brothers. The first single from the album, "Do It Again" aired on his Radio 1 "In New Music We Trust" show.
[edit] Structure
Used throughout the album is the nostalgic technique of sampling old sounds The Chemical Brothers used on other albums. For example the song "We Are the Night" uses a direct sample from "The Sunshine Underground" from Surrender. When the album is played in the correct order and with no fading effects, several tracks lead into the next.
We Are the Night is the first studio album by The Chemical Brothers without an imperative statement as its title.
[edit] Track listing
- “No Path to Follow” (featuring Willy Mason)– 1:04
- “We Are the Night” – 6:33
- “All Rights Reversed” (featuring Klaxons and Lightspeed Champion) – 4:42
- “Saturate” – 4:49
- “Do It Again” (featuring Ali Love)– 5:33
- “Das Spiegel” – 5:51
- “The Salmon Dance” (featuring Fatlip) – 3:40
- “Burst Generator” – 6:52
- “A Modern Midnight Conversation” – 5:56
- “Battle Scars” (featuring Willy Mason) – 5:50
- “Harpoons” – 2:25
- “The Pills Won't Help You Now” (featuring Midlake) – 6:35
- U.S., UK, and Japan iTunes bonus tracks
- “Seal” (featuring Juana Molina)– 4:40
- “The Rock Drill” – 5:09
- Japan CD and iTunes bonus tracks
- “Seal” (featuring Juana Molina)– 4:40
- “No Need” – 5:14
[edit] Singles
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| "Do It Again" | UK June 18, 2007 USA June 26, 2007 |
| "The Salmon Dance" | UK September 10, 2007 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Chemical Brothers at MySpace
- ^ The Bpi
- ^ Chemical Brothers New Material - The Chemical Brothers official site
- ^ Simons, Ed. Post at the official forum. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
- ^ Album release date announced - The Chemical Brothers Official Website
- ^ New album The Chemical Brothers delayed, here's a 'sorry guys' - EMI Records
[edit] External links
| Preceded by An End Has a Start by Editors |
UK Albums Chart number one album July 8, 2007 - July 15 |
Succeeded by We'll Live and Die in these Towns by The Enemy |
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