Science & Faith

Science & Faith
Studio album by The Script
Released

10 September 2010 (2010-09-10)(Ireland)

13 September 2010 (2010-09-13) (United Kingdom)

18 January 2011 (2011-01-18) (United States)
Recorded Sphere Studios
(London, United Kingdom)
Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Length 42:12
Label RCA, Epic, Phonogenic
Producer Mark Sheehan, Danny O'Donoghue, Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner
The Script chronology
The Script
(2008)		 Science & Faith
(2010)
Singles from Science & Faith
  1. "For the First Time"
    Released: 20 August 2010 (2010-08-20)
  2. "Nothing"
    Released: 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19)
  3. "If You Ever Come Back"
    Released: 4 April 2011 (2011-04-04)
  4. "Science & Faith"
    Released: 27 May 2011 (2011-05-27)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
MusicOMH [2]
Rolling Stone [3]
The Telegraph [4]
The Tune [5]

Science & Faith is the second studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Script. It was released in Ireland on 10 September 2010 on RCA Records, Epic Records and Phonogenic Records. It was preceded by the lead single, "For the First Time" on 3 September 2010. It debuted at number one in Ireland and United Kingdom, selling 70,816 copies in its first week in the UK.[6] In the US, Science & Faith debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 49,000 copies.[7] The album has a Parental Advisory sticker on it, like The Script's first album, this time for the three uses of "shit" ]</ref>[8] "Nothing" was released as the second single on 19 November 2010 in the UK,[9] which peaked at number 15 in Ireland and at number 42 in the UK.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "You Won't Feel a Thing"   Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton, Glen Power, Ben Sargeant Mark Sheehan, Danny O'Donoghue, Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner 4:33
2. "For the First Time"   O'Donoghue, Sheehan Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan, Andrew Frampton* 4:12
3. "Nothing"   O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Kipner, Frampton Mark Sheehan, Danny O'Donoghue, Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner 4:32
4. "Science & Faith"   O'Donoghue, Sheehan Mark Sheehan, Danny O'Donoghue, Andrew Frampton* 4:20
5. "If You Ever Come Back"   O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Kipner, Frampton Mark Sheehan, Danny O'Donoghue, Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner 4:02
6. "Long Gone and Moved On"   O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Power Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan, Andrew Frampton* 4:17
7. "Dead Man Walking"   O'Donoghue, Sheehan Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan 3:54
8. "This = Love"   O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Power, Sargeant Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan, Andrew Frampton* 4:21
9. "Walk Away"   O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Power, Sargeant Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan 3:36
10. "Exit Wounds"   O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Kipner, Frampton Mark Sheehan, Danny O'Donoghue, Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner 4:25

(*) Additional production

Personnel

  • Julian Leaper – violin
  • Ian Humphries – violin
  • Simon Baggs – violin
  • Clare Finnimore – viola
  • Bill Hawkes – viola
  • Bob Smissen – viola
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Sophie Harris – cello
  • Paul Kegg – cello
  • Mary Scully – bass
  • Mark Stent – mixing
  • Matt Green – mixing assistant
  • Dan Frampton – recording and engineering
  • Greg Marriot – recording and engineering assistant
  • Ronan Phelan – recording and engineering assistant
  • Frank Cameli – recording and engineering assistant
  • Brandon Duncan – recording and engineering assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Source:[13]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[14] 2
Austrian Albums Chart[15] 70
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[16] 47
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[16] 70
Canadian Albums Chart[17] 6
Danish Albums Chart[18] 23
Dutch Albums Chart[19] 14
European Top 100 Albums [20] 5
German Albums Chart[21] 40
Irish Albums Chart[22] 1
Italian Albums Chart[23] 40
New Zealand Albums Chart[24] 15
Scottish Albums Chart[25] 1
Spanish Albums Chart[26] 58
Swedish Albums Chart[26] 52
Swiss Albums Chart[27] 15
UK Albums Chart[28] 1
US Billboard 200[7] 3

Certifications

Country Certifications
Australia Platinum[29]
Ireland 5x Platinum[30]
United Kingdom 2x Platinum[31]

Chart procession and succession

Order of precedence
Preceded by
Mayhem by Imelda May		 Irish Albums Chart number-one album
16 September 2010 – 17 October 2010		 Succeeded by
In and Out of Consciousness by Robbie Williams
Preceded by
Flamingo by Brandon Flowers		 Scottish Albums Chart number-one album
19 September 2010 – 26 September 2010
UK Albums Chart number-one album
19 September 2010 – 26 September 2010		 Succeeded by
Going Back by Phil Collins

Release history

Region Date Label
Ireland 10 September 2010 RCA, Sony Music
Austria
Scandinavia
Australia
United Kingdom[32] 13 September 2010
Central Europe 14 September 2010
United States[10] 18 January 2011 Epic Records

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ MusicOMH review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ The Telegraph review
  5. ^ The Tune review
  6. ^ Jones, Alan (20 September 2010). "Science & Faith get The Script to number one". Music Week. http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1042571&c=2. Retrieved 2 October 2010. 
  7. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (26 January 2011). "Decemberists' 'King Is Dead' Is No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/news/decemberists-king-is-dead-is-no-1-on-billboard-1005012162.story#/news/decemberists-king-is-dead-is-no-1-on-billboard-1005012162.story. Retrieved 29 January 2011. 
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The Script
Mark Sheehan · Danny O'Donoghue · Glen Power
Studio albums
The Script (2008)  · Science & Faith (2010) TBD (2012)
Singles
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