Civil Twilight (album)

Civil Twilight is the debut studio album of Civil Twilight. It was officially released 6 April 2010 in South Africa and on 13 April 2010 in the United States and United Kingdom. It features many alternative rock and classical influences. Many have drawn parallels between the band's debut and the early work of U2 along with Muse. Steven McKellar's vocals have been compared to that of Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jeff Buckley.^[1] During its original independent release by the band in 2007, the album was originally titled Human.^[2]

Singles

Letters from the Sky was the first single to be released from this album. It reached number 7 on Billboard Alternative Songs chart. It also reached number 25 on the Rock Songs chart. It is their best charting single to date on that chart.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound
Sputnikmusic	3.0/5

Civil Twilight received general acclaim from those who reviewed it, with three main reviewers giving positive ratings.

Commercial performance

Civil Twilight charted at number 16 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Its first single, Letters from the Sky, peaked at number 7 on the Alternative Songs chart and at number 25 on the Rock Songs chart. The song went on to be used in many different media promotions, including a promo for the 2011 NBC sci-fi television drama The Event's spring return.

The song Human was used for a video package building up the rivalry between Vince McMahon and Bret Hart, which was set to culminate in a match at WrestleMania XXVI.

Letters from the Sky was also used for a promo for the Iron Man match between John Cena and Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at WWE Bragging Rights, for video packages leading up to the "Greatness vs. Redemption" match at WrestleMania 29 between The Rock and John Cena for the WWE Championship, as a background music for teasers of the SyFy original series Defiance, closing credits song for the film I Am Number Four, and also for the 2011 WTA (Women's Tennis Association) promo "Strong is Beautiful". the song was played at 2014 The Originals, second season episode six.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anybody Out There"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	6:18
2.	"Soldier"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	3:21
3.	"Next to Me"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	3:44
4.	"Letters from the Sky"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	4:35
5.	"On the Surface"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	3:50
6.	"Trouble"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	5:28
7.	"Human"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	4:10
8.	"Perfect Stranger"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	5:47
9.	"What You Want"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	6:36
10.	"Something She Said"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	5:10
11.	"Quiet In My Town"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	6:36
12.	"Run Dry (Deluxe Edition bonus track)"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	4:17
13.	"Save Yourself (Deluxe Edition bonus track)"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	3:33
14.	"Stolen (Deluxe Edition bonus track)"	Andrew McKellar, Richard Wouters, Steven McKellar	5:08

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