Empire (Kasabian album)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment.ie	link
The Guardian	link
The Independent	link
NME	(9/10) link
The Boston Phoenix	link
Q	(#243, Oct. 2006, p. 116)

Empire is the second album by British indie rock^[2] band Kasabian, released in August 2006. The album went onto No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart upon its release and was preceded by the release of new single "Empire" on 24 July 2006.

The album was recorded over two weeks after touring with Oasis. According to Tom Meighan in an interview on the album with the NME in early 2006, "Empire" is a word used by the band to describe something that is good. To date the album has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, including more than 600,000 in the UK.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sergio Pizzorno, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Empire" (Pizzorno, Karloff)	3:53
2.	"Shoot the Runner"	3:27
3.	"Last Trip (In Flight)"	2:53
4.	"Me Plus One"	2:28
5.	"Sun Rise Light Flies"	4:08
6.	"Apnoea"	1:48
7.	"By My Side" (Pizzorno, Karloff)	4:14
8.	"Stuntman" (Pizzorno, Karloff)	5:19
9.	"Seek & Destroy"	2:15
10.	"British Legion"	3:19
11.	"The Doberman"	5:34

iTunes Store bonus tracks^[3]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Ketang" (Bonus Track)	2:11
13.	"Heroes (David Bowie cover)" (David Bowie, Brian Eno) (Bonus Track)	2:30
14.	"Empire" (Video)	4:52
15.	"Empire" (Commentary) (Bonus Video)	9:43

Special Edition Bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Empire" (Video)
2.	"Empire" (Documentary)
3.	"Empire" (Making of)

Japan Only Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Stuntman" (Live from the Radio One Zane Lowe Session)
13.	"Empire" (Homecoming with XFM)
14.	"Shoot the Runner" (Homecoming with XFM)
15.	"Me Plus One" (Homecoming with XFM)
16.	"Last Trip (In Flight)" (Homecoming with XFM)

Japan Only Bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Empire" (Video)
2.	"Empire" (Making of)
3.	"Empire" (Live at 4Music Presents)
4.	"Shoot the Runner" (Video)
5.	"Shoot the Runner" (Video - pre-animation)
6.	"Shoot the Runner" (Live at 4Music Presents)
7.	"Stuntman" (Live at 4Music Presents)
8.	"By My Side" (Live at 4Music Presents)

Personnel

Tom Meighan – lead vocals (all tracks except "Me Plus One", "Stuntman", and "British Legion")
Sergio Pizzorno – lead guitar, backing vocals, synths, rhythm guitar, lead vocals (on "Me Plus One", "Stuntman", and "British Legion")
Chris Edwards – bass
Ian Matthews – drums

Chart performance

Charts (2006)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	1
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	64
French Albums Chart	56
Irish Albums Chart	3
Japan Albums Chart	8
New Zealand Albums Chart	19
Swiss Albums Chart	47
Billboard 200^[4]	114

References

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r847624
↑ "Kasabian Planning Special Festival Slots". Clash. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/empire-bonus-track-version/id279207249
↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/305521/kasabian/chart

External links

Kasabian

Sergio Pizzorno Tom Meighan Chris Edwards Ian Matthews Christopher Karloff

Studio albums	Kasabian (2004) Empire (2006) West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009) Velociraptor! (2011) 48:13 (2014)

Live albums	Live from Brixton Academy Live!

Extended plays	iTunes Live: London Festival '07 Fast Fuse Discover Kasabian West Ryder EP iTunes Live: London Festival '09 iTunes Festival: London 2011

Related articles	Discography Awards Songs