State of Emergency (The Living End album)

State of Emergency
Studio album by The Living End
Released 4 February 2006 (2006-02-04)
(see release history)
Recorded 301 Studios, Byron Bay
Genre Punk rock, rock, punkabilly
Length 51:45
Label EMI, Adeline
Producer Nick Launay
The Living End chronology
From Here On In
(2004)		 State of Emergency
(2006)		 White Noise
(2008)
The Living End video chronology
From Here on In: The DVD 1997–2004
(2004)		 How to Make an Album and Influence People
(2006)		 Live at Festival Hall
(2006)
Singles from State of Emergency
  1. "What's on Your Radio"
    Released: 21 November 2005
  2. "Wake Up"
    Released: 20 February 2006
  3. "Long Live the Weekend"
    Released: 20 May 2006
  4. "Nothing Lasts Forever"
    Released: 19 August 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(93%) [1]
Allmusic [2]
Punknews.org
Q

State of Emergency is the fourth studio album by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in Australia on 4 February 2006, in New Zealand on 6 February and in Japan in May 2006. The album was released in the United States and Canada on 11 July 2006. It debuted in the number one position on the ARIA charts. The first single off the album was "What's on Your Radio" which was released on 20 November 2005. The follow-up single, "Wake Up" was released on 18 February 2006, and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA charts, making it the highest single debut position for The Living End (not including the double A-side "Second Solution" / "Prisoner of Society").

The limited edition comes with a DVD, documenting the stages of making the album and shows footage of their performances, including the band as The Longnecks and at Splendour in the Grass. The band also released a live DVD of the State of Emergency Tour, Live at Festival Hall. A limited edition vinyl of the album was released and is limited to 500 copies worldwide.

ARIA publicized that State of Emergency had officially achieved 2x Platinum status in Australia in November 2007. This was a great achievement as all of their other album releases were simultaneously awarded a higher accreditation. The album is now their second highest selling behind the efforts of their record-breaking debut.

Before recording

In December 2005, The Living End, as The Longnecks, played gigs in Sydney featuring tracks from the album. This was to test out audience reactions to new songs in order to ready themselves for the Big Day Out. Tracks were also given a live airing in festivals of late 2005 and early 2006, such as the 2005 Homebake festival at The Domain, Sydney.

The Living End played at Splendour in the Grass, a music festival in Byron Bay the day before they were due to start recording State of Emergency. 301 Studios was literally across the road from where they were playing. Band members decided that if they got positive reactions during their performance, they'd do well producing the record and be in the right frame of mind to do so.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by C. Cheney, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "'Til the End"   4:27
2. "Long Live the Weekend"   2:54
3. "No Way Out"   2:40
4. "We Want More"   3:41
5. "Wake Up"   4:31
6. "What's on Your Radio"   3:02
7. "Nothing Lasts Forever"   4:52
8. "One Step Behind"   4:20
9. "Reborn"   3:49
10. "Order of the Day"   3:38
11. "Nowhere Town"   4:06
12. "State of Emergency"   2:58
13. "Black Cat" (C. Cheney, S. Owen) 3:45
14. "Into the Red"   3:08
Total length:
 51:45

How to Make an Album and Influence People

How to Make an Album and Influence People is a documentary DVD covering the making of State of Emergency, live and behind the scenes footage of the band. Starting from laying down the basic tracks in a practice studio, to the re-introduction of Nick Launay (producer of the band's seconds studio album, Roll On) and playing a gig at Splendour in the Grass in 2005, before heading to the studio to record and mix the album. The DVD came as a bonus with the limited edition album.

Personnel

The Living End
Performance credits
  • Christina Bell – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Michael Bell – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • John Boneventura – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Ruby Bryant – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Olivia Bunting – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Eva Conner – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Scarlett Conner – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Jessica Dredge – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Alan Gibson – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Mila Grant – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • India Murphy – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • D'arcy Noonan – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Mia Quinsee-Jarvis – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Rebecca Schwarz – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Nicholas Schwarz – extra backing vocals on "Wake Up"
Visuals and imagery
  • Alison Smith – art direction
  • Chris Cheney – art direction
  • James Pipino – cover photography, studio photography
  • Martin Philby – booklet photography
  • Scott Ebsary – disc photography
Instruments
  • Justine Jones – horns
  • Jack Howard – horns
  • Jeremy Smith – horns
  • Michael Waters – horns
Technical and production
Managerial
  • 'Rae Harvey – management
  • Josh O'Donnell – A&R
  • Stephen Zagami – tour management
  • Jim Scott – FOH
  • Owen Orford – bookings
  • Darryl Eaton – bookings
  • Mike Dewdney – bookings

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[4] 31

Certifications

Territory Provider Certification
Australia ARIA Platinum[5]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia 4 February 2006 EMI CD, digital download 3 52985 2
United States and Canada 11 July 2006
United Kingdom 13 August 2007

References

  1. ↑ AbsolutePunk review
  2. ↑ State of Emergency (The Living End album) at AllMusic
  3. ↑ "australian-charts – The Living End – State of Emergency". australian-charts. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  4. ↑ "australian-charts – The Living End – State of Emergency". australian-charts. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
Preceded by
Reach Out: The Motown Record
by Human Nature		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
13–19 February 2006 		Succeeded by
Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
by Jack Johnson
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