Alternate Endings

For the concept of a revised ending of a film or other story, see Alternate ending.

Alternate Endings
Compilation album by Fightstar
Released	August 11, 2008
Recorded	2004—2008
Genre	Alternative rock, post-hardcore, acoustic rock
Length	55:18
Label	Gut
Producer	Various (see below)
Fightstar chronology
One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours (2007) Alternate Endings (2008) Be Human (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC	(favourable)

Alternate Endings is a compilation album by English alternative rock band Fightstar, released August 11, 2008 on Gut Records.

It features previously unreleased material, b-sides, covers and live radio recordings from the previous four years.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Fightstar, except where noted.

1. "Floods" (Live) — 3:46
2. "Where's The Money, Lebowski?" — 3:26
3. "Waitin' for a Superman" (Live) (D.Fridmann, Flaming Lips) — 3:29
4. "Amethyst" — 7:19
   • includes the hidden track "Hazy Eyes"
5. "99" (Live) — 4:03
6. "In Between Days" (R. Smith, L. Tolhurst) — 2:38
7. "Shinji Ikari" — 3:59
8. "Dark Star" — 3:43
9. "Gracious" — 3:43
10. "Fight For Us" — 4:08
11. "Hold Out Your Arms" (Live Acoustic) — 3:47
12. "NERV/SEELE" — 3:51
13. "Breaking the Law" (R. Halford, K.K. Downing, G. Tipton) — 2:58
14. "Minerva" (C. Moreno, A. Cunningham) — 2:51
15. "Zihuatanejo" — 3:36

Other information

The track "Amethyst" is taken from the bands debut EP, They Liked You Better When You Were Dead, in which it was track five. There was a hidden track directly after it titled "Hazy Eyes". The version of "Amethyst" on this album is the version from the EP with "Hazy Eyes" also included end of the track. It is not known if this was an error or if this was in fact meant to be on the track listing.

The album also features an enhanced section with various videos featuring backstage footage, music video's and a video of the band answering questions asked by the fans.

The digital download version of the album has a slightly different track order, where track 4 is replaced, instead of "Amethyst", "Flotation Therapy" appears which was a b-side to "Floods".

The band's drummer Omar Abidi has seen claimed that the release was a decision on the part of Gut Records, as a way of getting "ever last drop of money out of us" before the band went independent; he argued that he felt that, after only two albums, it seemed arrogant for the band to be releasing such a collection. http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/simon827-4248/fightstar-interview-1117/

Personnel

The following people contributed to Alternate Endings:

Fightstar

• Charlie Simpson — lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keys, lyrics
• Alex Westaway — lead guitar, vocals, lyrics
• Dan Haigh — bass guitar, design
• Omar Abidi — drums, percussion

Production

• Simon Asken - producer (tracks 1, 3, 5)
• Nick Fountain — engineer (tracks 1, 3, 5)
• Jason Wilcock — producer, mixing (tracks 2, 7, 8, 12, 13)
• Mark Williams — producer, mixing (track 4)
• Christian Wyland — producer, mixing (track 6)
• Carl Bown — producer, mixing (tracks 9, 11, 14)
• Matt Hyde — producer, mixing (tracks 10, 15)
• Matt Colton — mastering
• Daniel Conway — artwork, layout
• Craig Jennings — A&R

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
UK Album Chart	85