Rules (album)

Rules
Studio album by The Whitest Boy Alive
Released	March 30, 2009
Genre	Indie pop, dream pop
Length	44:08
Label	Bubbles
Producer	The Whitest Boy Alive
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The Whitest Boy Alive chronology
Dreams (2006) Rules (2009)

Rules is the second album by indie pop band The Whitest Boy Alive. It was recorded in Punta Burros Nayarit, Mexico, where the band was staying to rest after a long tour. In early 2009, Australian radio station Triple J named Rules their feature album of the week. The track "1517" was featured in the video game FIFA 10.

CD track listing

1. "Keep a Secret" (4:08)
2. "Intentions" (3:39)
3. "Courage" (4:23)
4. "Timebomb" (3:44)
5. "Rollercoaster Ride" (2:40)
6. "High on the Heels" (3:20)
7. "1517" (3:41)
8. "Gravity" (3:49)
9. "Promise Less or Do More" (4:18)
10. "Dead End" (3:23)
11. "Island" (7:04)

Vinyl track listing

The vinyl edition of Rules has a different tracklisting to the cd edition:

Side A

1. "Courage" (4:23)
2. "Gravity" (3:49)
3. "Promise Less or Do More" (4:18)
4. "Island" (7:04)
5. "Rollercoaster Ride" (2:40)

Side B

1. "Dead End" (3:23)
2. "Keep a Secret" (4:08)
3. "High on the Heels" (3:20)
4. "Intentions" (3:39)
5. "Timebomb" (3:44)
6. "1517" (3:41)