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We Are the Night
Studio album by The Chemical Brothers
Released 27 June 2007
Genre Big beat
Length 59:59
Label Freestyle Dust, Virgin, Astralwerks, Toshiba-EMI, Ultra
Producer The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
Push the Button
(2005)		 We Are the Night
(2007)		 B-Sides Volume 1
(2007)
Singles from We Are the Night
  1. "Saturate"
    Released: 1 June 2006 (as "Electronic Battle Weapon 8"; exclusively for DJs to use in clubs)
  2. "Do It Again"
    Released: 14 May 2007
  3. "The Salmon Dance"
    Released: 10 September 2007
  4. "Battle Scars"
    Released: 2007 (released as a download in remix form)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (67/100) [1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]
The A.V. Club B−[3]
Blender 4/5 stars[4]
Drowned in Sound (6/10)[5]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[6]
NME (6/10)[7]
Pitchfork (3.8/10)[8]
PopMatters (8/10)[9]
Stylus Magazine (D)[10]
Uncut 4/5 stars[11]

We Are the Night is the sixth studio album by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 27 June 2007. The record entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1[citation needed] and debuted at number 65 on the Billboard 200.[citation needed] It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry.[citation needed]

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 50th Grammy Awards, making The Chemical Brothers the only artist to win this award more than once.

Contents

[edit] Background

In June 2006, it was announced on their official website that The Chemical Brothers were working on material for a new album, then-codenamed "Chemical 6". Ed Simons of the duo was also quoted as saying that they would hope to "put a battle weapon out for the summer",[12] a reference to their Electronic Battle Weapon series on white label.

"Electronic Battle Weapon 8" and "Electronic Battle Weapon 9" debuted on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 show on 8 December 2006.[citation needed] The two tracks were later released as a double A-sided vinyl record prior to The Chemical Brothers' New Year's Eve appearance at Turnmills in London. A version of "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" is featured on the We Are the Night album under the title "Saturate". At the same Turnmills appearance, the duo debuted a track at midnight to welcome the new year. This track was eventually released as "Burst Generator", found on the album.

The Chemical Brothers officially announced We Are the Night at their MySpace page on 21 March 2007.[citation needed] It suffered a delay in release due to an issue during production of the artwork.[citation needed] An online "old-skool" The Chemical Brothers computer game by EMI was subsequently released as an apology.[13]

On 12 April 2007, Tong was again privileged to debut a track by The Chemical Brothers. The first single from the album, "Do It Again", aired on his Radio 1 "In New Music We Trust" show.[citation needed]

[edit] Structure

Used throughout the album is the nostalgic technique of sampling old sounds The Chemical Brothers used on other albums. For example the song "We Are the Night" uses a direct sample from "The Sunshine Underground" from Surrender.

The album also includes samples of outside sources. The title track "We Are the Night" incorporates samples from "Decimazione Amanti" by Riz Ortolani[citation needed] and a reading of Ode to D.A. Levy by Bill Bissett.[14] "A Modern Midnight's Conversation" uses a sample from Barbara & Ernie's recording of "Listen to Your Heart".

The opening track, "No Path to Follow", is an intro track used for the title track which follows the song on the album. As with all other albums by The Chemical Brothers, some of the tracks segue into the next. These are 5 into 6, 8 into 9, 9 into 10, and finally 10 into 11.

[edit] Singles

"Saturate" was released on 1 June 2006 as "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" exclusively for DJs to use in clubs.

"Do It Again" was released on 14 May 2007. It reached number 12 in the UK charts.[citation needed]

"The Salmon Dance" was released on 10 September 2007 and reached number 27 in the UK charts.[citation needed]

"Battle Scars" was released as a download in remix form in later 2007. Subtitled "Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation". It is also a double A-side with the "Heavily Smoked by The Glimmers" remix of "The Salmon Dance".

[edit] Track listing

We Are the Night
No. Title Length
1. "No Path to Follow" (featuring Willy Mason) 1:04
2. "We Are the Night"   6:33
3. "All Rights Reversed" (featuring Klaxons and Lightspeed Champion) 4:42
4. "Saturate"   4:49
5. "Do It Again" (featuring Ali Love) 5:33
6. "Das Spiegel"   5:51
7. "The Salmon Dance" (featuring Fatlip) 3:40
8. "Burst Generator"   6:51
9. "A Modern Midnight Conversation"   5:56
10. "Battle Scars" (featuring Willy Mason) 5:50
11. "Harpoons"   2:25
12. "The Pills Won't Help You Now" (featuring Tim Smith of Midlake) 6:35
Total length:
 59:51

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/we-are-the-night
  2. ^ John Bush. "We Are the Night". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1069024. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  3. ^ Michaelangelo Matos (17 July 2007). "The Chemical Brothers - We Are the Night". The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-chemical-brothers-we-are-the-night,7698/. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  4. ^ Blender. 
  5. ^ Mike Diver (3 July 2007). "The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/9989/reviews/2156922-. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  6. ^ John Burgess (29 June 2007). "The Chemical Brothers, We Are the Night". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/jun/29/electronicmusic.shopping. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  7. ^ Alex Miller (3 July 2007). "The Chemical Brothers". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-chemical-brothers/8764. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  8. ^ Nate Patrin (2 July 2007). "The Chemical Brothers: We Are the Night". Pitchfork. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/10369-we-are-the-night/. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  9. ^ Tim O'Neil (16 July 2007). "The Chemical Brothers: We Are the Night". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/the-chemical-brothers-we-are-the-night/. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  10. ^ Dan Weiss (6 August 2007). "The Chemical Brothers - We Are the Night". Stylus Magazine. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-chemical-brothers/we-are-the-night.htm. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  11. ^ Sam Richards. "The Chemical Brothers - We Are the Night". Uncut. http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/the_chemical_brothers/reviews/9935. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  12. ^ Simons, Ed. "dj dates". Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071103084622/http://www.thechemicalbrothers.com/forum/topic.php?id=4259. Retrieved 12 July 2007. 
  13. ^ B. Van Isacker (18 May 2007). "New album The Chemical Brothers delayed - here's a 'sorry guys'". side-line.com. http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=23169_0_2_0_C. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  14. ^ "an ode to d.a.levy by bill bissett". thing.net. http://www.thing.net/~grist/ld/dalevy/bb-da.htm. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 

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An End Has a Start by Editors		 UK Albums Chart number one album
8 July 2007 - 14 July 2007		 Succeeded by
We'll Live and Die in these Towns by The Enemy
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