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We Are the Night is the sixth studio album by English electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, first released on 27 June 2007. The record entered the UK Albums Chart at #1. It also debuted at #65 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry

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.

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".[1] Ed Simons of the duo was also quoted as saying that they would hope to "put a battle weapon out for the summer",[2] which was seen as 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. 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.[3] It suffered a delay in release due to an issue during production of the artwork.[4] An online "old-skool" The Chemical Brothers computer game by EMI was subsequently released as an apology.[5]

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.

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 and a reading of Ode to D.A. Levy by Bill Bissett.[6] "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.

Singles

  1. "Saturate" was released on 1 June 2006 as "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" exclusively for DJs to use in clubs.
  2. "Do It Again" was released on 14 May 2007. It reached #12 in the UK charts.
  3. "The Salmon Dance" was released on 10 September 2007 and reached #27 in the UK charts.

Track listing

We Are The Night
No.TitleLength
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
  • "Das Spiegel" means "The Mirror" in German. The correct grammar would be "Der Spiegel".
U.S., UK, and Japan iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Seal" (featuring Juana Molina)4:40
14."The Rock Drill"5:09
Japan CD and iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Seal" (featuring Juana Molina)4:40
14."No Need"5:14

Singles

Title Release date(s)
"Do It Again" UK 18 June 2007; USA June 26, 2007
"The Salmon Dance" UK 10 September 2007

References

  1. ^ Chemical Brothers New Material - The Chemical Brothers official site
  2. ^ Simons, Ed. "Post at the official forum". Archived from the original on 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  3. ^ Template:Myspace
  4. ^ Album release date announced - The Chemical Brothers Official Website
  5. ^ New album The Chemical Brothers delayed, here's a 'sorry guys' - EMI Records
  6. ^ An Ode to D.A. Levy by Bill Bissett

External links

Preceded by UK Albums Chart number one album
8 July 2007 - 14 July 2007 		Succeeded by
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