Only the Strongest Will Survive
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Released | 21 April 1999 | |||
Genre | Britpop, alternative rock, electronic rock | |||
Length | 74:52 | |||
Label | Creation | |||
Producer | Stephen Harris, Andy Bell | |||
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Only the Strongest Will Survive is the second studio album by British rock band Hurricane #1. It was released on 21 April 1999.[1] All songs were written by Andy Bell except "What Do I Know?" by Alex Lowe. It made number 55 in the UK album charts,[2] and the top 20 in Japan.
The band attempted a different musical approach with this album, with a heavier influence of electronic sounds, drum machines and sampling. Remixers were approached to provide the many remixes of songs from this album.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Andy Bell (Creation Songs), except "What Do I Know?", written by Alex Lowe (Creation Songs).
- "Intro" - 1:54
- "N.Y.C." - 4:06
- "The Greatest High" - 3:58
- "Remote Control" - 4:47
- "The Price That We Pay" - 3:16
- "Separation Sunday" - 5:33
- "Rising Sign" - 7:02
- "Only the Strongest Will Survive" - 4:43
- "Long Way Down" - 6:39
- "Twilight World" - 3:59
- "Come Alive" - 4:05
- "What Do I Know?" - 3:58
- "Afterhours" - 6:00
- "Outro/N.Y.C.2" - 14:45
- "Sweet Insanity" - 4:17 (Japanese bonus track)
- "You Wear It Well" - 4:13 (Japanese bonus track)
Note:
- In the CD version, the track 14 was finished at 3:14, continue with silence, and latter with the hidden track (sometimes considered as the reprise of the "Intro"), which begins at 6:16.
- In the digital version, the silence and the hidden track on track 14 were not included. However, some of the digital version was included the hidden track as separate track.
- Japanese CD version includes 2 bonus tracks, with the silence and the hidden track on track 14 were omitted for this version due to limitation capacity of CD.
Personnel
[edit]- Alex Lowe - lead vocals
- Andy Bell - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Will Pepper - bass
- Gareth Farmer - drums
- Steve Sidelnyck - programming, percussion
- Ian "Mac" McLagan - Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, piano, clarinet
- Idha - backing vocals on "Afterhours"
Singles
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"Only the Strongest Will Survive"
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"Only the Strongest Will Survive (mixes)"
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"Rising Sign"
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"Rising Sign (mixes)"
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"The Greatest High"
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"The Greatest High (mixes)"
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"Remote Control"
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"Remote Control (mixes)"
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References
[edit]- Citations
- ^ "Only the Strongest Will Survive - Hurricane 1 | Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Roberts 2006, p. 264
- Sources
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
[edit]- Only the Strongest Will Survive at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)