We'll Live and Die in These Towns explained

We'll Live and Die in These Towns
Type:Album
Artist:The Enemy
Cover:Live and die.jpg
Released:9 July 2007
Genre:Indie rock, punk rock
Length:37:11
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Barny, Owen Morris, Matt Terry
Next Title:Music for the People
Next Year:2009

We'll Live And Die in These Towns is the debut album of British indie rock band The Enemy, released on 9 July 2007. It went to number #1 on its first week of release in the British album charts.

The album reached #75 in the UK end of year chart selling around 222,000 copies in 2007.In February 2008 it was given platinum certification meaning sales of over 300,000 copies.

A low-quality version of the full album was leaked on 3 July 2007, containing both demo and non-album versions of particular songs.

For the single release of "This Song", it was renamed "This Song Is About You".

The song "Aggro", which appears on the album, is featured in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.

Reception

Critical response to We'll Live and Die in These Towns tended toward the positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 61, based on 11 reviews.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Aggro" – 3:25
  2. "Away from Here" – 3:02
  3. "Pressure" – 3:18
  4. "Had Enough" - 2:39
  5. "We'll Live and Die in These Towns" – 3:54
  6. "You're Not Alone" – 3:44
  7. "It's Not OK" – 3:35
  8. "Technodanceaphobic" – 2:34
  9. "40 Days and 40 Nights" – 3:36
  10. "This Song" – 4:25
  11. "Happy Birthday Jane" – 2:59

Bonus tracks:

  1. "Five Years" (David Bowie cover) - 4:31
  2. "Fear Killed the Youth of our Nation" - 3:31

Writers

All songs are written by The Enemy.[2] [3]

Signing Session

On 9 July, the day of release of the album, the band played a special set at HMV Oxford Street in London and in Coventry.

The album 'We'll Live And Die in These Towns' went to number 1 on 15 July.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 75
Chart (2008)Position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 95

References

  1. Web site: The Enemy:We'll Live and Die in These Towns (2007): Reviews . . CNET Networks, Inc . 2009-03-24 .
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Enemy-Well-Live-And-Die-In-These-Towns/release/1060642 Enemy, The (6) – We'll Live And Die In These Towns
  3. https://www.allmusic.com/album/well-live-and-die-in-these-towns-mw0000493732/credits The Enemy: We'll Live and Die in These Towns - credits
  4. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007. Official Charts Company. 24 May 2021.
  5. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2008. Official Charts Company. 24 May 2021.