Album · 2009
Battle for the Sun
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Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Kitty Litter
Battle for the Sun
3:48
2
Ashtray Heart
Battle for the Sun
3:32
3
Battle for the Sun
Battle for the Sun
5:33
4
For What It’s Worth
Battle for the Sun
2:48
5
Devil in the Details
Battle for the Sun
4:29
6
Bright Lights
Battle for the Sun
3:24
7
Speak in Tongues
Battle for the Sun
4:06
8
The Never‐Ending Why
Battle for the Sun
3:24
9
Julien
Battle for the Sun
4:43
10
Happy You’re Gone
Battle for the Sun
3:51
11
Breathe Underwater
Battle for the Sun
3:44
12
Come Undone
Battle for the Sun
4:37
13
Kings of Medicine
Battle for the Sun
4:14
14
Unisex
Battle for the Sun
4:05
15
The Movie on Your Eyelids
Battle for the Sun
3:54
Disc 2
1
Ashtray Heart (live, 2009: Romexpo, Bucharest, Romania)
Battle for the Sun
3:44
2
Battle for the Sun (live, 2009: Turkcell Arena, Kuruçeşme, Turkey)
Battle for the Sun
6:06
3
Breathe Underwater (live, 2009: Seoul Olympic Hall, Seoul, South Korea)
Battle for the Sun
3:56
4
Bright Lights (live, 2009: Leipzig Arena, Leipzig, Germany)
Battle for the Sun
3:44
5
Come Undone (live, 2010: Tokyo, Japan)
Battle for the Sun
4:26
6
Devil in the Details (live, 2009: Stuttgart Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany)
Battle for the Sun
4:46
7
For What It’s Worth (live, 2009: Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium)
Battle for the Sun
3:05
8
Happy You’re Gone (live, 2009: Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium)
Battle for the Sun
4:02
9
The Never-Ending Why (live, 2010: The Melbourne Soundwave Festival, Melbourne, Australia)
Battle for the Sun
3:46
10
Speak in Tongues (live, 2009: Paris Zenith, Paris, France)
Battle for the Sun
4:30
Disc 3
1
Kitty Litter
Battle for the Sun
3:48
2
Ashtray Heart
Battle for the Sun
3:32
3
Battle for the Sun
Battle for the Sun
5:33
4
For What It’s Worth
Battle for the Sun
2:48
5
Devil in the Details
Battle for the Sun
4:29
6
Bright Lights
Battle for the Sun
3:24
7
Speak in Tongues
Battle for the Sun
4:06
8
The Never‐Ending Why
Battle for the Sun
3:24
Disc 4
1
Julien
Battle for the Sun
4:43
2
Happy You’re Gone
Battle for the Sun
3:51
3
Breathe Underwater
Battle for the Sun
3:44
4
Come Undone
Battle for the Sun
4:37
5
Kings of Medicine
Battle for the Sun
4:14
6
Unisex
Battle for the Sun
4:05
7
The Movie on Your Eyelids
Battle for the Sun
3:54
Disc 5
1
Because I Want You
Battle for the Sun
4:23
2
Follow the Cops Back Home
Battle for the Sun
4:52
3
Black-Eyed
Battle for the Sun
3:14
4
Meds
Battle for the Sun
5:23
5
Post Blue
Battle for the Sun
3:55
6
Blind
Battle for the Sun
4:15
7
Drag
Battle for the Sun
3:39
8
Teenage Angst
Battle for the Sun
3:19
9
Twenty Years
Battle for the Sun
4:55
Disc 6
1
Documentary: In the Studio - The Making of Battle for the Sun
Battle for the Sun
39:30
Singles from this record
In print
First pressed 2009, still pressed 2019 — 43 pressings across 22 countries.
Credits
Peter Cardinali
Arranger
Joseph Llanes
Art Direction
Morning Breath Inc.
Art Direction
Thom Meredith
Art Direction
Catherine Marks
Engineer
Dario Dendi
Engineer
James Brown
Engineer
Kevin Dietz
Engineer
Neil Comber
Engineer
Rob Kirwan
Engineer
Deborah White
Instrument · violin [1]
Emma Owens
Instrument · viola
Fiona Brice
Instrument · keyboards [keys]
Fiona Leggat
Instrument · viola
Gillon Cameron
Instrument · violin [1]
Gita Harcourt
Instrument · violin [2]
Helen Rathbone
Instrument · cello
Ian Burdge
Instrument · cello
John Johnson
Instrument · tenor saxophone [tenor sax], flute
Kufu
Instrument · violin [2]
Lydia Lowndes-Northcott
Instrument · viola
Natalia Bonner
Instrument · violin [1]
Perry White
Instrument · baritone saxophone [baritone]
Stefan Olsdal
Instrument · bass, guitar, backing vocals
Stephen Hussey
Instrument · violin [2]
Steve Forrest
Instrument · drums, percussion, backing vocals
Steve McDade
Instrument · trumpet, piccolo flute [piccolo]
Terry Promane
Instrument · trombone
Vicky Matthews
Instrument · cello
Brian Molko
Liner Notes
Heino Leja
Mastering · lacquer cut by
John Davi
Mastering
John Davis
Mastering
Marko Kluge
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Tim Young
Mastering
Alan Moulder
Mix
Andy Savours
Mix
Darren Lawson
Mix
David Bascombe
Mix
Alex Pyper
Producer · film producer [production assistant]
Charlie Targett-Adams
Producer · film producer [produced by], film director [filmed by], film editor [edited by]
David Bottrill
Producer
Dimitri Tikovoï
Producer
Placebo
Producer
Bill Lloyd
Programming
Hazel Fernandes
Vocal · backing vocals
London Community Gospel Choir
Vocal · backing vocals
Valerie Etienne
Vocal · backing vocals
Ed Harcourt
Writer
Emmett Elvin
Writer
Jordan Page
Writer
Martin Buttrich
Writer
Paul Campion
Writer
Steve Ludwin
Writer
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