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Studio album no. 62 July 2007Atomic number 31

We Are the Night

We Are the Night artwork
Artwork (quoted for review and commentary)2

Ground #0B5767Ink 1 #041016Ink 2 #031319Accent #011820Plate colours (taken from the artwork)

Contrast　body 7.2:1　heading 7.2:1　Ink 1 falls short of 3:1, so the heading uses the text colour

Pulse 124 BPM (measured)

Listen

The video embedded on the official site1　Open on YouTube

Record

Released
2 July 20073
Label
Virgin, Freestyle Dust3
Formats
CD, LP, download3
Peak positions
UK1AUS18AUT18BEL3FRA28IRL4NLD17NZ19SWI6US65
3
Certifications
BPI: Gold; IRMA: Gold3
Notes
Recorded in 2006 in a bomb shelter in South London; their fifth consecutive UK No. 145
Notes
Won Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 50th Grammy Awards5
Singles from the album
Do It Again, The Salmon Dance3

Tracklist

  1. 1No Path To Follow2
  2. 2We Are The Night2
  3. 3All Rights Reversed2
  4. 4Saturate2
  5. 5Do It Again2
  6. 6Das Spiegel2
  7. 7The Salmon Dance2
  8. 8Burst Generator2
  9. 9A Modern Midnight Conversation2
  10. 10Battle Scars2
  11. 11Harpoons2
  12. 12The Pills Won't Help You Now2

Music

Not measured for whole albums; see each track page.

Technology

Context

Testimony

Reviews

“We Are the Night is no departure”

AllMusic, John Bush6

“found just enough cool mates to save them from a general feeling of naffness”

NME, Alex Miller7

View (DJ Naoyaman)

An album made in a bomb shelter won a Grammy.

Released on 2 July 2007, it was recorded in 2006 in a bomb shelter in South London, under the working title "Chemical 6". It went to No. 1 in the UK, their fifth consecutive No. 1.54

The guests are Klaxons, Willy Mason, Midlake, Ali Love and Fatlip.4

Pitchfork gave it 3.8 out of 10; PopMatters gave it 8.8 And the 50th Grammy Awards gave it Best Electronic/Dance Album.5

3.8, 8 and a golden gramophone. Albums that split opinion are my favourite to talk about. A split means someone listened in earnest.

Translated from the Japanese original.

Afterwards

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  1. The Chemical Brothers, “Official site: Do It Again (video)”
  2. The Chemical Brothers, “Official site: We Are the Night (release page)”
  3. Wikipedia, “The Chemical Brothers discography”
  4. SPIN, “Chemical Brothers Recruit Klaxons, Midlake for New Album”
  5. Wikipedia, “We Are the Night (album)”
  6. AllMusic, “AllMusic: We Are the Night review”
  7. NME, “NME: We Are the Night review”
  8. Wikipedia (it), “We Are the Night”