Pull the Pin

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Pull the Pin
Studio album by Stereophonics
Released	12th October 2007
Genre	Rock
Label	V2 [Vox Populi Records] RMG Chart (Ireland) Sony Music (France) Rough Trade (Germany)
Producer	Kelly Jones, Jim Lowe
Professional reviews
Guardian Hot Press Manchester Evening News NME link stv.tv link The Independent The Skinny link The Sun The Times
Stereophonics chronology
Live from Dakota (2006) Pull the Pin (2007)
Singles from Pull the Pin
"Bank Holiday Monday" Released: May 28, 2007 (digital download) "It Means Nothing" Released: September 24, 2007 "My Friends" Released: December 3, 2007

Pull the Pin is the sixth studio album by Stereophonics, released in the UK on 15 October 2007. A Stereophonics newsletter released the "Pull the Pin" album artwork to suscribers. The cover was also shown to MySpace users that had added the band in a bulletin.

The taster track "Bank Holiday Monday" had its world premier on Radio 1's Chris Moyles Show on Tuesday 1 May 2007 and was made available for digital download on Monday 28 May 2007 from online retailers.

The band's newsletter on 24 July 2007 confirmed details and artwork of the first 'proper' single to be released from the album. "It Means Nothing" was released in the UK on 24 September 2007, followed by My Friends on 10 December 2007.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Kelly Jones, except where noted.

1. "Soldiers Make Good Targets" – 4.37
2. "Pass the Buck" – 3.24
3. "It Means Nothing" – 3.48
4. "Bank Holiday Monday" – 3.14
5. "Daisy Lane" – 3.37
6. "Stone" – 4.17
7. "My Friends" – 3.35
8. "I Could Lose Ya" (Kelly Jones, Richard Jones, Javier Weyler) – 3.17
9. "Bright Red Star" – 3.39
10. "Ladyluck" – 3.45
11. "Crush" – 3.56
12. "Drowning" – 5.08

[edit] Charts

Charts (2007)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart	49 [1]
Irish Albums Chart	15 [1]
French Albums Chart	30 [1]
New Zealand Albums Chart	38 [1]
Swiss Albums Chart	40 [1]
UK Albums Chart	1 [1]

Worldwide Sales: 261,000

[edit] References

Preceded by Change by Sugababes

UK Albums Chart Number-one album 21 October 2007

Succeeded by The Trick to Life by The Hoosiers

v • d • e Stereophonics Band Members: Kelly Jones • Richard Jones • Javier Weyler • Tony Kirkham • Adam Zindani Studio albums Word Gets Around (1997) • Performance and Cocktails (1999) • Just Enough Education to Perform (2001) • You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003) • Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005) • Pull the Pin (2007) Live album Live from Dakota (2006) Singles Please see the full discography DVDs Live at Cardiff Castle (1998) • Live at Morfa Stadium (1999) • Call Us What You Want But Don't Call Us in the Morning (2000) • Day at the Races (2002) • Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2006) • Rewind (2007) Record labels: V2 Records • Vox Populi Records (US) • RMG Chart (Ireland) • Sony Music (France) • Rough Trade (Germany)