State of Emergency (album)

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State Of Emergency
Studio album by The Living End
Released	4 February 2006 (Australia), 11 July 2006 (USA and Canada), 13 August 2007 (United Kingdom)
Recorded	301 Studios in Byron Bay, Australia, 2005
Genre	Punk rock, Rock, Punkabilly
Length	51:51
Label	EMI
Producer	Nick Launay
Professional reviews
Absolutepunk.net (95%) link All Music Guide link Q
The Living End chronology
From Here On In (2004) State of Emergency (2006) White Noise (2008)

State of Emergency is The Living End's fourth studio album. It was released in Australia on 4 February 2006, in New Zealand on 6 February and in Japan in May 2006. The album was released in the United States and Canada on 11 July 2006. It debuted in the number one position on the ARIA charts. The first single off it was "What's on Your Radio" which was released on 20 November 2005. The follow-up single, "Wake Up" was released on 18 February 2006, and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA charts, making it the highest single debut position for The Living End (not including the double A-side "Second Solution"/"Prisoner of Society").

There is also a special edition of the album which comes with a DVD, documenting the stages of making the album and shows footage of their performances, including the band as The Longnecks and at Splendour in the Grass. The band also released a live DVD of the State of Emergency Tour, Live At Festival Hall. Lastly, a limited edition vinyl copy of the album has been released and is limited to 500 copies worldwide.

ARIA publicised that State Of Emergency had officially achieved 2x Platinum status in Australia in November 2007. This was a great achievement as all of their other album releases were simultaneously awarded a higher accreditation. The album is now their second highest selling behind the efforts of their record-breaking debut.

Contents 1 Before recording 2 Track listing 2.1 DVD track listing 3 DVD 4 Singles 5 Personnel 5.1 Band members 5.2 Additional musicians

[edit] Before recording

In December 2005, The Living End, as The Longnecks, played gigs in Sydney featuring tracks from the fourth album. This was for them to test out audience reactions to new songs in order to ready themselves for the Big Day Out. Tracks were also given a live airing in festivals of late 2005 and early 2006, such as the 2005 Homebake festival at The Domain, Sydney.

The Living End played at Splendour in the Grass, a music festival in Byron Bay the day before they were due to start recording State of Emergency. 301 Studios was literally across the road from where they were playing. Band members decided that if they got positive reactions during their performance, they'd do well producing the record and be in the right frame of mind to do so.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Cheney except #13 by Cheney and Scott Owen.

1. "'Til the End"
2. "Long Live the Weekend"
3. "No Way Out"
4. "We Want More"
5. "Wake Up"
6. "What's on Your Radio?"
7. "Nothing Lasts Forever"
8. "One Step Behind"
9. "Reborn"
10. "Order of the Day"
11. "Nowhere Town"
12. "State of Emergency"
13. "Black Cat"
14. "Into the Red"

[edit] DVD track listing

1. How to Make an Album and Influence People Documentary (The Making of State of Emergency and behind the scenes footage)

[edit] DVD

How to Make an Album and Influence People is the documentary about making State of Emergency. The DVD came as a bonus with the album for a limited period of time. The DVD featured demo recordings, live footage, interviews and behind the scenes footage of the band.

[edit] Singles

• "What's on Your Radio" – #9 Australia, Triple J Hottest 100, 2005 #49
• "Wake Up" – #5 Australia, Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 #53
• "Long Live the Weekend" – #23 Australia
• "Nothing Lasts Forever" – #39 Australia
• "'Til the End" (7") USA

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band members

• Chris Cheney – vocals, guitar
• Scott Owen – double bass, vocals
• Andy Strachan – drums, vocals

[edit] Additional musicians

• Justine Jones – horns
• Jack Howard – horns
• Jeremy Smith – horns
• Michael Waters – horns

Preceded by Back to Bedlam by James Blunt

Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album February 13, 2006

Succeeded by Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George by Jack Johnson

v • d • e The Living End Chris Cheney | Scott Owen | Andy Strachan Former members Travis Demsey | Joe Piripitzi Studio Albums The Living End | Roll On | Modern ARTillery | State of Emergency | White Noise Studio EPs Hellbound | It's For Your Own Good | Second Solution/Prisoner of Society | Four On The Floor Compilations From Here On In DVDs From Here on In: The DVD 1997-2004 | How To Make An Album And Influence People | Live At Festival Hall Singles "Prisoner of Society" | "Save The Day" | "All Torn Down" | "West End Riot" | "Trapped" | "Pictures in the Mirror" | "Roll On" | "Dirty Man" | "One Said to the Other" | "Who's Gonna Save Us?" | "Tabloid Magazine" | "I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got" | "What's on Your Radio?" | "Wake Up" | "Long Live the Weekend" | "Nothing Lasts Forever" | "White Noise" Other Adeline Records | Discography | Jack Awards | Music of Australia | Pop punk | Psychobilly | Rockabilly | Runaway Boys | Triple J Hottest 100