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Night Train 
EP by Keane Released 10 May 2010[1] Recorded 2007–2010 Genre Alternative rock Length 31:24 Label Island, Cherrytree, Interscope Producer Tim Rice-Oxley Keane chronology Perfect Symmetry
(2008)Night Train
(2010)Singles from Night Train - "Stop for a Minute"
Released: 5 April 2010[2]
Night Train is an EP[3][4][5][6][7][8] by English rock band Keane.[9] The EP's title and material was born out of the group's Perfect Symmetry World Tour of 2008–2009.
Night Train debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.[10]
Contents
Recording
The EP was recorded in various studios during the Perfect Symmetry World tour, and mastered at Abbey Road Studios. Tracks "Stop for a Minute" and "Looking Back" mark Keane's collaboration with Somali/Canadian rapper K'Naan.[11] "I think those tracks show us in a completely different light," says Keane frontman Tom Chaplin. "Your Love" features Tim Rice-Oxley on lead vocals.[11] On 3 February, it was confirmed that the lead single for the EP will be "Stop for a Minute".[12] On 8 March 2010 the song "Clear Skies" was played by Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music radio station, making it the first song of the EP to be played on radio.[13] On 11 March 2010 the first single from the EP, "Stop for a Minute", made its debut on Fearne Cotton's BBC Radio 1 show.[14] The song reached the UK Top 40.
Keane's London-based manager Adam Tudhope says the EP "may be a mix of styles and genres of music, but it's full of the hallmarks that make Keane..."[11]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[15]BBC Music Favourable[16] Entertainment Weekly B-[17] NME 3/10[18] Pitchfork Media 3.0/10[19] Rolling Stone [20]Slant Magazine [21]Q magazine [22]Night Train has been met with mixed reviews from critics. Ryan Brockington of the New York Post's PopWrap called the work, "game changing" while writing that the first single, "Stop for a Minute", is "just as brilliant" as the album.[23]
John Aizlewood of Q magazine called Night Train's "8 tracks and 31 minutes... surprisingly effective between-albums stop-gap".[22]
Track listing
No. Title Length 1. "House Lights" 1:23 2. "Back in Time" 3:52 3. "Stop for a Minute" (featuring K'naan) 4:06 4. "Clear Skies" 4:53 5. "Ishin Denshin (You've Got to Help Yourself)" (featuring Tigarah) 3:56 6. "Your Love" 4:36 7. "Looking Back" (featuring K'naan) 3:46 8. "My Shadow" 4:49 Total length:31:24 Chart performance
The Night Train EP debuted on the UK Albums Chart on 16 May 2010 at number one with sales of 28,000 copies.[24] The Album is certified Silver in UK selling over 60,000 copies[25] and has sold worldwide over 160,000 copies to date.
Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
positionBelgian Flanders Albums Chart[26] 27 Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[26] 12 Canadian Albums Chart[27] 19 Dutch Albums Chart[28] 9 European Albums Chart 4 Greek Albums Chart[29] 3 Irish Albums Chart[30] 15 Japanese Oricon albums chart[31] 144 Swiss Albums Chart 23 Swedish Albums Chart 42 Italian Albums Chart[32] 41 French Albums Chart 45 Spanish Albums Chart[33] 12 UK Albums Chart[10] 1 Mexican Albums Chart[34] 23 Billboard 200[27] 25 Sales and certifications
Country Sales Certification United Kingdom 60,000+ Silver[25] Worldwide 160,000+ Chart procession and succession
Preceded by
Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree by Diana VickersUK Albums Chart number-one album
16–23 May 2010Succeeded by
Exile on Main St. by The Rolling StonesPersonnel
Keane
- Tom Chaplin: vocals, guitar
- Tim Rice-Oxley: keyboards, guitar, percussion, vocals (track 6), backing vocals
- Richard Hughes: drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Jesse Quin: guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Additional Musicians
References
- ^ http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/consumer/viewemailcontent.pl?con=8270644&cmp=4625&act=117035&sec=b83a2124df37
- ^ Stop For A Minute – Keane — Last.fm
- ^ "Night Train out today". keanemusic.com. 10 May 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=Mf3S0EazmUgicAvruWKzF5lYgMneIcoBhgLslay7RDQ%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Night Train released in two weeks' time!". keanemusic.com. 26 April 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=jrJCR6v8rnoHzlCE0MSAv1ANOu7MModhvSdGiZsxX3U%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Night Train Facebook contest". keanemusic.com. 28 April 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=b0N9fTqcjEWhVWMXOARWyFOWgw4%2F%2F%2F6jvsEaYMgWXvc%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Keane take the Night Train to Brixton!". keanemusic.com. 24 March 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=UwQA6VCCtMvT2TlZxkcmzyqSFLJxnVzRZGZgZ%2FFZwNo%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "EP tracklisting announced!". keanemusic.com. 14 January 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=l5qjM67w%2FdhQKa00Kr922XU%2F%2FLyUZfDFnM0cXYHXGPY%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "New EP! New dates!". keanemusic.com. 29 November 2009. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=WbOnhNKjpODvpRAqoC1ibLnfgF9Cc8nq3IqQO%2BQH%2Fh4%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Ayers, Michael. "Keane Boarding the Night Train This May". billboard.com. 26 February 2010.
- ^ a b Sexton, Paul. "Keane Arrives at U.K. Chart Summit". billboard.com. 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Paine, Andre. "Keane "The Night Train EP" Album Preview". billboard.com. 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Join us tomorrow for the Stop For A Minute video shot". keanemusic.com. 3 February 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=TY6IARpXuzbevv0wEdZRwF1km75HqVW%2BZHPQTZT5bJY%3D.
- ^ "Clear Skies' radio debut on BBC 6 music today". keanemusic.com. 8 March 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=GIl%2BaaJ0cerEvNagMRU6PlGjiEwy2HBvl1c8kHW%2F%2BUE%3D.
- ^ "Stop For A Minute makes its radio debut on Thursday". keanemusic.com. 10 March 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=s9m20edp%2FREXm0CMfidZHxez0BO6ecC%2B3XRvlBwA7bU%3D.
- ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Night Train > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1767993. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ Fyfe, Andy. "Review of Keane - Night Train". BBC Music. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/hfx2. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ Greenblatt, Leah. "Night Train - Music". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20366846,00.html. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ Haynes, Gavin. "Album Review: Keane - 'Night Train' (Island)". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/keane/11282. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ Cohen, Ian. "Night Train EP > Overview". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14246-night-train-ep/. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ Rosen, Jody. "Music -- Reviews -- Night Train". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/2746/20645. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ Keefe, Jonathan. "Keane: Night Train". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/keane-night-train/2104. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ a b Aizlewood, John. "Keane: Night Train". Q magazine, June 2010, p. 127.
- ^ Brockington, Ryan (30 March 2010). "MGMT and Keane ready to burst the music bubble". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/mgmt_keane_ready_to_burst_the_music_MTmVIg3Ob1mxEpRVZAmdhO. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1176999&page=7
- ^ a b http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx
- ^ a b http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Keane&titel=Night+Train&cat=a
- ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/#/album/keane/night-train/1329699
- ^ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Keane&titel=Night+Train&cat=a
- ^ http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Keane&titel=Night+Train&cat=a
- ^ http://acharts.us/album/55081
- ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/57565/products/music/863809/1/
- ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_artisti.php
- ^ http://spanishcharts.com/
- ^ http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Keane&titel=Night+Train&cat=a
Keane Tim Rice-Oxley • Tom Chaplin • Richard Hughes • Jesse Quin
Dominic Scott • Andy Green • James Sanger • Adam TudhopeStudio albums Live albums and EPs Live Recordings 2004 • Keane Live 06 • Retrospective EP1 • Keane Live Recordings: European Tour 2008 • Night Train • Retrospective EP2 • iTunes Festival London 2010Singles "Call Me What You Like" • "Wolf at the Door" • "Everybody's Changing" • "This Is the Last Time" • "Somewhere Only We Know" • "Bedshaped" • "This Is the Last Time" • "We Might As Well Be Strangers" • "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" • "Bend and Break" • "Atlantic" • "Is It Any Wonder?" • "Crystal Ball" • "Nothing in My Way" • "Try Again" • "A Bad Dream" • "The Night Sky" • "Spiralling" • "The Lovers Are Losing" • "Perfect Symmetry" • "Better Than This" • "Stop for a Minute"DVDs Tours Featured songs Related articles Discography • List of songs by Keane • Battle, East Sussex • Rye, East Sussex • Jesse Quin & The Mets • Mt. DesolationCategories:- Keane albums
- 2010 EPs
- "Stop for a Minute"
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