Empire (Kasabian album)

Infobox Album | Name = Empire
Type = Album
Artist = Kasabian


Released = 28 August 2006
Recorded =
Genre = Indie rock
Electronica
Length = 39:05
Label = BMG, Columbia Records
Producer = Jim Abbiss, Kasabian
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6z9yxdab6olk link]
* "The Guardian" Rating|3|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1857201,00.html link]
* "The Independent" Rating|3|5 [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article1221461.ece link]
* "NME" (9/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/kasabian/8014 link]
* "Q" Rating|4|5 (#243, Oct. 2006, p. 116)
*"Rolling Stone" rating|1|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kasabian/albums/album/11069187/review/11545601/empire link]
*Spin Rating|3|5 [http://www.spin.com/reviews/2006/10/0610_kasabian link]
* "The Sunday Times" Rating|1|5 [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2101-2324420.html link]
* "The Times" Rating|3|5 [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,585-2326944.html link]
Last album = "Live from Brixton Academy"
(2005)
This album = "Empire"
(2006)
Next album = |

"Empire" is the second album by English rock band Kasabian, released on 28 August 2006 in the United Kingdom. The album went straight to #1 in the UK Albums Chart upon its release and was preceded by the release of new single "Empire" on 24 July 2006 (see 2006 in British music).

The album was recorded over two weeks after touring with Oasis.Fact|date=February 2007 According to Tom Meighan in an interview on the album with the NME in early 2006, "Empire" is a word used by the band to describe something that is good. To date the album has sold 895,000 copies worldwide, including 556,400 in the UK.when

The song "Stuntman" was used in the film Green Street, and is also played during Sky Sports' Premiership coverage. The song Sun Rise Light Flies appears in the last scene/closing credits of episode 101 of the HBO show "John From Cincinnati" Several songs from the album have used in the BBC television show "Top Gear".

Track listing

All tracks written by Sergio Pizzorno, except where noted.
#"Empire" – 3:53 (Pizzorno, Chris Karloff)
#"Shoot the Runner" – 3:27
#"Last Trip (In Flight)" – 2:53
#"Me Plus One" – 2:28
#"Sun Rise Light Flies" – 4:08
#"Apnoea" – 1:48
#"By My Side" – 4:14 (Pizzorno, Karloff)
#"Stuntman" – 5:19 (Pizzorno, Karloff)
#"Seek & Destroy" – 2:15
#"British Legion" – 3:19
#"The Doberman" – 5:34

Bonus tracks

*"Ketang" – 2:12 (U.S. iTunes)
*"Heroes" – 2:40 (U.S. iTunes)
*"Empire (video) – 9:44 (U.S. and UK iTunes)
*"Shoot the Runner" (live from XFM - UK iTunes)
*"Reason is Treason" (live from XFM - UK iTunes)
*"Empire" (live from XFM - UK iTunes)
*"The Doberman" (live from XFM - UK iTunes)
*"L.S.F" (live from XFM - UK iTunes)

Bonus DVD

The Limited Edition included a Bonus DVD
* "Empire" video - 4:55
* Documentary - 22:01
* Making of "Empire" video - 10:00

Release details

External links

* [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kasabian/empire?q=Kasabian Kasabian: Empire (2006): Reviews] at Metacritic.
* [http://www.kasabian.co.uk Official site]
* [http://www.bmgjapan.com/kasabian/index2.php BMG site - Kasabian (Japan)]
* [http://www.sonybmg.com.au/cd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=82876898182 BMG site - "Empire"(Australia)]

succession box
before = "Eyes Open" by Snow Patrol
title = UK number one album
years = September 3, 2006 – September 9, 2006
after = "Eyes Open" by Snow Patrol