An End Has a Start

Infobox Album
Name = An End Has a Start
Type = Album
Artist = Editors


Released = June 25, 2007 (UK)
July 17, 2007 (US)
Recorded = 2006, 2007
Genre = Post-punk revival
Length = 44:40
Label = Kitchenware Records (UK)
FADER Label (US)
PIAS (Europe)
Producer = Jacknife Lee
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wbfyxzu5ldse link]
*AV Club (B+) [http://www.avclub.com/content/music/editors link]
*"Drowned In Sound" (8/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/10535 link]
*"The Guardian" Rating|4|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/reviews/story/0,,2108458,00.html 2007-06-22]
*"NME" (6/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/editors/8706 link]
*"The Observer" Rating|3|5 [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/10bestcds/story/0,,2081074,00.html 2007-05-20]
*"Pitchfork Media" 4.9/10 [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/43713-an-end-has-a-start link]
*"Playlouder" Rating|5|5 [http://playlouder.com/review/+an-end-has-a-sta/ link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/editors/albums/album/15055055/review/15085380/an_end_has_a_start 2007-06-13]
*"The Times" Rating|3|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article1967345.ece 2007-06-22]
*"Uncut" Rating|4|5 [http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/editors/reviews/9888 link]
Last album = "The Back Room"
(2005)
This album = "An End Has a Start"
(2007)
Next album =|

"An End Has a Start" is the second album by British indie rock band Editors. It was released on June 25, 2007 in the UK and on July 17, 2007 in the US. On May 21, 2007 the album was leaked to several P2P networks over a month before its official release date.

"An End Has a Start" reached #69 in the UK end of year album chart in 2007 declaring that it had gone platinum in the process. By the end of 2007 it had sold over 600,000 copies worldwide. [ [Worldwidealbums.net] ]

Track listing

# "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" - 4:57
# "An End Has a Start" - 3:45
# "The Weight of the World" - 4:18
# "Bones" - 4:06
# "When Anger Shows" - 5:45
# "The Racing Rats" - 4:17
# "Push Your Head Towards The Air" - 5:44
# "Escape the Nest" - 4:43
# "Spiders" - 4:00
# "Well Worn Hand" - 2:54
# "A Thousand Pieces" - 3:41 (iTunes exclusive, Japanese edition bonus track)
# "Open Up" - 3:40 (Japanese edition bonus track)

The PIAS version on the album features Opendisc technology, allowing users to access exclusive content.

The re-issue of the album in the US includes a bonus EP featuring

#"Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" (Demo) - 3:18
# "Banging Heads" - 3:42
# "A Thousand Pieces" - 3:41
# "The Racing Rats" (Live) - 4:20
# "Open Up" - 3:40

ingles

* "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" (June 18, 2007)
* "An End Has a Start" (September 3, 2007)
* "The Racing Rats" (November 26, 2007)
* "Push Your Head Towards The Air" (March 3, 2008)
* "Bones" (Summer, 2008)

Chart Performance

References