Welcome to the North

Infobox Album | Name = Welcome to the North
Type = Album
Artist = The Music


Released = 20 September 2004
Recorded = 2003 - 2004
Genre = Rock
Length = 55:13
Label = Virgin Records
Producer = Brendan O'Brien
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hkjgtq1zxu42 link]
*NME (9/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/music/7536 link]
*Pitchfork (5.0/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20128/The_Music_Welcome_to_the_North 2 Dec 04]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/6538096/themusic?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple1 25 Nov 04]
Last album = "The Music"
(2002)
This album = "Welcome to the North"
(2004)
Next album = "Strength In Numbers"
(2008)|

"Welcome to the North" is the second album by British rock band The Music, first released in September 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Track listing

*All tracks written by The Music.
#"Welcome to the North" – 5:10
#"Freedom Fighters" – 3:44
#"Bleed From Within" – 6:27
#"Breakin'" – 3:58
#"Cessation" – 3:51
#"Fight the Feeling" – 4:12
#"Guide" – 4:13
#"Into the Night" – 3:59
#"I Need Love" – 3:46
#"One Way In, No Way Out" – 3:50
#"Open Your Mind" (contains the hidden track "The Walls Get Smaller") – 11:58

B-Sides
*"So Low"

ingles and EPs

In the UK

*"Freedom Fighters", single released 6 September 2004 and charted as high as #15 in the UK Singles Charts [http://www.themusic.co.uk/go/news/default/153/ link]
*"Breakin'", single released 10 January 2005 and charted as high as #20 in the UK Single Charts [http://www.themusic.co.uk/go/news/default/188/ link]

In Japan

*"Freedom Fighters", EP released 25 August 2004 [http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/themusic/disco/index_j.htm link] (in Japanese)
*"Bleed From Within", EP released 22 December 2004 [http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/themusic/disco/index_j.htm link] (in Japanese)
*"Breakin'", EP released 9 March 2005 [http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/themusic/disco/index_j.htm link] (in Japanese)

pecial edition

On 24 January 2005, an expanded version of the album was released and features extra live tracks recorded at the Liverpool Academy. [http://www.themusic.co.uk/go/news/default/180/ link]

Extra tracks

#"Welcome to the North" (live)
#"The People" (live)
#"Freedom Fighters" (live)
#"I Need Love" (live)
#"Bleed From Within" (live)
#"Take the Long Road and Walk It" (live)

Release details

The album has been released in various countries.

External links

* [http://www.themusic.co.uk/go/home/ Official UK site]
* [http://www.themusicuk.com/ Official US site]
* [http://www.capitolrecords.com Capitol Records site]
* [http://www.welcometothenorth.com/ Welcome to the North] (mini site)
* [http://www.the-music.info/ The Music dot info] (with live mp3 tracks from Welcome To The North)
* [http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/themusic/disco/index_j.htm THE MUSIC SQUAD] (in Japanese)
* [http://www.liverpoolacademy.co.uk/ Liverpool Academy]