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Invaders Must Die is the fifth regular studio album by the electronic act The Prodigy which was released in Australia on February 21 and released elsewhere on February 23, 2009[1] on the band's new label, Take Me to the Hospital,[2] and distributed by Cooking Vinyl. It is the first studio album released by the band since 2004's Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned and is the first Prodigy album since 1997's The Fat of the Land to feature all three members of the band.[2]

Album Information

Details about the album were released on November 4, through The Prodigy's official newsletter and confirmed the same day by Liam on The Zane Lowe Show on BBC Radio 1. The band have said that the album will go back to their "old-school but cutting edge" roots,[3] and will feature collaborations with Dave Grohl (of Foo Fighters) and James Rushent (of Does It Offend You, Yeah?)[3], but will not feature any guest vocals.[4] The album will be released as a CD, CD/DVD set, Double vinyl, digital download and a luxury 7-inch vinyl box set which will include five 7-inches, CD/DVD, bonus CD, poster, stickers and stencils.[5]

To coincide with the release of the album, the band will embark on a nine date, UK arena tour, with support from Dizzee Rascal and Fight Like Apes.

Chart performance

The album debuted at the top of the UK Album Chart on the 1st of March with 97,254 copies sold, giving them their fourth consecutive number one album in the UK. The album performed well worldwide as well, entering the top five in Ireland, The Netherlands, Australia, Canada and Germany.

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart[6] 9
French Albums Chart[7] 22
UK Albums Chart 1
U.S. Billboard 200 117

Track listing

Standard edition
  1. "Invaders Must Die" - 4:55
  2. "Omen" - 3:36
  3. "Thunder" - 4:08
  4. "Colours" - 3:27
  5. "Take Me to the Hospital" - 3:39
  6. "Warrior's Dance" - 5:12
  7. "Run with the Wolves" - 4:24
  8. "Omen Reprise" - 2:14Template:Fn
  9. "World's on Fire" - 4:50
  10. "Piranha" - 4:05
  11. "Stand Up" - 5:35
Japanese edition bonus tracks
  2. "Black Smoke" - 3:26
  3. "Fighter Beat" - 3:32
iTunes bonus tracks
  2. "Invaders Must Die (Chase and Status Remix)" - 5:09
  3. "Omen (Edit)" - 3:14
  4. Track By Track Talk Through - 16:44

Lost Beats EP (Bonus Disc)Template:Fn

  1. "The Big Gundown" - 4:21
  2. "Black Smoke" - 3:26
  3. "Wild West" - 4:15
  4. "Fighter Beat" - 3:32
Bonus DVD
  1. "Invaders Must Die" - (video)
  2. "Omen" - (video)
  3. "World's On Fire" - (live video)
  4. "Warriors Dance" - (live video)
  • Template:Fnb Lost Beats[8] EP will be available with the deluxe box set edition[9] and will also be released on iTunes some time after.[4]
  • Template:Fnb Not included on the deluxe box set edition vinyls.

Singles

Date of release Title UK chart position
February 16, 2009 "Omen" 4

Personnel

The Prodigy

Additional musicians

References

  1. ^ "exclusive email from theprodigy.com". The Prodigy. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  2. ^ a b "The Prodigy New Label". The Prodigy. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  3. ^ a b "collaborators on new album". The Prodigy. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  4. ^ a b "interview with The Prodigy @ xbox live". The Prodigy. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  5. ^ "Liam H blog". The Prodigy. 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
  6. ^ Suomen virallinen lista
  7. ^ Thierry Cadet (March 3, 2009). "Top Albums: U2 finally dethrones Seal!". SNEP (in French). chartsinfrance.com. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  8. ^ Cover of "Lost Beats" CD
  9. ^ "Invaders Must Die" Box Set Edition at Amazon
Preceded by UK Albums Chart number-one album
March 1, 2009 - 		Succeeded by
incumbent
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