Tourist | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 31 January 2005 | |||
Recorded | Autumn 2003–Winter 2004/05 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 46:15 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
Producer | Victor Van Vugt, John Cornfield, Athlete | |||
Athlete chronology | ||||
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Athlete - Tourist, track #3 off the album of the same name, Tourist (2005). (Lyrics) This European air It always warms my face I wish I could buy some I will bring you stories And bleary-eyed. Athlete, Tourist 1 / 5 stars 1 out of 5 stars. A ccording to the record company press release, Athlete's last UK tour ended with 'an explosive show at Brixton Academy'. Unless the building was.
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 46/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
NME | 6/10 |
Allmusic | [2] |
Entertainment.ie | [3] |
Pitchfork Media | (3.6/10) [4] |
PopMatters | (3/10) [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Tourist was the second album by Englishrock bandAthlete, released in January 2005. For this album, Athlete demonstrate a more mature musical style, creating a more stripped-down, sombre and reflective album than their first album Vehicles & Animals.
The first single from the album, 'Wires', became the biggest hit so far for the band when it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 4. The album also fared well in the charts, reaching the top of the UK Albums Chart the week it was released, selling 89,000 copies. Despite this success, Tourist had a mixed critical reception, with some suggesting that Athlete had failed to sustain the unique style of their previous album, while others saw the new album as a logical progression from their old sound. Despite the mainstream breakthrough the band achieved with this album, their fanbase was reduced to a mere cult when follow-up Beyond the Neighbourhood became their smallest-seller.
At the end of 2005, Tourist became the 32nd best-selling album of the year in the UK, and 'Wires' was the 89th best-selling single.
This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
In 2010, 'Chances' was featured in the Doctor WhoSeries 5 episode, 'Vincent and the Doctor'.
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | 'Chances' | 4:50 |
2. | 'Half Light' | 3:41 |
3. | 'Tourist' | 3:57 |
4. | 'Trading Air' | 4:27 |
5. | 'Wires' | 4:20 |
6. | 'If I Found Out' | 5:02 |
7. | 'Yesterday Threw Everything at Me' | 3:45 |
8. | 'Street Map' | 4:38 |
9. | 'Modern Mafia' | 2:45 |
10. | 'Twenty Four Hours' | 5:01 |
11. | 'I Love' | 3:49 |
12. | 'Lay Your Head' (Bonus track on the Japanese edition.) | 4:55 |
Bonus DVD | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | 'Wires' (video) | |
2. | 'Tourist' (Behind the Scenes Documentary) | |
3. | 'Wires' (live video – Shepherds Bush 2004) | |
4. | 'Tourist' (live video – Shepherds Bush 2004) | |
5. | 'New Project' (live audio – Shepherds Bush 2004) | |
6. | 'Vehicles and Animals' (live audio – Shepherds Bush 2004) | |
7. | 'You Got the Style' (live audio – Shepherds Bush 2004) | |
8. | 'Shake Those Windows' (live audio – Shepherds Bush 2004) |
Singles[edit]
UK Singles Chart[7] | ||
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Title | Released | Peak Position |
'Wires' | 17 January 2005 | 4 |
'Half Light' | 25 April 2005 | 16 |
'Tourist' | 15 August 2005 | 43 |
'Twenty Four Hours' 'Stand in the Sun' | 14 November 2005 | 42 |
Release history[edit]
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United Kingdom | 31 January 2005 | Parlophone | LP | 5607401 / 7243 5 60740 1 9 |
CD | 5607402 / 7243 5 60740 2 6 | |||
CD / DVD | 5637040 / 7243 5 63704 0 1 | |||
Australia | 21 February 2005 | Capitol Records | CD | 5638612 |
Japan | 23 February 2005 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | TOCP 66347 / 4988006826823 |
6 July 2005 | CD | TOCP 66405 | ||
United States | 12 April 2005 | Astralwerks | CD / DVD | ASW 60954 / |
10 May 2005 | CD | ASW 73951 / 7243 8 73951 2 1 |
References[edit]
- ^http://www.metacritic.com/music/tourist
- ^Loftus, Johnny. 'Athlete: Tourist [CD & DVD] at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^Lynch, Andrew (24 January 2005). 'Athlete - Tourist'. Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^Moerder, Adam (3 February 2005). 'Athlete: Tourist'. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^Begrand, Adrien (19 April 2005). 'Athlete: Tourist'. PopMatters. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^Hoard, Christian (5 May 2005). 'Athlete: Tourist'. Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN0035-791X. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007.
- ^'Athlete'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
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