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Invaders Must Die is the fifth studio album by the electronic act The Prodigy which was released during February and March 2009 on the band's new label "Take Me to the Hospital".[1] The album was 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.[1]

On October 21st, 2009, the album was expanded into 2 CDs, and 1 DVD, on The Prodigy's website. Liam Howlett's Re-Amped version of the album (Mainly known as Invaders Must Die Special Edition), included remixes of the album itself, an different album cover, and a DVD containing Music videos and live preformaces of it. This album's version is Availible for Free, as a mark of respect to thier Fans on The Prodigy.com, until October 28th, 2009. The MP3 version of a track from the album's Special Edition is available for Stand-Alone Download, on the Website also.[2]

History

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

To coincide with the release of the album, the band embarked on a nine date, UK arena tour, with support from Dizzee Rascal, Noisia, Herve and DJ Kissy Sell Out.

Reception

Initial critical response to Invaders Must Die was somewhat mixed. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 60, based on 20 reviews.[6] However, the album has been well received by the fans.[citation needed]

Track listing

Standard edition

  1. "Invaders Must Die" – 4:55
  2. "Omen" – 3:36
  3. "Thunder" – 4:08 (Recreated elements from 'Ethiopian Peace Song' aka 'Rasta Peace Song' by Trevor Joe)
  4. "Colours" – 3:27
  5. "Take Me To The Hospital" – 3:39 (Samples 'Salami Fever' by Pepe Deluxé and 'Ragamuffin Duo Take Charge' by Asher D & Daddy Freddy)
  6. "Warrior's Dance" – 5:12 (Samples 'Take Me Away' by True Faith which was then sampled and edited by Major Players in 'Come With Me' which is where the vocals for this track come from. Samples 'Final Cut' featuring Bridgette Grace)
  7. "Run With The Wolves" – 4:24 (Sample 'So Refined' By Senser)
  8. "Omen Reprise" – 2:14
  9. "World's On Fire" – 4:50 (Samples 'I Just Wanna Get Along' by The Breeders and 'Vamp' by Outlander)
  10. "Piranha" – 4:05 (Samples 'Troubled Mind' by The Buff Medways and 'Sara Zamana' by Kishore Kumar and Chorus)
  11. "Stand Up" – 5:30 (Samples 'One Way Glass' by Manfred Mann's Chapter 3)
  12. "Black Smoke"Template:Fn – 3:26
  13. "Fighter Beat"Template:Fn – 3:32

Special Edition Tracks

Disc 1

  2. "The Big Gundown"
  3. "Wild West"
  4. "Omen (Live at Rock Am Ring 2009)"

Disc 2

  2. "Invaders Must Die (Liam H Re-amped Version)"
  3. "Invaders Must Die (Chase and Status Remix)"
  4. "Omen (Noisia Remix)"
  5. "Omen (Herve’s End Of The World Remix)"
  6. "Warrior’s Dance (Future Funk Squad’s ‘Rave Soldier’ Mix)"
  7. "Warrior’s Dance (Benga Remix)"
  8. "Warrior’s Dance (South Central Remix)"
  9. "Take Me To The Hospital (Rusko Remix)"
  10. "Take Me To The Hospital (Sub Focus Remix)"
  11. "Take Me To The Hospital (Josh Homme and Liam H’s Wreckage Mix)"
  12. "Take Me To The Hospital (Losers Middlesex A&E Remix)"
  13. "Invaders Must Die (Yuksek Remix)"
  14. "Thunder (Bang Gang Remix)"

Special Edition DVD

  1. "Invaders Must Die" (Video)
  2. "Omen" (Video)
  3. "Warriors Dance" (Video)
  4. "Take Me To The Hospital" (Video)
  5. "World's on Fire" (Live video)
  6. "Warrior’s Dance" (Live video)
  7. "Run" (Live video) (Not to be confused with "Run With The Wovles")
  8. "Take Me To The Hospital"(Big Day Out Australia 2009)"

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. "Warrior's Dance" (live video)

Notes

Singles

Date of release Title UK chart position
November 26, 2008 "Invaders Must Die" Did Not Chart
February 16, 2009 "Omen" 4
May 11, 2009 "Warrior's Dance" 9
August 31, 2009 "Take Me To The Hospital" 38

Personnel

Invaders Must Die is the first Prodigy album since 1997's The Fat of the Land to feature all three members of the band:[1]

Additional musicians on the album include:

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 Poland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Belgium and Germany. The album debuted at #117 in the US but jumped to #58 in its second week. The album received Gold sales status of over 35000 units in Australia on the 12th of April 2009. As of September 11 the album has sold over 890,000 copies worldwide.

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