Beautiful Friction

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Beautiful Friction
The Fixx - Beautiful Friction.jpg
Studio album by
Released17 July 2012 [1]
Recorded2010–2012
StudioSpacehouse Studio, London [2]
Genre New wave, rock
Length48:53
Label Kirtland
Producer Nick Jackson
The Fixx chronology
Want That Life
(2003)
Beautiful Friction
(2012)
Every Five Seconds
(2022)
Singles from Beautiful Friction
  1. "Anyone Else"
    Released: 26 June 2012 (2012-06-26) [3]
  2. "Shaman"
    Released: 6 August 2013 (2013-08-06) [4]
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Beautiful Friction is the tenth studio album by British New Wave band the Fixx, released by Kirtland Records in the US on 17 July 2012, followed by a release in Europe by German label Hypertension on 17 August 2012. The album marks the return of longtime bassist Dan K. Brown.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Cy Curnin, Adam Woods, Jamie West-Oram, Rupert Greenall, and Dan K. Brown.

  1. "Anyone Else" – 3:50
  2. "Just Before Dawn" – 4:36
  3. "Take a Risk" – 3:47
  4. "Beautiful Friction" – 5:43
  5. "What God?" – 4:14
  6. "Second Time Around" – 4:16
  7. "Follow That Cab" – 3:20
  8. "Shaman" – 4:16
  9. "Something Ahead of You" – 6:16
  10. "Girl with No Ceiling" – 4:03
  11. "Small Thoughts" – 4:35
  12. "Wasted" (iTunes Bonus Track) – 3:41

Personnel

The Fixx

Production

References

  1. Beautiful Friction [back cover] (Promotional CDr album) (Media notes). The Fixx. US: Kirtland Records. 2012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Woods, Adam (August 2012). "Drummers, on the Beat - Adam Woods of the Fixx". Modern Drummer. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. "Anyone Else - Single". Apple Music. Apple Inc. 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  4. "Shaman (Radio Edit) - Single". Apple Music. Apple Inc. 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.