Here We Stand (The Fratellis album)

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Here We Stand
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Studio album by
Released9 June 2008
RecordedNovember 2007 – January 2008 at Camel Toe Studio, Glasgow
Genre Rock
Length52:29(standard edition)
56:40(deluxe edition)
Label Island
Producer The Fratellis
The Fratellis chronology
Costello Music
(2006)
Here We Stand
(2008)
We Need Medicine
(2013)
Singles from Here We Stand
  1. "Mistress Mabel"
    Released: 26 May 2008
  2. "Look Out Sunshine!"
    Released: 18 August 2008
  3. "A Heady Tale"
    Released: 22 December 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 61/100 [1]
Review scores
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Drowned In Sound 3/10 [5]
NME 7/10 [6]
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Pitchfork 3.6/10 [7]
PopMatters 4/10 [8]
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Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Here We Stand is the second studio album by Scottish rock band the Fratellis, released on 9 June 2008. Self produced by the band in their own studio in Scotland, Here We Stand reached and peaked at number five in the UK Albums Chart on 15 June 2008. [11]

Contents

Each single released off the album included three B-sides (except for "A Heady Tale" which only included two). "Tell Me a Lie" was featured on the EA Sports title FIFA 09 , while "My Friend John" was on Forza Motorsport 3 .

Track listing

All songs written by Jon Fratelli, except where noted
No.TitleLength
1."My Friend John"3:02
2."A Heady Tale"4:53
3."Shameless"3:56
4."Look Out Sunshine!"3:53
5."Stragglers Moon" (Written by Jon Fratelli and Bobby Troup)4:31
6."Mistress Mabel"4:27
7."Jesus Stole My Baby" (This song was removed from international versions of the album.)4:24
8."Babydoll"4:42
9."Tell Me a Lie"3:58
10."Acid Jazz Singer"4:22
11."Lupe Brown"5:27
12."Milk and Money"4:43
Total length:52:29
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
13."Moriarty's Last Stand"4:11
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
13."Nobody's Favourite Actor"4:01
14."Ella's In the Band"4:14

Deluxe Edition

As well as containing the entire album on a CD with bonus track "Moriarty's Last Stand", the deluxe edition also contained a DVD with the following: [12]

Personnel

Charts

ChartProviderPositionSalesCertification
Irish Album Chart IRMA
13
UK Album Chart The Official Charts Company
5
100,000+
Gold [14]
US Billboard 200 Billboard
80
10,000+
Swiss Album Chart
25
Australian ARIA Album Chart
20

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