Hold, Hold, Fire

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Hold, Hold, Fire
Hold Hold Fire by Calling All Cars.png
Studio album by
Released12 March 2010 (2010-03-12)
Recordedat Studios in the City, Melbourne
Genre Alternative rock
Length35:07
Label Shock
Producer Tom Larkin
Calling All Cars chronology
Calling All Cars
(2007)
Hold, Hold, Fire
(2010)
Dancing With A Dead Man
(2011)
Singles from Hold, Hold, Fire
  1. "Not Like Anybody"
    Released: 15 June 2009
  2. "Hold, Hold, Fire"
    Released: 25 September 2009
  3. "Disconnect"
    Released: March 2010
  4. "Run Away"
    Released: July 2010

Hold, Hold, Fire is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Calling All Cars, released on 12 March 2010. Hold, Hold, Fire was nominated for Best Independent Hard Rock Or Punk Album at the AIR Awards of 2010. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Calling All Cars.

Hold, Hold, Fire
No.TitleLength
1."Disconnect"3:22
2."Run Away"3:30
3."Not Like Anybody"3:17
4."Hold, Hold, Fire"4:46
5."This Ship Will Sail Without You"3:16
6."Soldier On"3:26
7."Animal"2:35
8."How Long"3:27
9."Liar Liar Liar"3:15
10."Accident Waiting"3:21
11."Little Red Hands"4:02

Charts

Charts (2010)Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 72

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue
Australia 12 March 2010 Shock CD, Digital download GAD001

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