Life of a Ghost

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Life of a Ghost
Life of a ghost artwork.jpg
Studio album by
Released24 September 2007
Recorded2006–2007 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre Dream pop, indie rock, shoegaze, electronica
Length52:15
Label
Producer
Blue Foundation chronology
Sweep of Days
(2003)
Life of a Ghost
(2007)
In My Mind I Am Free
(2012)

Life of a Ghost is the third full-length album by Danish band Blue Foundation. It was released on 24 September 2007 in Europe via Virgin Music Denmark/EMI and in 2009 in the USA via Astralwerks. Recording sessions took place in Copenhagen from 2006 to 2007. Production was handled by Blue Foundation members Tobias Wilner and Bo Rande. The album peaked at number 12 in Denmark.

Contents

The song "Eyes On Fire" peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Heatseekers Songs chart, [1] and was featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Twilight . "Eyes On Fire" was also remixed by Zeds Dead in 2009.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Stuck in a Hard Place"
5:12
2."Enemy" K. Teglbjærg
3:31
3."Eyes on Fire"K. Teglbjærg
  • T. Wilner
  • K. Teglbjærg
5:02
4."Distant Dreams"S. Martingell
  • T. Wilner
  • B. Rande
4:39
5."Little by Little"
  • S. Martingell
  • K. Teglbjærg
  • T. Wilner
  • K. Teglbjærg
3:38
6."Stained"T. Wilner
  • T. Wilner
  • B. Rande
3:32
7."Ghost"K. Teglbjærg
  • T. Wilner
  • B. Rande
  • K. Teglbjærg
4:15
8."Talk to Me"K. Teglbjærg
  • T. Wilner
  • B. Rande
  • K. Teglbjærg
  • S. Martin
3:41
9."Empty Wall"T. Wilner
  • T. Wilner
  • B. Rande
3:16
10."Hero Across the Sky"
  • S. Martingell
  • T. Wilner
  • T. Wilner
  • B. Rande
5:15
11."Watch You Sleeping"K. Teglbjærg
  • T. Wilner
  • B. Rande
  • K. Teglbjærg
6:33
12."Equilibrium"S. MartingellT. Wilner3:41
Total length:52:15

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [2] 12

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