On the Outside (Starsailor album)

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On the Outside
Ontheoutside.jpg
Studio album by
Released17 October 2005
RecordedApril – May 2005
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock
Length38:48
Label EMI
Producer Rob Schnapf
Starsailor chronology
Silence Is Easy
(2003)
On the Outside
(2005)
All the Plans
(2009)
Singles from On the Outside
  1. "In the Crossfire"
    Released: 3 October 2005
  2. "This Time"
    Released: 23 January 2006
  3. "Keep Us Together"
    Released: 8 May 2006

On the Outside is the third studio album by British rock band Starsailor. The album was released on 17 October 2005. It was led by the first single, "In the Crossfire" on 3 October 2005. On the Outside has been certified Silver in the UK. [1]

Contents

The song "Jeremiah" was written about the death of Jeremiah Duggan, James Walsh having heard Duggan's mother talking about it on the radio. [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME 7/10 [6]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 4.7/10 [8]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Yahoo! Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

On the Outside was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 64, based on ten reviews. [3]

Track listing

  1. "In the Crossfire" - 3:16
  2. "Counterfeit Life" - 3:31
  3. "In My Blood" - 3:55
  4. "Faith Hope Love" - 2:48
  5. "I Don’t Know" - 3:20
  6. "Way Back Home" - 3:10
  7. "Keep Us Together" - 3:47
  8. "Get Out While You Can" - 3:07
  9. "This Time" - 3:32
  10. "White Light" - 4:34
  11. "Jeremiah" - 3:39
  12. "Empty Streets" - 3:36

Chart positions

CountryPeak
position
CertificationSales
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)24N/AN/A
United Kingdom13 [11] Silver+60,000
Swiss Albums Top 10025N/AN/A
Austria Albums Top 7533N/AN/A
Dutch Albums Top 10056N/AN/A
France Albums Top 150111N/AN/A

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