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Released | 16 May 2011 | |||
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Length | 44:00 | |||
Label | XL | |||
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Pala is the second studio album from British alternative dance band Friendly Fires. It was released in the UK on 16 May 2011, and charted at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. [3] The album name comes from Aldous Huxley's final novel Island , which tells the story of a journalist shipwrecked on the fictional island of Pala, which supports a utopian society. [4] [5] [6] The scarlet macaw photograph was chosen from the private collection of Norwegian fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø. [4]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 73/100 [11] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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BBC | (very favourable) [13] |
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Drowned in Sound | (8/10) [15] |
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NME | 8/10 [21] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.4/10 [22] |
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The album received a score of 73 on Metacritic (based on 22 reviews), indicating "generally favorable reviews". [11]
Taken from the album booklet:
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Live Those Days Tonight" |
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| 5:02 |
2. | "Blue Cassette" |
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| 3:32 |
3. | "Running Away" |
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| 3:02 |
4. | "Hawaiian Air" |
| Macfarlane | 4:12 |
5. | "Hurting" |
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| 5:03 |
6. | "Pala" |
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| 4:01 |
7. | "Show Me Lights" |
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| 3:36 |
8. | "True Love" |
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| 3:15 |
9. | "Pull Me Back to Earth" |
| Macfarlane | 3:30 |
10. | "Chimes" |
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| 4:37 |
11. | "Helpless" |
| Macfarlane | 4:30 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Strangelove" | Martin Gore | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Stay Here (with Azari & III)" | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Hurting" (Tensnake Remix) | 4:49 |
13. | "Blue Cassette" (Tiga Remix) | 5:26 |
14. | "Hawaiian Air" (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix) | 5:31 |
15. | "Hurting" (Benoit & Sergio Remix) | 7:13 |
16. | "Live Those Days Tonight" (Tim Green Main Mix) | 8:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Strangelove" | Martin Gore | 4:38 |
13. | "Hold On" | 5:06 | |
14. | "Stay Here" | 5:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Live Those Days Tonight" (Live in LA) | 4:51 | |
2. | "Hawaiian Air" (Live in LA) | 4:26 | |
3. | "Skeleton Boy" (Live in LA) | 3:51 | |
4. | "Jump in the Pool" (Live in LA) | 3:55 | |
5. | "Paris" (Live in LA) | 4:02 | |
6. | "Kiss of Life" (Live in LA) | 7:34 | |
7. | "The Edge of Glory" (Live at Maida Vale Studios) | Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, Paul Blair | 3:16 |
8. | "Live Those Days Tonight" (Lone Remix) | 6:28 | |
9. | "Hawaiian Air" (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix) | 5:32 | |
10. | "Hurting" (Benoit & Sergio Remix) | 7:16 | |
11. | "Blue Cassette" (Tiga Remix) | 5:27 |
(*) additional production
Pala debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 6 on 22 May 2011, that week's second highest debut after Kate Bush's Director's Cut . It also debuted at number 2 on the albums download chart, and number 3 on the UK Indie Chart.
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [25] | 19 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [26] | 29 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [27] | 6 |
UK Albums (OCC) [28] | 6 |
US Billboard 200 [29] | 152 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [30] | 36 |
Chart (2011) | Position |
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UK Albums (OCC) [31] | 174 |
As of January 2012 UK sales stand at 90,000 copies according to The Guardian. [32]