Rooster (album)

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Rooster
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Studio album by
Released24 January 2005
Genre Indie rock, hard rock, pop rock
Length43:24
Label Brightside
Producer
  • Steve Robson
  • Pete Woodroffe
  • Charlie Grant
  • Mark Wallis
  • David Ruffy
  • Chris Griffiths
  • Tony Griffiths
Rooster chronology
Rooster
(2005)
Circles and Satellites
(2006)
Singles from Rooster
  1. "Come Get Some"
    Released: 11 October 2004
  2. "Staring at the Sun"
    Released: 10 January 2005
  3. "You're So Right for Me"
    Released: 25 April 2005
  4. "Deep and Meaningless"
    Released: 11 July 2005

Rooster is the self-titled debut album by English indie rock band Rooster. Released on 24 January 2005, the album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart [1] and spawned four commercially successful singles, [2] two of which peaked in the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. [3] [4] The album also charted at number 26 on the Irish Albums Chart. [1] "On the Road" featured in the movie Stormbreaker . [5]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Joyride"Nick Atkinson, Luke Potashnick, Steve Robson3:22
2."Come Get Some"Atkinson, Charlie Grant, Peter Woodroffe3:06
3."Standing in Line"Atkinson, Potashnick, Rob Davis 3:50
4."Staring at the Sun"Atkinson, Potashnick, Robson3:50
5."To Die For"Atkinson, Grant, Woodroffe4:40
6."You're So Right for Me"Atkinson, Potashnick, Chris Griffiths, Tony Griffiths3:29
7."Platinum Blind"Atkinson, Grant, Woodroffe3:00
8."Deep and Meaningless"Atkinson, Potashnick, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund 3:35
9."On the Road"Atkinson, Potashnick3:41
10."She Don't Make Me Feel"Atkinson, Potashnick, Robson3:22
11."Angels Calling"Atkinson, Potashnick, Lind, Bjørklund3:21
12."Drag the Sunrise Down"Atkinson, Grant, Woodroffe4:09
Total length:43:24
Japanese tour edition DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On the Road" (live at Budokan)Atkinson, Potashnick 
2."Come Get Some" (live at Budokan)Atkinson, Grant, Woodroffe 
3."Standing in Line" (live at Budokan)Atkinson, Potashnick, Davis 
4."Staring at the Sun" (live at Budokan)Atkinson, Potashnick, Robson 
5."Platinum Blind" (live at Budokan)Atkinson, Grant, Woodroffe 
6."You're So Right for Me" (live at Budokan)Atkinson, Potashnick, C. Griffiths, T. Griffiths 
7."Come Get Some" (music video)Atkinson, Grant, Woodroffe 
8."Staring at the Sun" (music video)Atkinson, Potashnick, Robson 
9."You're So Right for Me" (music video)Atkinson, Potashnick, C. Griffiths, T. Griffiths 
10."Deep and Meaningless" (music video)Atkinson, Potashnick, Lind, Bjørklund 

Personnel

Rooster

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Rooster
Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 57
Irish Albums (IRMA) [7] 26
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [9] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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