Science & Faith

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Science & Faith
The Script Science & Faith.jpg
Studio album by
The Script
Released
  • 10 September 2010
  • 18 January 2011 (United States)
StudioSphere Studios
(London, England)
Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio
(Los Angeles, California, United States)
Genre Alternative rock [1]
Length42:12
Label
Producer
The Script chronology
iTunes Session
(2010)		Science & Faith
(2010)		iTunes Festival: London 2011
(2011)
Singles from Science & Faith
  1. "For the First Time"
    Released: 20 August 2010
  2. "Nothing"
    Released: 19 November 2010
  3. "If You Ever Come Back"
    Released: 4 April 2011
  4. "Science & Faith"
    Released: 27 May 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 60/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Melodic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Science & Faith is the second studio album by Irish rock band The Script. It was first released in Ireland on 10 September 2010 and on January 18, 2011 in the United States, via RCA Records. It was preceded by the lead single, "For the First Time", on 3 September 2010. It debuted at number one in Ireland and United Kingdom, selling 70,816 copies in its first week in the United Kingdom. [8] In the United States, Science & Faith debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, their highest peak on the US chart, with first-week sales of 49,000 copies. [9] The album has sold 314,000 copies in the US, [10] and over 1.5 million worldwide. The album was met with mixed to positive reviews. [11]

Contents

Background

For the album's release in the United States, "Bullet from a Gun" was added to the track listing, and a remix of "Walk Away", featuring American rapper B.o.B, which was originally set to be a single stateside, was also added. On 16 October 2011, the album was re-released in Asia, in the form of a "Tour Edition", which again adds "Bullet from a Gun" to the track list, as well as a live version of "Science & Faith", and a bonus DVD containing the music videos for "For the First Time" and "Nothing", two behind the scenes segments, a director's cut video, a television performance clip, and a short documentary trailing the band's performance at Arthur's Day in Ireland. This particular version of the album has never been issued in Ireland or the UK.

Singles

Commercial performance

The album started atop the Irish Albums Chart with 13,200 units. [15] At this time, the Gold certification disc was attributed for 7,500 copies sold. The IRMA certified later the album five times platinum for 75,000 units sold. [16] At the end of year, it ranked second on biggest-selling albums chart in the country, behind Now That's What I Call Music! 77 . [17]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."You Won't Feel a Thing" Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton, Glen Power, Ben SargeantSheehan, O'Donoghue, Frampton, Kipner4:33
2."For the First Time"O'Donoghue, SheehanO'Donoghue, Sheehan, Frampton*4:12
3."Nothing"O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Kipner, FramptonSheehan, O'Donoghue, Frampton, Kipner4:32
4."Science & Faith"O'Donoghue, SheehanSheehan, O'Donoghue, Frampton*4:20
5."If You Ever Come Back"O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Kipner, FramptonSheehan, O'Donoghue, Frampton, Kipner4:02
6."Long Gone and Moved On"O'Donoghue, Sheehan, PowerO'Donoghue, Sheehan, Frampton*4:17
7."Dead Man Walking"O'Donoghue, SheehanO'Donoghue, Sheehan3:54
8."This = Love"O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Power, SargeantO'Donoghue, Sheehan4:21
9."Walk Away" (US edition of the album has the version featuring B.o.B as this track)O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Power, Sargeant, Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan3:36
10."Exit Wounds"O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Kipner, FramptonSheehan, O'Donoghue, Frampton, Kipner4:25
Total length:42:12
American edition bonus tracks [18] [19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Bullet from a Gun"O'Donoghue, Sheehan, PowerO'Donoghue, Sheehan, Frampton*3:21
12."Walk Away" (no rap version)O'Donoghue, Sheehan, Power, SargeantO'Donoghue, Sheehan3:36
Total length:49:09
Asian tour edition bonus tracks [20]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Bullet from a Gun"O'Donoghue, Sheehan, PowerO'Donoghue, Sheehan, Frampton*3:21
Asian tour edition bonus DVD [20]
No.TitleLength
1."For the First Time" (music video)4:41
2."For the First Time" (director's cut video)5:12
3."For the First Time" (live performance clip)5:18
4."For the First Time" (making of the video)3:00
5."Nothing" (music video)4:32
6."Nothing" (making of the video)3:00
7."Arthur's Day" (live footage from Dublin)11:22
Total length:37:05

(*) Additional production

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [21]

Charts and certifications

Release history

Release history and formats for Science & Faith
RegionDateLabelFormat
Ireland10 September 2010 RCA, Sony Music Standard
Austria
Scandinavia
Australia
United Kingdom [55] 13 September 2010
Germany14 September 2010
United States [18] 18 January 2011 Epic American edition
Asia16 October 2011Asian tour edition (CD+DVD)

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