| Science & Survival | ||||
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| Released | 4 July 2014 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Sony Music New Zealand | |||
| Producer | Forrester Savell | |||
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| Singles from Science & Survival | ||||
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Science & Survival is the second studio album by New Zealand rock band I Am Giant. The album was released on 4 July 2014. The music video for the album's second single, (Death Of You), was shot at Kingseat Hospital. [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Guéthary" | 0:51 |
| 2. | "Echo from the Gallows" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Razor Wire Reality" | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Death of You" | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Ça vous dérange" | 2:04 |
| 6. | "Transmission" | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Out of Date Hallucination" | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Silhouette" | 5:57 |
| 9. | "Dragging the Slow Dance Out" | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Miss Seattle" | 0:55 |
| 11. | "Minefield" | 6:04 |
| 12. | "Standing on the Sun (and I Like the View)" | 3:16 |
| 13. | "Bought with Ignorance, Sold with Arrogance" | 12:32 |
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Albums Chart [2] | 2 |
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