Seize the Day (album)

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Seize the Night
Damien Dempsey - Seize the Day.jpg
Studio album by
Damien Dempsey
Released16 May 2003
Genre Folk rock
Length53:00
Label Clear
Producer John Reynolds
Damien Dempsey chronology
They Don't Teach This Shit In School
(2000)
Seize the Night
(2003)
Shots
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Seize the Day is an album by Damien Dempsey released in Ireland in 2003 on Clear Records via Sony. In the UK it was released via IRL and in the US it was released on Attack Records, a subsidiary of Sanctuary Records. In the UK and US, the title track was not hidden.

Contents

Two tracks – "Factories" and "Seize the Day" – appeared on the soundtrack to the Irish crime film Between the Canals , in which Dempsey made his debut acting performance.

Track listing

  1. "Negative Vibes" – 4:44
  2. "Ghosts of Overdoses" – 4:41
  3. "It's All Good" – 4:21
  4. "Factories" – 5:17
  5. "Jar Song" – 5:03
  6. "Celtic Tiger" – 5:13
  7. "Apple of My Eye" – 3:43
  8. "Industrial School" – 5:27
  9. "Great Gaels of Ireland" – 5:21
  10. "Marching Season Siege" – 3:24
  11. "Seize the Day" (hidden track) – 4:12

The tracks "Celtic Tiger", "It's All Good" and "Negative Vibes" feature backing vocals by Sinéad O'Connor.

Personnel

Charts

2023 chart performance for Seize the Day
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Irish Albums (OCC) [2] 1

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References

  1. McIntosh, Gregory. "Damien Dempsey – Seize the Day Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2023.