Sequel to the Prequel

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Sequel to the Prequel
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Studio album by
Released3 September 2013 (2013-09-03)
Genre Rock
Length43:21
Label EMI
Producer Stephen Street
Babyshambles chronology
Oh! What a Lovely Tour
(2008)
Sequel to the Prequel
(2013)
Singles from Sequel to the Prequel
  1. "Nothing Comes to Nothing"
    Released: 22 July 2013 [1]
  2. "Fall from Grace"
    Released: 25 October 2013 [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fireman"Whitnall - Doherty - McConnell1:42
2."Nothing Comes to Nothing"Whitnall - Doherty - Stephen Street3:12
3."New Pair"McConnell - Doherty3:07
4."Farmer's Daughter"Doherty - Whitnall5:06
5."Fall from Grace"McConnell - Robinson - Doherty4:22
6."Maybelline"Whitnall - Doherty3:17
7."Sequel to the Prequel"Doherty - Whitnall - McConnell2:58
8."Dr. No"Whitnall - Doherty - McConnell4:32
9."Penguins"McConnell - Doherty3:47
10."Picture Me in a Hospital"Doherty - McConnell3:06
11."Seven Shades"McConnell - Doherty2:59
12."Minefield"Doherty - McConnell - Whitnall - Robinson5:13
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuckoo"Peter Doherty, Mik Whitnall, Drew McConnell, Dot Allison4:26
2."Stranger in My Own Skin"Peter Doherty, Peter William Wolfe2:32
3."The Very Last Boy Alive"Drew McConnell2:19
4."After Hours (the Velvet Underground cover)"Lou Reed3:11
5."Dr. No (Demo)"Peter Doherty, Mik Whitnall, Drew McConnell3:47
Total length:15:35
UK iTunes Deluxe edition [12]
No.TitleLength
13."Spit It Out!"2:00
14."Cuckoo"4:24
15."Stranger in My Own Skin"2:31
16."The Very Last Boy Alive"2:19
17."After Hours (the Velvet Underground cover)"3:10

Chart performance

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [13] 7
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [14] 77
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 28
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 10

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