State of The Ark

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State of The Ark
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Studio album by
Released27 December 2004
Genre Rock
Length41:46
Label EMI/Virgin Records
Producer Jens Andersson, Nathan Larson, Ola Salo, Per Sunding
The Ark chronology
In Lust We Trust
(2002)
State of The Ark
(2004)
Prayer for the Weekend
(2007)
Singles from State of The Ark
  1. "One of Us Is Gonna Die Young"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Clamour for Glamour"
    Released: 2005
  3. "Trust Is Shareware"
    Released: 2005
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State of The Ark was released on 27 December 2004 and is the third studio album from the Swedish rock band the Ark, and their final as a quintet. In it, the band's sound became more synthesizer-flavoured and keyboard-oriented, a departure from the more organic glam rock sound of the first two albums. Three singles were released from the album: "One of Us Is Gonna Die Young", "Clamour for Glamour" and "Trust Is Shareware", the latter being a new recording specifically made for single release. "This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm" appears in John Cameron Mitchell's film Shortbus and the band has stated that "Hey Kwanongoma!" was inspired by the marimba piece "Rugare 2" by Alport Mhlanga.

Contents

Track listing

All songs were written by Ola Salo, except where noted.

  1. "This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm" – 3:27
  2. "Rock City Wankers" – 4:10
  3. "Clamour for Glamour" – 3:09
  4. "One of Us Is Gonna Die Young" – 3:28
  5. "Let Me Down Gently" – 2:55
  6. "Hey Kwanongoma!" – 4:48
  7. "The Others" – 3:27
  8. "Girl You're Gonna Get 'Em (Real Soon)" – 3:27
  9. "Deliver Us from Free Will" – 5:06
  10. "No End" (Music: Lars Ljungberg, Lyrics: Ola Salo) – 3:24
  11. "Trust Is Shareware" – 4:25

Personnel

The Ark

Additional musicians

Charts

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