The Golden Year (album)

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The Golden Year
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Studio album by
Released11 October 2010
Genre Synthpop
Length40:23
Label Fire & Manouvre
Producer Anders Kallmark
Singles from The Golden Years
  1. "Dance the Way I Feel"
    Released: 7 September 2009
  2. "Dance the Way I Feel (Re-release)"
    Released: 9 November 2009
  3. "These New Knights"
    Released: 29 March 2010
  4. "Jackson's Last Stand"
    Released: 12 July 2010
  5. "The Key"
    Released: 10 October 2010

The Golden Year is the only album released by Camden synthpop band Ou Est le Swimming Pool.

Contents

Release

The album was originally intended for release in August 2010, but was delayed. The suicide of frontman Charles Haddon led to uncertainties about the status of the album; however the band's management issued a statement confirming its release in October 2010. It was followed by a fourth single, "The Key".

The original album had been leaked in early 2010, due to the sale of promotional copies on auction sites such as eBay. However, the track listing has since been altered, adding two new songs and removing one.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."You Started"3:27
2."The Key"3:43
3."These New Knights"3:25
4."Dance the Way I Feel"3:26
5."Better"2:58
6."Outside"3:38
7."Jackson's Last Stand"3:06
8."Our Lives"3:46
9."Answers"3:32
10."Get Along"3:12
11."Curtain Falls"2:48
12."Next to Nothing"3:19
Total length:40:23

The album's original track listing was in a different order. Two songs, "You Started" and "Answers" were added, whilst "The Feeling" was removed.

Charts

Chart (2010-2011)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [1] 15
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [2] 28
Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders) [2] 2

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