Young Giant

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Young Giant
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 23, 2010
Genre Alternative rock
Length38:41
Label Tooth & Nail
Queens Club chronology
Nightmarer EP
(2009)
Young Giant
(2010)
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Young Giant is the debut full-length album from Queens Club. [3] It was released on March 23, 2010. [3] This album contained an equal amount of pre-released material and new unreleased recordings.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Are We? Will We?" - 3:22
  2. "Issinair" - 3:07
  3. "Cutt Me Off" - 2:36
  4. "An Apparition" - 3:06
  5. "Dust" - 3:34
  6. "Less Talk" - 4:05
  7. "Lydia" - 2:49
  8. "Upstart" - 3:35
  9. "Family Ties" - 3:26
  10. "Nightmarer" - 2:45
  11. "I'm American" - 2:10
  12. "Danger Kids" - 4:07

Credits

Queens Club consists of:

Other Info

The song "Danger Kids" was used as the theme song for the 2011 racing game TrackMania 2: Canyon. [4]

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Alternative Press review
  3. 1 2 "Young Giant Overview". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  4. TrackMania 2 Canyon - The ultimate online PC racing game by Nadeo