Friendly Fire | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2 October 2006 | |||
Recorded | Beerwinef*sh, Jim Henson Studios, Sound Factory and Sunset Sound | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 37:44 | |||
Label | Parlophone, Capitol, EMI | |||
Producer | Sean Lennon | |||
Sean Lennon chronology | ||||
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Friendly Fire is the second studio album by Sean Lennon, released on 2 October 2006 [1] by Capitol Records in the US, and Parlophone in the UK. It reached #152 on the US Billboard 200 chart and #5 in the Top Heatseekers chart. [2] It stayed on the French album chart for 43 weeks and was certified silver.
The inspiration behind most of the songs on Friendly Fire was Lennon's tumultuous relationship with actress Bijou Phillips. [3] According to Lennon, Phillips cheated on him with his childhood best friend, Max LeRoy; [3] LeRoy died shortly afterwards in a motorcycle accident, before he and Lennon were able to resolve their differences. [3]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | link |
Being There Magazine | link |
Mojo | [4] |
The Music Box | link |
musicOMH | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10 link |
Q | (#244, Nov. 2006, p. 143) |
Rolling Stone | 9/26/06 |
Spin | link |
Twisted Ear | link |
Uncut | (#114, Nov. 2006, p.117) |
All songs written by Sean Lennon, except where noted.
Chart | Position |
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French SNEP Albums Chart [5] | 59 |
U.S. Billboard 200 [6] | 152 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP) [7] | Silver | 35,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Japan | 29 September 2006 | Toshiba-EMI | CD/DVD | TOCP-66630 [8] / 4988006846982 [9] |
United Kingdom | 2 October 2006 | Parlophone | CD/DVD | 3719492 / 0946 3 71949 2 8 [10] |
United States | 3 October 2006 | Capitol Records | CD/DVD | 7243 5 35568 2 2 |
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