Friendly Fire (Sean Lennon album)

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]

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Pitchfork Media	6.7/10 link
Q	(#244, Nov. 2006, p. 143)
Rolling Stone	9/26/06
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Uncut	(#114, Nov. 2006, p.117)

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The album was turned into a film, directed by Michele Civetta and written by Lennon and Civetta. The film stars Lennon, Bijou Phillips, Lindsay Lohan, Devon Aoki, Asia Argento, Jordana Brewster, Carrie Fisher and Harper Simon. Produced by Manu Gargi and Griffin Marcus for Quintessence Films, the story follows Lennon's discovery of Philips' alleged affair throughout a series of music videos. Throughout the film, many different scene settings were used. Scenes set in a circus, in a movie theater, at a fair, and during a Victorian sword fight. The scenes are connected with an overlying setting that represents Lennon's home, where we see Lennon creating art, writing, and eventually, mourn the loss of his relationship with Phillips. ^[5] Lennon's mother Yoko Ono shared executive production credits with Lennon for the film.

All songs written by Sean Lennon, except where noted.

1. "Dead Meat" - 3:37
2. "Wait for Me" - 2:39
3. "Parachute" - 3:19
4. "Friendly Fire" - 5:03
5. "Spectacle" (Lennon, Jordan Galland) - 5:24
6. "Tomorrow" - 2:03
7. "On Again Off Again" - 3:18
8. "Headlights" - 3:16
9. "Would I Be the One" (Marc Bolan) - 4:58
10. "Falling Out of Love" (Lennon, Galland) - 4:07

French 2007 reissue bonus track

11. "L'éclipse" (Duet with -M-, French version of "Parachute") (Lennon, -M-) - 3:16

Bonus DVD

1. "Dead Meat"
2. "Parachute"
3. "Spectacle"
4. "Headlights"
5. "Friendly Fire"
6. "Wait for Me"
7. "On Again Off Again"
8. "Tomorrow"
9. "Would I Be the One"
10. "Falling Out of Love"

• Sean Lennon - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums
• Harper Simon - guitar
• Yuka Honda - bass guitar, keyboards
• Jon Brion - guitar, Hammond organ, bass guitar, drums
• Greg Kurstin - Hammond organ
• Sebastian Steinberg - bass guitar
• Jim Keltner, Matt Chamberlain - drums
• Athena Legend, Bijou Phillips - backing vocals
• Sean Lennon, Eric Gorfain - string arrangements