Hours (Funeral for a Friend album)
2005 studio album by Funeral for a Friend
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Hours is the second album by Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend. The album was released on 13 June 2005, through record labels Atlantic and Ferret.
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| Released | 13 June 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Studio X and Studio Litho (Seattle, WA) from 12 January to 8 March 2005 | |||
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| Length | 43:15 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 The cover for the special edition version of Hours. | ||||
Four singles were released from the album: "Streetcar", "Monsters", "History" and "Roses for the Dead".
Production
Hours was produced, recorded and mixed by Terry Date, with co-production by the band. Production took place in Seattle, Washington, with some of the album being recorded in Pearl Jam’s Studio Litho facilities. Several unorthodox approaches were taken during vocal tracking, including Date recording Davies-Kreye singing on a public street ("History") and in a moving vehicle ("Drive").[2]
Release
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 89%[citation needed] |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | [citation needed] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
| NME | [citation needed] |
| Exclaim.ca | favourable[4] |
Hours was released on 13 June 2005. The album reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart[5] and was their first album to appear on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 139.[6]
The album produced four singles: "Streetcar", "Monsters", "History", and "Roses for the Dead", all of which charted within the UK top 50.[5]
The album has been released in four versions: Standard edition; special edition, with a bonus DVD containing interviews with the band and fans before the band's gig at the Give it a Name festival, and different cover; Japanese edition, with two bonus tracks; and limited Japanese edition with six bonus tracks.
Track listing
All songs written by Funeral for a Friend
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "All the Rage" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Streetcar" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Roses for the Dead" | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Hospitality" | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Drive" | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Monsters" | 3:29 |
| 7. | "History" | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Recovery" | 3:31 |
| 9. | "The End of Nothing" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Alvarez" | 4:16 |
| 11. | "Sonny" | 3:15 |
| Total length: | 43:15 | |
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| 12. | "Lazarus (In the Wilderness)" | 2:50 |
| 13. | "I am the Arsonist" | 4:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "Babylon's Burning" (The Ruts cover) | 2:31 |
| 15. | "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2 cover) | 4:23 |
| 16. | "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Thin Lizzy cover) | 4:19 |
| 17. | "Pirate Song" (Gameface cover) | 3:46 |
Personnel
- Funeral for a Friend
- Kris Coombs-Roberts - guitar, backing vocals
- Gareth Davies - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Davies - lead vocals
- Ryan Richards - drums
- Darran Smith - guitar
- Additional personnel
- Co-produced by Funeral for a Friend
- Manda Maskens - speech vocals on "Streetcar"
- Storme, Lisa and Joel - speech vocals on "Streetcar"
- Brian Valentino - additional vocals on "History"
- Josh Evans - addition vocals on "History"
- Terry Date - production, recording, mixing
- Sam Hofstedt - assisted engineering at Studio X
- Floyd Reitsma - assisted engineering at Studio Litho
- Junichi Murakawa - mixing at Bay 7, Los Angeles, California
- Ted Jensen - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City
- John Mitchell - recording of phone vocals at Outhouse Studios, Reading, Berkshire
Charts
Album
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 85 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] | 23 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[9] | 82 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[10] | 12 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[11] | 4 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 139 |
Singles
| Year | Song title | Chart positions | |||
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| 2005 | "Streetcar" | 15[5] | |||
| "Monsters" | 36[5] | ||||
| "History" | 21[5] | ||||
| 2006 | "Roses for the Dead" | 39[5] | |||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[13] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||