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2011 studio album by Friendly Fires
Pala Released 16 May 2011 Genre Length 44 :00 Label XL Producer
"Live Those Days Tonight" Released: 23 March 2011
"Hawaiian Air" Released: 25 July 2011[2]
"Blue Cassette" Released: 5 December 2011
"Hurting" Released: 27 February 2012
Pala is the second album from British alternative dance band Friendly Fires . It was released in the UK on 16 May 2011, and charted at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart .[3] The album name comes from Aldous Huxley 's final novel Island , which tells the story of a journalist shipwrecked on the fictional island of Pala, which supports a utopian society.[4] [5] [6] The scarlet macaw photograph was chosen from the private collection of Norwegian fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø.[4]
Singles [ edit ]
"Live Those Days Tonight" is the first single taken from the album. The track received its first play on Zane Lowe 's show on BBC Radio 1 on 22 March 2011. The band performed the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ,[7] and it was released to the US iTunes Store [8] the next day. In the UK, it was released on 16 May 2011, the same day as the album, and charted at number 80 on the UK Singles Chart .
"Hawaiian Air" was the second single taken from the album. The music video was shot in southern Spain in May 2011.[9] It reached No. 92 in the UK, and appeared on the soundtrack of the 2012 racing video game Forza Horizon alongside "Hurting".
"Blue Cassette" was released as the third single on 2 December 2011, along with the Tiga Remix of the single.
"Hurting" was announced as the next single by Nick Grimshaw on BBC Radio 1 on 3 August 2011 with the release date confirmed as 10 October 2011.[10] Remixes of the single were released on 27 February 2012. It appeared on the soundtrack of 2012 racing video game Forza Horizon alongside "Hawaiian Air".
Track listing [ edit ]
Taken from the album booklet:
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Live Those Days Tonight" 5:02 2. "Blue Cassette"
Gibson
Macfarlane
Savidge
3:32 3. "Running Away"
Gibson
Macfarlane
Savidge
3:02 4. "Hawaiian Air"
Gibson
Macfarlane
Savidge
Macfarlane 4:12 5. "Hurting"
Gibson
Macfarlane
Savidge
Macfarlane
Epworth*
Zane*
5:03 6. "Pala"
Gibson
Macfarlane
Savidge
4:01 7. "Show Me Lights"
Gibson
Macfarlane
Savidge
3:36 8. "True Love"
Gibson
Macfarlane
Savidge
3:15 9. "Pull Me Back to Earth"
Gibson
Macfarlane
Savidge
Macfarlane 3:30 10. "Chimes"
Gibson
Macfarlane
Savidge
4:37 11. "Helpless"
Gibson
Macfarlane
Savidge
Macfarlane 4:30
Amazon bonus track Title 12. "Stay Here (with Azari & III )" 4:38
Japan tour limited edition bonus disc Title Writer(s) 1. "Live Those Days Tonight" (Live in LA) 4:51 2. "Hawaiian Air" (Live in LA) 4:26 3. "Skeleton Boy" (Live in LA) 3:51 4. "Jump in the Pool" (Live in LA) 3:55 5. "Paris" (Live in LA) 4:02 6. "Kiss of Life" (Live in LA) 7:34 7. "The Edge of Glory " (Live at Maida Vale Studios) Lady Gaga , Fernando Garibay , Paul Blair3:16 8. "Live Those Days Tonight" (Lone Remix) 6:28 9. "Hawaiian Air" (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix) 5:32 10. "Hurting" (Benoit & Sergio Remix) 7:16 11. "Blue Cassette" (Tiga Remix) 5:27
(*) additional production
Notes
"Live Those Days Tonight" contains a sample of "Albondigas" by Badonday (Toby Tobias and Dave Garnish).
"Hurting" contains a sample of "Lissoms" by Toro y Moi .
Critical reception [ edit ]
The album received a score of 73 on Metacritic (based on 22 reviews), indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]
Chart positions [ edit ]
Pala debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 6 on 22 May 2011, that week's second highest debut after Kate Bush 's Director's Cut . It also debuted at number 2 on the albums download chart, and number 3 on the UK Indie Chart .
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Chart (2011)
Position
UK Albums (OCC)[31]
174
As of January 2012 UK sales stand at 90,000 copies according to The Guardian.[32]
References [ edit ]
^ "Friendly Fires: Pala | Album Reviews" . Pitchfork . 25 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ "iTunes – Music – Hawaiian Air – Single by Friendly Fires" . Itunes.apple.com. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ "Friendly Fires to release new album 'Pala' on May 16 | News" . Nme.Com. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ a b Chang, Mary (31 May 2011). "Interview: Edd Gibson and Jack Savidge of Friendly Fires" . There Goes the Fear. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012 .
^ MusicOMH. "Album Review of Friendly Fires – Pala" . Retrieved 18 May 2011 .
^ JB Hi-Fi. "Pala – Friendly Fires" . Retrieved 18 May 2011 .
^ Emmy Blotnick. "Friendly Fires Perform "Live Those Days Tonight" – Music" . Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ "iTunes – Music – Live Those Days Tonight – Single by Friendly Fires" . Itunes.apple.com. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ "Hawaiian Air – Friendly Fires | Manic Butterfly Productions" . Manicbutterflyproductions.com. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ hmvdigital UK – Hurting by Friendly Fires
^ a b "Critic Reviews for Pala at Metacritic" . Metacritic.com. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ Pala at AllMusic
^ "Music – Review of Friendly Fires – Pala" . BBC. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ "Music Reviews on Albums, Singles, Gigs, DVDs and Films –" . Clash Music. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ Nellis, Krystina (12 May 2011). "Friendly Fires – Pala / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound" . Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ "CDS of the week: Kate Bush and Ambrose Akinmusire | Music" . Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011 .
^ Dave Simpson (12 May 2011). "Friendly Fires: Pala – review | Music" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ Gill, Andy (13 May 2011). "Album: Friendly Fires, Pala (XL)" . The Independent . London. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022.
^ Haider, Arwa (24 February 2012). "Friendly Fires, Pala: Album review" . Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ "Friendly Fires – Pala | album reviews" . musicOMH. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ "NME Album Reviews – Album Review: Friendly Fires – 'Pala' " . Nme.Com. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ "Friendly Fires: Pala | Album Reviews" . Pitchfork . 25 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ Pancccake (10 June 2011). "TMR-The Music Review: Review #40: Friendly Fires – Pala" . Tmr-music.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ "Friendly Fires: Pala | Music Review" . Slant Magazine . 24 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012 .
^ "Australiancharts.com – Friendly Fires – Pala" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Friendly Fires" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Friendly Fires Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Friendly Fires Chart History (Top Rock Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "End Of Year Chart 2011" (PDF) . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2021 .
^ Lynskey, Dorian (16 January 2012). "Indie rock's slow and painful death" . The Guardian . Retrieved 14 February 2019 .