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The Libertines | ||||
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Studio album by The Libertines | ||||
Released | 30 August 2004 | |||
Recorded | Spring 2004 | |||
Genre | Garage rock, post-punk revival, indie rock | |||
Length | 42:04 | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
Producer | Mick Jones | |||
The Libertines chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Libertines | ||||
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NME | (9/10)[5] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.1/10)[6] |
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Robert Christgau | A−[9] |
Spin | A−[10] |
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The Libertines is the second album by the British indie rock band The Libertines. Released on 30 August 2004, it is particularly biographical of the relationship between frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty. The album instantly reached #1 in the UK and is on its way to achieving platinum certification. It sold 72,189 copies in its first week. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[1]. In 2006, NME placed the album 47 in a list of the greatest British albums ever.[2]
The Libertines, like its 2002 predecessor, Up the Bracket, was re-released with a bonus DVD on 22 November 2004. The DVD, entitled Boys in the Band, is a collection of live shows, band interviews, and the "Can't Stand Me Now" promotional video.
The song Arbeit Macht Frei featured in the 2006 film Children of Men.
Contents |
Japanese bonus tracks
Australian bonus tracks
Japanese and Mexican bonus DVD
As well as the songs listed above, there is a hidden track, titled "France", composed by Barat, which starts at 3:28 of "What Became of the Likely Lads". A re-recording of an old Libertines song which originally appeared on one of their first demos, recorded at Odessa Studios, "France" was written and performed by Carl Barât. The final listed track is a nod to the British sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?.
The album cover was taken by Roger Sargent during the emotional "Freedom Gig" at the Tap 'N' Tin club, Chatham, Kent, on 8 October 2003, when Pete Doherty reunited with the Libertines for a gig just hours after being released from jail. [3] Pete Doherty returned to the Tap 'N' Tin club on 20 December 2008 for a one-off gig with Chas & Dave.
Chart (2004) | Peak position[14] |
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UK Albums Chart | 1 |
Australian Albums Chart | 53 |
Austrian Albums Chart | 31 |
Belgian Albums Chart | 24 |
Dutch Albums Chart | 53 |
French Albums Chart | 27 |
German Albums Chart | 20 |
Irish Albums Chart | 5 |
Japan Albums Chart | 18 |
Norwegian Albums Chart | 34 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 18 |
Swiss Albums Chart | 51 |
Billboard 200 | 111 |
US Top Heatseekers | 4 |
Preceded by Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned by The Prodigy |
UK number one album 11 September 2004 – 17 September 2004 |
Succeeded by Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield |
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A problem
Here comes a problem
You let down your friends
And you let down the people
And you let down yourself Oh oh oh oh
And only fools, vultures and undertakers
Will have any time for you
A Problem, here comes a problem
When you lie to your friends
And you lie to your people
And you lie to yourself
And the truth's too harsh to comprehend
You just pretend there isn't a problem
I am a pimp and they say
And in my bed you dig my bed
I dig my grave
The truth's too hard to comprehend
You just pretend there isn't a problem
No, no I ain't got a problem
It's you with the problem