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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
"Live Those Days Tonight" is the first single taken from the album. The track received its first play on UK Singles Chart
.
"Hawaiian Air" was the second single taken from the album. The music video was shot in southern Spain in May 2011. 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
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
The album received a score of 73 on Metacritic (based on 22 reviews), indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]
Chart positions
Pala debuted on the
UK Indie Chart
.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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
^ "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 .
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 .