A City by the Light Divided is the fourth full-length album by Thursday

Thursday (band)

Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...

, released by Island Records

Island Records

Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

 on May 2, 2006. It reached #20 on The Billboard 200.

Vocalist Geoff Rickly

Geoff Rickly

Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979 is the lead singer and songwriter of Thursday, an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. They have released six studio albums. Rickly grew up in Dumont, New Jersey...

 comments on the album's intent:
Prior to the album's release, in Fall 2005, five Thursday demo songs were stolen from My American Heart

My American Heart

My American Heart was a rock band from San Diego, California. The band's original name was No Way Out, which consisted of Larry Soliman on vocals, Jesse Barrera on bass guitar, Clint Delgado and Jeremy Mendez on guitar, and Steven Oira on Drums...

's tour manager's iPod. Rickly had recently collaborated with My American Heart on the track "We Are the Fabrication" for their album The Meaning in Makeup. The band issued a statement on their official website stating that they were disappointed the unfinished products leaked, but that they were glad that people took that much interest in their music. The band confirmed the title of one demo, "At This Velocity

At This Velocity

"At This Velocity" is the second single from A City by the Light Divided, Thursday's second and final release on Island Records. This song is featured in the skateboarding game Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.Vocalist Geoff Rickly had this to say about the song:...

" and promised it would make their upcoming album. Three other songs ("The Other Side of the Crash/Over and Out (Of Control)", "Telegraph Avenue Kiss", and "Autumn Leaves Revisited") would also make the album; the demo versions of these songs are quite different. One more demo song had not been released until recently, in the form of "Last Call" from the band's fifth album, Common Existence

Common Existence

Common Existence is the fifth full-length album from post-hardcore band Thursday. It was released on February 17, 2009 on Epitaph Records. The band began recording at Dave Fridmann's Tarbox Road Studios on August 11, 2008...

.

Track listing

• All music written by Thursday
  Thursday (band)
  Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
  
  
• All lyrics written by Geoff Rickly
  Geoff Rickly
  Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979 is the lead singer and songwriter of Thursday, an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. They have released six studio albums. Rickly grew up in Dumont, New Jersey...
  
  

1. "The Other Side of the Crash/Over and Out (Of Control)" – 4:41
2. "Counting 5-4-3-2-1
   Counting 5-4-3-2-1
   "Counting 5-4-3-2-1" is the first single from A City by the Light Divided, Thursday's second and final release on Island Records. This song was originally written during the Full Collapse-era, but vocalist Geoff Rickly has said that it was finally re-done in a new key and finally suitable to be...
   
   " – 3:19
3. "Sugar in the Sacrament" – 5:12
4. "At This Velocity
   At This Velocity
   "At This Velocity" is the second single from A City by the Light Divided, Thursday's second and final release on Island Records. This song is featured in the skateboarding game Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.Vocalist Geoff Rickly had this to say about the song:...
   
   " – 2:58
5. "We Will Overcome" – 3:39
6. "Arc-Lamps, Signal Flares, a Shower of White (The Light)" – 2:32
7. "Running from the Rain" – 4:00
8. "Telegraph Avenue Kiss" – 3:35
9. "The Lovesong Writer" – 5:18
10. "Into the Blinding Light" – 3:48
11. "Autumn Leaves Revisited" – 6:56
12. "Even the Sand Is Made of Seashells" – 4:10 (Japanese, UK, iTunes bonus track)
13. "Running from the Rain" [Dave Fridmann Remix]" (Japanese bonus track)

Singles

1. "Counting 5-4-3-2-1
   Counting 5-4-3-2-1
   "Counting 5-4-3-2-1" is the first single from A City by the Light Divided, Thursday's second and final release on Island Records. This song was originally written during the Full Collapse-era, but vocalist Geoff Rickly has said that it was finally re-done in a new key and finally suitable to be...
   
   ", released 2006. Video
2. "At This Velocity
   At This Velocity
   "At This Velocity" is the second single from A City by the Light Divided, Thursday's second and final release on Island Records. This song is featured in the skateboarding game Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.Vocalist Geoff Rickly had this to say about the song:...
   
   ", released 2007. Video

Personnel

• Geoff Rickly
  Geoff Rickly
  Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979 is the lead singer and songwriter of Thursday, an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. They have released six studio albums. Rickly grew up in Dumont, New Jersey...
  
   – vocals
• Tom Keeley – guitar, vocals
• Steve Pedulla – guitar, vocals
• Tim Payne – bass guitar
• Tucker Rule – drums
• Andrew Everding – keyboards, synthesizers
• Dave Fridmann – production, recording, mixing, engineering
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Tim Gilles – preproduction
• Melissa Cross – vocal coach
• Amanda Tannen – additional vocals on We Will Overcome
• Mary Fridmann – additional vocals on We Will Overcome
• Louis Marino – art direction, illustration, design
• Ken Schless – photography