Light at the End of the World is the thirteenth studio album by English synthpop

Synthpop

Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...

 duo Erasure

Erasure

Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...

. The album's release was announced on the band's website on 26 January 2007 in a video message from members Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been involved with a number of successful groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure....

 and Andy Bell

Andy Bell (singer)

Andrew Ivan "Andy" Bell is the lead singer of the English synthpop duo Erasure. He also has a solo career, with the albums Non-Stop and Electric Blue.-Early life:Andy Bell originates from the Dogsthorpe area in Peterborough...

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Background

The album was released by Mute Records

Mute Records

Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...

 in the United Kingdom on 21 May 2007 and in North America on the following day, May 22. The Japanese release date was 14 May 2007, and bonus tracks and a music video are included in that version. The album's first single, "I Could Fall in Love with You

I Could Fall in Love with You

"I Could Fall in Love with You" is a song recorded by English synthpop duo Erasure. Written by band members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the track is the first single released from Erasure's thirteenth studio album Light at the End of the World. Remixes are provided by Jeremy Wheatley and Lee...

", was released in the UK on 2 April 2007, and in North America the following day. "Sunday Girl

Sunday Girl (song)

"Sunday Girl" is a song recorded by British synthpop duo Erasure. Written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, it appears as the opening track on the duo's thirteenth studio album Light at the End of the World. The song was released as the album's second UK single on 11 June 2007...

" (not the Blondie

Blondie (band)

Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...

 song of the same name

Sunday Girl

"Sunday Girl" was a UK number-one single by Blondie for three weeks in May 1979. It was Blondie's second UK number-one single after "Heart of Glass"; it was, however, never released as a single in the US.-Song information:...

) is the second single, released in the UK on 11 June 2007 and in North America on July 18. "Storm in a Teacup" and "Sucker for Love" were slightly remixed and released as promo singles.

The album touches upon themes of love and the ups and downs of relationships (which are familiar lyrical Erasure territory), while "Storm in a Teacup" references singer Bell's mother's alcoholism

Alcoholism

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The album is available as two different editions: a standard 10-track CD album (CDSTUMM285) and a special 12-track deluxe limited edition CD album (LCDSTUMM285). As with its predecessor, 2005's Nightbird, Light at the End of the World was not released on vinyl

LP album

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, although its singles were all given commercial seven-inch releases.

Standard version (CDSTUMM285)

1. "Sunday Girl
   Sunday Girl (song)
   "Sunday Girl" is a song recorded by British synthpop duo Erasure. Written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, it appears as the opening track on the duo's thirteenth studio album Light at the End of the World. The song was released as the album's second UK single on 11 June 2007...
   
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2. "I Could Fall in Love with You
   I Could Fall in Love with You
   "I Could Fall in Love with You" is a song recorded by English synthpop duo Erasure. Written by band members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the track is the first single released from Erasure's thirteenth studio album Light at the End of the World. Remixes are provided by Jeremy Wheatley and Lee...
   
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3. "Sucker for Love"
4. "Storm in a Teacup"
5. "Fly Away"
6. "Golden Heart"
7. "How My Eyes Adore You"
8. "Darlene"
9. "When a Lover Leaves You"
10. "Glass Angel"

Limited edition (LCDSTUMM285)

1. "Sunday Girl"
2. "I Could Fall in Love with You"
3. "Sucker for Love"
4. "Storm in a Teacup"
5. "Fly Away"
6. "Golden Heart"
7. "How My Eyes Adore You"
8. "Darlene"
9. "When a Lover Leaves You"
10. "Glass Angel"
11. "Be My Baby"
12. "I Don't Know Why"

Japanese edition (TOCP-66677)

1. "Sunday Girl"
2. "I Could Fall in Love with You"
3. "Sucker for Love"
4. "Storm in a Teacup"
5. "Fly Away"
6. "Golden Heart"
7. "How My Eyes Adore You"
8. "Darlene"
9. "When a Lover Leaves You"
10. "Glass Angel"
11. "I Could Fall in Love with You" (Monteverde Extended Mix)
12. "I Like It"
13. "I Could Fall in Love with You" (music video
    Music video
    A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
    
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Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
German Albums Chart	42
UK Albums Chart	29
U.S. Billboard 200	127
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