Rules is the second album by indie pop

Indie pop

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 band The Whitest Boy Alive

The Whitest Boy Alive

The Whitest Boy Alive is a German-Norwegian musical group based in Berlin. The band comprises singer/guitarist Erlend Øye of Kings of Convenience, bassist Marcin Öz, drummer Sebastian Maschat, and Daniel Nentwig on Rhodes piano and Crumar.- History :...

. It was recorded in Punta Burros Nayarit, Mexico, where the band was staying to rest after a long tour. In early 2009, Australian radio station Triple J

Triple J

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 named Rules their feature album of the week. The track "1517" was featured in the video game FIFA 10

FIFA 10

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CD track listing

1. "Keep a Secret" (4:08)
2. "Intentions" (3:39)
3. "Courage" (4:23)
4. "Timebomb" (3:44)
5. "Rollercoaster Ride" (2:40)
6. "High on the Heels" (3:20)
7. "1517" (3:41)
8. "Gravity" (3:49)
9. "Promise Less or Do More" (4:18)
10. "Dead End" (3:23)
11. "Island" (7:04)

Vinyl track listing

The vinyl edition of Rules has a different tracklisting to the cd edition:

Side A

1. "Courage" (4:23)
2. "Gravity" (3:49)
3. "Promise Less or Do More" (4:18)
4. "Island" (7:04)
5. "Rollercoaster Ride" (2:40)

Side B

1. "Dead End" (3:23)
2. "Keep a Secret" (4:08)
3. "High on the Heels" (3:20)
4. "Intentions" (3:39)
5. "Timebomb" (3:44)
6. "1517" (3:41)