We'll Live And Die In These Towns is the debut album of British band The Enemy

The Enemy (UK band)

The Enemy are an English rock band formed in Coventry in 2006, signed to Warner Music Group . In June 2007, The Enemy played twice at Glastonbury Festival, first in the 'Guardian Lounge' on Saturday and then the much larger 'Other Stage' on Sunday. They also headlined on the Saturday night of T in...

, released on 9 July 2007. It went to number #1 on its first week of release in the British album charts. It peaked at #34 on the World Album Chart.

The album reached #75 in the UK end of year chart selling around 222,000 copies in 2007.
In February 2008 it was given platinum certification meaning sales of over 300,000 copies.

A low-quality version of the full album was leaked on 3 July, containing both demo and non-album versions of particular songs.

For the single release of "This Song" it was renamed "This Song Is About You".

The song "Aggro" is featured in the game Guitar Hero World Tour.

Reception

Initial critical response to We'll Live and Die in These Towns was very mixed. At Metacritic

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 rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average

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 score of 61, based on 11 reviews.

Track listing

1. "Aggro" – 3:25
2. "Away From Here
   Away from Here (song)
   "Away From Here" was the debut single of British rock band The Enemy's debut album We'll Live and Die in these Towns. It was the band's first single to break into the UK Top 10, peaking at #8 in the UK Singles Chart...
   
   " – 3:02
3. "Pressure" – 3:18
4. "Had Enough
   Had Enough
   "Had Enough" is the fourth single from the album We'll Live and Die in These Towns by the British rock band The Enemy. It is their highest charting song so far as well as their first to break into the UK Top 5, peaking at #4 in the UK Singles Chart....
   
   " - 2:39
5. "We'll Live and Die in These Towns" – 3:54
6. "You're Not Alone
   You're Not Alone (The Enemy song)
   "You're Not Alone" is a song by The Enemy. The song is about the Coventry factories closing down which ruined lots of jobs. The song is on The Enemy's debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns and was released as the fifth single from the album...
   
   " – 3:44
7. "It's Not OK" – 3:35
8. "Technodanceaphobic" – 2:34
9. "40 Days and 40 Nights" – 3:36
10. "This Song" – 4:25
11. "Happy Birthday Jane" – 2:59

Bonus tracks:

1. "Five Years
   Five Years
   "Five Years" is a song written by David Bowie and released in 1972. It was the opening track on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars....
   
   " (David Bowie
   David Bowie
   David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
   
    cover) - 4:31
2. "Fear Killed the Youth of our Nation - 3:31

Signing Session

On 9 July, the day of release of the album, the band played a special set at HMV Oxford Street in London and in Coventry.

The album 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns' went to number 1 on 15 July.