'Engineering the Soul' is the third studio album

Studio album

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 by Australian punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Something with Numbers

Something with Numbers

Something with Numbers is a rock band based in Australia. The band was formed on the New South Wales Central Coast, in Australia, in 2001. They have released an EP and three studio albums in their 7 year career...

. It was released through Below Par Records

Below Par Records

Below Par Records is an Australian independent record label established in 2000 by three sixteen year old Sydney high school students, Jai Al-Attas, Mark Catanzariti and Steven Chalker.In 2001, Matt Hawkes replaced Steven Chalker as the third partner...

 on 6 September 2008. In reference to the title of the album, lead vocalist of Something with Numbers Jake Grigg said, "Music is what powers the soul. We make the music. We are engineering the soul".

The first song off the album to be released to radio airplay was "Stay with Me Bright Eyes

Stay with Me Bright Eyes

"Stay with My Bright Eyes" is a song by Australian band Something with Numbers; it was the first single from their third studio album Engineering the Soul....

". It was released as a CD single

CD single

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 in stores and as a digital download

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 on 28 June 2008. It reached number 52 on the ARIA Chart and received airplay on Australian music television network, Channel V

Channel V

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The first pressing of the album came with a bonus DVD featuring the "Stay with Me Bright Eyes" video and 'Behind the Scenes', the 12 min Engineering the Soul EPK, plus all the videos for the singles from SWN's previous album. On 14 September 2008, Engineering the Soul debuted at number 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart

ARIA Charts

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Production

Something with Numbers left Australia in late February 2008, bound for New York

New York

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. They arrived on 19 February, and began pre-production

Pre-production

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 for the new album on 21 February. Production for the album commenced on 3 March, upon completion of pre-production. The album was recorded over nine weeks from March to April, at Mission Sound Studios, Brooklyn, New York, in the United States

United States

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. It was produced by Tim O’Heir, who is known for collaborations with bands such as Dinosaur Jr., The All-American Rejects

The All-American Rejects

The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor....

 and Say Anything

Say Anything (band)

Say Anything is an American indie-punk band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by Max Bemis. The band was formed in 2000 with Bemis and four of his friends. Within two years, they self-released two EPs, Junior Varsity and In Your Dreams, and the full-length Baseball: An Album by Sayanything.In...

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Track listing

1. "Stay with Me Bright Eyes
   Stay with Me Bright Eyes
   "Stay with My Bright Eyes" is a song by Australian band Something with Numbers; it was the first single from their third studio album Engineering the Soul....
   
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2. "It's All Gonna Happen Again" – 2:41
3. "We'll Fight" – 4:06
4. "Twisted" – 3:57
5. "This Will Be the Last Time" – 3:34
6. "Diamonds" – 3:41
7. "89 Freedom Street" – 4:10
8. "Seventeen Places" – 3:59
9. "Yesterday" – 4:21
10. "Pants on Fire" – 2:52
11. "Don't Spend Forever" – 3:42
12. "I'll Be There" – 3:51

Charts

The album has so far peaked at #4 on the iTunes Store

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Year	Chart	Peak position
2009	ARIA Australian Albums Chart	#20