Rewired is the sixth studio album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 2004. This was the first album released by the band following the death of co-lead singer Paul Young

Paul Young (Sad Café)

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. Partially because of this, the album was credited to "Mike + The Mechanics" + "Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

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The album was released in the UK as a standalone single CD and as a limited edition CD/DVD combo. The limited edition 2-disc set comprises the 9-track CD album plus a 10-track bonus PAL

PAL

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 formatted DVD featuring a video for each song plus Long & Short versions of One Left Standing. The album was eventually released in North America by Rhino Records in September 2005 as a single CD only.

Rewired would also be released by Virgin Records

Virgin Records

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 in September 2004 in a single case bundle along with Hits

Hits (Mike + The Mechanics album)

Hits is a compilation album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 1996 except in the USA and Canada, where it was released in 2005.-Track listing:#"All I Need Is a Miracle '96" ...

. The two albums were repackaged in a 2-in-1 slimline CD case where the CDs themselves are the same as the discs available in the single packaging. The cover is a close up of part of the Rewired cover overlaid with both album covers side by side.

Track listing

1. One Left Standing – 5:11
2. If I Were You – 4:21
3. Perfect Child – 5:11 (lyrics by B.A. Robertson)
4. Rewired (Instrumental) – 5:31
5. I Don’t Want It All – 5:06
6. How Can I – 4:44
7. Falling – 5:17
8. Somewhere Along The Line – 3:52
9. Underscore (Instrumental) – 5:09

• Tracks 1, 7 written by Paul Carrack, Mike Rutherford and Sharon Woolf
• Tracks 2, 3, 8 written by Paul Carrack, B.A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford
• Tracks 4, 9 written by Will Bates, Paul Carrack and Mike Rutherford
• Tracks 5, 6 written by Paul Carrack and Mike Rutherford

Personnel

• Mike Rutherford
  Mike Rutherford
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   – Guitar, Bass, Programming
• Paul Carrack
  Paul Carrack
  Paul Carrack is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Carrack has been a member of several bands including Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music, been a session and touring musician for several others including Nick Lowe, and has enjoyed success as a solo artist as well...
  
   – Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
• Will Bates – Programming and additional production on all tracks
• Rupert Cobb – Programming on Perfect Child, additional programming on One Left Standing
• Robbie McIntosh
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   – Guitar
• Ian Thomas – Drums
• Neil Wilkinson – Drums
• Peter Van Hooke
  Peter Van Hooke
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   – Drums
• Ashley Clarke – Additional Programming
• Backing Vocals – Sharon Woolf, Lisa Law, Paul McGee, Owen Paul McGee, Ricky Hanley, Rupert Cobb, Andrea Hunnisett

• Mixes engineered by Graham Bonnett
• Vocals engineered by Nick Davis
• Mastered by Tim Young and Ian Cooper at Metropolis Mastering
• Recorded at Fisher Lane Farm Studios, Drums at Abbey Road Studios
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• Produced by Mike Rutherford and Peter Van Hooke

DVD Credits

• Movies researched and co-ordinated by Peter Van Hooke
• Contributions by the National Film and Television School
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• Animation by Andy Frain
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  and Touchwood Animation
• Some movies provided by Isabelle Wuilmart, Will Bates, and Frank Laurin