Romance at Short Notice is the second and last album by Dirty Pretty Things

Dirty Pretty Things (band)

Dirty Pretty Things were an English band fronted by Carl Barât, a member of The Libertines. The formation of the band was announced in September 2005, after a dispute between Barât and Pete Doherty led to the breakup of The Libertines in 2004. Barât had worked with Vertigo Records and had...

, released in the UK on June 30, 2008. The first single, "Tired of England

Tired of England

Tired of England is the first single from Romance at Short Notice, the second album by Dirty Pretty Things, which was released on 23 June 2008.The chorus is reminiscent of Panic by The Smiths....

", was released on June 23, 2008. The title of the album is a reference to the final line of the Saki

Saki

Hector Hugh Munro , better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy...

 short story "The Open Window".

The second track from the album, "Hippy's Son", was made available free to download on the band's official website for a short time. On June 22, 2008, the band made the entire album available free for streaming at NME.com.

The album entered the UK chart

UK Albums Chart

The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

 at a 35 and spent 1 week inside the top 40.
The poor performance is considered to be one of the causes of the band's split-up.

Track listing

1. "Buzzards & Crows"
2. "Hippy's Son"
3. "Plastik Hearts"
4. "Tired of England
   Tired of England
   Tired of England is the first single from Romance at Short Notice, the second album by Dirty Pretty Things, which was released on 23 June 2008.The chorus is reminiscent of Panic by The Smiths....
   
   "
5. "Come Closer"
6. "Fault Lines"
7. "Kicks or Consumption"
8. "Best Face"
9. "Truth Begins"
10. "Chinese Dogs"
11. "The North"
12. "Blood on My Shoes"

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	35