Seize the Day is an album by Damien Dempsey

Damien Dempsey

Damien Dempsey is an Irish singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk with contemporary lyrics to deliver social comment on the positive and negative aspects arising from Ireland's Celtic Tiger society.-Early life:...

 released in Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 in 2003 on Clear Records via Sony. In the UK it was released via IRL and in the USA it was released on Attack Records a subsidiary of Sanctuary Records. In the UK and USA, the title track was not hidden.

Two tracks - Factories and Seize the Day - appeared on the soundtrack to the Irish crime film Between The Canals

Between the Canals

-Plot:The film follows three small-time criminals as they pinball their way about Dublin on a boozy Saint Patrick's Day. Liam is plotting an escape from minor villainy...

, in which Dempsey made his debut acting performance.

Track listing

1. "Negative Vibes"
2. "Ghosts of Overdoses"
3. "It's All Good"
4. "Factories"
5. "Jar Song"
6. "Celtic Tiger"
7. "Apple of My Eye"
8. "Industrial School"
9. "Great Gaels of Ireland"
10. "Marching Season Siege"
11. "Seize the Day" (hidden track)

The tracks "Celtic Tiger", "It's All Good" and "Negative Vibes" feature backing vocals by Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....

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• "Seize the Day" @ UFO