Slipway Fires is the third album by English

England

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 rock band

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 Razorlight

Razorlight

Razorlight are a UK based indie rock band formed in 2002. They are primarily known in the UK, having topped the charts with the 2006 single "America" and its parent self-titled album, their second...

. The album was released on 3 November 2008.

The first single from the album, Wire to Wire

Wire to Wire

"Wire to Wire" is a song by Anglo-Swedish rock band Razorlight, written by singer Johnny Borrell, from their third album Slipway Fires. It was officially released as the album's first single on 27 October 2008. It was released for downloads digitally, however, on 26 September.The song marked the...

, was released on 26 September 2008. It was premiered by Zane Lowe

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 on BBC Radio 1

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 on 8 September 2008, and peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart

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.

The second single taken from the album is Hostage of Love released on 12 January 2009.

Reception

Initial critical response to Slipway Fires was very moderate. At Metacritic

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, which assigns a normalized

Standard score

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

Weighted mean

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 score of 52, based on 15 reviews. The Album received generally negative reviews - Drowned In Sound

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 described it as "a headachey throb of over-production and excessive sentiment" and "about as indie as Margaret Thatcher

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", while the NME

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 described them as "just a boringly competent indie band masquerading as, at best, Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac

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 and, at worst, Whitesnake

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". Q

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 were favourable however, commenting that "Slipway Fires requires more of your time and duly rewards it", as well as making it their album of the month.

Track listing

1. "Wire To Wire
   Wire to Wire
   "Wire to Wire" is a song by Anglo-Swedish rock band Razorlight, written by singer Johnny Borrell, from their third album Slipway Fires. It was officially released as the album's first single on 27 October 2008. It was released for downloads digitally, however, on 26 September.The song marked the...
   
   " - 3:05 (Borrell)
2. "Hostage Of Love
   Hostage of Love
   Hostage of Love is the second single from Razorlight's third studio album, Slipway Fires. Released on January 12, 2009, it has not received much commercial success or notice. In terms of critical recpetion, there have been mixed reviews; particularly harsh comments appeared in The Times and The...
   
   " - 3:44 (Borrell/Burrows)
3. "You And The Rest" - 3:25 (Borrell)
4. "Tabloid Lover" - 2:58 (Borrell)
5. "North London Trash" - 3:28 (Borrell)
6. "60 Thompson" - 2:37 (Borrell/Burrows)
7. "Stinger" - 4:17 (Burrows/Borrell)
8. "Burberry Blue Eyes" - 3:33 (Borrell/Burrows)
9. "Blood For Wild Blood" - 3:10 (Borrell)
10. "Monster Boots" - 4:34 (Borrell)
11. "The House" - 3:55 (Borrell)

International Digital Version

12. "Where The Frequencies Run Deep And Wild" - 3:07

iTunes

12. "Wire To Wire (BBC Live Lounge)" - 2:54

Chart positions

Country	Position
UK 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...	4
Ireland Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...	8
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	4
Switzerland	43
Austria Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	100
Belgian Albums Charts Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...  (Flanders)	23
France	62
Holland	88

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Rank
German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	36

Credits

• Produced, engineered and mixed by Mike Crossey
• Engineered by Antonio and Nick Cervonaro
• Assistant engineer: Adrian Breakspear
• Recorded at The Fish Factory and Air Studios, London
• Mixed at The Engine Room (Miloco Studios), London
• Mastered by Robin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering
• Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
• Management by Roger Morton
• Cover photography by Paul Rider, Johnny Photo and David Ellis
• Sleeve conceived by JB and Colly
• Art Direction and design by Colly