Weekend City

is the second studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was recorde d at Grouse Lodge Studios in Westmeath, Ireland, in mid-2006, and was produced b y Jacknife Lee. The album was mixed later that year and released on 24 January 2 007, with Wichita Recordings as its primary label. The band aimed to create an a lbum that distanced them from conventional guitar band music, incorporating more electronically processed beats and hiring a string sextet for certain tracks. F rontman and chief lyricist Kele Okereke (pictured) themed the lyrics on life in modern cities, including issues such as drug use, sexuality and terrorism, as ex emplified respectively on the singles "The Prayer", "I Still Remember" and "Hunt ing for Witches". Critical reception was split on the band's new musical directi ons and more forthright lyrics. A Weekend in the City, named by The Guardian as one of "1000 Albums To Hear Before You Die", was re-released in November 2007 to coincide with Bloc Party's touring schedule. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Al bum Chart and Irish Album Chart, and at number 12 on the Billboard 200. (Full ar ticle...)A Weekend in the City is the second studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios in Westmeath, Ireland, in mid-2006 and was produced by Jacknife Lee. The album was refined and mixed at several locations in London at the end of 2006. It was released on 24 January 2 007 in Japan and in the first week of February in the rest of the world, with Wi chita Recordings as the primary label. The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and on the Irish Albums Chart. In the United States, it entered the Billboard 200 at number 12. Bloc Party worked to craft an album that distanced them from the conventional gu itar band set-up by incorporating more electronically processed beats and additi onal instrumentation. Computer programs were extensively used to enrich and amen d recorded takes, while a string sextet was hired to perform on some of the trac ks. The subject matter of frontman and chief lyricist Kele Okereke's lyrics for A Weekend in the City covers issues such as drug use, sexuality, and terrorism. The album's three original singles, "The Prayer", "I Still Remember", and "Hunti ng for Witches", address these themes respectively. Bloc Party's new musical directions and more forthright lyrics either impressed or alienated critics. Reviewers generally treated A Weekend in the City as an im portant stepping stone for the band members in their quest for musical maturity, while The Guardian included it in its list of the "1000 Albums To Hear Before Y ou Die". In November 2007, the album was re-released globally with the final singl e, "Flux", as a bonus track to coincide with Bloc Party's extensive touring schedu le. This is a featured article. Click here for more information. A Weekend in the City From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A Weekend in the City An aerial night shot of a motorway junction with two levels. Lit sports pitches are visible in the top right-hand corner. The words "BLOC PARTY" and "A WEEKEND IN THE CITY" are seen in the top-left corner. Studio album by Bloc Party Released 24 January 2007 Recorded 2006 Studio Various[show] Genre Indie rock alternative rock Length 51:13 Label Wichita Producer Jacknife Lee Bloc Party chronology Silent Alarm (2005) A Weekend in the City (2007) Intimacy

(2008) Singles from A Weekend in the City "The Prayer" Released: 29 January 2007 "I Still Remember" Released: 9 April 2007 "Hunting for Witches" Released: 9 July 2007 "Flux" Released: 12 November 2007 (on re-release) A Weekend in the City is the second studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios in Westmeath, Ireland, in mid-20 06 and was produced by Jacknife Lee. The album was refined and mixed at several locations in London at the end of 2006. It was released on 24 January 2007 in Ja pan and in the first week of February in the rest of the world, with Wichita Rec ordings as the primary label. The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Ch art and on the Irish Albums Chart. In the United States, it entered the Billboar d 200 at number 12. Bloc Party worked to craft an album that distanced them from the conventional gu itar band set-up by incorporating more electronically processed beats and additi onal instrumentation. Computer programs were extensively used to enrich and amen d recorded takes, while a string sextet was hired to perform on some of the trac ks. The subject matter of frontman and chief lyricist Kele Okereke's lyrics for A Weekend in the City covers issues such as drug use, sexuality, and terrorism. The album's three original singles, "The Prayer", "I Still Remember", and "Hunti ng for Witches", address these themes respectively. Bloc Party's new musical directions and more forthright lyrics either impressed or alienated critics. Reviewers generally treated A Weekend in the City as an im portant stepping stone for the band members in their quest for musical maturity, while The Guardian included it in its list of the "1000 Albums To Hear Before Y ou Die". In November 2007, the album was re-released globally with the final singl e, "Flux", as a bonus track to coincide with Bloc Party's extensive touring schedu le. Contents [hide] 1 Origins 2 Recording 3 Promotion and release 4 Content 4.1 Lyrics 4.2 Composition 5 Reception 5.1 Commercial 5.2 Critical 6 Tours and re-release 7 Track listing 7.1 Bonus tracks 7.2 Additional formats 8 Personnel 9 Release history 10 Chart positions 11 Footnotes 12 References 13 External links Origins[edit] All band members of Bloc Party conceived A Weekend in the City during 2005 while on tour in support of their critically acclaimed debut album Silent Alarm. Desp ite missing their home city of London, the quartet became increasingly disillusi

oned with the culture in the area each time they sporadically returned. Band mem ber Gordon Moakes has noted, "The contrast we saw between being away on tour and being home ... we would see that London wasn't changing really and that the peo ple we'd grown up with were part of that."[1] Okereke wrote many songs in 2005 a nd early 2006 and used a concept he called "Urbanite Relaxation" to expand upon the themes of life and leisure in the metropolis.[2][3] The band recorded around 30 sound checks for the initial lyrics using a MiniDisc player.[2][4] The rest of the tracks were written in April 2006 before they entered the studio recordin g process.[5] The music of minimalist composer Philip Glass inspired the band in composing A W eekend in the City The band members drew up a shortlist of possible producers in early 2006, which included dance music-oriented staff such as Chemical Brothers sound engineer Ste ve Dub and high-profile producers like Garret "Jacknife" Lee. At the time, Moake s told Rolling Stone that the album would hopefully include electronic, processe d beats and a sound in the vein of alternative rock band Radiohead and post-rock ensemble TV on the Radio. Bloc Party wanted to expand their sonic palette witho ut losing the musical "jerkiness" of Silent Alarm.[6] They selected Lee who had wo rked with world-renowned act U2 and indie rock band Snow Patrol based on the rappo rt that developed between the two parties while recording the demo song "I Still Remember", which later appeared in A Weekend in the City.[2] Moakes has explained the choice of producer by stating that the band members wer e looking to work with someone who could help them craft an accomplished album, "although as much as anything it's about finding someone who you'd want to spend six weeks in an enclosed space with".[7] Before the studio sessions, Bloc Party listened to varied musical sources, from composers Philip Glass, György Ligeti, a nd Krzysztof Penderecki to urban artists Amerie and Missy Elliott.[8] The band m embers were largely disillusioned with the evolution of contemporary guitar musi c and aimed to re-create the highly stylised production values of R&B and hip-ho p records,[9] while relying on an atmosphere similar to neo-classical music.[8] Recording[edit] In mid-2006, Bloc Party travelled to Lee's Grouse Lodge Studios in Westmeath, Ir eland, to record A Weekend in the City.[2][10] The band members initially worked by experimenting with their respective instruments and sound check arrangements . Moakes additionally focused on using different types of synthesiser.[9] All pa rties soon moved to the main recording room, a large area with "a lot of natural ambience" according to sound engineer Tom McFall. A makeshift booth was built a round the back of the drum kit to reduce any sonic interference, while a roof wa s sometimes used over drummer Matt Tong to isolate a pure sound. Different types of microphones were used for each component of the drum kit. The miking scheme was crucial to prepare the drum tracks for the looping and processing Lee planne d using production program Logic.[2] Two guitarists, a drummer, and a bassist are on a stage lit by white lights. One of the guitarists is kneeling to change his pedals and several speakers are vis ible in the foreground. Bloc Party before the performance of "I Still Remember" in Sydney on 4 August 20 07; Okereke often opted to use a Gretsch Tennessee Rose guitar, which creates a softer sound, in the studio and in concert The band worked by setting up all the instruments with only a single power ampli fier. McFall has pointed out that distorted and heavily compressed mics were use d to capture some of the room's ambience "to add a bit of grit" to the instrumen tal tracks; the recordings were often processed further using distressors,[2] sp ecial types of compressor noted for their distinctively aggressive sound.[11] Th e production staff tried other unconventional effects once the basic tracks were recorded. The band sometimes performed while Tong's kit was re-amped and played

sections live while a brick was placed on the sustain pedal of a piano to captu re the vibrations during the performances.[2] During the six weeks at Grouse Lod ge, Bloc Party tried multiple versions of songs and, at times, attempted playing live alongside recorded versions of the same track.[12] Lee recorded everything using Digital Audio Workstation Pro Tools and treated th e parts as individual stereo files in Logic. The drum and guitar tracks were pro cessed using computers.[8] Much of the synthesiser-sounding parts of the album w ere generated by Russell Lissack's lead guitar following his extensive use of pe dal effects.[12] Lee added the live string, synth, drum machine, sample, and amb ient noise tracks to create an expansive, hyper-stereophonic final product.[2] A fter finishing the instrumental album, Bloc Party left Ireland to continue touri ng. Okereke later returned to Lee's studio to add the vocal tracks to the album; [13] he has noted that he tried to "convey range and dynamics" rather than simpl y yelp the lyrics.[2] Several track names were changed following the voice sessi ons: "Merge on the Freeway" became "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)", "A Prayer t o the Lord" was renamed "The Prayer", "Wet" became "On", and "Perfect Teens" was renamed "Where Is Home?".[14][15] Promotion and release[edit] One thing that we've learnt from touring over the last two years is that there a re other ways to be powerful whilst making music, rather than being completely f ull on, 100 miles per hour. We learnt so much about the power of arrangements. I know it sound cheesy, but I guess it is going to be a more grown up Bloc Party. [16] Kele Okereke, on Bloc Party's musical evolution up to 2007 and its audible resul ts on A Weekend in the City Bloc Party confirmed a preliminary track list of 13 songs in August 2006; this i ncluded future bonus tracks "England" and "We Were Lovers".[15] A low-quality ri p of A Weekend in the City was leaked in November and showed a track list of 11 songs. Wichita Recordings did not comment, but the band members were quoted as b eing worried about a reduction in the potential impact of the album's content an d sales.[17] Bloc Party started a promotional tour of North America the same mon th with Panic! at the Disco, but cut it short after three concerts when Tong suf fered a collapsed lung. The focus was changed to interviews throughout the world to explain the album's stylised lyrics and composition in the run-up to its rel ease.[18] Final tweaks on the album were completed in December 2006 in London.[18] A highquality version was leaked in January 2007 and its contents were confirmed by Ok ereke.[17] Journalists who obtained an official copy of the album's final mix su ggested that it featured electronically tampered rock soundscapes in the vein of Radiohead, New Order, and Björk.[19] Bloc Party previewed A Weekend in the City i n its entirety on 24 January 2007 at the Bournemouth Old Firestation,[20] a perf ormance which coincided with the Japanese release of the album.[21] The first si ngle, "The Prayer", was released on 29 January.[22] The band performed at a spec ial BBC Radio 1 showcase at Maida Vale Studios on 30 January as a precursor to a February promotional tour of the UK.[23] The album was released in the rest of the world in the first week of February.[2 3] The title comes as a tangent to the central theme of the album, "the living n oise of a metropolis".[24] The cover art is part of A Modern Project by German p hotographer Rut Blees Luxemburg, famous for her night cityscapes of London and f or the cover art of The Streets' Original Pirate Material.[25] The photograph is an aerial image of London's Westway, which shows the road and the adjacent spor ts pitches lit by the sodium glow of street lamps,[26] and was chosen because th e band believed "it was important we captured London breathing".[24] Luxemburg h as explained that "in this picture you can see how intricately and optimisticall y public space in the city is shared".[27]

Content[edit] Lyrics[edit] Okereke's lyrics attempt to juxtapose the monotonous events nights out on club dan cefloors and waiting for a train with the seemingly epic experiences terrorist attac ks and racial angst witnessed in a city environment.[1] The direct narrative appro ach divided reviewers.[28][29] BBC's Tom Young concluded, "Some will appreciate Kele's openness and revel in his philosophical focus on modern lives ... others will be too distracted by questionable content such as ... lines about sudoku to take Okereke's grumbles into consideration."[30] Okereke has conceded that he w as disappointed with the abstraction in Silent Alarm; he used The Smiths as insp iration to try to make a personal album with "a real centre".[31] The lyricist h as noted, "I wanted it to be a snapshot, a frozen moment in time. Like in a city , with thousands of stories going on at once, layered on top of each other ... A lthough I might be speaking through the voice of a character, I'm still expressi ng, perhaps, my sentiments."[32] The song "Kreuzberg" tells a story set in the Berlin area of the same name, and mentions its East Side Gallery (pictured). The words to "Where Is Home?" begin at the funeral of Christopher Alaneme, a bla ck teenager stabbed to death in Kent in April 2006 in a racially motivated attac k. Okereke has described him as a "cousin" due to their Nigerian mothers' close friendship. The track castigates right-wing newspapers for perpetuating a hyster ical fear of black youths in hoodies, an action which often leads to opportuniti es being denied to the Black British community at large.[31] Populist media is a lso the target of "Hunting for Witches" (with the right-wing tabloid Daily Mail being singled out for criticism), whose subject matter is terrorism, namely the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Okereke has stated, "I guess the point about the so ng for me is post-September 11th, the media has really traded on fear and the us e of fear in controlling people."[16] Two songs, "Kreuzberg" and "I Still Rememb er", explore sexuality and homosexuality; the former is an account of promiscuit y in the Berlin area of the same name, while the latter details an unrequited cr ush of a boy for his schoolmate.[33] The leading track, "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)", was inspired by Less Than Z ero, a novel by Bret Easton Ellis which depicts excessive hedonism and its effec ts on individuals. The song title references the protagonist Clay and a billboar d in the book which displays the phrase "Disappear Here", while the action is re located to Les Trois Garçons restaurant in Shoreditch, East London.[4] "Waiting fo r the 7.18" provides an escapist counterpoint by mentioning a trip to Brighton f ollowing disillusionment with working life in the capital.[10] The fifth song on A Weekend in the City, "Uniform", references London again and criticises the yo uth subculture in the area. It is directly inspired by Douglas Rushkoff's Mercha nts of Cool documentary, which details the corporate exploitation of popular cul ture by advertisement companies.[4] Okereke read Guy Debord's The Society of the Spectacle and Henri Lefebvre's Crit ique of Everyday Life, works which analyse how people experience leisure in mode rn societies, and was inspired to pen several songs which detail the drug and dr ink culture present in a metropolis.[9] "The Prayer" is based on drug use during nights out in clubs, while "On" specifies the effects and after-effects of coca ine. Okereke tried to treat the tracks as explanations of people's actions, rath er than moralising tales; he has stated, "In a time when so many people feel the y can't communicate or feel hemmed in, I can see the appeal of cocaine."[33] "Su nday" details the morning-after hangover following a drunken and promiscuous nig ht out, while "SRXT" takes the form of a suicide note following the loneliness a nd despair of hedonism in the metropolis. The album closer is named after Seroxa t, a trade name for the antidepressant paroxetine, and was crafted following the suicide attempts of two of Okereke's friends after they left university in 2005

.[31] Composition[edit] "The Prayer" MENU0:00 Industrial rhythms, complex drumming patterns, and layered vocals were used in " The Prayer".[12][13] The song has a multitracked layout inspired by R&B music an d illustrates Lee's hyper-stereophonic production aesthetic.[9][12] Problems playing this file? See media help. A Weekend in the City is largely built around a mix of distorted and layered gui tars, electronic elements, and multilayered vocals.[33] The creation of composit ions required a high level of technical proficiency and led to songs "tinged wit h discord".[1] The opening section of "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)" includes a bare falsetto,[34] while "Hunting for Witches" starts with a John Cage-like co llage of spliced voices from random radio broadcasts as its main rhythm.[12] The rest of the second track makes extensive use of guitar pedal effects and includ es a heavily distorted riff.[34] Moakes has pointed out that the original sound check of "Waiting for the 7.18" was a ballad with a simple rhythmic pattern on t he glockenspiel before the band members added a drum and bass section to its sec ond half.[9] "Kreuzberg", "I Still Remember", and "Sunday" are the few songs to provide a counterpoint to the musical manipulation on the rest of the album by h aving more conventional indie rock arrangements;[34] Moakes has called the compo sitions "lush, without being too syrupy".[35] In A Weekend in the City, layered vocals are often used to resemble choral secti ons, for example in the middle of "The Prayer" and throughout "Uniform", which h as over 100 stacked vocal tracks.[12] "SRXT" is a chiming ballad directly inspir ed by Brian Eno's "By This River" and incorporates double-tracked lead and backg round vocals.[12][34] Synthetic aspects drum machines, synths, and computer glitch es were included as integral parts of compositions.[2] "The Prayer" is built aroun d a computer sample and includes MTV Base-inspired urban contemporary beats and a prominent guitar solo towards the end.[9][13] "On" is also a computer-reworked live take. Half of the song was recorded as a series of loops of drum beats and bass guitar chords. The recorded take was split in two to make up the first and last quarters of the track, while the middle section was intentionally left bla nk for the band to improvise in.[12] "On" is one of two songs, together with "Wh ere Is Home?", to use a string sextet. The latter track includes erratic rhythms and clashing guitars.[34] Reception[edit] Commercial[edit] A Weekend in the City was a commercial success and entered the UK Albums Chart, the Irish Albums Chart, and the Australian Albums Chart at number two.[22][36][3 7] The album was listed at number 56 on the end-of-year UK Albums Chart for 2007 and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry.[38] In the US, it sold 47,726 copies in its first week of release and entered the Billboard 200 at number twelve,[39] a marked improvement on predecessor Silent Alarm which had o nly made number 114 when it was released in 2005. The album also topped the Bill board Top Independent Albums.[40] According to Nielsen SoundScan, it had sold 14 8,000 copies in the U.S. by August 2008.[41] More than one million copies have b een sold worldwide.[42] The first single, "The Prayer", became Bloc Party's highest charting song on the UK Singles Chart and on the Irish Singles Chart to date by peaking at number fo ur and number 18 respectively.[22][36] The song reached number 20 in Australia a nd is the band's only Australian Singles Chart career entry.[43] The next single and the first US release from the album, "I Still Remember", entered the Hot Mo dern Rock Tracks at number 24 and became the band's highest charting US single t o date.[40] The third single, "Hunting for Witches", failed to chart in the US,

but peaked at number 22 in the UK.[22] Critical[edit] Media response to A Weekend in the City was mixed, but generally positive; aggre gating website Metacritic reports a normalised rating of 65% based on 30 critica l reviews.[44] Louis Pattison of NME described the album as "tender and reflecti ve, edgy and embittered; a difficult and emotional beast that jolts with nervous electricity" and pointed out that its notable achievement is that it finds mome nts of genuine contentment amidst "a maelstrom of anger and confusion".[45] Allm usic's Heather Phares did not find the album as immediate as Bloc Party's earlie r work, but noted that "its gradual move from alienation to connection and hope is just as bold as Silent Alarm, and possibly even more resonant".[28] Drowned i n Sound's Mike Diver called it "dirty, dishevelled, unsure and paranoid; fearful , easily distracted, boisterous and ashamed; reckless, wild, nervous and terrifi ed; graceful, thought-provoking, clumsy and contradictory ... and very nearly pe rfect."[46] Jeff Miller of the Chicago Tribune concluded, "For Bloc Party, Silen t Alarm was a baby step and this is a giant leap."[47] Michael Endelman of Entertainment Weekly was less receptive and stated, "Too oft en, the music on A Weekend in the City is less memorable than the ambitious subj ect matter."[48] Robert Christgau, reviewing for Rolling Stone, suggested that t he album fails because it lacks "killer choruses",[49] while Sia Michel of The N ew York Times wrote that the multitracked vocals and baroque effects do not have "the wiry catchiness" of Bloc Party's previous work.[50] Mike Schiller of PopMa tters commented that the sonic direction the band had moved to was unsuited to t he members' musical strengths.[51] The Guardian included A Weekend in the City i n its "1000 Albums To Hear Before You Die" list compiled in November 2007 and pr aised the band's "ambitious indie soundscapes packing a sizeable political punch ".[52] The album was named by Los Angeles Times in its unnumbered shortlist of t he best releases of 2007.[53] It figured in several other end-of-year best album lists, notably, at number eight by Gigwise,[54] at number nine by Hot Press,[55 ] and at number ten by The A.V. Club.[56] Tours and re-release[edit] A male vocalist plays electric guitar in front of a mic stand. The stage is lit by white lights and its background is mostly black. Okereke on stage in Barcelona on 26 November 2007 as part of the Flux Tour Bloc Party started a lengthy promotional world tour for A Weekend in the City in March 2007, which included concerts in Japan, the US where they also headlined at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas Canada, and Italy.[57] A few UK performances i n mid-April were followed by a month-long headlining tour with Biffy Clyro, whic h covered most of mainland Europe.[58][59] Bloc Party spent the end of May and t he start of June 2007 on another headlining tour of the US and were asked to pla y at Live Earth upon their return to London.[60][61] The band performed at the m ain stages of several European summer fests, including Glastonbury, T in the Par k, the Reading and Leeds Festivals, Oxegen, and Summercase.[62][63][64] Bloc Party embarked on their second major worldwide tour for the album in August 2007, playing across Australia, the US, Mexico, and Canada.[61][65] Upon their return to Europe, the band performed at the BBC Electric Proms with the Exmoor S ingers as backing chamber choir.[66] The final single from A Weekend in the City , "Flux", was released on 12 November 2007 after the European Flux Tour; a promo tional CD of remixes of the song was given out free with the 14 November issue o f NME.[67] The track gave Bloc Party another top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart by entering at number eight.[22] A Weekend in the City was re-released with "Flu x" in the track list on 16 and 19 November in mainland Europe and the UK respect ively.[37][68] Track listing[edit] All songs written and composed by Bloc Party.

No. Title Length 1. "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)" 4:49 2. "Hunting for Witches" 3:31 3. "Waiting for the 7:18" 4:17 4. "The Prayer" 3:44 5. "Uniform" 5:32 6. "On" 4:46 7. "Where Is Home?" 4:54 8. "Kreuzberg" 5:27 9. "I Still Remember" 4:23 10. "Sunday" 4:59 11. "SRXT" 4:51 [show]Re-release Track Listing [show]Australian deluxe edition bonus tracks Bonus tracks[edit] When present, all songs follow "SRXT" on the January/February 2007 release after a silent three-minute pregap. "Secrets" (Canadian edition and Target version) 4:06 "The Once and Future King" (Canadian edition and Target version) 3:20 "England" (Japanese edition) 4:15 "We Were Lovers" (Japanese edition) 4:12 "Emma Kate's Accident" (Best Buy version) 5:38 "Version 2.0" (Best Buy version) 3:19 "Rhododendrons" (US eMusic download version) 4:49 "Atonement" (US iTunes download pre-order version) 3:46 "Cain Said to Abel" (US iTunes download version) 3:24 "Selfish Son" (Napster and Rhapsody download versions) 4:59 Another B side, "Vision of Heaven" (3:32), was released as a promotional track e xclusively at PureVolume.[69] Additional formats[edit] Vinyl Two LP versions of A Weekend in the City were released: a standard black vinyl c opy in a gatefold sleeve and a limited edition picture disc version that has the album cover printed on Side A and the track listing printed on side B.[70][71] DVD In February 2007, a CD+DVD set contained in a red case was released in the UK an d Europe simultaneously with the regular CD version of the album.[72] The DVD co ntains footage of Bloc Party at Grouse Lodge and music videos for "The Prayer" a nd "I Still Remember". An Australian edition of the CD with an extra DVD was released in July 2007.[73] The DVD contains remixes of "Hunting for Witches", "Uniform", and "I Still Reme mber", and live footage of the band at a special Channel 4 showcase. A new version of the CD+DVD was released in the UK and Europe in November 2007.[ 74] This DVD contains live footage of the band at the 2007 Reading Festival and music videos for the album's four singles. Personnel[edit] [10] Bloc Party Kele Okereke lead vocals, rhythm guitar Russell Lissack lead guitar Gordon Moakes bass guitar, backing vocals, synthesiser, glockenspiel, electronic drums Matt Tong drums, drum machine, backing vocals Additional musicians

James Banbury string arrangements, cello Alison Dodds violin Vincent Greene viola Jacknife Lee keys on "Waiting for the 7.18", "Where Is Home?", "SRXT"; productio n; programming; additional engineering Jeremy Morris violin Liz Neumayer backing vocals on "On", "Where Is Home?" Everton Nelson violin Lucy Wilkins violin Technical personnel Sam Bell additional engineering; additional programming Rut Blees Luxemburg photography Neil Comber mixing assistant Rob Crane design Tom McFall engineering Andrew Rigg engineering assistant Rowen Rossiter engineering assistant Cenzo Townsend mixing Release history[edit] Region Date Label Format(s) Catalog Japan 24 January 2007 V2 Records CD V2CP-320[21] Europe 2 February 2007 Wichita Recordings CD, CD+DVD WEBB120[10] Australia CD United Kingdom and Ireland 5 February 2007 CD, digital download, CD+DVD, LP United States 6 February 2007 Vice Records CD, digital download, LP VICE 94598[28] CD (Best Buy version) VICE 94700[30] CD (Target version) VICE 94677[75] Canada CD Australia 16 July 2007 Universal Records CD+DVD 3628120[37] Europe 16 November 2007 CD+DVD (new edition) United Kingdom and Ireland 19 November 2007 Wichita Recordings WEBB120X[74] Australia 3 December 2007 CD (new edition) Chart positions[edit] Album Chart (2007) Peak UK Albums Chart[22] 2 Irish Albums Chart[36] 2 US Billboard 200[40] 12 US Billboard Top Rock Albums[40] 3 US Billboard Top Independent Albums[40] 1 Australian Albums Chart[37] 2 Canadian Albums Chart[40] 7 French Albums Chart[37] 10 German Albums Chart[76] 5 Japanese Albums Chart[21] 13 Netherlands Albums Chart[37] 19 New Zealand Albums Chart[37] 5 Singles Song Peak UK [22] IRE [36] US Mod. Rock [40] AUS [43] "The Prayer" 4 "I Still Remember"

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"Hunting for Witches" 22 "Flux" 8 41 " " denotes releases that did not chart. "X" denotes song not released in a particular country. Footnotes[edit] ^ Jump up to: a b c Lash, Jolie (Winter 2007). "Bloc Party Vs. The Metropolis". Filter. p. 57. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Murphy, p. 36 Jump up ^ Taylor, Chris (2 April 2006). "New Bloc Party Album Theme Is 'Urbanite Relaxation'". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 17 A pril 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b c Baal, p. 77 Jump up ^ Youle, Jo (30 March 2006). "Bloc Party blow fans away". BBC. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Jump up ^ Lash, Jolie (23 February 2006). "Bloc Party Get Experimental". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2006-05-27. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Jump up ^ "Bloc Party head to Toronto". NME. 13 April 2006. Archived from the or iginal on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b c Murphy, p. 38 ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Baal, p. 74 ^ Jump up to: a b c d A Weekend in the City (CD booklet and case back cover). Bl oc Party. London: Wichita Recordings. 2007. Jump up ^ "Glossary of Remix Terms". Remix. 3 January 2007. Archived from the or iginal on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Murphy, p. 40 ^ Jump up to: a b c Baal, p. 78 Jump up ^ "Bloc Party confirms new song titles". NME. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bloc Party reveal new songs". NME. 3 August 2006. Retrieved 1 5 July 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b Lash, Jolie (2 May 2006). "Bloc Party Grows Up on Sophomore Al bum". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bloc Party speak about album internet leaking". NME. 9 Februa ry 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b McLean, p. 18 Jump up ^ Jonze, Tim (3 February 2007). "Depression alienation promiscuity drugtaking fear anger self-gratification...". NME. p. 20. Jump up ^ "Bloc Party preview new album in Bournemouth". NME. 25 January 2007. R etrieved 15 July 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b c "???????·??·?·??? : ????·????? (A Weekend in the City: Bloc Party)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 June 2009.[dead link] ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "UK Top 40 Hit Database". The Official UK Charts Com pany / EveryHit. Retrieved 20 June 2009. Note: User search required. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bloc Party showcase new tracks for Radio 1 show". NME. 30 Jan uary 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bloc Party Pack New Tracks for 'A Weekend in the City'". Spin . 24 October 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2009. Jump up ^ "Commonsensual: The Works of Rut Blees Luxemburg". The Guardian. 9 Mar ch 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2009. Jump up ^ McLean, p. 13 Jump up ^ Iphgenia Baal, p. 80 ^ Jump up to: a b c Phares, Heather. "A Weekend in the City: Bloc Party". Allmus ic. Retrieved 12 April 2009. Jump up ^ Lynskey, Dorian (2 February 2007). "Bloc Party, A Weekend in the City" . The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b Young, Tom (1 February 2007). "Bloc Party: A Weekend In The Ci ty Review". BBC. Retrieved 30 June 2009. ^ Jump up to: a b c McLean, p. 16 Jump up ^ Raber, Rebecca (January February 2007). "Working for the Weekend". CMJ N

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