An End Has a Start

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An End Has a Start
Studio album by Editors
Released	June 25, 2007 (UK) July 17, 2007 (US)
Recorded	2006, 2007
Genre	Post-punk revival
Length	44:40
Label	Kitchenware Records (UK) FADER Label (US) PIAS (Europe)
Producer	Jacknife Lee
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link AV Club (B+) link Drowned In Sound (8/10) link The Guardian 2007-06-22 NME (6/10) link The Observer 2007-05-20 Pitchfork Media 4.9/10 link Playlouder link Rolling Stone 2007-06-13 The Times 2007-06-22 Uncut link
Editors chronology
The Back Room (2005) An End Has a Start (2007)

An End Has a Start is the second album by British indie rock band Editors. It was released on June 25, 2007 in the UK and on July 17, 2007 in the US. On May 21, 2007 the album was leaked to several P2P networks over a month before its official release date.

An End Has a Start reached #69 in the UK end of year album chart in 2007 declaring that it had gone platinum in the process. By the end of 2007 it had sold over 600,000 copies worldwide.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Chart Performance 4 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" - 4:57
2. "An End Has a Start" - 3:45
3. "The Weight of the World" - 4:18
4. "Bones" - 4:06
5. "When Anger Shows" - 5:45
6. "The Racing Rats" - 4:17
7. "Push Your Head Towards The Air" - 5:44
8. "Escape the Nest" - 4:43
9. "Spiders" - 4:00
10. "Well Worn Hand" - 2:54
11. "A Thousand Pieces" - 3:41 (iTunes exclusive, Japanese edition bonus track)
12. "Open Up" - 3:40 (Japanese edition bonus track)

The PIAS version on the album features Opendisc technology, allowing users to access exclusive content.

The re-issue of the album in the US includes a bonus EP featuring

1. "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" (Demo) - 3:18
2. "Banging Heads" - 3:42
3. "A Thousand Pieces" - 3:41
4. "The Racing Rats" (Live) - 4:20
5. "Open Up" - 3:40

[edit] Singles

• Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors (June 18, 2007)
• An End Has a Start (September 3, 2007)
• The Racing Rats (November 26, 2007)
• Push Your Head Towards The Air (March 3, 2008)
• Bones (Summer, 2008)

[edit] Chart Performance

Country	Peak Position	Certification	Sales
UK	1	Platinum	300,000[2]
Netherlands	2	-	-
Belgium	5	-	-
Ireland	7	-	-
Germany	24	-	-
Finland	24	-	-
Australia	37	-	-
New Zealand	37	-	-
Italy	47	-	-
France	56	-	-
U.S.A	117	-	6,336 (first week sales)
World	21	-	600,000+
Europe	9	-	-

[edit] References

Preceded by Icky Thump by The White Stripes

UK Albums Chart number one album July 1, 2007 - July 8, 2007

Succeeded by We Are the Night by The Chemical Brothers

v • d • e Editors Tom Smith | Chris Urbanowicz | Russell Leetch | Ed Lay Albums The Back Room | An End Has a Start EP Snowfield Demo EP Singles "Bullets" | "Munich" | "Blood" | "All Sparks" | "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" | "An End Has a Start" | "The Racing Rats" | "Push Your Head Towards the Air" | "Bones"