The Living End (self-titled album)

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The Living End
Studio album by The Living End
Released	October 12, 1998
Recorded	1997-1998
Genre	Punk, Punkabilly
Length	47:05
Label	Modular/EMI
Producer	Lindsay Gravina
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
The Living End chronology
It's For Your Own Good (1996) The Living End (1999) Roll On (2000)

The Living End is the #1 self-titled debut album by Australian punk/rockabilly band The Living End. It was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne, Australia. The cover art, as described by frontman Chris Cheney, is taken from a photograph of the inside of a World War I all-female bomb factory.

ARIA publicised that The Living End had officially achieved 5x Platinum status in Australia in November 2007. This was a great achievement as all of their other album releases were simultaneously awarded a higher accreditation. It is still to date the band's most successful release.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Chart positions 4 Personnel 4.1 Band members 4.2 Additional musicians

[edit] Track listing

1. "Prisoner of Society" – 3:52
2. "Growing Up (Falling Down)" – 3:56
3. "Second Solution" – 3:00
4. "West End Riot" – 3:54
5. "Bloody Mary" – 3:45
6. "Monday" – 3:32
7. "All Torn Down" – 4:09
8. "Save the Day" – 2:56
9. "Trapped" – 3:26
10. "Have They Forgotten" – 3:13
11. "Fly Away" – 2:53
12. "I Want a Day" – 2:29
13. "Sleep on It" – 2:58/"Strange" – 4:23
    • "Sleep on It" was omitted and changed to "Strange" for all versions released outside Australia. "Strange" had already appeared on previous releases in Australia and it wasn’t deemed necessary to repeat the track again for Australian fans.
14. "Closing In" – 3:03
15. "Mr Businessman" (Japanese bonus track)

[edit] Singles

• "Save the Day", 1998 single – #22 Australia, Triple J Hottest 100, 1998 #10
• "Prisoner of Society", 1998 single (UK), Triple J Hottest 100, 1997 #15
• "All Torn Down", 1999 single (with radio B-side cover "Tainted Love") – #12 Australia, Triple J Hottest 100, 1999 #41
• "Trapped", 1999 single (U.S.)
• "West End Riot", 1999 single, Triple J Hottest 100, 1999 #48
• "Second Solution", Triple J Hottest 100, 1998 #15
• "Tainted Love (live)", Triple J Hottest 100, 1998 #17

[edit] Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1998	Australian ARIA Albums Chart	1

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band members

• Chris Cheney – vocals, guitar
• Scott Owen – double bass, vocals
• Trav Demsey – drums

[edit] Additional musicians

• Alistair Shepherd (from Area-7) – saxophone
• Tody Dargaville (from Area-7) – trumpet

Preceded by The Last Wave of Summer by Cold Chisel

Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album October 25 - November 8, 1998

Succeeded by The Best of 1980-1990 by U2

v • d • e The Living End Chris Cheney | Scott Owen | Andy Strachan Former members Travis Demsey | Joe Piripitzi Studio Albums The Living End | Roll On | Modern ARTillery | State of Emergency | White Noise Studio EPs Hellbound | It's For Your Own Good | Second Solution/Prisoner of Society | Four On The Floor Compilations From Here On In DVDs From Here on In: The DVD 1997-2004 | How To Make An Album And Influence People | Live At Festival Hall Singles "Prisoner of Society" | "Save The Day" | "All Torn Down" | "West End Riot" | "Trapped" | "Pictures in the Mirror" | "Roll On" | "Dirty Man" | "One Said to the Other" | "Who's Gonna Save Us?" | "Tabloid Magazine" | "I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got" | "What's on Your Radio?" | "Wake Up" | "Long Live the Weekend" | "Nothing Lasts Forever" | "White Noise" Other Adeline Records | Discography | Jack Awards | Music of Australia | Pop punk | Psychobilly | Rockabilly | Runaway Boys | Triple J Hottest 100