01. To Sleep
02. Grand Unification Pt I
03. Waste A Moment
04. Sleep Well Tonight
05. Paint Your Target
06. Build An Army
07. Here Again (Last Conversation)
08. Lost Like Tears In Rain
09. Open Your Eyes
10. Mono
11. Hazy Eyes
12. Grand Unification Pt II
13. Wake Up
14. Fight For Us
released April 17, 2007
Al Westaway - Vocals, Guitar
Charlie Simpson - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Dan Haigh - Bass
Omar Abidi - Drums
Words by Simpson/Westaway; Music by Fightstar.
Produced and Mixed by Colin Richardson.
Engineering Assistance and Pro-Tools by Matt Hyde.
Paint Your Target Produced by Chris Sheldon and Engineered by Max Dingle;
Additional Production by Colin Richardson.
Strings on To Sleep, Open Your Eyes and Grand Unification Pt II arranged by Sally Herbert; Violin by Sally Herbert & Lucy Wilkins, Viola by Oli Langford, Cello by Ian Burdge.
Vocals on Wake Up by our friends.
Narration on Grand Unification Pt II by Larry Smarr and Mike Norman.
Recorded at The Chapel, Lincolnshire; Jacobs, Surrey; Miloco, London and
Town House Studios, London.
Mixed at Miloco, London.
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York.
Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited / Notting Hill Music
Artwork by Daniel Conway (
www.artofconway.com)
Managed by Craig Jennings for Sanctuary Artist Management (
craig.jennings@sanctuarygroup.com)
Assisted by Paul Dando and Alex Sayles.
Thanks to Craig Jennings, Rod Smallwood, Paul Dando, Alex Sayles and all at Sanctuary Artist Management. Bob Ward, Johnnie Allan, Brian Locke. Nick Gatfield, Ted Cockle, Jon Turner, Charlie Larby, Louis Bloom, Ted Cummings, Ruth Parrish, Clare Sugrue, Annie Christensen, Warul Islam, Zoe Williams, Nicola Slater, Riad Hawa, Liz Kessler, Dave Graham, Mike Mooney, Holly Davies, Nick McEwen, Phil Witts, Hannah McHardy, Jackie Pennor, Charity Baker, Glenn Cooper, Sophie Russell, Marie Weston, Rob Fleming, Chris Dwyer, Emily Crowther, Emily Conway, Maggie Agard, Bob Brimson, Paul Bailey and all at Universal/Island. John Szuch, Chuck and all at Deep Elm. Kathy Johnson & Lauren Anderson at Tenon Media. Kas Mercer, Hayley Connelly & Lucy Freeman at Mercenary PR. Andy McQueen, Leo Whiteley & Dave Loader at Notting Hill Music. Declan Morrell at EMI Music Publishing. Kaz Gill at Statham Gill Davies. Paul Franklin & Julie Lee at Helter Skelter. Johnny Phillips and his team at SJM. Krister Greer, Mark Wainwright and all at Wild. Stuart Knight, Nick Dryden, Amy Freeborn, Gina Cobbold & all at X Taster, Matt Brown, Kati Straitz and all at Hyperlaunch. Benny Lindstrom, Paul Cole and all at Bravado. Shaun Harvey at all at Fortress. Colin Richardson and Matt Hyde. Laura Richardson. Larry Smarr & Mike Norman. Mike Poole, George Davison, Metal Dan Knight, Bad Alex Venturella, Grant Yates, Clem Bennett and all our crew. Everyone at Kerrang! and Rock Sound for your support from the start - we thank you. Winn Krozack at PRS, Tien Lawrence & Mark DeNuys at Mesa Boogie, Douglas Campbell at Diezel, Hoda Armani & Billy Siegle at Fender, Jason Howe at Rotosound, David Ellefson & James Dunkley at Peavey, Rob Norton at Warwick, Alastair Pitcairn at Elixir, Nick & Barry at Elites, Garrison at DW, Kevin Morris at Morico/UFIP, Milan and Ryan for Sonor, Promark USA, Simon Turnbull & Grace Newman at Evans, Joss Salter at GHS.
Al would like to thank: Becky, for helping me make all of my important decisions and always being there for me over the past 4 years and being an amazing inspiration. Mum and Dad for being so supportive and believing in me. Hannah and Fleur for always being my best friends and looking after me. Badger. The Ribbans family for their relentless kindness. All the dudes at Island. The Mercenary ladies. All of my family for their relentless support. Phillip BFADM, growing up together I’ve never laughed so much. Dan, Charlie and Omar for becoming such close friends and being insane people and giving me this amazing opportunity. Craig, Dandas McShandenheimer, Alex, JA. Al G and HJ for being badasses. Blader for putting things in perspective and always being so loyal. Pistol Pete, insisting on only the finest. Mikie, every day is party o’clock. Maitland for priceless appreciation awareness. Taz for giant kindness. Edd and Will S. Jordan and James for the awesome jam sessions. Tim, Ollie, Tom, Mat, George, Rupert V, Rupert L, Jiv, Joe W, John M and JC for helping me survive younger years. Colinious for undefeatable tones. Pllllllime for holding my hand through the trecherous recording sessions and sprinkling his dust. Markie boy, Barney and BC. Metal Dan and Bad Al for making tour what it is and the shred lessons. ‘G’ man for teaching me how to slay a wooly mammoth with a lemon.
Charlie would like to thank: God for giving me the means to be able to play music for a living. My amazing family, Mum, Dad and my two incredible brothers Will and Edd, thank you for always being there for me. Cameylou for giving me five of the best years of my life and for being a best friend as well as an amazing girlfriend. All of my friends for being so supportive - you guys mean a lot to me. Dan, Al and Omar for being such good friends as well as band mates. The legendary Colin Richardson - I am constantly blown away by your production and I couldn’t have asked for you to do a better job on this record. To our engineer Matt ‘PRIME’ Hyde thanks for helping me through those difficult times! You guys have become as much friends as you are work colleagues. Thanks to Chris Sheldon for your work on ‘Paint Your Target’. To Dan Conway - your artwork is inspirationall. Kas, Hayley & Lucy - you guys do an incredible job. Our infamous road crew Metal Dan and Bad Al, you guys are awesome, thanks for being there from the beginning. Our management Craig Jennings and Paul ‘SHANDERS’ Dando you guys have helped us out so much! Kathy for all your hard work which goes beyond the call of duty! Thanks to everyone at Universal Records for your time spent on this band. Paul Franklin at Helter Skelter you’re an amazing agent. Thanks to the ‘G’ man for all your help on the road. I’d like to thank all the Fightstar fans and anyone who has bought this record, it means so much to us, so thank you.
Dan would like to thank: Hannah, you amaze me everyday. Thank you for everything. All my family for their relentless support! I could not have achieved any of this without you guys. Alex Gingell, Philip Koch, Henry Jefferson... the Horsie in the Hedge all-stars and buddies till “the waves come”. The Westaway family for all their kindness, lodging and Indian food. Colin “The Metal Lord” Richardson for being an all round badass guy and for his blistering dedication to our small project! Matt “PLLLlllllLLliiimmmme Time” Hyde for all the skills, larking around and dedication. Thanks guys for making the record sound “ten ton hammer” ;) Dubby Dubby. Craig and Paul “Pappa Shando” for all your hard work. Dan Conway for being badass and making all our awe inspiring artwork. Kas, Hayley & Lucy for everything you've done. Carl “Larusso” Bown, Metal Dan, Bad Al, Klem, George, Mike, Graham, George, Grant “if you don’t eat you fookin die” Yates, Mark Williams, Chris Sheldon, Corin Hardy, Chris Lundeen and Jeff Dronen at Funimation, FrameStore, ChaosGroup, Final Cut, Pepper Post, Mini Vegas and White House. Wes Anderson, for all the untold inspiration. A penultimate word to everyone else that has helped us along our way and to all the bands we’ve played with... you know who you are and I thank each and every one of you with the utmost sincerity. My final words go to my band, Chaz, Ohms and Big Al. Thanks for making this the best time ever and “suck one”.
Omar would like to thank: Sonor drums, UFIP Cymbals, all the guys at Morico, Johnnie Allan, Paul Dando and Craig Jennings, Kaz, Hayley and Lucy at Mercenary PR, Nick Gatfield, Louis Bloom, Charlie Larby, Emily Crowther and all the team at Universal/Island. Kaz Gill at Statham Gill Davies, Kathy Johnson and her team at Tenon Media, all at X Taster, all the team at John Henry’s, thanks for being patient, Matt “Mattaeous Prime” Hyde, Colin “Colineous” Richardson, Mike “and the Mechanics” Gimley, Indie “Schmindy” Joe, and all at Miloco, all at Jacobs and all at Chapel Studios. I want to say a big personal thank you to Grant “G-Man” Yates, Andy Smith, Dan “Metal” Knight, Alex “Bad” Venturella, Clem “Garlic Prawns” Bennett, all at Bravado for their support on tour, especially Steve. All at SJM, Mr Paul “Suave” Franklin and his team at Helter Skelter, without you this could have all gone to shit a long time ago! Thanks!! I want to thank my Mum Julia, my brother Edison, all of my family and friends for all the loving support they have given me over the years, to not give up on my dreams. Isaac “Ice” Tomiczec, Gabriel “Gabs” Thomas, Tom “Longass” Allayne, Aina Westley, Kishan Suntokeesing, Nathaniel “Natty” Sobhee, Justin and Tim Vanson, Kasete “Bush” Skeen, Danny “Nero” Stevens, Everyone at Escape Bar, Amos “Moose” Williams, James “Metal” Monteith, and the rest of the <209> boys. All the Cry For Silence guys for all their support from the beginning, all at Reading for chucking all that shit... you made us stronger!! Last, but by far not least, my beautiful Crystal, your love has made me stronger in everything I do! Thank you to you all, from the deepest depth of my heart, for making this album possible. Ohms.
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