Emergency is the second album by Leeds band

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, The Pigeon Detectives

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. The album was released on 26 May 2008, just under a year after their platinum debut selling album, Wait for Me

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. The album was produced by Stephen Street

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 who has produced for bands such as Blur

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 and Kaiser Chiefs

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The first single from the album was "This Is an Emergency

This Is An Emergency

"This Is an Emergency" is the first single from The Pigeon Detectives second album Emergency. It was first played on 24 March 2008 on BBC Radio 1 and was released on 12 May 2008...

" on 12 May 2008, which was first played by Radio 1 on 24 March 2008.

The album was subject to an early leak onto the internet on 1 May, and spread via P2P

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 networks. Unlike many early album leaks, the audio files that were distributed on the internet were of a high quality, and not highly compressed files.

The album peaked at number five in its first week but fell out the charts quickly, spending three weeks in the top 40. Following the release of the second single, "Everybody Wants Me", the album re-entered the top 40 again for another three weeks.

Track listing

1. "This Is an Emergency
   This Is An Emergency
   "This Is an Emergency" is the first single from The Pigeon Detectives second album Emergency. It was first played on 24 March 2008 on BBC Radio 1 and was released on 12 May 2008...
   
   " (Matt Bowman, Oliver Main) – 3:11
2. "I'm Not Gonna Take This" (Bowman, Main) – 2:44
3. "Keep on Your Dress" (Dave Best, Bowman, Main) – 4:52
4. "Don't You Wanna Find Out" (Main) – 2:44
5. "I'll Be Waiting" (Bowman, Main) – 3:19
6. "She's Gone" (Main) – 2:07
7. "Nothing to Do with You" (Main) – 1:50
8. "I'm a Liar" (Bowman, Main) – 3:16
9. "You Don't Need It" (Main) – 2:47
10. "Say It Like You Mean It" (Main) – 2:43
11. "Love You for a Day (Hate You for a Week)" (Main) – 3:22
12. "Making Up Numbers" (Main) – 3:27
13. "Everybody Wants Me" (Bowman, Main) – 3:42
14. "Draw the Curtain" (Hidden track) – 1:28

Personnel

• Matt Bowman – vocals
• Oliver Main – guitar
• Ryan Wilson – guitar
• Dave Best – bass
• Jimmi Naylor – drums

Chart	Position
UK Album Chart	5