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2008 album by Keane
Perfect Symmetry
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Released
| 13 October 2008
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Recorded
| 2008
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Studio
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- Teldex
(Berlin)
- Studio de la Grande Armee (Paris)
- Olympic
(London)
- The Barn (London)
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Genre
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Length
| 50
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43
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Label
| Island
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Producer
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Perfect Symmetry
is the third
studio album
by English
rock
band
Keane
, released on 13 October 2008 in the United Kingdom.
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Cover
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The cover for the album was revealed on 5 September.
Tim Rice-Oxley
explained that the imagery of the band are photographs of bigger than life-size sculptures of the band members, made by Korean artist Osang Gwon. It was implied that these sculptures will form the basis of the album's image and promotion up to the date of release.
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Track listing
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All tracks are written by Keane
Title
| Producer(s)
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1.
| "
Spiralling
"
| Keane
| 4:19
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2.
| "
The Lovers Are Losing
"
| Keane
| 5:04
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3.
| "Better Than This"
| Keane
| 4:03
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4.
| "You Haven't Told Me Anything"
| Keane, Jon Brion^
| 3:47
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5.
| "
Perfect Symmetry
"
| Keane
| 5:12
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6.
| "You Don't See Me"
| Keane
| 4:03
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7.
| "Again and Again"
| Keane,
Stuart Price
*
| 3:50
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8.
| "Playing Along"
| Keane
| 5:35
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9.
| "Pretend That You're Alone"
| Keane
| 3:47
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10.
| "Black Burning Heart"
| Keane, Stuart Price*
| 5:23
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11.
| "Love Is the End"
| Keane
| 5:37
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Total length:
| 50:43
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iTunes Store
edition additional tracks
Title
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12.
| "Time to Go"
| 3:50
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13.
| "My Shadow" (pre-order bonus track)
| 4:52
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Japan edition additional tracks
Title
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12.
| "My Shadow"
| 4:49
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13.
| "Time to Go"
| 3:50
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14.
| "The Lovers Are Losing" (CSS remix)
| 4:35
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15.
| "Spiralling" (
Diplo
vs. Keane "Mad Spirals Mix")
| 5:22
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16.
| "Perfect Symmetry" (
Frankmusik
remix)
| 4:56
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- Notes
(^) denotes additional production
(*) denotes co-producer
Bonus DVD
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- Making of
Perfect Symmetry
documentary
- Track by track commentary
- "Spiralling" (live rehearsal)
- "Spiralling" (demo)
- "The Lovers Are Losing" (demo)
- "Better Than This" (demo)
- "You Haven't Told Me Anything" (demo)
- "Perfect Symmetry" (demo)
- "You Don't See Me" (demo)
- "Again and Again" (demo)
- "Playing Along" (demo)
- "Pretend That You're Alone" (demo)
- "Black Burning Heart" (demo)
- "Love Is the End" (demo)
In culture
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The album's eleventh song "Love Is the End" was featured on the 18th episode from the sixth season of the series
One Tree Hill
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Perfect Symmetry World Tour
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The
Perfect Symmetry World Tour
started 29 September 2008 and finished 29 October 2009, with 121 shows.
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citation needed
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During the
Perfect Symmetry
album release week, the band did some free shows in the UK.
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citation needed
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Personnel
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Keane
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Additional personnel
- Jesse Quin
? bass, guitar (on "Black Burning Heart"), percussion, backing vocals
- Stephen Hussey ? violin (on "Love Is the End")
- Chris Fish ? cello (on "Love Is the End")
- Jo Silverston; Ian Harris ? musical saw (on "Love Is the End")
- Jim Hunt ? saxophone (on "Pretend That You're Alone")
- Anael Train ? French vocal (on "Black Burning Heart")
- Jake Davies ? engineering
- Mark "Spike" Stent ? mixing and additional production
- Stuart Price ? co-production (for "Again and Again" and "Black Burning Heart")
- Jon Brion ? additional production (for "You Haven't Told Me Anything")
- Scott Johnson ? on Studio Tech
- Stephen Marcussen ? mastering
- Beth Louise Warren ? band assistance and recording co-ordinator
- Osang Gwon ? sculptures for booklet
- Rob Chenery at Tourist ? design and art direction
- Shamil Tanna ? photography
- Adam Tudhope ? managing
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Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
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See also
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References
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Keanemusic - Next single revealed
, 6 November 2008
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"Perfect Symmetry Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic"
. Metacritic
. Retrieved
7 January
2012
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Leahey, Andrew (13 October 2008).
"Perfect Symmetry - Keane"
. AllMusic
. Retrieved
19 September
2019
.
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a
b
Leah Greenblatt (15 October 2008).
"Perfect Symmetry Review | Music Reviews and News"
. EW.com
. Retrieved
7 January
2012
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"Keane - Perfect Symmetry | album reviews"
. musicOMH.com
. Retrieved
7 January
2012
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"NME Album Reviews - Keane"
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NME
. 10 October 2008
. Retrieved
7 January
2012
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Bergstrom, John.
"Keane: Perfect Symmetry < PopMatters"
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PopMatters
. Retrieved
7 January
2012
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"Critic Reviews for Perfect Symmetry at Metacritic"
. Metacritic
. Retrieved
7 January
2012
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Wood, Mikael.
"Keane, 'Perfect Symmetry' (Interscope)"
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Spin
. Retrieved
7 January
2012
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"Album review: Keane - Perfect Symmetry - Review"
. Uncut.co.uk
. Retrieved
7 January
2012
.
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"Archive"
.
keanemusic.com
. 31 July 2008. Archived from
the original
on 4 August 2008
. Retrieved
31 July
2008
.
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Keanemusic.com
Archived
13 January 2009 at the
Wayback Machine
- Album Cover Art Revealed
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Default (23 March 2009).
"One Tree Hill Music"
. oth-music.com
. Retrieved
7 January
2012
.
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"Australiancharts.com ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Austriancharts.at ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Ultratop.be ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Ultratop.be ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
(in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Keane Chart History (Canadian Albums)"
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Billboard
. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Danishcharts.dk ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Dutchcharts.nl ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Lescharts.com ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Offiziellecharts.de ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
(in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts
. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 42, 2008"
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Chart-Track
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IRMA
. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Italiancharts.com ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Mexicancharts.com ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Charts.nz ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Norwegiancharts.com ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Portuguesecharts.com ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100"
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Official Charts Company
. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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"Spanishcharts.com ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Swedishcharts.com ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Swisscharts.com ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Keane | Artist | Official Charts"
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UK Albums Chart
. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Keane Chart History (
Billboard
200)"
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Billboard
. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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"Keane Chart History (Top Rock Albums)"
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Billboard
. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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"Jaaroverzichten ? Album 2008"
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dutchcharts.nl
. Retrieved
16 November
2020
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"End of Year Album Chart Top 100 ? 2008"
. Official Charts Company
. Retrieved
16 November
2020
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"UK Year-End 2009"
(PDF)
. Charts Plus
. Retrieved
28 March
2021
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"The Irish Charts - 2008 Certification Awards - Gold"
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Irish Recorded Music Association
. Retrieved
31 October
2021
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"British album certifications ? Keane ? Perfect Symmetry"
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British Phonographic Industry
. Retrieved
31 October
2021
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Ayers, Michael (26 February 2010).
"Keane Boarding the
Night Train
This May"
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Billboard
. Retrieved
26 February
2010
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External links
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Studio albums
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Live albums
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Compilations
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EPs
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Tours
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