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's third studio album, '' Be Human''. It was released on 3 November 2008.
Frontman,

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, described the song's meaning as wanting England to be more patriotic, as he believes it has lost its pride and traditional values. The song debuted at No. 62 in the UK Singles Chart and at No. 2 in the UK Independent Label Chart. The music video for the release proved a success, making both the No. 1 spot on the most requested charts on

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Track listing

;CD # "The English Way" # "Colours Bleed" (Album demo) ;iTunes bundle # "The English Way" # "

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" (Imogen Heap cover) # "The English Way (Acoustic)" # "The English Way (Music video)" ;7" vinyl # "The English Way" # "Drown"

Chart performance

Personnel

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— lead vocals, rhythm guitar,

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— vocals, lead guitar * Dan Haigh — bass guitar * Omar Abidi — drums, percussion * Caius Fitzgerald, Luke Bowen, Andrew Armstrong, Josh Rees-Jones — choir vocals ;Additional * Produced by Carl Bown and Fightstar * Engineered by Chris Potter * Mixed by Carl Bown * Recorded at Treehouse Studios,

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, England. * Artwork by Ryohei Hase

References

External links

The English Way
official video on

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