''A Certain Trigger'' is the debut studio album by English

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. It was released on 16 May 2005 through

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Album information

The title for the album comes from the song "Once, a Glimpse". The songs "The Coast Is Always Changing", "

Apply Some Pressure "Apply Some Pressure" is a song by the English indie rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released as the second single from their first studio album, '' A Certain Trigger'' (2005), on 21 February 2005. The song was re-released in October 2005. The mus ...

", "Graffiti", "

Going Missing "Going Missing" was the fourth single released from Maxïmo Park, taken from their debut album '' A Certain Trigger''. It was released on 18 July 2005 and reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled ...

" and "I Want You to Stay" were released as singles. The censored version of "

" was used on the soundtracks of the video games ''

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''. An instrumental version of "Going Missing" was used during the end credits of the movie '' Stranger than Fiction''. The album has received Platinum status in the UK. When it was originally released, a limited edition version was available with a bonus CD containing a live performance in Japan. ''A Certain Trigger'' sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. In 2009, the ''

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Reception

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''s Sam Ubl wrote that Maxïmo Park "play jaunty, precise power pop with punk's antipathies, exuding a tentative cool'. ''

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'' wrote, "These five lads resurrect the trembling, trebly power chords and literate sensibilities of bands like

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and the Fall... Maximo Park's brand of guitar pop is distinctly British and pogo-ready."''

'' (No. 914, p. 4) ''A Certain Trigger'' was nominated for the 2005

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Track listing

Charts

References

Maxïmo Park albums 2005 debut albums Warp (record label) albums Albums produced by Paul Epworth Songs written by Duncan Lloyd {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub