''What We Made'' is the debut studio album released by British

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. The album was initially due for release in June 2007, as stated on the back of the '' We Didn't Invent the Remix'' sleeve, however the album was delayed and was finally released on 17 September 2007. ''What We Made'' was later followed by the '' What We Almost Made'' mixtape. It includes the singles "What We Made", "You Can't Rap", "I Don't Want To" and "So Many Roads" (a track previewed on his MySpace and live), all of which were released in the previous year. The track "Me & Mandy" also became a single. Though "I Don't Want To", "Birthday Card", "Today I Met Myself" and "So Many Roads" feature samples of old songs, Example stated in a

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interview that he does not want to be seen as a rapper who merely covers songs and thus will try to distance himself from simply doing covers and remixes after the success of his mixtape. The album is written and performed entirely by Example and Rusher though many tracks feature additional backing vocals. The track "Milk Your Goat", about spiking girls alcoholic drinks with diamond rings, features the vocals of James Smith lead singer of

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(but credited under the name Jixilix), "Me & Mandy" features the vocals of Darren Gallagher from indie band The Natives, whom Example met whilst on tour supporting

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. "Posh Birds" features vocals from Tomi Adeosun, a schoolfriend of Example's from his days at ADT College. The track "No Sleep for the Wicked" heavily samples "

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. The B-sides of the album's singles can be found on the ''We Didn't Invent The Remix'' mixtape ("The Sell-Out" and "Yes Please!") and the ''What We Almost Made'' mixtape ("Who Needs Sunshine?", "Take What I Want" and "Mr. Invisible").

Track listing

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