Kaiser Chiefs - Heat Dies Down

Yours Truly, Angry Mob

Regular edition cover (CD and LP)
Studio album by Kaiser Chiefs
Released 26 February 2007
Recorded Hook End Studio, Berkshire: September - October, 2006
Genre Indie Rock
Length 44:19
Label B-Unique
Producer Stephen Street

Yours Truly, Angry Mob is the second album by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was released on 23 February 2007 in Belgium and the Netherlands, on 26 February 2007 in the rest of the world and in late March in North America. The album was preceded by the release of lead single "Ruby" on 19 February (see 2007 in British music).[1][2][3] It became the band's first (and to date, only) number one album in the British album charts.

Once again produced by Stephen Street, producer of the band's debut album Employment, Yours Truly, Angry Mob is lyrically darker and more socially aware than its predecessor, with tracks dealing with street crime, violence, fame, and the inaccuracy of tabloid articles.

The band had earlier revealed to NME in October 2006 that they had recorded 22 songs and hoped to whittle that number down to 13 or 14 for the final album.[4] Additionally, in July 2006 the band revealed to Gigwise that they'd hoped to have the album released by Valentine's Day 2007.[5] The album was leaked in its entirety on February 21, 2007. The album was criticised by Blur frontman Damon Albarn, who likened it to his own record The Great Escape.

Track History:
"The Angry Mob" is a song by English indie band Kaiser Chiefs and is the title track to their second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob. The name "The Angry Mob" is also the name of the band's fanclub and is possibly the inspiration for the band's blog. The song was released in the UK as the third single from Yours Truly, Angry Mob on 20 August 2007[1]. The song discusses the way in which the media encourage knee-jerk reactionary thinking, and the way society at large keeps people under control via the tabloids and 24-hour drinking culture.

The video was first shown at 23:00 on 23 July on Channel 4. It depicts the working-class hen-night culture and culminates in two separate hen parties coming together in a "gang war" style fight after they have been banned from a high-class restaurant 'NOBLESSE' at the request of the upper middle-class diners. The diners gather at the window to enjoy the spectacle of the two groups that have turned on each other, however the hens then decide to unite to confront the diners instead. The video was directed by W.I.Z.

The single will come with special artwork created by Dandy/Beano artist Nigel Parkinson, and features caricatures of the band with various Beano characters. People can pre-order a special 7" single containing an exclusive Beano poster.

Despite only reaching #22 in the charts, it has received significant airplay on contemporary radio stations

Lyrics:
I can just imagine you and me
Running out of steam
Going through the motions
I have no idea how you know
When I dip my toes
In other people's oceans

You have local knowledge
Of the local area
And that impressed me quite
So I tried that night
We did things I thought you'd like
But that just made it worse
And I impressed you not
Well not a lot

Slow-ly star-ting from the start...

When the heat dies down
I'll be back in town
But until that time
I'll be round at mine
When the heat dies down
We'll be back in town
But until that time
I'll be round at mine

When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down...

I can not imagine growing old
To have and to hold
Til death do part we told them
Right now I can stroll back 20 years
Spending time at hers
Talking to our mothers

I've got wider knowledge of the world
I just can't face another argument about the rent,
It all seems so important
In the grander scheme of things
But I was purpose built
To not feel guilt

Slow-ly end-ing at the end...

When the heat dies down,
I'll be back in town,
But until that time,
I'll be round at mine
When the heat dies down,
We'll be back in town,
But until that time,
I'll be round at mine

When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down,
When the heat dies down...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Kaiser
• Chiefs
• Yours
• Truly
• Angry
• Mob
• 2007
• Indie
• Rock
• Leeds

[piotrekm96]

who's this 1 motherfucker?!

[sbci12345]

i can just imagine you and me running out of steam going through the motions :P great song and 10/10 great vid and good sound quality

[islezynkeez72]

Cant wait to see the Kaiser Chiefs in a couple of weeks!!!

[CHELITA793]

I love this song...

[zero71234]

fucking perfect album

[JonnyMcCraine22]

This song is so underated but if you like this you should search:

THE VINYLS-GET IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD

It only takes 3min and this band are definitely worth checking out!

[hornygoat007]

Such a great catchy song... Surprised this wasnt a big hit!!! It certainly has a new romantics feel about it...

[joop107]

nice

[marshmallowPie94]

I love this song so fuckin' much! Bless them, they're a good band and they keep they're feet on the ground, nice boys!

[chennybenny8]

I just broke up with my girlfriend. So this song relates me. Kaiser Chiefs FTW. Thank you Kaiser chiefs