Suicide Pact - You First
Suicide Pact – You First is the fifth full-length album by Therapy?, released on 18 October 1999. It was their first record for their third label, Ark21, after their previous label folded. The band recorded it at Great Linford Manor in Milton Keynes between 13 July and 15 August 1999, and at 71 minutes it is by far the longest record they have made.
It turns away from the pop leanings of Semi-Detached, and the result is a darker, more twisted collection that seems to answer the constraints bands face on major labels. Radio largely ignored it, it reached number 61 in the UK Albums Chart, and reviews were mixed. Among its songs, "Six Mile Water" was written by Cairns about the end of his friendship with former drummer Fyfe Ewing. It is a bleak, sprawling record, and a fascinating one for anyone following the band's story.
Suicide Pact - You First: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 1:11:10Tracklist
- 1He's Not That Kind of Girl3:25
- 2Wall of Mouths4:08
- 3Jam Jar Jail4:45
- 4Hate Kill Destroy3:33
- 5Big Cave in5:47
- 6Six Mile Water6:23
- 7Little Tongues First4:25
- 8Ten Year Plan5:14
- 9God Kicks2:42
- 10Other People's Misery1:53
- 11Sister / Whilst I Pursue My Way Unharmed28:54
- Produced by
- Head
- Recorded at
- Great Linford Manor, Milton Keynes, England
- Recorded
- July–August 1999
- Label
- ARK 21
- Length
- 1:11:10
Line-up
- Graham Hopkins · drums (drum set), vocals
Singles
- “Hate Kill Destroy” · 6 March 2000
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1999 | 61 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) · 1999 | 44 |
| Scottish Albums · 1999 | 71 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 18 October 1999 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 18 October 1999 (GB) | |
| Wikidata | 1999 | |
| UK / Europe release | 18 October 1999 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 October 1999 | GB | ARK 21 | 0601215397222 | original |
| 2000 | US | ARK 21 | 618681004523 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 472×471 | upscaled |