Welcome to the North

Welcome to the North is the second album by British rock band The Music, first released in September 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Welcome to the North
Studio album by The Music
Released	20 September 2004
Recorded	2003 - 2004
Genre	Rock
Length	55:13
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Brendan O'Brien
The Music chronology
The Music (2002) Welcome to the North (2004) Strength In Numbers (2008)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	57/100 link
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
NME	link
Pitchfork Media	link
Tiny Mix Tapes	link

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Track listing

• All tracks written by The Music.

1. "Welcome to the North" – 5:10
2. "Freedom Fighters" – 3:44
3. "Bleed from Within" – 6:27
4. "Breakin'" – 3:58
5. "Cessation" – 3:51
6. "Fight the Feeling" – 4:12
7. "Guide" – 4:13
8. "Into the Night" – 3:59
9. "I Need Love" – 3:46
10. "One Way In, No Way Out" – 3:50
11. "Open Your Mind" (contains the hidden track "The Walls Get Smaller") – 11:58

B-Sides

• "So Low"
• "Come What May"

Singles and EPs

In the UK

• "Freedom Fighters", single released 6 September 2004 and charted as high as #15 in the UK Singles Charts link
• "Breakin'", single released 10 January 2005 and charted as high as #20 in the UK Single Charts link

In Japan

• "Freedom Fighters", EP released 25 August 2004 link (in Japanese)
• "Bleed From Within", EP released 22 December 2004 link (in Japanese)
• "Breakin'", EP released 9 March 2005 link (in Japanese)

Special edition

On 24 January 2005, an expanded version of the album was released and features extra live tracks recorded at the Liverpool Academy. link

Extra tracks

1. "Welcome to the North" (live)
2. "The People" (live)
3. "Freedom Fighters" (live)
4. "I Need Love" (live)
5. "Bleed From Within" (live)
6. "Take the Long Road and Walk It" (live)

Release details

The album has been released in various countries.

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	8 September 2004	Toshiba-EMI	CD	VJCP-68680
United Kingdom	20 September 2004	Virgin Records	2LP	V2989
			CD	CDV2989
Australia	20 September 2004	Virgin Records	CD	864 3742
United States	19 October 2004	Capitol Records	CD	CDP 7243 8 78516 2 6
United Kingdom	24 January 2005	Virgin Records	Special Edition 2CD	CDVX2989

External links

• Official UK site
• Official US site
• Capitol Records site
• Welcome to the North (mini site)
• The Music dot info (with live mp3 tracks from Welcome To The North)
• THE MUSIC SQUAD (in Japanese)
• Liverpool Academy