Employment (album)

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Employment

Studio album by Kaiser Chiefs
Released	7 March 2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	Indie rock
Length	44:12 20:40 (Bonus disc)
Label	B-Unique
Producer(s)	Stephen Street Stephen Harris
All Music Guide link Blender link musicOMH.com (Favorable) 02/26/05 NME (8/10) 02/26/05 Pitchfork Media (6.7/10) 03/16/05 Rolling Stone 03/24/05 This Is Fake DIY link
Kaiser Chiefs chronology
	Employment (2005)	Untitled (2007)

Employment is the debut album by Leeds-based English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was released on 7 March 2005 on the B-Unique record label. Originally the album placed at number three in the UK Albums Chart on 13 March 2005 (see 2005 in British music), but charted a place higher almost a year after its' release.

1 Track listing
2 Sales
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original CD

All tracks by Ricky Wilson, Andrew White, Simon Rix, Nick Baines, and Nick Hodgson. Track 12 omitted in some territories.

"Everyday I Love You Less and Less" – 3:37
"I Predict a Riot" – 3:53
"Modern Way" – 4:03
"Na Na Na Na Naa" – 3:01
"You Can Have It All" – 4:35
"Oh My God" – 3:35
"Born to Be a Dancer" – 3:30
"Saturday Night" – 3:27
"What Did I Ever Give You?" – 4:09
"Time Honoured Tradition" – 2:45
"Caroline, Yes" – 4:13
"Team Mate" – 3:24

[edit] Limited edition bonus CD

Live CD recorded between May 2004 and January 2005

"Hard Times Send Me" – 2:47
"Modern Way" – 3:55
"I Predict A Riot" – 4:01
"Time Honoured Tradition" – 3:13
"Na Na Na Na Naa" – 3:09
"Oh My God" – 3:40

[edit] Singles

Cover	Information
	"Oh My God" Released: 17 May 2004 Chart positions: #66 (UK Singles Chart)
	"I Predict a Riot" Released: 1 November 2004 Chart positions: #22 (UK Singles Chart)
	"Oh My God" (re-issue) Released: 21 February 2005 Chart positions: #6 (UK Singles Chart)
	"Everyday I Love You Less and Less" Released: 16 May 2005 Chart positions: #10 (UK Singles Chart)
	"I Predict a Riot" (re-issue) Released: 22 August 2005 Chart positions: #9 (UK Singles Chart), #34 (US Modern Rock)
	"Modern Way" Released: 7 November 2005 Chart positions: #11 (UK Singles Chart)

[edit] Microsite

By placing this CD in a PC CD / DVD drive you can access a special Kaiser Chiefs microsite. The site has 2 additional live tracks to download and an audio stream of a third.

"You Can Have It All" (Download) – 4:21
"Saturday Night" (Download) – 3:02
"Everyday I Love You Less And Less" (Stream)

[edit] Sales

Europe: (2x Platinum) (Sales:2,000,000)
United Kingdom: #3 (5x Platinum) (Sales:1,500,000)
Greece: #3 (Gold) (Sales:10,000)

[edit] Trivia

The motorbike that appears at the beginning of "Saturday Night" is owned and 'played' by Graham Coxon. The sleeve notes read "Graham Coxon's motorbike, (1935 Kaiser 'Chief' 750cc Manx TT Works Racer) appears courtesy of Transcopic Records".
Track 11, "Caroline Yes", is named in reference to The Beach Boys' song "Caroline, No.
"Saturday Night" and "Born to be a Dancer" feature in the Torchwood episodes, Day One and Small Worlds, respectively.

Discography
Kaiser Chiefs
Ricky Wilson \| Andrew "Whitey" White \| Simon Rix \| Nick Hodgson \| Nick "Peanut" Baines
Albums: Employment \| Untitled
Singles: "Oh My God" \| "I Predict a Riot" \| "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" \| "Modern Way"
DVDs: Enjoyment
Other releases: Lap of Honour \| "You Can Have It All"
Related articles
Kaizer Chiefs Football Club \| B-Unique Records \| Polydor Records \| Stephen Street