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"Empire" is a song by British rock band Kasabian, and is the lead track to their second album, Empire. It was released 24 July 2006 as the lead single from that album on CD (see 2006 in British music). On 21 August 2006, a 10" and Maxi-CD versions of the single were released. The song was available as a pre-order on the band's website which also included a free download of their cover of David Bowie's "Heroes," which was used for ITV's coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ...
Kasabian are an Anglo-Italian band from Leicester, England. ...
Empire is the sophomore album by U.K. rock band Kasabian, set to be released on September 4, 2006. ...
In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. ...
July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ...
The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour (1967) as a 33 â…“ LP vinyl record A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove. ...
A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks (generally an a-side song and a b-side song). ...
A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ...
Rock is a form of popular music from the late 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ...
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Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ...
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A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ...
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Kasabian are an Anglo-Italian band from Leicester, England. ...
Kasabians first debute single Club Foot released on the 17th May 2004 in the UK. This song is dedicated to Czech student Jan Palach who committed suicide in political protest by self-immolation. ...
Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ...
Kasabian are an Anglo-Italian band from Leicester, England. ...
Sophomore album is a term for a band or artists second album. ...
33â…“ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ...
Empire is the sophomore album by U.K. rock band Kasabian, set to be released on September 4, 2006. ...
July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ...
A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ...
This is a summary of the current year in the United Kingdom including the official single and album charts. ...
August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour (1967) as a 33 â…“ LP vinyl record A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove. ...
A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks (generally an a-side song and a b-side song). ...
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Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the broadcasting licences for those areas. ...
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ...
Track listings
CD - "Empire" – 3:24
- "Black Whistler" – 3:40
July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
10" - "Empire" (Single Edit) – 3:24
- "Empire (Jagz Kooner Remix)" –
August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Jagz Kooner is a UK born producer who has worked with the Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream, Garbage & Infadels. ...
DVD - "Empire" – 3:24
- "Ketang" –
- "Empire EPK" (video)
August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Definition An Electronic Press Kit, or EPK is a press kit in electronic form. ...
Music Video The music video for "Empire", directed by W.I.Z. and featured on the DVD single, portrays the members of Kasabian as soldiers during the Anglo-Zulu War. The video was shot on location at an ex-Russian army camp outside Budapest.[1] A DVD single is a music single in the form of a DVD. The format was introduced in the late 1990s/early 2000s. ...
The Battle of Rorkes Drift The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between Britain and the Zulus, and signalled the end of the Zulus as an independent nation. ...
Matching the strong anti-war message of the song, the "Empire" video presents a look of fiery death and destruction caused by the war, opening with a messenger getting shot in the back while delivering the band a message (as a reference to their song 'Shoot the Runner'), and concluding with the band themselves killed by their general when they refrain from entering the battlefield. The video closes with a sardonic use of the Latin phrase, "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori", well-known as part of the famous anti-war poem written by First World War soldier Wilfred Owen Anti war protest in Melbourne, Australia, 2003 Anti_war is a name that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. ...
This page includes English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations such as . ...
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori is a line from the Roman lyrical poet Horaces Odes (iii 2. ...
Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...
Wilfred Owen Wilfred Edward Salter Owen, MC (March 18, 1893 – November 4, 1918) was an English poet. ...
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