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The fourth album came out on 23 August 2004 and went straight to number one in the UK. Girls, Hotride and Spitfire came after six years of Liam working almost alone.
By day you can move the stickers. At night the spotlights come on and the three take the stage.
Tap a track — the record spins and the needle drops onto its groove.
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The cover. The sticker beside it is our own drawing: a paper fighter plane flying at a target. Spitfire is both the Second World War plane the third single is named after and the album’s opening track.
The title. Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned. The fourth album came out on 23 August 2004 on XL Recordings (Maverick in the US). The Japanese edition adds More Girls.
credited: Maxim, Juliette Lewis (backing), Natalie Appleton
Named after the British Second World War fighter. The third single (spring 2005) missed the UK Singles Chart but topped the UK Dance chart. It is heard in House of Wax (2005).
On the 2004–2005 tour: 98 of 98 shows
Ping Pong Bitches
The first single (30 August 2004): number 19 in the UK, number 2 on UK Dance. The hook is a replayed Broken Glass sample, with a D-Train sample as well.
On the 2004–2005 tour: 35 of 98 shows
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Princess Superstar
It flows straight out of Girls. Released separately in June 2004: on 12″ with Girls and online in 5,000 copies.
On the 2004–2005 tour: 4 of 98 shows
Twista, Shahin Badar, Juliette Lewis
The Chicago rapper Twista co-wrote the words and raps the verses.
Not played on the 2004–2005 tour
Juliette Lewis, Hannah Robinson
The second single (1 November 2004). The lyrics borrow from Jimmy Webb’s Up, Up and Away (In My Beautiful Balloon); Webb is credited as co-writer.
On the 2004–2005 tour: 71 of 98 shows
Kool Keith, Hannah Robinson, Louise Boone
The New York rapper Kool Keith raps here and Jim Hunt plays flute.
On the 2004–2005 tour: 68 of 98 shows
Paul “Dirtcandy” Jackson, Louise Boone
Mike Horner plays guitar.
On the 2004–2005 tour: 81 of 98 shows
instrumental
The longest track on the album, at six minutes ten. Among the samples is Jaydee’s Plastic Dreams.
On the 2004–2005 tour: 13 of 98 shows
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instrumental
An instrumental. The sample is Love Buzz by Shocking Blue (the same song Nirvana covered).
Not played on the 2004–2005 tour
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Kool Keith
It later appeared in Need for Speed: Most Wanted and in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. A remix is on the Their Law compilation.
Not played on the 2004–2005 tour
Louise Boone
Based on Michael Jackson’s Thriller. A live remix is on the second disc of the Their Law compilation.
On the 2004–2005 tour: 23 of 98 shows
Liam Gallagher (vocals), Noel Gallagher (bass)
It closes the album. The Gallagher brothers are from Oasis. The sample is My World Fell Down by Sagittarius.
Not played on the 2004–2005 tour
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Tracks from the album: pick the stronger one. The ranking uses Elo is a rating system from chess. Every track starts at 1500 points. The track you pick takes points from its rival: beating a strong track earns a lot, beating a weak one earns little, and an upset earns the most. The more votes, the more accurate the ranking. “Your ranking” uses your votes, “Overall ranking” uses every fan’s votes..
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The video is by Mat Cook and Julian House, who also designed the album and single artwork, so picture and sound speak one language. It is the video for the album’s first single.
Find it on YouTube ↗A group of Japanese children goes on a rampage: they wreck a car, take pills, beat up a policeman and lock him in a boot, kidnap a woman and trash an office until an anti-terror squad arrives.
Scandal. According to Wikipedia, Liam rejected this video over its violence, so it is considered not accepted by the band.
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Live footage of the band processed with digital effects. There is also a second cut with clips from House of Wax (2005), where the song is heard.
Find it on YouTube ↗Several people race through the market blindfolded with their hands bound; one falls and drops out. Sharky reaches the finish first and takes the prize. Liam, Keith and Maxim watch from the side. It is based on a scene from the Spanish film Intacto, which is about luck and games of chance. The video first aired on 2 July 2005 at 3 a.m.
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Out of 98 full setlists. Tap a song to see where it was played.
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Vilnius · Siemens Arena · 21.06.2005. The era’s show in the Baltics: Vilnius, 2005.
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