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#202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Kasabian" title="Kasabian">Kasabian</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">28 August 2006</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">February 2006</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indie_rock" title="Indie rock">Indie rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-AM_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AM-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_rock" title="Psychedelic rock">psychedelic rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-NME_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_rock" title="Electronic rock">electronic rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glam_rock" title="Glam rock">glam rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-NME_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IE_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">39</span>:<span class="s">24</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Kasabian" title="Kasabian">Paradise</a>, <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Abbiss" title="Jim Abbiss">Jim Abbiss</a>, Kasabian</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Kasabian" title="Kasabian">Kasabian</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/Kasabian_(album)" title="Kasabian (album)">Kasabian</a></i><br />(2004) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Empire</b></i><br />(2006) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/West_Ryder_Pauper_Lunatic_Asylum" title="West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum">West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum</a></i><br />(2009) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from <i> Empire </i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Empire_(Kasabian_song)" title="Empire (Kasabian song)">Empire</a>"</span><br />Released: 24 July 2006</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Shoot_the_Runner" title="Shoot the Runner">Shoot the Runner</a>"</span><br />Released: 6 November 2006</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Me_Plus_One_(Kasabian_song)" title="Me Plus One (Kasabian song)">Me Plus One</a>"</span><br />Released: 29 January 2007</span></li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Empire</b></i> is the second album by British <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> band <a href="/wiki/Kasabian" title="Kasabian">Kasabian</a>, released in August 2006. The album went on to No. 1 in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a> upon its release and was preceded by the release of new single "<a href="/wiki/Empire_(Kasabian_song)" title="Empire (Kasabian song)">Empire</a>" on 24 July 2006. </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Tom_Meighan" title="Tom Meighan">Tom Meighan</a> in an interview on the album with the <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> in early 2006, "Empire" is a word used by the band to describe something that is good. As of 3 May 2017 the album has sold over 800,000 copies in the band's home country of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Empire</i> was the first full Kasabian album to feature drummer <a href="/wiki/Ian_Matthews_(drummer)" title="Ian Matthews (drummer)">Ian Matthews</a>, who was recruited in 2005. Lead songwriter and guitarist Christopher Karloff left the band in early 2006, during recording of the album, having contributed the music for three tracks. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_(Kasabian_album)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tracks">Tracks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_(Kasabian_album)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Tracks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The album opens with the <a href="/wiki/Empire_(Kasabian_song)" title="Empire (Kasabian song)">title track</a>, beginning with a recording left on one of the band members' mobile phone answering services. The song features a prominent string section and has drawn comparisons to <a href="/wiki/The_Killers" title="The Killers">The Killers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Slade" title="Slade">Slade</a>, and incorporates a bridge with a sound collage<sup id="cite_ref-PM_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and backing vocals from Joana Glaza of <a href="/wiki/Joana_and_the_Wolf" title="Joana and the Wolf">Joana and the Wolf</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Shoot_the_Runner" title="Shoot the Runner">Shoot The Runner</a>" is a glam rock song in swing time which features Tom Meighan and Sergio Pizzorno trading lead vocals, as well as a <a href="/wiki/Eurodisco" title="Eurodisco">Euro-disco</a> style bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-AM_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AM-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sputnik_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sputnik-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Last Trip (In Flight)" was regarded as "<a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">Beatles</a>-in-Marrakech psychedelia", followed by the <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_pop" title="Sunshine pop">sunshine pop</a> track "<a href="/wiki/Me_Plus_One_(Kasabian_song)" title="Me Plus One (Kasabian song)">Me Plus One</a>", featuring Pizzorno on lead vocals.<sup id="cite_ref-NME_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Sun Rise Light Flies" has been compared to "<a href="/wiki/L.S.F._(song)" title="L.S.F. (song)">L.S.F</a>" from the band's debut album, with a faster tempo, strings and "airy vocals" from Meighan and Pizzorno.<sup id="cite_ref-PM_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The brief track "Apnoea", deriving its name from <a href="/wiki/Sleep_apnea" title="Sleep apnea">sleep apnea</a> was labelled as having a 'lego-techno instrumental'.<sup id="cite_ref-NME_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "By My Side", one of the few tracks to feature writing credits from Christopher Karloff was described as "a memorable, lush tune that suggests what it would sound like if <a href="/wiki/James_Bond" title="James Bond">James Bond</a> film themes had proper B-sides".<sup id="cite_ref-AM_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AM-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Stuntman" has a strong <a href="/wiki/Rave" title="Rave">rave</a> influence, starting off with a "hard and fast dance beat and then adds keys and a fantastic rhythm section to it".<sup id="cite_ref-PM_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, it was included on the compilation album Brand Neu!, citing its influence from the krautrock band Neu!. </p><p>The penultimate track "British Legion" is an acoustic ballad showcasing the band's "surprisingly tender gentle side",<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> featuring Pizzorno on lead vocals and bassist Chris Edwards playing a <a href="/wiki/Wurlitzer_electronic_piano" title="Wurlitzer electronic piano">Wurlitzer</a> piano. The closing track "The Doberman" was highly praised by critics, considered an "epic, <a href="/wiki/Ennio_Morricone" title="Ennio Morricone">Morricone</a>-tinged closer" and compared to a "big-budget season finale" that opens with "country-tinged guitars" and "builds and builds with a retro-tinged hippie feel", featuring a time signature change at its climax topped off with a trumpet solo by <a href="/wiki/Gary_Alesbrook" title="Gary Alesbrook">Gary Alesbrook</a>, who would become a regular recording and touring member of the band after the album's release.<sup id="cite_ref-NME_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PM_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sputnik_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sputnik-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_(Kasabian_album)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Aggregate scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">65/100<sup id="cite_ref-Metacritic_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Metacritic-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Phoenix_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phoenix-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment.ie" title="Entertainment.ie">Entertainment.ie</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="2/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="2/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-IE_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article1221461.ece">link</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2021">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">9/10<sup id="cite_ref-NME_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/PopMatters" title="PopMatters">PopMatters</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="6/10 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="6/10 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/14px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/14px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/14px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/14px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/14px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/14px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/7px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/14px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/7px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/14px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/7px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/14px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/7px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/14px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-PM_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span> (#243, Oct. 2006, p. 116)</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="1/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="1/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-RS_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RS-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Sputnikmusic" title="Sputnikmusic">Sputnikmusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">3.5/5.0<sup id="cite_ref-Sputnik_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sputnik-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Empire</i> received mixed-to-positive reviews. <a href="/wiki/Music_journalism" title="Music journalism">Music critics</a> were divided by the band's choices in production and lyricism, despite many considering them better than their <a href="/wiki/Kasabian_(album)" title="Kasabian (album)">self-titled debut</a>. At <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, which assigns a <a href="/wiki/Standard_score" title="Standard score">normalised</a> rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an <a href="/wiki/Weighted_mean" class="mw-redirect" title="Weighted mean">average</a> score of 65, based on 20 reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-Metacritic_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Metacritic-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dan Martin of <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> found the album better than their self-titled debut, praising the band for mixing all their influences into tracks that can be called their own, saying that: "Through sheer, bloody-minded relief, weapons-graded stamina and a big, big imagination, Kasabian have willed themselves into brilliance."<sup id="cite_ref-NME_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jason MacNeil of <i><a href="/wiki/PopMatters" title="PopMatters">PopMatters</a></i> found some production choices on the tracks off-putting but said that <i>Empire</i> shows the band's potential of crafting better projects in their given ilk, concluding that: "On the whole, it’s a good second step, but hopefully step three is more in line with the shock and awe the first album contained."<sup id="cite_ref-PM_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chris Salmon of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> noted that Kasabian's boastful talk of the album resulted in a mixed bag of tracks that fall just shy of their claim, in terms of influenced production and lyricism, saying that: "While <i>Empire</i> isn't an exceptional record, it offers enough to be described as a good one."<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a>'s David Jeffries commended the band for taking a grand-scale approach to mixing their influences into an <a href="/wiki/Oasis_(band)" title="Oasis (band)">Oasis</a>-sized project, but felt they forgot to write catchy tracks to lead the album, saying that: "Lost in all this is the instantly grabbing songwriting of Kasabian's debut, and to some extent, the bandmembers themselves, who often seem to be riding this swirl instead of guiding it."<sup id="cite_ref-AM_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AM-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite praising a few tracks, Lauren Murphy of <a href="/wiki/Entertainment.ie" title="Entertainment.ie">Entertainment.ie</a> felt the album was just a retread of their debut with Tom Meighan's vocals starting to sound strained throughout, concluding with: "If Kasabian hadn't attempted to build their Empire by recounting its wonderment prematurely, it might have stood a chance; instead, their audacity just proves them to be, unsurprisingly, more geezer, less Caesar."<sup id="cite_ref-IE_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Peter Relic of <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> criticized the album for sounding like a rehash of established British rock bands and Meighan for having weak vocal delivery on the tracks, calling it "miles worse than their shallow but tasty first, its big-budget production only making its shortcomings more apparent."<sup id="cite_ref-RS_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RS-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_(Kasabian_album)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><p>All lyrics are written by <a href="/wiki/Sergio_Pizzorno" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergio Pizzorno">Sergio Pizzorno</a>; all music is composed by Pizzorno, except where noted</p><table class="tracklist"><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:60%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Music</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Empire_(Kasabian_song)" title="Empire (Kasabian song)">Empire</a>"</td><td>Pizzorno, Christopher Karloff</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:53</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Shoot_the_Runner" title="Shoot the Runner">Shoot the Runner</a>"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">3:27</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Last Trip (In Flight)"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">2:53</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Me_Plus_One_(Kasabian_song)" title="Me Plus One (Kasabian song)">Me Plus One</a>"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">2:28</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Sun Rise Light Flies"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">4:08</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Apnoea"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">1:48</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"By My Side"</td><td>Pizzorno, Karloff</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:14</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Stuntman"</td><td>Pizzorno, Karloff</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:19</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"Seek & Destroy"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">2:15</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"British Legion"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">3:19</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"The Doberman"</td><td> </td><td class="tracklist-length">5:34</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>US <a href="/wiki/ITunes_Store" title="ITunes Store">iTunes Store</a> bonus tracks<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"Ketang" (Bonus Track)</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:11</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/%22Heroes%22_(David_Bowie_song)" title=""Heroes" (David Bowie song)">Heroes (David Bowie cover)</a>" (<a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Eno" title="Brian Eno">Brian Eno</a>) (Bonus Track)</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:30</td></tr><tr><th id="track14" scope="row">14.</th><td>"Empire" (Video)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:52</td></tr><tr><th id="track15" scope="row">15.</th><td>"Empire" (Commentary) (Bonus Video)</td><td class="tracklist-length">9:43</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>European <a href="/wiki/ITunes_Store" title="ITunes Store">iTunes Store</a> bonus tracks<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"Shoot the Runner" (Live from XFM)</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:21</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"Reason Is Treason" (Live from XFM)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:52</td></tr><tr><th id="track14" scope="row">14.</th><td>"Empire" (Live from XFM)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:00</td></tr><tr><th id="track15" scope="row">15.</th><td>"The Doberman" (Live from XFM)</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:52</td></tr><tr><th id="track16" scope="row">16.</th><td>"L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)" (Live from XFM)</td><td class="tracklist-length">6:25</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Special Edition Bonus DVD</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Empire" (Video)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Empire" (Documentary)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Empire" (Making of)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Japan Only Bonus Tracks</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"Stuntman" (Live from the Radio One Zane Lowe Session)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"Empire" (Homecoming with XFM)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track14" scope="row">14.</th><td>"Shoot the Runner" (Homecoming with XFM)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track15" scope="row">15.</th><td>"Me Plus One" (Homecoming with XFM)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track16" scope="row">16.</th><td>"Last Trip (In Flight)" (Homecoming with XFM)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Japan Only Bonus DVD</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Empire" (Video)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Empire" (Making of)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Empire" (Live at 4Music Presents)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Shoot the Runner" (Video)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Shoot the Runner" (Video - Pre-animation)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Shoot the Runner" (Live at 4Music Presents)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Stuntman" (Live at 4Music Presents)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"By My Side" (Live at 4Music Presents)</td><td class="tracklist-length"> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>On digital editions, "Sun Rise Light Flies" is styled as "Sun/Rise/Light/Flies" or "Sun / Rise / Light / Flies". </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_(Kasabian_album)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Adapted from the <i>Empire</i> liner notes.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <p><b>Kasabian</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Meighan" title="Tom Meighan">Tom Meighan</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lead_vocalist" title="Lead vocalist">lead vocals</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9, 11)</span>, <a href="/wiki/Backing_vocalist" title="Backing vocalist">backing vocals</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(tracks 4, 8)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergio_Pizzorno" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergio Pizzorno">Sergio Pizzorno</a> – <a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizers</a>, backing vocals, lead vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(tracks 2, 4, 8, 10)</span></li> <li>Chris Edwards – <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">bass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wurlitzer" title="Wurlitzer">wurlitzer piano</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(on "British Legion")</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Matthews_(drummer)" title="Ian Matthews (drummer)">Ian Matthews</a> – <a href="/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">drums</a>, <a href="/wiki/Percussion_instrument" title="Percussion instrument">percussion</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <p><b>Additional musicians</b> </p> <ul><li>Joana Glaza – backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 1)</span></li> <li>Farhat Bouallagui – <a href="/wiki/Violin" title="Violin">violin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Viola" title="Viola">viola</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(tracks 1, 4, 5, 11)</span></li> <li>Bouzid Ezzedine – violin <span style="font-size:85%;">(tracks 1, 4, 5, 11)</span></li> <li>Jazzer Haj Youssef – violin <span style="font-size:85%;">(tracks 1, 4, 5, 11)</span></li> <li>James Banbury – <a href="/wiki/Cello" title="Cello">cello</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 7)</span></li> <li>Jo Archard – violin <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 7)</span></li> <li>Fiona McCapra – violin <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 7)</span></li> <li>Vince Greene – viola <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 7)</span></li> <li>Nick Attwood – <a href="/wiki/Trombone" title="Trombone">trombone</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 2)</span></li> <li>Craig Crofton – <a href="/wiki/Saxophone" title="Saxophone">saxophone</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 2)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Alesbrook" title="Gary Alesbrook">Gary Alesbrook</a> – <a href="/wiki/Trumpet" title="Trumpet">trumpet</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(track 11)</span></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <p><b>Technical personnel</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Abbiss" title="Jim Abbiss">Jim Abbiss</a>, Kasabian – <a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">production</a></li> <li>Barny – <a href="/wiki/Recording_engineer" class="mw-redirect" title="Recording engineer">recording</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mixing_engineer" title="Mixing engineer">mixing</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(tracks 6, 8–10)</span></li> <li>"Beatle Ben" – recording assistant</li> <li>Owen Skinner – mixing assistant <span style="font-size:85%;">(tracks 6, 8–10)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Wallace_(producer)" title="Andy Wallace (producer)">Andy Wallace</a> – mixing <span style="font-size:85%;">(tracks 1–5, 7, 11)</span></li> <li>Jean-Loup Morette – strings engineering <span style="font-size:85%;">(tracks 1, 4, 5, 11)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Marino" title="George Marino">George Marino</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mastering_engineer" class="mw-redirect" title="Mastering engineer">mastering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Verhoeven" title="Julie Verhoeven">Julie Verhoeven</a> – illustrations</li> <li>Andy Hayes – design and layout</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts_and_certifications">Charts and certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_(Kasabian_album)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Charts and certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_(Kasabian_album)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2006) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>67 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Austrian Albums (<a href="/wiki/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">Ö3 Austria</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Austria_Kasabian_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Austria_Kasabian-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">64 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">French Albums (<a href="/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique">SNEP</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_France_Kasabian_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_France_Kasabian-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">56 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Germany4_Kasabian_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Germany4_Kasabian-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">68 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Irish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Recorded_Music_Association" title="Irish Recorded Music Association">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Ireland_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Ireland_-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Italian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Federazione_Industria_Musicale_Italiana" title="Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana">FIMI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Italy_Kasabian_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Italy_Kasabian-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Japanese Albums (<a href="/wiki/Oricon" title="Oricon">Oricon</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (<a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_Kasabian_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_Kasabian-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">19 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Kasabian_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Kasabian-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">47 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UK_Kasabian_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UK_Kasabian-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Kasabian_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Kasabian-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">114 </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_(Kasabian_album)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (2006) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>UK Albums (OCC)<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">43 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Chart (2007) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>UK Albums (OCC)<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">87 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Certifications">Certifications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empire_(Kasabian_album)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomKasabianEmpirealbumCertRef_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomKasabianEmpirealbumCertRef-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2× Platinum </td> <td>803,000<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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Retrieved 28 October 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_France_Kasabian-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_France_Kasabian_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kasabian&titel=Empire&cat=a">"Lescharts.com – Kasabian – Empire"</a>. Hung Medien. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Germany4_Kasabian-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Germany4_Kasabian_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-39413">"Offiziellecharts.de – Kasabian – Empire"</a> (in German). <a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="GfK Entertainment Charts">GfK Entertainment Charts</a>. 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