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Kick Up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose
Studio album by
The Cooper Temple Clause
Released8 September 2003
Recorded2002–2003, The Bleak House
GenreAlternative rock, space rock, new prog, electronic rock
Length53:40
LabelMorning Records, RCA Records
ProducerDan Austin, The Cooper Temple Clause
The Cooper Temple Clause chronology
See This Through and Leave
(2002) 		Kick Up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose
(2003) 		Make This Your Own
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blender[3]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME(8/10)[6]
Playlouder[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Kick Up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose is the second album from the British alternative rock band, The Cooper Temple Clause, released on 8 September 2003 in the UK by Morning Records, and on 24 February 2004 in the U.S. by RCA.[9]

It was released on CD and vinyl, including a limited edition with bonus DVD, a Japanese edition and an album sampler. Some CD releases of the album feature Copy Control protection.

The title is a quotation from a poem by Philip Larkin.

The album charted at #5 in the UK charts and dropped to #41 the following week. It was however considered a big success for the band.

Track listing

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CD

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  1. "The Same Mistakes" – 4:52
  2. "Promises, Promises" – 3:26
  3. "New Toys" – 5:26
  4. "Talking to a Brick Wall" – 5:59
  5. "Into My Arms" – 6:12
  6. "Blind Pilots" 4:01
  7. "A.I.M." – 4:58
  8. "Music Box" – 6:28
  9. "In Your Prime" – 2:14
  10. "Written Apology" – 10:10

The Japanese version includes "I Know" as a bonus song.

Bonus DVD

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Bonus DVD video tracks (1–6), audio tracks (7–10):

  1. "Promises, Promises"
  2. "Making Promises, Promises"
  3. "Let's Kill Music"
  4. "Film-Maker"
  5. "Been Training Dogs"
  6. "Who Needs Enemies?"
  7. "Promises, Promises" (live)
  8. "Blind Pilots" (live)
  9. "The Same Mistakes" (live)
  10. "A.I.M." (live)

Album Sampler

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  1. "The Same Mistakes"
  2. "Promises, Promises"
  3. "Blind Pilots"
  4. "New Toys"
  5. "Music Box"

References

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  1. ^ "Kick up the Fire and Let the Flames Break Loose by the Cooper Temple Clause". Metacritic.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r675380
  3. ^ [1] Archived 22 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Future, Andrew (8 September 2003). "The Cooper Temple Clause – Kick Up The Fire And Let The Flames Break Loose / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  5. ^ Betty Clarke (5 September 2003). "CD: The Cooper Temple Clause, Kick Up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose | Music | The Guardian". London: Arts.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Cooper Temple Clause : Kick Up The Fire, And Let The Flames Break Loose – Album Reviews". Nme.Com. 2 September 2003. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Playlouder MSP Music Service". Playlouder.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  8. ^ [2] Archived 2 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Kick up the Fire and Let the Flames Break Loose by the Cooper Temple Clause". Metacritic.
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