Hours (Funeral for a Friend album)

Hours
Studio album by Funeral for a Friend
Released	13 June 2005
Recorded	Studio X and Studio Litho (Seattle, WA) from 12 January to 8 March 2005
Genre	Post-hardcore emo[1]
Length	43:15
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Terry Date Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend chronology
Seven Ways to Scream Your Name (2003) Hours (2005) Tales Don't Tell Themselves (2007)
Singles from Hours
"Streetcar" Released: 30 May 2005 "Monsters" Released: 28 August 2005 "History" Released: 14 November 2005 "Roses for the Dead" Released: 20 February 2006
Alternative cover
The cover for the special edition version of Hours.

Hours is the second album by Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend. The album was released on 13 June 2005, through record labels Atlantic and Ferret.

Four singles were released from the album: "Streetcar", "Monsters", "History" and "Roses for the Dead".

Production

Hours was produced, recorded and mixed by Terry Date, with co-production by the band. Production took place in Seattle, Washington, with some of the album being recorded in Pearl Jam’s Studio Litho facilities. Several unorthodox approaches were taken during vocal tracking, including Date recording Davies-Kreye singing on a public street ("History") and in a moving vehicle ("Drive").^[2]

Release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	89%^[citation needed]
AllMusic	[1]
Kerrang!	^[citation needed]
Rolling Stone	[3]
NME	^[citation needed]
Exclaim.ca	favourable[4]

Hours was released on 13 June 2005. The album reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart^[5] and was their first album to appear on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 139.^[6]

The album produced four singles: "Streetcar", "Monsters", "History" and "Roses for the Dead", all of which charted within the UK top 50.^[5]

The album has been released in four versions: standard edition; special edition, with a bonus DVD containing interviews with the band and fans before the band's gig at the Give it a Name festival, and different cover; Japanese edition, with two bonus tracks; and limited Japanese edition with six bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Funeral for a Friend

No.	Title	Length
1.	"All the Rage"	3:37
2.	"Streetcar"	3:37
3.	"Roses for the Dead"	4:06
4.	"Hospitality"	4:44
5.	"Drive"	5:06
6.	"Monsters"	3:29
7.	"History"	4:08
8.	"Recovery"	3:31
9.	"The End of Nothing"	3:19
10.	"Alvarez"	4:16
11.	"Sonny"	3:15
Total length:		43:15

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Lazarus (In the Wilderness)"	2:50
13.	"I am the Arsonist"	4:55

Limited edition Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Babylon's Burning" (The Ruts cover)	2:31
15.	"Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2 cover)	4:23
16.	"The Boys Are Back in Town" (Thin Lizzy cover)	4:19
17.	"Pirate Song" (Gameface cover)	3:46

Personnel

Funeral for a Friend

• Kris Coombs-Roberts – guitar, backing vocals, co-production
• Gareth Davies – bass guitar, backing vocals, co-production
• Matt Davies – vocals, co-production
• Ryan Richards – drums, percussion, unclean vocals, co-production
• Darran Smith – guitar, co-production

Additional personnel

• Kate Hamilton – phone vocals on "Streetcar"
• Storme, Lisa and Joel – additional vocals on "Streetcar"
• Brian Valentino – additional vocals on "History"
• Josh Evans – addition vocals on "History"
• Terry Date – production, recording, mixing
• Sam Hofstedt – assisted engineering at Studio X
• Floyd Reitsma – assisted engineering at Studio Litho
• Junichi Murakawa – mixing at Bay 7, Los Angeles, California
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City
• John Mitchell – recording of phone vocals at Outhouse Studios, Reading, Berkshire

Charts

Album

Chart performance for Hours

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	85
Irish Albums (IRMA)[8]	23
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9]	82
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	12
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[11]	4
US Billboard 200[12]	139

Singles

Year	Song title	Chart positions
		UK Singles
2005	"Streetcar"	15[5]
	"Monsters"	36[5]
	"History"	21[5]
2006	"Roses for the Dead"	39[5]

Certifications

Certifications for Hours

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Loftus, Johnny. "Hours – Funeral for a Friend | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
2. "DIG".
3. Eliscu, Jenny (28 July 2005). "Funeral for a Friend: Hours : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
4. Jasamine White-Gluz (September 2005). "Funeral for a Friend - Hours • Pop & Rock Reviews • exclaim.ca". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
5. "Funeral for a Friend | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
6. "Funeral for a Friend – Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 110.
8. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Funeral for a Friend". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
11. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
12. "Funeral for a Friend Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
13. "British album certifications – Funeral for a Friend – Hours". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

External links

• Hours at MusicBrainz (list of releases)