Rooftops is a single by Welsh band lostprophets, which was released in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2006.
The first airing of the single in the UK recently was in front of 25,000 fans when the lostprophets headlined the Give It a Name festival in Manchester and London.
The song is taken from the number one album Liberation Transmission and was recorded in Hawaii. The b-sides found on the single came from the same sessions - all of which are brand new tracks. The video was filmed on location in Los Angeles, USA and was co-directed by the band and Ryan Smith (of Story of the Year).
Track list
CD 1
Track Title
1 Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)
2 Ordinary Life Demo
CD 2
Track Title
1 Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)
2 Dead to Me Demo
3 No Way Out Demo
Vinyl
Side Title
A Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)
B Etched b-side
Trivia:
When the band pitched their dream video for "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" to their record label, it was refused because it would have cost 8 million pounds to produce. It subsequently went through several re-drafts before they settled on the final version.
The chorus of "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" was inspired by the scene in the film Garden State where the characters are screaming into a pit. The general theme of the song also matches the film's — "make a mark" in your life while there's still time.
Also:
from the album: Liberation Transmission
Released: 19 June 2006
Format: CD, 7"
Recorded: Hawaii, 2006
Genre: Alternative metal, Hard Rock
Length: 3:45
Label: Visible Noise
Producer(s): Bob Rock
Chart positions
#8 (UK Singles Chart)
#16 (US Modern Rock)
#22(US Mainstream Rock)
#25 (RIANZ Top 40)
The first airing of the single in the UK recently was in front of 25,000 fans when the lostprophets headlined the Give It a Name festival in Manchester and London.
The song is taken from the number one album Liberation Transmission and was recorded in Hawaii. The b-sides found on the single came from the same sessions - all of which are brand new tracks. The video was filmed on location in Los Angeles, USA and was co-directed by the band and Ryan Smith (of Story of the Year).
Track list
CD 1
Track Title
1 Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)
2 Ordinary Life Demo
CD 2
Track Title
1 Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)
2 Dead to Me Demo
3 No Way Out Demo
Vinyl
Side Title
A Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)
B Etched b-side
Trivia:
When the band pitched their dream video for "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" to their record label, it was refused because it would have cost 8 million pounds to produce. It subsequently went through several re-drafts before they settled on the final version.
The chorus of "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" was inspired by the scene in the film Garden State where the characters are screaming into a pit. The general theme of the song also matches the film's — "make a mark" in your life while there's still time.
Also:
from the album: Liberation Transmission
Released: 19 June 2006
Format: CD, 7"
Recorded: Hawaii, 2006
Genre: Alternative metal, Hard Rock
Length: 3:45
Label: Visible Noise
Producer(s): Bob Rock
Chart positions
#8 (UK Singles Chart)
#16 (US Modern Rock)
#22(US Mainstream Rock)
#25 (RIANZ Top 40)
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During the raid, they had rescued a famous baby monkey known as Britches. The lab taken poor Britches away from his mother the day he was born. What happened to Britches was horrific. His eyelids had been sewn and lived for three dark and lonely years blind. He was deprived of nearly everything. Until 1985, when the ALF rescued him. He was in a mental condition and had body spasms because he was in such a small space, blind with no one around.
The ALF restored his eyesight by taking the sewings out. The monkey had gotten better every day and was able to eat, drink and walk by himself. Britches was even very playful!
The ALF are truly heroes, unlike PETA.
During the raid, they had rescued a famous baby monkey known as Britches. The lab taken poor Britches away from his mother the day he was born. What happened to Britches was horrific. His eyelids had been sewn and lived for three dark and lonely years blind. He was deprived of nearly everything. Until 1985, when the ALF rescued him. He was in a mental condition and had body spasms because he was in such a small space, blind with no one around.
The ALF restored his eyesight by taking the sewings out. The monkey had gotten better every day and was able to eat, drink and walk by himself. Britches was even very playful!
The ALF are truly heroes, unlike PETA.
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The first single, Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast), was released on June 19th 2006, and reached number 8 in the UK Top 40. The second single will almost certainly be A Town Called Hypocrisy, as bassist Stuart Richardson claimed in a recent BBC interview.
The album was leaked via BitTorrent for illegal download on June 12 2006, two weeks prior to its official release.
Track listing
"Everyday Combat" - 5:11
"A Town Called Hypocrisy" - 3:39
"The New Transmission" - 3:32
"Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" - 4:11
"Can't Stop, Gotta Date with Hate" - 3:42
"Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)" - 3:36
"Everybody's Screaming!!!" - 3:52
"Broken Hearts, Torn Up Letters and the Story Of a Lonely Girl" - 4:04
"4:am Forever" - 4:27
"For All These Times Son, For All These Times" - 3:54
"Heaven for the Weather, Hell for the Company" - 4:13
"Always All Ways (Apologies, Glances and Messed Up Chances)" - 4:25
Trivia:
This is the first lostprophets album to include the lyrics to album's songs in the album's packaging. thefakesoundofprogress did not include the lyrics, whilst Start Something specifically states that the lyrics could be found on the band's official website, although they no longer can be.
It is also the first lostprophets album recorded without original drummer Mike Chiplin. Josh Freese drummed at the request of Bob Rock, but the band's first choice was Travis Barker.
Both of the other lostprophets albums featured interludes between some songs; no songs on Liberation Transmission are linked together, or feature interludes.
The first line in the chorus of "Can't Stop, Gotta Date with Hate" was taken from a line in the film The Goonies.
The Latin phrase on the album cover, "nobis pro lemma vobis", translates roughly as "for us, for them, for you". This lyric comes from the song Burn Burn, which can be found on the band's previous album Start Something.
The first single, Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast), was released on June 19th 2006, and reached number 8 in the UK Top 40. The second single will almost certainly be A Town Called Hypocrisy, as bassist Stuart Richardson claimed in a recent BBC interview.
The album was leaked via BitTorrent for illegal download on June 12 2006, two weeks prior to its official release.
Track listing
"Everyday Combat" - 5:11
"A Town Called Hypocrisy" - 3:39
"The New Transmission" - 3:32
"Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" - 4:11
"Can't Stop, Gotta Date with Hate" - 3:42
"Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)" - 3:36
"Everybody's Screaming!!!" - 3:52
"Broken Hearts, Torn Up Letters and the Story Of a Lonely Girl" - 4:04
"4:am Forever" - 4:27
"For All These Times Son, For All These Times" - 3:54
"Heaven for the Weather, Hell for the Company" - 4:13
"Always All Ways (Apologies, Glances and Messed Up Chances)" - 4:25
Trivia:
This is the first lostprophets album to include the lyrics to album's songs in the album's packaging. thefakesoundofprogress did not include the lyrics, whilst Start Something specifically states that the lyrics could be found on the band's official website, although they no longer can be.
It is also the first lostprophets album recorded without original drummer Mike Chiplin. Josh Freese drummed at the request of Bob Rock, but the band's first choice was Travis Barker.
Both of the other lostprophets albums featured interludes between some songs; no songs on Liberation Transmission are linked together, or feature interludes.
The first line in the chorus of "Can't Stop, Gotta Date with Hate" was taken from a line in the film The Goonies.
The Latin phrase on the album cover, "nobis pro lemma vobis", translates roughly as "for us, for them, for you". This lyric comes from the song Burn Burn, which can be found on the band's previous album Start Something.
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