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| Name = We Are the Others
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| Artist = [[Delain]]
| name = We Are the Others
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| type = studio
| artist = [[Delain]]
| Released = 1st June ([[Benelux]], [[Germany]])<br /> 4th June ([[United Kingdom]], [[France]]) 3rd July [[USA]])
| Recorded = Hellner Studios (SWE) (Summer 2011)
| cover = Delain we are the others.jpg
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| Length = 47:36
| released = 1 June 2012
| Label = [[CNR Music]]
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'''''We Are the Others''''' is the third full-length album by the [[The Netherlands|Dutch]] [[symphonic metal]] band [[Delain]]. It was released in the Benelux and Germany on June 1 and in the United Kingdom and France on June 4, 2012, by [[CNR Music]], who took over Delain when Warner Music refused to release ''We Are the Others''. The first single, ''[[Get the Devil Out of Me]]'', was released on April 13.
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|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/delain/fr/Delain-We-Are-The-Others-Review.htm |title=Delain – We Are The Others Review |first=Raymond |last=Westland |work=[[About.com]] |accessdate=29 July 2012}}</ref>
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'''''We Are the Others''''' is the third studio album by Dutch [[symphonic metal]] band [[Delain]]. It was released in the Benelux and Germany on 1 June 2012 and in the United Kingdom and France on 4 June by [[CNR Music]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://site.delain.nl/shownews/component/Articles/show/article/id/2149 |title=Delain – Delain announce release date for We Are The Others |publisher=Site.delain.nl |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref> who took over Delain when Warner Music refused to release ''We Are the Others''. The album was released in the US on 3 July. The first single, "[[Get the Devil Out of Me]]", was released on 13 April. The second single "We Are The Others" and its video was released on 11 September 2012. This is the first album by Delain without any studio songs with guest vocalist [[Marko Hietala]]. Live versions of "The Gathering" and "Control the Storm" are featured on the special edition of the album with Hietala singing his parts live.


==History==
==History==
During their 2011 live shows, Delain debuted three new songs from the album – "Manson", "Get the Devil Out of Me" and "Milk and Honey".
During their 2011 live shows, Delain debuted three new songs from the album – "Manson" (which was later renamed to "Mother Machine"), "Get the Devil Out of Me" and "Milk and Honey".

In an interview with Sonic Cathedral, vocalist [[Charlotte Wessels]] discussed the inspiration she drew from the [[Sophie Lancaster]] case:
In an interview with Sonic Cathedral, vocalist [[Charlotte Wessels]] discussed the inspiration she drew from the [[Sophie Lancaster]] case:
{{cquote|I remember when I first heard about it … it wasn’t on Dutch news, I just heard about it through Internet networks and the goth scene … there was this movie made about it, a short film of about four minutes. I saw it, and I just cried. It’s so incredibly sad! After seeing the movie, I didn’t really DO anything with it until we were working on “We Are The Others.” But the basic idea of the lyrics was there. It was just supposed to be a song about “we are the others” and a feeling of togetherness. On the one hand, being proud of whoever you are, whether you divert from the norm in whatever way you divert from the norm. But on the other hand, it is also kind of a song for “others”. We just wanted a song about acceptance.|20px|20px|<ref name="soniccathedral1">{{cite web|url=http://www.soniccathedral.com/webzine/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=674&Itemid=36 |title=Sonic Cathedral WebZine - Delain Interview |publisher=Soniccathedral.com |date=2012-02-16 |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref>}}
{{cquote|I remember when I first heard about it … it wasn't on Dutch news, I just heard about it through Internet networks and the goth scene … there was this movie made about it, a short film of about four minutes. I saw it, and I just cried. It's so incredibly sad! After seeing the movie, I didn't really DO anything with it until we were working on "We Are the Others." But the basic idea of the lyrics was there. It was just supposed to be a song about "we are the others" and a feeling of togetherness. On the one hand, being proud of whoever you are, whether you divert from the norm in whatever way you divert from the norm. But on the other hand, it is also kind of a song for "others". We just wanted a song about acceptance.|20px|20px|Charlotte Wessels|SonicCathedral.com interview<ref name="soniccathedral1"/>}}
Originally intended for release in early 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=166908 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DELAIN: New Album Title Revealed, European Headlining Tour Announced |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref> the album's release date was unknown after Warner Music's purchase of Roadrunner Records<ref name="soniccathedral1"/> but it was announced via a facebook message on the band official page that the album will be released on the 1st June 2012 with the albums first single, "Get the Devil Out of Me", being released on 13 April 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/delain/delain-announce-release-date-for-we-are-the-others/10150647406058195 |title=Delain announce release date for We Are The Others! |publisher=Facebook |date=2012-03-26 |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref> The song was released for listening online on April 3 on their official website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://site.delain.nl/shownews/component/Articles/show/article/id/2151 |title=Delain - Listen to 'Get The Devil Out Of Me' |publisher=Site.delain.nl |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref> The second single from the album has been announced as the title track, "We Are the Others", and a music video is currently being filmed.<ref>http://delaininternational.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/a-peak-inside-the-new-video/</ref>


Originally intended for release in early 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=166908 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET – DELAIN: New Album Title Revealed, European Headlining Tour Announced |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref> the album's release date was unknown after Warner Music's purchase of Roadrunner Records<ref name="soniccathedral1">{{cite web|url=https://www.soniccathedral.com/zine/index.php/band-interviews/402-Delain%20Interview%202012 |title=Sonic Cathedral WebZine – Delain Interview |publisher=Soniccathedral.com |date=2012-02-16 |accessdate=2023-09-07}}</ref> but it was announced via a Facebook message on the band official page that the album would be released on 1 June 2012 with the album's first single, "Get the Devil Out of Me", being released on 13 April 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/delain/delain-announce-release-date-for-we-are-the-others/10150647406058195 |title=Delain announce release date for We Are The Others! |publisher=Facebook |date=2012-03-26 |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref> The song was released for listening online on 3 April on their official website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://site.delain.nl/shownews/component/Articles/show/article/id/2151 |title=Delain – Listen to 'Get The Devil Out Of Me' |publisher=Site.delain.nl |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref> The second single from the album was announced as the title track, "We Are the Others", and a music video was filmed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://delaininternational.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/a-peak-inside-the-new-video/|title = A peak inside the new video!|date = 4 August 2012}}</ref> Several well-known personalities from the metal scene appear in this video, such as George Oosthoek, [[Sharon den Adel]], [[Robert Westerholt]] and ex-member [[Rob van der Loo]].
===Reception===

{{Album ratings
==Track listing==
|rev1 = ''[[About.com|About]]''
All lyrics by [[Charlotte Wessels]] and Charlotte Wessels/Tripod
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/delain/fr/Delain-We-Are-The-Others-Review.htm |title=Delain - We Are The Others Review |first=Raymond |last=Westland |work=[[About.com]] |accessdate=29 July 2012}}</ref>
{{track listing
|rev2 = ''Espy Rock''
| title1 = Mother Machine
|rev2score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espyrock.com/reviews/album-review-delain-we-are-the-others |title=Delain – We Are The Others |work=Espy Rock |accessdate=29 July 2012}}</ref>
| music1 = [[Martijn Westerholt]], [[Charlotte Wessels]], Guus Eikens, Tripod
| rev3 = ''Hit the Floor''
| length1 = 4:34
| rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitthefloor.co.uk/rock-metal/review-delain-we-are-the-others-album/ |title=Review: Delain – We Are The Others (Album) |author=Laurie HTF |work=Hit the Floor |accessdate=29 July 2012}}</ref>
| title2 = Electricity
| rev4 = ''Metal Forces''
| music2 = Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod
| rev4score = {{Rating|6.5|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/album-review-delain-we-are-the-others/ | title=Delain – We Are The Others |first=Mark |last=Fisher |accessdate=29 July 2012 |work=Metal Forces}}</ref>
| length2 = 4:14
| rev5 = ''Metal Storm''
| title3 = We Are the Others
| rev5score = {{Rating|6.2|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=11005 |title=Delain - We Are The Others review |accessdate=29 July 2012 |work=Metalstorm |first=Ag |last=Fox}}</ref>
| music3 = Westerholt, Wessels, Tripod
| rev6 = ''The New Review''
| length3 = 3:17
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thenewreview.net/reviews/delain-we-are-the-others |title=Delain – We Are The Others |first=Jairus |last=Pascale |accessdate=29 July 2012 |work=The New Review}}</ref>
| title4 = Milk and Honey
| rev7 = ''This Is Not a Scene''
| music4 = Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod
| rev7score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisnotascene.com/2012/delain-we-are-the-others/ |title= |first=Louisa |last=Smith |title=Delain – We Are The Others |accessdate=29 July 2012 |work=This Is Not a Scene}}</ref>
| length4 = 4:26
| title5 = Hit Me with Your Best Shot
| music5 = Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod
| length5 = 3:59
| title6 = I Want You
| music6 = Wessels, Eikens, Tripod
| length6 = 4:52
| title7 = Where Is the Blood
| music7 = Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod
| length7 = 3:16
| title8 = Generation Me
| music8 = Westerholt, Wessels, Tripod
| length8 = 3:43
| title9 = Babylon
| music9 = Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod
| length9 = 4:06
| title10 = Are You Done with Me
| music10 = Wessels, Eikens, Tripod
| length10 = 3:05
| title11 = [[Get the Devil Out of Me (song)|Get the Devil Out of Me]]
| music11 = Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod
| length11 = 3:21
| title12 = Not Enough
| music12 = Westerholt, Wessels, Tripod
| length12 = 4:43
}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Special edition bonus tracks
| title13 = The Gathering
| note13 = live, featuring [[Marko Hietala]]
| writer13 = Eikens
| length13 = 4:01
| title14 = Control the Storm
| note14 = live, featuring Marko Hietala
| writer14 = Eikens, Wessels
| length14 = 4:14
| title15 = Shattered
| note15 = live
| writer15 = Westerholt
| length15 = 4:20
| title16 = Sleepwalker's Dream
| note16 = live
| writer16 = Westerholt, Wessels
| length16 = 4:33
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus track
| title17 = Come Closer
| note17 = live
| writer17 = Westerholt, Wessels
| length17 =
}}

== Personnel ==

===Delain===
*[[Charlotte Wessels]] – vocals
*[[Martijn Westerholt]] – keyboards
*Timo Somers – lead guitar, ambient guitar
*Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije – bass
*Sander Zoer – drums

===Additional musicians===
*Guus Eikens – rhythm guitar
*Oliver Philipps – lead guitar, ambient guitar, keyboards and vocals arrangements
*Henka Johansson – additional drums
*[[Burton C. Bell]] – guest vocals on "Where Is the Blood"
*Anders "Gary" Wikström – backing vocals


===Production===
{{expand-section|date=July 2012}}
*TriPod ([[Jacob Hellner]], Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström) – producers, mixing
Early response to ''We Are the Others'' was positive. ''Indulge Sound'' considered the time that the album took to be released and stated that "for fans of Delain, this is worth the wait. For those unsure of their feelings towards this genre, we’d certainly recommend you give it a try."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indulge-sound.com/2012/05/18/review-delain-we-are-the-others/ |title=Review: Delain – ‘We Are The Others’ |work=Indulge Sound |date=18 May 2012 |accessdate=29 July 2012 |first=Heather |last=McDaid}}</ref>
*Tom van Heesch – engineer, mixing
*Ulf Kruckenberg – engineer
*Svante Forsbäch – mastering


==Charts==
==Charts==
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|align="left"|[[Ultratop 40|Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia)]]<ref name="ultratop1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Delain&titel=We+Are+The+Others&cat=a |title=Delain - We Are The Others |publisher=ultratop.be |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[Ultratop 50|Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia)]]<ref name="ultratop1">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/307a6/Delain-We-Are-The-Others |title=Delain – We Are The Others |publisher=ultratop.be |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref>
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|align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|author=By alexcatt97 No real name given + Add Contact |url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/77177984@N06/7363408406/in/photostream |title=Untitled &#124; Flickr - Photo Sharing! |publisher=Flickr |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|author=alexcatt97 No real name given + Add Contact |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/77177984@N06/7363408406/in/photostream |title=Untitled &#124; Flickr – Photo Sharing! |publisher=Flickr |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref>
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|align="left"|[[UK Rock Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/11/2012-06-16/ |title=2012-06-16 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive |publisher=Official Charts |date=2012-06-16 |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[UK Rock Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-albums-chart/20120610/112/ |title=2012-06-16 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=2012-06-16 |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref>
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|align="left"|[[Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref name="hitparade1">{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Delain&titel=We+Are+The+Others&cat=a |title=Delain - We Are The Others |publisher=hitparade.ch |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref name="hitparade1">{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Delain&titel=We+Are+The+Others&cat=a |title=Delain – We Are The Others |publisher=hitparade.ch |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref>
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|[[Oricon|Japanese Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/414148/ranking/cd_album/|title=ディレインのCDアルバムランキング、ディレインのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE |publisher=Oricon.co.jp |accessdate=2013-04-23}}</ref>
|align="left"|US Heatseekers Albums<ref>http://www.billboard.com/#/album/delain/we-are-the-others/1649950</ref>
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==Track listing==
All lyrics by Charlotte Wessels, Charlotte Wessels/Tripod
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{{Track listing
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| title13 = The Gathering (Bonus Live Track)
| writer13 = Guus Eikens
| length13 = 4:01
| title14 = Control the Storm (Bonus Live Track)
| writer14 = Guus Eikens, Charlotte Wessels
| length14 = 4:14
| title15 = Shattered (Bonus Live Track)
| writer15 = Martijn Westerholt
| length15 = 4:20
| title16 = Sleepwalker's Dream (Bonus Live Track)
| writer16 = Martijn Westerholt, Charlotte Wessels
| length16 = 4:33
| title17 = Come Closer(Bonus Live Track)[<a class="ktg6us78hf8vdu7" href="#">Japan</a> Bonus Track]
| writer17 = Charlotte Wessels
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}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://site.delain.nl/shownews/component/Articles/show/article/id/2149 |title=Delain - Delain announce release date for We Are The Others |publisher=Site.delain.nl |date= |accessdate=<a class="ktg6us78hf8vdu7" href="#">2012</a>-08-02}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Delain/We_Are_the_Others/336449 Metallum Archives]
* [https://www.soniccathedral.com/zine/index.php/band-interviews/402-Delain%20Interview%202012 Delain Interview 2012]


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Latest revision as of 03:50, 14 June 2024

For the 2017 Canadian film, see We Are the Others (film).

We Are the Others
Studio album by
Delain
Released1 June 2012
Recorded2011
StudioTriPod Studios and Atlantis Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
GenreSymphonic metal
Length47:36
LabelCNR Music/Roadrunner
Sensory (US)
ProducerJacob Hellner, Fredrik Thomander, Anders "Gary" Wikström, Delain
Delain chronology
April Rain
(2009) 		We Are the Others
(2012) 		Interlude
(2013)
Singles from We Are the Others
  1. "Get the Devil Out of Me"
    Released: 13 April 2012
  2. "We Are the Others"
    Released: 11 September 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
About.com[2]

We Are the Others is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released in the Benelux and Germany on 1 June 2012 and in the United Kingdom and France on 4 June by CNR Music,[3] who took over Delain when Warner Music refused to release We Are the Others. The album was released in the US on 3 July. The first single, "Get the Devil Out of Me", was released on 13 April. The second single "We Are The Others" and its video was released on 11 September 2012. This is the first album by Delain without any studio songs with guest vocalist Marko Hietala. Live versions of "The Gathering" and "Control the Storm" are featured on the special edition of the album with Hietala singing his parts live.

History

[edit]

During their 2011 live shows, Delain debuted three new songs from the album – "Manson" (which was later renamed to "Mother Machine"), "Get the Devil Out of Me" and "Milk and Honey".

In an interview with Sonic Cathedral, vocalist Charlotte Wessels discussed the inspiration she drew from the Sophie Lancaster case:

I remember when I first heard about it … it wasn't on Dutch news, I just heard about it through Internet networks and the goth scene … there was this movie made about it, a short film of about four minutes. I saw it, and I just cried. It's so incredibly sad! After seeing the movie, I didn't really DO anything with it until we were working on "We Are the Others." But the basic idea of the lyrics was there. It was just supposed to be a song about "we are the others" and a feeling of togetherness. On the one hand, being proud of whoever you are, whether you divert from the norm in whatever way you divert from the norm. But on the other hand, it is also kind of a song for "others". We just wanted a song about acceptance.

— Charlotte Wessels, SonicCathedral.com interview[4]

Originally intended for release in early 2012,[5] the album's release date was unknown after Warner Music's purchase of Roadrunner Records[4] but it was announced via a Facebook message on the band official page that the album would be released on 1 June 2012 with the album's first single, "Get the Devil Out of Me", being released on 13 April 2012.[6] The song was released for listening online on 3 April on their official website.[7] The second single from the album was announced as the title track, "We Are the Others", and a music video was filmed.[8] Several well-known personalities from the metal scene appear in this video, such as George Oosthoek, Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and ex-member Rob van der Loo.

Track listing

[edit]

All lyrics by Charlotte Wessels and Charlotte Wessels/Tripod

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Mother Machine"Martijn Westerholt, Charlotte Wessels, Guus Eikens, Tripod4:34
2."Electricity"Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod4:14
3."We Are the Others"Westerholt, Wessels, Tripod3:17
4."Milk and Honey"Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod4:26
5."Hit Me with Your Best Shot"Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod3:59
6."I Want You"Wessels, Eikens, Tripod4:52
7."Where Is the Blood"Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod3:16
8."Generation Me"Westerholt, Wessels, Tripod3:43
9."Babylon"Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod4:06
10."Are You Done with Me"Wessels, Eikens, Tripod3:05
11."Get the Devil Out of Me"Westerholt, Wessels, Eikens, Tripod3:21
12."Not Enough"Westerholt, Wessels, Tripod4:43
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."The Gathering" (live, featuring Marko Hietala)Eikens4:01
14."Control the Storm" (live, featuring Marko Hietala)Eikens, Wessels4:14
15."Shattered" (live)Westerholt4:20
16."Sleepwalker's Dream" (live)Westerholt, Wessels4:33
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."Come Closer" (live)Westerholt, Wessels 

Personnel

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Delain

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Additional musicians

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  • Guus Eikens – rhythm guitar
  • Oliver Philipps – lead guitar, ambient guitar, keyboards and vocals arrangements
  • Henka Johansson – additional drums
  • Burton C. Bell – guest vocals on "Where Is the Blood"
  • Anders "Gary" Wikström – backing vocals

Production

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  • TriPod (Jacob Hellner, Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström) – producers, mixing
  • Tom van Heesch – engineer, mixing
  • Ulf Kruckenberg – engineer
  • Svante Forsbäch – mastering

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[9] 4
Dutch Alternative Top 30[10] 1
Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia)[11] 99
Belgian Ultratop (Flanders)[11] 82
UK Albums Chart[12] 75
UK Rock Chart[13] 3
Swiss Albums Chart[14] 43
German Albums Chart[14] 77
French Albums Chart[15] 81
Japanese Albums Chart[16] 221
US Heatseeker Albums[17] 23

References

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  6. ^ "Delain announce release date for We Are The Others!". Facebook. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Delain – Listen to 'Get The Devil Out Of Me'". Site.delain.nl. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  8. ^ "A peak inside the new video!". 4 August 2012.
  9. ^ Steffen Hung. "Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  10. ^ Steffen Hung. "Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Delain – We Are The Others". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  12. ^ alexcatt97 No real name given + Add Contact. "Untitled | Flickr – Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "2012-06-16 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  14. ^ a b Steffen Hung. "Delain – We Are The Others". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Disque en France". Disque en France. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
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  17. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/delain/chart-history/
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