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Streets in the Sky
Streets in the Sky
Studio album by The Enemy
Released	21 May 2012
Genre	Indie rock; punk rock;
Length	40:38
Label	Cooking Vinyl; eOne;
Producer	Joby J. Ford
The Enemy chronology
Singles from Streets in the Sky
	"Saturday"; Released: 15 May 2012; "Like a Dancer"; Released: 16 July 2012;

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Streets in the Sky is the third studio album by Coventry-based indie rock band The Enemy, released on 21 May 2012 through Cooking Vinyl and eOne Music. It entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 9,^[2] and was met with universally negative reviews.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Coventry Telegraph	(favourable)^[4]
Drowned in Sound	^[5]
The Fly	^[6]
musicOMH	^[7]
NME	6/10^[8]
PopMatters	2/10^[9]
Sputnikmusic	2.0/5^[10]
The Quietus	(unfavourable)^[11]
York Vision	(unfavourable)^[12]

Critical reception was mostly extremely negative, with Album of the Year rating it as the worst album of 2012 as reviewed by critics.^[13] The album scored 2.9/10 at aggregator website AnyDecentMusic? (the fifth-lowest rated album of all time).^[14] However, NME gave the album a mixed review.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gimme the Sign"	3:09
2.	"Bigger Cages (Longer Chains)"	2:57
3.	"Saturday"	3:12
4.	"1-2-3-4"	2:59
5.	"Like a Dancer"	3:09
6.	"Come into My World"	2:57
7.	"This Is Real"	4:38
8.	"2 Kids"	3:56
9.	"Turn It On"	3:33
10.	"It's a Race"	3:29
11.	"Get Up and Dance"	3:52
12.	"Make a Man"	2:47

Music videos

"1-2-3-4" (acoustic)
"Gimme the Sign"
"Saturday"
"Saturday" (acoustic)
"Like a Dancer"

References

^ "BISOUND.COM – - . mp3 . . FM- ".
^ "Enemy – Streets in the Sky". αCharts.
^ O'Brien, Jon. "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky – review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ Poole, Alan (17 May 2012). "Album Review: The Enemy – Streets in the Sky". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
^ Calvert, John (25 May 2012). "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ Ross, Daniel (18 May 2012). "The Enemy Streets in the Sky (COOKING VINYL)". The Fly. MAMA & Company. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ Green, Laurence (21 May 2012). "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky (Cooking Vinyl)". musicOMH. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ Denney, Alex (19 May 2012). "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky". NME. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ Ezell, Brice (27 June 2012). "The Enemy: Streets in the Sky". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky". Sputnikmusic. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
^ Kulkarni, Neil (17 May 2012). "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky – Review". The Quietus. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ Lloyd, Jordan (29 May 2012). "Album Review: Streets in the Sky- The Enemy". York Vision. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
^ "The 25 Worst Albums of 2012". Album of the Year. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
^ "AnyDecentMusic? – All Time". WebCite. AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

External links

REVIEW: The Enemy single "Saturday"

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[1] "BISOUND.COM – - . mp3 . . FM- ".

[2] "Enemy – Streets in the Sky". αCharts.

[3] O'Brien, Jon. "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky – review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[4] Poole, Alan (17 May 2012). "Album Review: The Enemy – Streets in the Sky". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[DiS-5] Calvert, John (25 May 2012). "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[Fly-6] Ross, Daniel (18 May 2012). "The Enemy Streets in the Sky (COOKING VINYL)". The Fly. MAMA & Company. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[7] Green, Laurence (21 May 2012). "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky (Cooking Vinyl)". musicOMH. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[NME-8] Denney, Alex (19 May 2012). "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky". NME. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[9] Ezell, Brice (27 June 2012). "The Enemy: Streets in the Sky". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[10] "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky". Sputnikmusic. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

[quietus-11] Kulkarni, Neil (17 May 2012). "The Enemy – Streets in the Sky – Review". The Quietus. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[12] Lloyd, Jordan (29 May 2012). "Album Review: Streets in the Sky- The Enemy". York Vision. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

[13] "The 25 Worst Albums of 2012". Album of the Year. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

[14] "AnyDecentMusic? – All Time". WebCite. AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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+'''''Streets in the Sky''''' is the third studio album by Coventry-based indie rock band [[The Enemy (UK rock band)|The Enemy]], released on 21 May 2012 through [[Cooking Vinyl]] and [[eOne Music]]. It entered the [[UK Albums Chart]] at No. 9,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/album/70989|title=Enemy – Streets in the Sky|website=αCharts }}</ref> and was met with universally negative reviews.
 ==Reception==
-{{Album ratings
+{{Music ratings
 | rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
-| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/streets-in-the-sky-mw0002353807 |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' – review |last=O'Brien |first=Jon |work=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref>
+| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/streets-in-the-sky-mw0002353807 |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' – review |last=O'Brien |first=Jon |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref>
 | rev2 = ''[[Coventry Telegraph]]''
-| rev2Score = (favourable)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/music/album-review-enemy---streets-3025064 |title=Album Review: The Enemy - Streets in the Sky |last=Poole |first=Alan |date=17 May 2012 |work=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |accessdate=2 April 2016}}</ref>
+| rev2Score = (favourable)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/music/album-review-enemy---streets-3025064 |title=Album Review: The Enemy – Streets in the Sky |last=Poole |first=Alan |date=17 May 2012 |work=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |accessdate=2 April 2016}}</ref>
-| rev3 = [[Drowned In Sound]]
+| rev3 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
-| rev3Score = {{Rating|0|5}}<ref name="DiS">{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17021/reviews/4145008 |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' |last=Calvert |first=John |date=25 May 2012 |work=[[Drowned in Sound]] |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref>
+| rev3Score = {{Rating|0|5}}<ref name="DiS">{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17021/reviews/4145008 |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' |last=Calvert |first=John |date=25 May 2012 |work=[[Drowned in Sound]] |accessdate=6 February 2013 |archive-date=17 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117014159/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17021/reviews/4145008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 | rev4 = ''[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]]''
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+| rev4Score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref name="Fly">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-fly.co.uk/reviews/album/1013283/the-enemy/ |title=The Enemy ''Streets in the Sky'' (COOKING VINYL) |last=Ross |first=Daniel |date=18 May 2012 |work=[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]] |publisher=[[MAMA & Company]] |accessdate=6 February 2013 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524231341/http://www.the-fly.co.uk/reviews/album/1013283/the-enemy/ |archivedate=24 May 2012 }}</ref>
-| rev5 = [[musicOMH]]
+| rev5 = ''[[musicOMH]]''
-| rev5Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-enemy-streets-in-the-sky |title=The Enemy – ''Streets In The Sky'' (Cooking Vinyl) |last=Green |first=Laurence |date=21 May 2012 |work=[[musicOMH]] |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref>
+| rev5Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-enemy-streets-in-the-sky |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' (Cooking Vinyl) |last=Green |first=Laurence |date=21 May 2012 |work=[[musicOMH]] |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref>
-| rev6 = ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]''
+| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
-| rev6Score = (6/10)<ref name="NME">{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-enemy/13139 |title=The Enemy – ''Streets In The Sky'' |last=Denney |first=Alex |date=19 May 2012 |work=[[NME]] |publisher=[[IPC Media]] |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref>
+| rev6Score = 6/10<ref name="NME">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-enemy/13139 |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' |last=Denney |first=Alex |date=19 May 2012 |work=[[NME]] |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref>
 | rev7 = [[PopMatters]]
-| rev7Score = (2/10)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/159805-the-enemy-streets-in-the-sky/ |title=The Enemy: ''Streets in the Sky'' |last=Ezell |first=Brice |date=27 June 2012 |work=[[PopMatters]] |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref>
+| rev7Score = 2/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/159805-the-enemy-streets-in-the-sky/ |title=The Enemy: ''Streets in the Sky'' |last=Ezell |first=Brice |date=27 June 2012 |work=[[PopMatters]] |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref>
-| rev8 = [[sputnikmusic]]
+| rev8 = Sputnikmusic
-| rev8Score = (2.0/5)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/50019/The-Enemy-Streets-In-The-Sky/ |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' |date=30 May 2012 |work=[[Sputnikmusic]] |accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>
+| rev8Score = 2.0/5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/50019/The-Enemy-Streets-In-The-Sky/ |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' |date=30 May 2012 |publisher=Sputnikmusic |accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref>
 | rev9 = ''[[The Quietus]]''
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-Critical reception was generally negative, with Album of the Year rating it as the worst album of 2012 as reviewed by critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albumoftheyear.org/ratings/worst/2012/|title=The 25 Worst Albums of 2012|website=Album of the Year|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref> The album scored 2.9/10 at aggregator website [[AnyDecentMusic?]] (the second-lowest rated album of all time).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/chart/AllTime.aspx?p=189|title=AnyDecentMusic? - All Time|website=''[[WebCite]]''|publisher=[[AnyDecentMusic?]]|accessdate=1 April 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6gNaGLf2c|archivedate=29 March 2016}}</ref>
+Critical reception was mostly extremely negative, with Album of the Year rating it as the worst album of 2012 as reviewed by critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albumoftheyear.org/ratings/worst/2012/|title=The 25 Worst Albums of 2012|website=Album of the Year|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref> The album scored 2.9/10 at aggregator website AnyDecentMusic? (the fifth-lowest rated album of all time).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/chart/AllTime.aspx?p=189|title=AnyDecentMusic? – All Time|website=[[WebCite]]|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=1 April 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412041805/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/chart/AllTime.aspx?p=189|archivedate=12 April 2016}}</ref> However, ''[[NME]]'' gave the album a mixed review.
 ==Track listing==
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 ===Music videos===
-* 1,2,3,4 (acoustic)
+* "1-2-3-4" (acoustic)
-* Gimme the Sign
+* "Gimme the Sign"
-* Saturday
+* "Saturday"
-* Saturday (acoustic)
+* "Saturday" (acoustic)
-* Like a Dancer
+* "Like a Dancer"
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.youngscot.org/mag/1523-review-saturday REVIEW: The Enemy single "Saturday"]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130628144009/http://www.youngscot.org/mag/1523-review-saturday REVIEW: The Enemy single "Saturday"]
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+{{Authority control}}
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+[[Category:The Enemy (UK rock band) albums]]
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+[[Category:E1 Music albums]]
+{{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub}}

v t e The Enemy
Tom Clarke Andy Hopkins Liam Watts
Studio albums	We'll Live and Die in These Towns Music for the People Streets in the Sky
Singles	"Away from Here" "Had Enough" "You're Not Alone" "We'll Live and Die in These Towns" "No Time for Tears" "Saturday" "Like a Dancer"