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Punk & Poetry is the third album by The King Blues. It is set to be released on April 17, 2011 on digital download, and on CD the following day.[1] The track listing[1] for the album was released on March 5, 2011 on their website, and featured the previously released Headbutt single, which reached number 72 upon release in May 2010. "We Are Fucking Angry" was made available as a free to download[2] on January 27, 2011. Their second single off the album "Set The World On Fire" got its first play on Mike Davies Radio 1 punk show on 8 February 2011, and was announced that it would be released on 10 April 2011. Itch announced on both Facebook & Twitter that 'I Want You' would be released as the third single.

On Sunday 24, 2011 Punk & Poetry entered the UK charts at number 31.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Last of the Dreamers"Jonny 'Itch' Fox0:58
2."We Are Fucking Angry"Jonny 'Itch' Fox / Peter Miles3:04
3."Set the World on Fire"Jonny 'Itch' Fox2:54
4."Dancehall"Jonny 'Itch' Fox0:51
5."The Future's Not What It Used to Be"Jonny 'Itch' Fox3:56
6."I Want You"Jonny 'Itch' Fox2:23
7."5 Bottles of Shampoo"Jonny 'Itch' Fox2:01
8."Sex Education"Jonny 'Itch' Fox2:39
9."Shooting Fascists"Jonny 'Itch' Fox0:47
10."Headbutt"Jonny 'Itch' Fox / Peter Miles3:19
11."Does Anybody Care About Us?"Jonny 'Itch' Fox3:35
12."Everything Happens for a Reason"Jonny 'Itch' Fox3:50
Total length:30:07
HMV Exclusive Download Content TRANSCD006
No.TitleLength
13."Five Bottles of Shampoo" (Live 2011)3:24
14."Headbutt" (Live 2011)3:23
15."Set the World on Fire" (Live 2011)2:50
16."Shooting Fascists" (Live 2011)1:20
17."The Future's Not What It Used to Be" (Live 2011)4:06
18."Headbutt" (Music Video)3:28
19."iPhone Wallpapers" (3 different versions) 
iTunes
No.TitleLength
13."Set the World on Fire" (Music Video)2:51

Editions

  • A Standard CD
  • A HMV Exclusive Special Edition. This featured a Music-pin[4] code that allowed the purchaser the option to downloaded additional live versions, wallpapers and a video of their track Headbutt.
  • iTunes LP

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Certification Sales
UK Albums Chart[5] 31

Charting singles

Year Single Chart Position
2010 "Headbutt" UK Singles Chart 72
2011 "Set The World On Fire" UK Singles Chart

References

  1. ^ a b The King Blues – Releases
  2. ^ We Are Fucking Angry – The King Blues
  3. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/albums-chart/
  4. ^ MusicPin : Promoting Music Through Viral Pin Codes!
  5. ^ "Chart Stats - The King Blues - Punk & Poetry". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2011-04-26.