Love at the End of the World

Love at the End of the World is the third full-length album from Canadian rock musician Sam Roberts. The album was first released in Canada on May 20, 2008,[5] in the Netherlands on September 19, in the UK on October 13, and in the US on February 3, 2009. The album cover is based on an illustration by Elisabeth Moch..

Love at the End of the World
Studio album by
Sam Roberts
ReleasedMay 20, 2008
StudioMountain City Recording Studios, Montreal, Quebec
GenreRock
Length54:29
LabelSecret Brain, Universal Music Canada
ProducerJoseph Donovan
Sam Roberts chronology
Chemical City
(2006)		 Love at the End of the World
(2008)		 Collider
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
CHARTattack[2]
Jam![3]
PopMatters[4]

"Them Kids" was the first single released, originally through iTunes on March 4.[6] The music video debuted on April 22.

On the week of August 14, "Them Kids" reached No. 1 on the Canadian indie chart, the R3-30. It was also #1 on CFNY's Thursday 30 chart.

Love at the End of the World debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 9,000 copies in its first week.[7] The album was certified Gold in Canada in November 2008.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Love at the End of the World"2:36
2."Stripmall Religion"4:02
3."Oh Maria"3:46
4."Lions of the Kalahari"4:11
5."Fixed to Ruin"3:45
6."Them Kids"3:59
7."Words and Fire"3:53
8."Sundance"4:18
9."Up Sister"3:40
10."End of the Empire"4:18
11."The Pilgrim"5:31
12."Waking the Dead"6:26
13."Detroit '67"4:02

iTunes Bonus Tracks

The following tracks were available with the iTunes pre-order of the album.

  1. "Them Kids [K-OS Remix]" - 3:31

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. CHARTattack review Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Jam! review
  4. PopMatters review
  5. "* * NEW * * Sam Roberts CD "Love At the End Of The World" - Sam Roberts Band". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  6. "New single: Sam Roberts". Edmonton Journal. 2008-03-05. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  7. "Sam Roberts nets first No. 1 disc". Jam!. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  8. "Gold & Platinum Certification – November 2008". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-04-03.


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