You Are We

You Are We is the third studio album by British metalcore band While She Sleeps. They decided to release it independently, having left their label, and funded the album through PledgeMusic.[1] It was released on 21 April 2017 in collaboration with SharpTone Records, Arising Empire and UNFD. It was produced by the band themselves and Carl Bown.[2]

You Are We
Studio album by
While She Sleeps
Released
  • 21 April 2017
  • 20 July 2018 (Special Edition)
RecordedJuly 2016–January 2017
GenreMetalcore
Length50:58
Label
Producer
While She Sleeps chronology
Brainwashed
(2015)		 You Are We
(2017)		 So What?
(2019)
Singles from You Are We
  1. "Civil Isolation"
    Released: 20 November 2016
  2. "Hurricane"
    Released: 21 November 2016
  3. "You Are We"
    Released: 20 January 2017
  4. "Silence Speaks"
    Released: 23 February 2017
  5. "Feel"
    Released: 17 April 2017
  6. "Empire of Silence"
    Released: 15 May 2017
  7. "Steal the Sun"
    Released: 21 August 2017

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Dead Press![4]
Metal Hammer[5]
NME[6]
Rock Sound[7]

You Are We received an average score of 84 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim" on Metacritic.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."You Are We"4:47
2."Steal the Sun"4:37
3."Feel"4:39
4."Empire of Silence"4:23
5."Wide Awake"5:04
6."Silence Speaks" (featuring Oliver Sykes)4:55
7."Settle Down Society"4:56
8."Hurricane"4:43
9."Revolt"3:57
10."Civil Isolation"4:22
11."In Another Now"4:35
Total length:50:58
Special Edition
No.TitleLength
12."Feel" (alternate live version)4:30
13."Silence Speaks" (alternative live version)5:51
14."Hurricane" (alternative live version)5:21
15."Civil Isolation" (demo)4:26
16."Feel" (demo)4:53
17."Fear in Change" (instrumental demo)3:14
18."I Am While She Sleeps"3:28
19."Lost Ideas"8:12
Total length:1:30:53

Personnel

Charts

The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 8.

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 111
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 15
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 8
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 3
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[17] 1
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 20
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 5
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References
  1. "While She Sleeps: New Album on PledgeMusic". PledgeMusic. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. Munro, Scott (21 November 2016). "While She Sleeps reveal new album You Are We". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. "Reviews for You Are We". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. Heath, Mike. "REVIEW: While She Sleeps - You Are We". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. Hill, Stephen (30 March 2017). "While She Sleeps - You Are We album review". Metal Hammer. Team Rock. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  6. Bhagwandas, Anita. "While She Sleeps – 'You Are We' Review". NME. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  7. Sayce, Rob (13 April 2017). "While She Sleeps - 'You Are We'". Rock Sound. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  8. "Australiancharts.com – While She Sleeps – You Are We". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  9. "Austriancharts.at – While She Sleeps – You Are We" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  10. "Ultratop.be – While She Sleeps – You Are We" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. "Ultratop.be – While She Sleeps – You Are We" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  12. "Offiziellecharts.de – While She Sleeps – You Are We" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – While She Sleeps – You Are We". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  16. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  17. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  18. "While She Sleeps Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  19. "While She Sleeps Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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