An End Has a Start

This article is about the album. For the title track, see An End Has a Start (song).
An End Has a Start
Studio album by Editors
Released 25 June 2007
Recorded 2006—2007
Genre Indie rock, post-punk revival
Length 44:40
Label Kitchenware
Producer Jacknife Lee
Editors chronology
The Back Room
(2005)		 An End Has a Start
(2007)		 In This Light and on This Evening
(2009)
Singles from An End Has a Start
  1. "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors"
    Released: 18 June 2007
  2. "An End Has a Start"
    Released: 3 September 2007
  3. "The Racing Rats"
    Released: 26 November 2007
  4. "Push Your Head Towards the Air"
    Released: 3 March 2008
  5. "Bones"
    Released: 2 June 2008

An End Has a Start is the second album by British indie rock band Editors. It was released on 25 June 2007 in the UK and on 17 July 2007 in the US. The album was certified Platinum in the UK on the same day it was released.[1] An End Has a Start was the 69th best-selling album in the UK end of year album chart in 2007. By the end of 2007 it had sold over 600,000 copies worldwide.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME6/10[7]
The Observer[8]
Pitchfork Media4.9/10[9]
Playlouder[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Times[12]
Uncut[13]

An End Has a Start was met with mostly positive reviews, reaching a Metacritic score of 65 based on 24 reviews.[14] Drowned in Sound has written, "An End Has a Start actually sounds like it was crafted as ten quite individual chapters of a long-running saga; surprisingly, though, it ultimately works better than its predecessor as a cohesive, flowing album", with a score 8 of 10. The Guardian wrote that "singer Tom Smith tempers his constant anxiety with flashes of optimism, his brittle nihilism with gooey sentiment" (8/10). NME wrote that "An End Has a Start turns out to be a pupae album—its Editors stretching their sonic muscles, poking the first spindles of whatever new form they'll take out of their gloom-rock cocoon come album three", giving the album 6 of 10. Pitchfork wrote that "It's a shame that premature commercial success has sullied Editors' creativity, because An End contains its share of bright spots", giving the album 4.9 of 10. And Stylus Magazine wrote that it's "A record that's so deathly serious that each of its ten songs could be associated with its very own biblical plague."

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors"   4:57
2. "An End Has a Start"   3:45
3. "The Weight of the World"   4:18
4. "Bones"   4:06
5. "When Anger Shows"   5:45
6. "The Racing Rats"   4:17
7. "Push Your Head Towards the Air"   5:44
8. "Escape the Nest"   4:43
9. "Spiders"   4:00
10. "Well Worn Hand"   2:54
iTunes additional track
No. Title Length
11. "A Thousand Pieces"   3:41
Japan edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
11. "A Thousand Pieces"   3:41
12. "Open Up"   3:40

B-Sides and Rarities

US reissue bonus EP
No. Title Length
1. "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" (demo) 3:18
2. "Banging Heads"   3:42
3. "A Thousand Pieces"   3:41
4. "The Racing Rats" (live) 4:20
5. "Open Up"   3:40

Trivia

Personnel

Editors
Additional musicians
  • Edith Bowman – performer
  • Robert Whitaker – performer
  • James Banbury – cello, string arrangements
  • Alison Dodds – violin
  • Fiona McCapra – violin
  • Anne Struther – choir, chorus
  • Garret Lee – choir, chorus, performer
Technical personnel
  • Jacknife Lee – programming, production, engineering, mixing
  • Sam Bell – programming, engineering, performer
  • Dani Castelar – performer, assistant engineer
  • Jon Gray – engineering, performer
  • Tom McFall – choir, chorus, engineering
  • Neil Comber – mixing assistant
  • Pete Hofmann – engineering
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Idris Khan – images, cover art

Chart performance

Album Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales
UK 1 Platinum[1] 300,000+
Netherlands 2 — —
Belgium 5 Gold 15,000+
Ireland 7 Gold 7,500+
Portugal 21 — —
Germany 24 — —
Finland 24 — —
Australia 37 — —
New Zealand 37 — —
Italy 47 — —
France 56 — —
United States Billboard 200 117 — 6,336*
United States Top Heatseekers 1 — —
United States Independent Albums 14 — —
Europe 9 — —
World 21 — 600,000+

Notes

  • A^ first week sales only.

References

  1. 1 2 "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (To access, enter the keyword "Editors" and check the 'Exact match' checkbox) on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Editors - An End Has A Start". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Reges, Margaret. "An End Has a Start – Editors". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Modell, Josh (24 July 2007). "Editors: An End Has A Start | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Gourlay, Dom. "Reviews – Albums – Editors – An End Has A Start". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Clarke, Betty (22 June 2007). "Editors, An End Has a Start". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  7. ↑ Beaumont, Mark (25 June 2007). "NME Album Reviews – Editors: An End Has A Start". NME. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  8. ↑ Denney, Alex (20 May 2007). "The Editors, An End Has a Start". The Observer. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  9. ↑ Moerder, Adam (18 July 2007). "Editors: An End Has a Start". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Editors: An End Has A Start (2007) review PLAYLOUDER". Playlouder. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (13 June 2008). "Editors: An End Has a Start : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  12. ↑ Paphides, Pete (22 June 2007). "Editors: An End Has a Start". The Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  13. ↑ Long, April. "Editors -An End Has a Start – Review". Uncut. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Editors - An End Has A Start". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
Preceded by
Icky Thump by The White Stripes		 UK Albums Chart number one album
1 July 2007 – 7 July 2007 		Succeeded by
We Are the Night by The Chemical Brothers
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