Silencer (Zed album)

Silencer
Silencer
Studio album by Zed
Released	27 August 2000; Early 2001 (bonus disc edition)
Recorded	Revolver Studios
Genre	Rock
Length	53:59
Label	Universal Music Group
Producer	David Nicholas
Zed chronology
Alternative cover
	Silencer (bonus disc edition) artwork
Singles from Silencer
	"Oh! Daisy"; Released: December 1998; "I'm Cold"; Released: July 1999; "Glorafilia"; Released: December 1999; "Renegade Fighter"; Released: August 2000; "Come On Down"; Released: November 2000; "Driver's Side"; Released: April 2001;

Silencer is the debut studio album by New Zealand rock band Zed. The album was first released in New Zealand on 27 August 2000, via Universal Music Group. The album debuted at number one on the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums chart, quickly achieving triple platinum status, and creating six hit singles. "Renegade Fighter" was also the number one song in New Zealand for the year 2000.^[1] Early in 2001, a bonus disc edition with ten bonus tracks and the music videos for "Renegade Fighter," "Come On Down," and "Driver's Side" was made available.

Background

The album was produced and engineered by David Nicholas at Revolver Studios in Auckland, New Zealand, with final overdubbing and mixing at Mangrove Studios, north of Sydney.^[2] Recording sessions were over in seven weeks, but not before all band members and production staff were struck by influenza.^[1]

Singles

"Oh! Daisy" was released in December 1998 and debuted at No.49 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, before peaking at No.15 in January 1999. Second single "I'm Cold" was released in July 1999 and peaked at No.19. Their third single "Glorafilia" released in December 1999 was the first to peak inside the Top 10, and spent 4 non-consecutive weeks inside there peaking at No.9. They followed this up with another Top 10 hit, with "Renegade Fighter" released in August 2000 and peaking at No.4 and spending 8 weeks within the Top 10. This is their highest peaking single to date. Follow up single "Come On Down" released in November 2000 continued their string of Top 20 hits, peaking at No.12, however the albums final single "Driver's Side" peaked at only No.36.^[3]

Chart performance

Silencer debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums chart on 27 August 2000 and peaked at number one.^[4] The album spent a total of seventeen weeks on the chart in total, with the first nine weeks within the top ten.^[4] The album achieved triple platinum status in New Zealand^[1] and was the only number one local album for that year.

Awards

In 2001, Silencer earned the band three wins at the New Zealand Music Awards including 'Album of the Year', 'Top Group', and 'Top Male Vocalist'.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Renegade Fighter"	Nathan King, Ben Campbell	David Nicholas	3:21
2.	"Driver's Side"	King	Nicholas	3:26
3.	"Come On Down"	King, Campbell	Nicholas	4:07
4.	"He's Sad"	King	Nicholas	4:22
5.	"Glorafilia"	Campbell, King, Adrian Palmer	Nicholas	3:20
6.	"Unseen"	King	Nicholas	4:39
7.	"Oh! Daisy"	Campbell	Nicholas	3:39
8.	"Don't You Wish?"	King	Nicholas	4:58
9.	"In My Mind"	Campbell, King	Nicholas	3:28
10.	"S.P.S."	Campbell	Nicholas	5:14
11.	"I'm Cold"	King, Campbell	Nicholas	3:49
12.	"Good Man"	King, Palmer	Nicholas	3:24
13.	"Calling Again"	Campbell	Nicholas	6:17
Total length:				53:59

Bonus disc edition: bonus tracks (2001)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Unseen (Live)"	King	Chris Tate	5:07
2.	"Driver's Side (Live)"	King	Tate	3:36
3.	"In My Mind (Live)"	Campbell, King	Tate	3:28
4.	"Renegade Fighter (Live)"	King, Campbell	Tate	3:36
5.	"Cavalier"			3:54
6.	"Leaving Me"			2:48
7.	"I'm Cold (Acoustic)"	King, Campbell		3:14
8.	"Glorafilia (Acoustic)"	Campbell, King, Palmer		2:59
9.	"Renegade Fighter (Acoustic)"	King, Campbell		3:20
10.	"Don't You Wish (Trigger X Remix)"	King		5:54

Bonus disc edition: interactive content (2001)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Renegade Fighter (Video)"
2.	"Come On Down (Video)"
3.	"Driver's Side (Video)"
4.	"On Tour (Video)"

Personnel

Nathan King – vocals, guitars, composer
Ben Campbell – bass, keyboards, fx, vocals, composer
Andrew "Andy" Lynch – guitars, vocals, additional Pro Tools
Adrian Palmer – drums, percussion, vocals, composer, additional Pro Tools
David Nicholas – producer, engineering, mixing
Nic Manders – assistant producer
Blair Simmons - assistant producer
Matt Lovell – assistant producer
Pat Khutz – studio drum technician
DJ Kritikl – scratching, loop (track 12)
Don Bartley – mastering
Grant Kearney – A&R
Seven.co.nz – design and artwork
Chris Tate – recording, mixing, editing, mastering (live tracks)
Tom Muskin – editing, mastering (live tracks)

Credits for Silencer adapted from liner notes.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Zed - New Zealand Musicians & Bands". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b Silencer (CD liner notes). Zed. Universal Music Group. 2001.
^ https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Zed ^{[bare URL]}
^ ^a ^b "Silencer - Zed - Top 40 Albums Chart". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

[muzic-1] "Zed - New Zealand Musicians & Bands". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

[cd-2] Silencer (CD liner notes). Zed. Universal Music Group. 2001.

[3] ttps://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Zed ^{[bare URL]}

[chart-4] "Silencer - Zed - Top 40 Albums Chart". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

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