Rules (album)

Rules
Studio album by The Whitest Boy Alive
Released	March 30, 2009
Genre	Indie pop, dream pop
Length	44:08
Label	Bubbles
Producer	The Whitest Boy Alive
The Whitest Boy Alive chronology
Dreams (2006) Rules (2009)

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Allmusic	link
BBC	Favourable link
Clash	Very favourable link
Contactmusic.com	Favourable link
Gigwise.com	link
The Guardian	link
musicOMH	link
NME	link
Pitchforkmedia	6.3/10 link
Popmatters	link

Rules is the second and final album by indie pop band The Whitest Boy Alive. It was recorded in Punta Burros Nayarit, Mexico, where the band was staying to rest after a long tour.^[1] In early 2009, Australian radio station Triple J named Rules their feature album of the week. The track "1517" was featured in FIFA 10, the video game by EA Sports.

CD track listing

1. "Keep a Secret" (4:08)
2. "Intentions" (3:39)
3. "Courage" (4:23)
4. "Timebomb" (3:44)
5. "Rollercoaster Ride" (2:40)
6. "High on the Heels" (3:20)
7. "1517" (3:41)
8. "Gravity" (3:49)
9. "Promise Less or Do More" (4:18)
10. "Dead End" (3:23)
11. "Island" (7:04)

Vinyl track listing

The vinyl edition of Rules has a different track listing order than the CD edition:

Side A

1. "Courage" (4:23)
2. "Gravity" (3:49)
3. "Promise Less or Do More" (4:18)
4. "Island" (7:04)
5. "Rollercoaster Ride" (2:40)

Side B

1. "Dead End" (3:23)
2. "Keep a Secret" (4:08)
3. "High on the Heels" (3:20)
4. "Intentions" (3:39)
5. "Timebomb" (3:44)
6. "1517" (3:41)

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