Hate (The Delgados album)

Hate
A partially lit image of a woman holding a child, with a blue bar on the left-hand side
Studio album by
the Delgados
Released14 October 2002 (2002-10-14)
Studio
GenreOrchestral pop
Length47:31
LabelMantra
Producer
The Delgados chronology
The Great Eastern
(2000) 		Hate
(2002) 		Universal Audio
(2004)
Singles from Hate
  1. "Coming in from the Cold"
    Released: 14 October 2002
  2. "All You Need Is Hate"
    Released: 17 February 2003

Hate is the fourth studio album by Scottish rock band the Delgados. It was first released on 14 October 2002 by Mantra Records. Following the release of their third studio album The Great Eastern, the band performed music during an art show by Joe Coleman. It served as the catalyst for their next album, giving vocalist and guitarist Alun Woodward the urge to write more honest material. Recording was mainly held at CaVa Sound Studios in Glasgow, Scotland, with Dave Fridmann, Tony Doogan, and the band as producers. Additional recording was done at Chem19 Studios, also in Glasgow, and at Tarbox Road Studios in Cassadaga, New York. Described as an orchestral pop album, Hate continued the sound of The Great Eastern.

Hate received generally favourable reviews from critics, some of whom found it to be an improvement on The Great Eastern. It charted at number 27 in Scotland, and number 57 in the United Kingdom. Its lead single "Coming in from the Cold" peaked at number 55 in Scotland, and number 82 in the UK. The second single, "All You Need Is Hate", charted at number 72 in the UK, and number 73 in Scotland. "Coming in from the Cold" was released on 14 October 2002, which was followed by two UK tours in late 2002 and early 2003. Hate was released in the United States in January 2003. "All You Need Is Hate" was released on 17 February 2003; the band embarked on a tour of the United States in April 2003, which was followed by another UK trek, and a stint in Europe with Doves.