| Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion | ||||
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| Released |  26 September 2008  26 January 2009  22 April 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock,[1] karate rock,[2][3] punk rock[4] | |||
| Length | 38:35 | |||
| Label | Model Citizen Records Sony Music Entertainment Japan[5] | |||
| Producer | John Goodmanson | |||
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| Singles from Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Gold Medallion | ||||
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Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion is the debut studio album of Fight Like Apes. It was released in Ireland on 26 September 2008, the UK on 26 January 2009 and Japan in April 2009.
The album charted in the top ten of the Irish Albums Chart upon its release, at #9. It was nominated in the Best Irish Album category at the 2009 Meteor Awards, as well as for the Choice Music Prize in the same year. Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion was named 31st best album of the decade by Phantom FM at the end of 2009.[6]
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- ^ "Manic 'Easter' Monday". The Munster Express. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ "OV6 Week 6". Other Voices. 19 March 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ "Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion (Asia Edition)". Sony Music Entertainment Japan. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Phantom's fab 50". The Irish Times. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
The highest placed Irish album was Fight Like Apes' 2008 debut, which came in at number 31. The full list can be seen at www.phantom.ie.