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| Released | 4 February 2006 (Australia) | |||
| Studio | Studios 301 (Byron Bay) | |||
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| Length | 51:45 | |||
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| Producer | Nick Launay | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (93%) [1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
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State of Emergency is the fourth studio album by Australian punk rock band The Living End, released in Australia and New Zealand on 4 February 2006 and internationally on 11 July 2006. It debuted in the number one position of the Australian ARIA charts. The album's first single was "What's on Your Radio", released in November 2005. The follow-up single, "Wake Up" was released on 18 February 2006, and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA charts, making it the highest single debut position of the band (not including the EP Second Solution / Prisoner of Society).
At the J Award of 2006, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[3]
The limited edition comes with a DVD, documenting the stages of the album's production and shows footage of the band's concerts, including performances as The Longnecks and at Splendour in the Grass. They also released a live DVD of the State of Emergency tour, Live at Festival Hall. A limited edition vinyl of the album, limited to 500 copies worldwide, was also released.
ARIA publicized that State of Emergency had officially achieved 2× platinum status in Australia in November 2007. The album is the band's second highest selling, behind the efforts of their record-breaking debut album.
- ^ AbsolutePunk review
- ^ State of Emergency at AllMusic
- ^ "The J Award 2006". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2020.