"Everything Is Average Nowadays" is a song by

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band Kaiser Chiefs and is the ninth track on their second

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, ''

Yours Truly, Angry Mob ''Yours Truly, Angry Mob'' is the second album by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was released on 23 February 2007 in Belgium and the Netherlands, 26 February 2007 in the rest of the world by B-Unique Records and in March in North America b ...

''. The song was released as the second

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from that album in the

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on 21 May 2007 (see

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). A live version of the song recorded in

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during the band's tour there in November 2006 was released in the

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on 13 March 2007 as part of a promotional disc offered at

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stores. It has been noted by some fans that the version included on the promo CD is actually the studio version, rather than the live version as stated on the card sleeve. Both the CD and 7" formats of the single were issued at a limited run, and was deleted one week after its release. The song has been covered by The Little Ones, which is available on a 7" single with the Kaiser Chiefs' "

Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning) "Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)" is a song by England, English band Kaiser Chiefs, featured on the band's second studio album, ''Yours Truly, Angry Mob''. It was released as a collector's edition 7" only single on 12 November 2007, wi ...

Track listing

* 7" BUN125-7 # "Everything Is Average Nowadays" # "I Like to Fight" #* ''This song can also be found as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of "Yours Truly, Angry Mob" and the edition offered at American Best Buy stores.'' * CD BUN125CD # "Everything Is Average Nowadays" # "Out of My Depth"

Charts

References

External links

"Everything is Average Nowadays" e-card

"Kaiser Chiefs - Everything Is Average Nowadays" on Youtube
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