''Noir'' is the second studio album by

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. It was released on June 8, 2010, and the only single, released a day after the album, was ''I'm Only Human Sometimes'' (which live performances have been ended with for some years now). This was accompanied by a music video, with bot
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, who considered it 'unsuitable for minors'. ''Noir'' was written, produced and engineered by William Control, and recorded at Sleepy Hollow Studios, then mixed by Justin Armstrong and William Control at

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Track listing

Trivia

* The title of track 1 is French for 'an announcement' while the title of track 2 is German for 'prelude'. * Track 4 contains references to the

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''Let The Right One In''. * Track 9 is about ''

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'' and is told from the perspective of its lead character. * Track 5 is a cover of ''Can't Help Falling In Love'' by

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. * Album pre-order packages contained a pair of unisex briefs branded with the William Control logo. *

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, representing having to choose between 2 equally dangerous situations.

Credits

* Photography:

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* Art direction: DoubleJ * Assistant engineers: Bob Bicknell, John Troxell, Jason Weiner and Brian San Marco

References

{{Authority control 2010 albums William Control albums Victory Records albums Albums recorded at Robert Lang Studios