''This Little Empire'' is the second (and last)

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band

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. It was produced by Sylvia Massy Shivy and Zed at Radiostar Studios in

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, and engineered by Rich Veltrop and assisted by Josh Kiser. Unlike the band's debut 2000 release, '' Silencer'', ''This Little Empire'' was predominantly produced for the American market, with a US edition and a New Zealand edition released. The track listing for the US edition contains tracks taken from their debut album. The album was released to the New Zealand market on November 11, 2003; and released internationally on August 23, 2004, via

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Chart performance

''This Little Empire'' debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums chart on November 9, 2003. It spent three weeks within the top ten and peaked at #4. The album spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart.

Track listing

Personnel

;Zed * Nathan King – vocals, guitar *

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– bass, vocals * Andrew "Andy" Lynch – guitar, vocals, engineering * Adrian Palmer – drums, percussion ;Production * Sylvia Massy Shivy – producer * Rich Veltrop – engineering * Josh Kiser - assistant engineer * Clint Murphy – additional engineering *

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– composer *

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– composer * Roger Christian – composer * C. Brooks – composer * M. Barus – composer *

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– mixing * Robert Orton – mixing (track 2) *

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– additional production (track 2) *

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– producer, engineering, mixing (track 5) * George Marino – mastering (track 5) ;Additional personnel * Martin Kierszenbaum – A&R director * Andrea Ruffalo – A&R co-ordinator * Robert Hayes – management * A. Kim Guggenheim – legal representative * Steve Strange – agent * Kevin Soh – concept, art direction and design * Simon Oosterdijk – concept, art direction and design * Aaron K. – photography * Karen Inderbitzen-Waller – styling Credits for ''This Little Empire'' adapted from liner notes.''This Little Empire'' (CD liner notes). Zed. Interscope Records. 2003.

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2003 albums Zed (band) albums Interscope Records albums Albums produced by Sylvia Massy