''This New Day'' is the fifth studio album by English
rock
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band
Embrace
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. It was released on 27 March 2006, being preceded by the release of the single, "
Nature's Law
"Nature's Law" is a song by English rock band Embrace from their fifth studio album, ''This New Day'' (2006). It was released 20 March 2006 as the lead single from the album, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart
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", and went straight to number one on the
UK Albums Chart
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. The single and album were enough to earn the band the distinction of performing "World at Your Feet", England's official
2006 FIFA World Cup
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song. The album was then reissued on 5 June 2006, with the song included on it. The album is also notable for being the first album ever to top the
UK Album Downloads Chart
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.
"Nature's Law" had become the band's most successful single, having debuted at number two on the
UK Singles Chart
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. Their second single was "World at Your Feet". The third single from the album was "Target" released on 11 September 2006, and charted at No. 29 after being number 9 in the midweek charts. The fourth single "I Can't Come Down" was released on 4 December 2006 and reached No. 54.
Notably, "Exploding Machines" was originally planned to be the title of the album.
Critical reception
''This New Day'' received mixed reviews from
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. At
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, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an
average
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score of 59, based on nine reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Track listing
Release history
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Official news articleOfficial Embrace website
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2006 albums
Embrace (English band) albums
Independiente Records albums
Albums produced by Youth (musician)