''We Love Machine'' is the fourth

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by English

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duo Way Out West, released on 21 September 2009 by

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. The album is considered the group's move away from the

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genre and a further venture into their

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style, and gathered generally positive reviews. It features the lead single and EP "Only Love", and web exclusive release, "Future Perfect". On 19 April 2010, a

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was released, titled '' We Love Machine – The Remixes''.

Release

''We Love Machine'' was preceded with the release of its lead single " Only Love", its

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and its EP of the same name on

on 7 September 2009 to promote the then upcoming album. After the album's release, a second single was released titled "Future Perfect" on Hope Recordings, released web-exclusively. The album was released by Hope Recordings on 21 September 2009 in the UK. It was then later released on 405 Recordings in

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, on

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and

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, Armada Digital in the

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, High Note Recordings in

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, and Love Da Records in

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Track listing

''We Love Machine – The Remixes''

On 19 April 2010, Way Out West released a

titled ''We Love Machine – The Remixes'' through

. It is composed of remixes from ''We Love Machine'', as the title suggests, with the exception of two instrumental mixes and the final track; Way Out West's remix of their 1996 hit single " The Gift".

Track listing

CD

References

External links

wayoutwestmusic.co.uk
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