''See This Through and Leave'' is the debut album by
the Cooper Temple Clause. The title of the album comes from a lyric in the track "Murder Song".
The liner notes give 'thanks' to
Five and
Westlife
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"for their ongoing financial support". This is a humorous reference to the fact that the Cooper Temple Clause shared a record label with the two popular boy bands, who could be seen to have helped finance this album.
Release and commercial performance
It was released as a
CD, a
limited edition double CD, an international CD, and a
7" boxed set
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Music
Artists ...
, along with two
promo
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CDs.
The album reached No. 27 on the
UK Albums Chart
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.
"Let's Kill Music" is the first single from this album and the first to have a promo video.. It entered at #41 in the
UK Singles Chart
"Film-Maker // Been Training Dogs" is a 2002 double
A-side
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from this album. It peaked at number twenty on the
UK Singles Chart. Each CD for this single was enhanced with the promo videos, on-set interviews with the band, photographs from the shoot, roll calls, and tokens. The A-side of the 7" was double-tracked, meaning that it contained two separate groove paths, one for each of the lead tracks, which means that it is essentially down to chance whether you hear "Film-Maker" or "Been Training Dogs".
"Who Needs Enemies?" is the third and final single from ''See This Through and Leave''. It peaked at number twenty-two on the
UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
CD one
# "Did You Miss Me?" - 4:40
# "Film-Maker" - 2:57
# "Panzer Attack" - 4:01
# "Who Needs Enemies?" - 4:52
# "Amber" - 5:07
# "Digital Observations" - 7:14
# "Let's Kill Music" - 4:13
# "555-4823" - 4:54
# "Been Training Dogs" - 3:13
# "The Lake" - 5:23
# "Murder Song" - 8:47
The international CD contains an extra track, "Safe Enough Distance Away".
Bonus disc
# "Devil Walks in the Sand"
# "Way Out West"
# "I'll Still Write"
# "Panzer Attack" (live)
# "Let's Kill Music" (live)
References
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2002 debut albums
The Cooper Temple Clause albums