Hopes and Fears

For accurate chart positions for each single, visit Keane discography.

Single	Cover	Peak position (UK)	Release date
"Somewhere Only We Know"		#3	February 16, 2004
"Everybody’s Changing"		#4	May 4, 2004
"Bedshaped"		#10	August 16, 2004
"This Is the Last Time"		#18	November 22, 2004
"We Might As Well Be Strangers"†		N/A	February 15, 2005
"Bend and Break"		#27	July 25, 2005

* Not released in the UK. Chart from the Netherlands.

† Keane and DJ Shadow co-release limited 10" Vinyl.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin, and Richard Hughes, excepting tracks #6, #8, #9 and #12 (UK), Rice-Oxley, Chaplin, Hughes, James Sanger

[edit] UK Edition

Accompanied by a green cover. This is considered by the band and fans to be the definitive version of the album.^[2]

1. "Somewhere Only We Know" - 3:57
2. "Bend and Break" - 3:39
3. "We Might as Well Be Strangers" - 3:12
4. "Everybody’s Changing" - 3:36
5. "Your Eyes Open" - 3:22
6. "She Has No Time" - 5:46
7. "Can’t Stop Now" - 3:38
8. "Sunshine" - 4:12
9. "This Is the Last Time" - 3:29
10. "On a Day Like Today" - 5:27
11. "Untitled 1" - 5:36
12. "Bedshaped" - 4:39

[edit] International/US editions

Accompanied by a red cover, or a white cover in the US.

1. "Somewhere Only We Know"
2. "This Is the Last Time"
3. "Bend and Break"
4. "We Might as Well Be Strangers"
5. "Everybody’s Changing"
6. "Your Eyes Open"
7. "She Has No Time"
8. "Can’t Stop Now"
9. "Sunshine"
10. "Untitled 1"
11. "Bedshaped"

[edit] Bonus DVD

Hopes and Fears
Videoclips DVD by Keane
Released	2004
Recorded	Helioscentric Studios, various film sets.
Genre	Piano rock
Length	19:40
Label	Island Records Universal Music
Keane video chronology
	Hopes and Fears DVD 2004	Strangers DVD 2005

A CD+DVD version was released internationally over the course of 2005. This version included two bonus tracks, "Snowed Under" and a remix dance version of "We Might as Well Be Strangers" by DJ Shadow. The DVD contained the four international videos for "Somewhere Only We Know", "Everybody’s Changing", "Bedshaped" and "This Is the Last Time", and the US video for "Somewhere Only We Know". This version of Hopes and Fears featured also a different box cover design; white and with Keane's Everybody's Changing promotional image. The inner 2CD box had the same cover as the international version.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Somewhere Only We Know" (International version video)
2. "Somewhere Only We Know" (US version video)
3. "Everybody’s Changing" (ver.1 video)
4. "Bedshaped" (video)
5. "This Is the Last Time" (ver.4 video)

[edit] Japanese version

1. Keane 30 second TV advertisement
2. "Somewhere Only We Know" (Live)
3. "She Has No Time" (Live)
4. "This Is the Last Time" (Live)
5. "We Might as Well Be Strangers" (Live)
6. "Everybody’s Changing" (Live)
7. "Bedshaped" (Live)
8. "Somewhere Only We Know" (International version video)

[edit] Song information

• Somewhere Only We Know

The first major-label release from Hopes and Fears; reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart in February 2004.

• Bend and Break

Main article: Bend and Break

"Bend and Break" was released as a single in certain European territories in early 2005. It did not receive a UK release, and as such is considered a "bonus" single.

• We Might as Well Be Strangers

Main article: We Might As Well Be Strangers

"We Might as Well Be Strangers" has often been considered a highlight of live gigs, a fan favourite and one of Keane's most memorable and best songs, but was never released as a single. The song's title has been "borrowed" for the new users board on the official Keane forum, and is referred to in the title of Strangers.

• Everybody’s Changing

Main article: Everybody’s Changing

The second single to be released in support of the album, charting at #4 on the UK Singles Chart on May 9, 2004.

• Your Eyes Open

"Your Eyes Open" was composed sometime in 2003 by Tim Rice-Oxley. On Strangers, a demo version appears being played with electronic sounds, according to Rice-Oxley, inspired on Radiohead's Kid A.

• She Has No Time

"She Has No Time" appeared for the first time on the rare single "Wolf at the Door", played on an acoustic guitar by Chaplin. It was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley in early 2001. After Scott's departure, Rice-Oxley recomposed the song using synthesisers and the piano - it is this new version which appears on Hopes and Fears. The first version of the song was recorded at Sync City and the album version at Helioscentric Studios, East Sussex.

The song is notorious amongst Keane fans for its origins: Rice-Oxley wrote the song for Chaplin as consolation, after Chaplin was dumped by the girl he considered (at the time) to be the love of his life. This is a fact elaborated on in Chaplin's introduction to the song at most gigs where it is played. {{cquote|Tim wrote this song about a girl who gave me the best weekend of my life... and never

• Can’t Stop Now

"Can’t Stop Now" was composed sometime in 2002 by Rice-Oxley. It was the opening track on the band's setlist for live performances during 2004 and 2005.

• Sunshine

"Sunshine" was composed at Les Essarts, France by Rice-Oxley. In the live version, Rice-Oxley usually plays the song on a synthesiser or electric piano. The lead vocal on this track is subject to much debate, as it is Rice-Oxley, not Chaplin, who sings lead vocal on the verses, with Chaplin taking over in the chorus. However at live gigs, Chaplin sings lead throughout. James Sanger's first demo of this song however, featured Rice-Oxley as the lead trough the whole song, with voices calling "bye bye" and "see you later" on the final chorus.

• This Is the Last Time

Main article: This Is the Last Time

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The fourth single to be released from the album, this reached #18 in the UK Singles Chart in November 2004.

• On a Day Like Today

This song was omitted from the international releases of the album, so that Universal Records could market the UK edition as a "Special Edition". Despite this, the band have made clear the fact that they consider "On a Day Like Today" to be a crucial part of Hopes and Fears, and at one point in 2004 were actively encouraging American fans to illegally download the song during gigs. ^[2] It has been often commented as one of Keane's best songs, being largely a fan-favourite. The song is composed under a group of four chords (F major, C major, D minor and B major seventh) that repeat until the fade. Strings and synthesizer are added trough the song as the piano keeps on playing. Intro only includes drumming, a synthesizer and vocals. The song was rarely played on foreign gigs. A photo gallery contained on Strangers feature the song as the backing track. The gallery contains photos of Keane since 2003. Sheet music for this song is available in the Hal Leonard score book, as well as in the Music Sales Group one. Lyrics may form a single line by reading this way as they're cropped through verses and sung twice:

• Untitled 1

No information about this song has been given by Tim Rice-Oxley. Hughes indicated to a fan in a post-gig discussion that Rice-Oxley takes lead vocal duties on a verse of this song; Hughes is also rumoured to have sung on the track, but denies this. ^[5]

• Bedshaped

Main article: Bedshaped

The third single to be released from Hopes and Fears, "Bedshaped" reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart in August 2004.

[edit] Technical information on songs

[edit] Sales and chart performances

The album stayed at the Top 75 for 72 weeks, peaking 1 several times.

• Total approximate international sales: 5,500,000

[edit] References

1. ^ Keaneshaped - Discography - Hopes and Fears. Retrieved on September 21, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} Richard Hughes comments on differing versions of Hopes and Fears. Retrieved on September 10, 2006.
3. ^ Tom Chaplin, London Basement gig - 26 February 2004
4. ^ Tom Chaplin, Cologne gig, 17 October 2004
5. ^ Berlin Kesselhaus, May 17, 2006

[edit] External links

• Official album site
• Keaneshaped - Information about record