Tourist is the second full-length album by British rock band Athlete, first released in early 2005 (see 2005 in music).

For their sophomore album, Athlete has shown a maturation in their musical style. While their Mercury Music Prize-nominated debut Vehicles and Animals was jovial and poppy, Tourist is slower, sombre and more sensitive (arguably with similarities to Coldplay). "Wires", the first single taken from the album, entered at number 4 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming their highest-charting single so far. The album itself climbed to the top of the UK Album Chart on the week of its release.

Despite the album's commercial success, Tourist had a mixed reception, with some critics suggesting that Athlete failed to sustain the unique style of their previous album. Others saw the new album as a logical progression from their old sound.

At the end of 2005, Tourist became the 32nd best-selling album of the year in the UK, and "Wires" was the 89th best-selling single.

Track listing

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• All tracks written by the band.

1. "Chances"
2. "Half Light"
3. "Tourist"
4. "Trading Air"
5. "Wires"
6. "If I Found Out"
7. "Yesterday Threw Everything At Me"
8. "Street Map"
9. "Modern Mafia"
10. "Twenty Four Hours"
11. "I Love"

Bonus tracks

• "Lay Your Head" (Japan)

Disc two: Bonus DVD (special edition)

1. "Wires" (video)
2. "Tourist" (Behind the Scenes Documentary)
3. "Wires" (live video - Shepherds Bush 2004)
4. "Tourist" (live video - Shepherds Bush 2004)
5. "New Project" (live audio - Shepherds Bush 2004)
6. "Vehicles And Animals" (live audio - Shepherds Bush 2004)
7. "You Got The Style" (live audio - Shepherds Bush 2004)
8. "Shake Those Windows" (live audio - Shepherds Bush 2004)

Singles

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• Wires, released January 17 2005. It hit #4 in the UK Charts.
• Half Light, released April 25 2005. It hit #16 in the UK Charts.
• Tourist, released August 15 2005. It hit #43 in the UK Charts.
• Twenty Four Hours / Stand In the Sun, released November 14 2005. It hit #42 in the UK Charts.

Release details

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The album has been released in various countries.

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	January 31 2005	Parlophone	CD	5607402
			CD/DVD	5637040
Australia	February 21 2005	Capitol Records	CD	5638612
Japan	February 23 2005	Toshiba-EMI	CD	TOCP 66347
			CD	TOCP 66405
United States	April 12 2005	Astralwerks	CD/DVD	60954
	May 10 2005	Astralwerks	CD	73951

External links

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• Athlete "Tourist" 2005 Lyrics

2005 albums | Parlophone albums | Capitol Records albums | Astralwerks albums