Beautiful Machine
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{{Infobox album
| name = Beautiful Machine
| type = studio
| artist = Shihad
| cover = Shihad-BeautifulMachine.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{flagicon|NZ}} 21 April 2008
| recorded = Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|electronic rock|post-punk revival}}
| length =
| label = Warner Music
| producer = Alan Moulder, Shihad, Scott Horscroft
| prev_title = Love Is the New Hate
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Ignite
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative covers
| type = studio album
| cover = Shihad-Beautifulmachine2CD.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Beautiful Machine 2 CD cover
}}
{{Extra album cover
| type = studio album
| cover = Shihad-beautiful machine.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Beautiful Machine pre-release artwork
}}
{{Singles
| name = Beautiful Machine
| type = studio
| single1 = One Will Hear the Other
| single1date = January 2008
| single2 = Vampires
| single2date = March 2008
| single3 = Beautiful Machine
| single3date = June 2008
| single4 = Rule the World
| single4date = November 2008
}}
}}
Beautiful Machine is the seventh studio album by Shihad and was released on 21 April 2008 in New Zealand and 17 May 2008 in Australia.
The album is much softer than previous Shihad releases, including many electronica elements and '80s backing rhythms - to the point where lead singer Jon Toogood has called some tracks "dance songs".
The lead single "One Will Hear the Other" was released early January 2008, where it peaked as the second most played Kiwi song. "Vampires" was the album's second single and surpassed "One Will Hear the Other" in airplay, peaking as the number one most played Kiwi song shortly after its release.
Beautiful Machine entered the New Zealand Music Chart at number 1, going Gold on its first day of release (7,500+ sales). Despite this achievement it failed to go Platinum, Shihad's first album to not do so in 12 years.
Like Shihad's previous album Love Is the New Hate, Beautiful Machine{{'}}s top position on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart was 11.
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = One Will Hear The Other
| length1 = 4:01
| title2 = Rule The World
| length2 = 4:22
| title3 = Hard To Please
| length3 = 3:59
| title4 = Beautiful Machine
| length4 = 4:14
| title5 = Vampires
| length5 = 4:04
| title6 = Count It Up
| length6 = 2:22
| title7 = Waiting Around For God
| length7 = 5:13
| title8 = Chameleon
| length8 = 3:37
| title9 = Eliza
| length9 = 4:39
| title10 = The Bible And The Gun
| length10 = 4:22
| title11 = When You Coming Home?
| length11 = 3:44
| title12 = The Prophet
| length12 = 5:14
| total_length = 51:56
}}
{{track listing
| headline = 2 CD Bonus Disk Tracks
| title1 = Lowlife
| length1 = 3:15
| title2 = Won't Let You Down
| length2 = 4:09
| title3 = Skank
| note3 = Played live 2007
| length3 = 3:50
| title4 = It's a Crime
| length4 = 4:39
| title5 = Lightbulb
| length5 = 2:49
| title6 = Name Your Price
| length6 = 4:22
| total_length = 23:24
}}
{{track listing
| headline = iTunes Only Bonus Tracks
| title1 = Violence+Bloodshed
| length1 =
| title2 = Easy Life Romance
| length2 =
| title3 = No Religion (Getting Nowhere Fast)
| length3 =
| total_length =
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Unreleased B-Sides
| title1 = Settle Down
| length1 =
| title2 = Michaelangelo
| length2 =
| title3 = Alazama
| length3 =
| title4 = Outta Here
| note4 = Played live 2006
| length4 =
| title5 = Whatever
| note5 = Played live 2006
| length5 =
| total_length =
}}
[http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/id/1137424 Beautiful Machine listing - JB Hifi]
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Shihad|title=Beautiful Machine|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2008|id=2008-09-12|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=2008}}
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References
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{{Shihad}}
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Category:ARIA Award–winning albums
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