Dirty Words

For obscene expressions in English, see Seven dirty words.

Dirty Words is the debut album by British indie rock band the Departure, released in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2005.

Dirty Words
Studio album by The Departure
Released	13 June 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Indie rock
Length	41:40
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Steve Osborne, The Departure, Tom Stubbs, Cenzo Townsend

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC	(Positive)[1]
contactmusic.com	(Positive)[2]
PopMatters	(8/10)[3]
Stylus Magazine	(F)[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by David Jones, Sam Harvey, Ben Winton, Lee Irons, and Andy Hobson.

1. "Just Like TV" – 4:42
2. "Talkshow" – 3:06
3. "Only Human" – 3:30
4. "All Mapped Out" – 3:01
5. "Arms Around Me" – 4:21
6. "Lump in My Throat" – 3:20
7. "Don't Come Any Closer" – 3:28
8. "Changing Pilots" – 3:57
9. "Be My Enemy" – 3:24
10. "Time" – 4:25
11. "Dirty Words" – 3:26

Bonus tracks

12. "The City Blurs Your Eyes" (Japan only bonus track, released in the UK as the B-side to the "Lump in My Throat" single)
13. "This New Craze" (Japan only bonus track, released in the UK as the B-side to the "All Mapped Out" reissue single)

Release details

The album has been released in various countries. At this time it is only available in North America via import.

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	1 June 2005	Toshiba-EMI	CD	TOCP 66400
United Kingdom	13 June 2005	Parlophone	LP	7243 4 74953 1 1
			CD	7243 4 74953 2 8
Australia	11 July 2005	Capitol Records	CD	330 5912