We Are the Dynamite

We Are the Dynamite is the debut studio album by Welsh rock band the Blackout, released on 1 October 2007 by Fierce Panda Records, their final release on the label. The album sold 12,000 copies in its first week of release.^[4] The singles released from the album were "The Beijing Cocktail" and "It's High Tide Baby!", with the latter single featuring guest vocals from Ian Watkins of Lostprophets.

We Are the Dynamite
Studio album by The Blackout
Released	1 October 2007
Studio	Long Wave Studio, South Wales
Genre	Emo, post-hardcore
Length	38:35
Label	Fierce Panda
Producer	Romesh Dodangoda
The Blackout chronology
The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout! (2006) We Are the Dynamite (2007) The Best in Town (2009)
Singles from We Are the Dynamite
"The Beijing Cocktail" Released: 24 September 2007 "It's High Tide Baby!" Released: 25 February 2008[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Kerrang!	[citation needed]
Rock Hard	6/10[3]

Track listing

1. "Tick Tick Boom!!" – 1:26
2. "I've Got Better Things to Do Tonight Than Die" – 3:29
3. "I Know You Are, But What Am I?" – 3:29
4. "Spread Legs, Not Lies" – 3:50
5. "The Beijing Cocktail" – 3:43
6. "Murder in the Make-Believe Ballroom" – 3:19
7. "Prepare for a Wound" – 3:43
8. "It's High Tide Baby!" (featuring Ian Watkins) – 3:45
9. "Tops Off Party!" – 4:01
10. "She Is Macho" – 3:28
11. "Life & Death in Space" – 4:21

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[5]

The Blackout Sean Smith – vocals Gavin Butler – vocals James Davies – guitar Matthew Davies – guitar Rhys Lewis – bass Gareth Lawrence – drums Additional musicians Romesh Dodangoda – string arrangement, drum programming, percussion Christiana Mavron – violin Rebekah Brown – viola Emma Bryden – cello Ian Watkins – guest vocals

Production and design Romesh Dodangoda – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering Chris McFall – art, design, photography