Song · Kasabian
“Empire” by Kasabian
From the album Empire (2006)
“Empire” by Kasabian appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2006 and 2007. It was first released in 2006 on the album Empire. Its best result is #80 on the CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #443 alternative song of 2006.
"Empire" is the title track of Kasabian's second album and was its lead single, out on 24 July 2006, and it swaggers accordingly. Sergio Pizzorno wrote the words and shares the music credit with Christopher Karloff. Tom Meighan sings lead, Pizzorno plays guitar and synths and sings backup with Joanna Wolf, Chris Edwards plays bass and Ian Matthews drums, and a small string section of viola and two violins fills in behind them.
Jim Abbiss produced with the band at Rockfield Studios, and Andy Wallace mixed. It went into the UK Singles Chart at nine, where it peaked, the band's third UK top 10. Fans who pre-ordered on the band's site got the band's version of David Bowie's "Heroes" thrown in as a free download, the same take ITV used for its 2006 World Cup coverage, and Top Gear put "Empire" to work in its ninth series.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 80 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 | 102 |
| 2007 | 102 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 | 102 |
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