Set Yourself on Fire
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Mar 8 2005

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Set Yourself on Fire is the third album by Canadian indie rock band Stars. It was released in 2004 on the Arts & Crafts International record label in Canada and the United Kingdom, and in 2005 in the United States.

The album's most notable single was "Ageless Beauty", the band's breakthrough hit in Canada. "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" has also garnered significant play in the United States. It was featured on the soundtrack of "The O.C.".

On November 17, 2009, "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" was featured on Fox network's So You Think You Can Dance, season 6. Former show contestant and current choreographer Travis Wall chose it as the track for his piece danced by Ellenore Scott and Ryan Di Lello.

In 2005 Set Yourself on Fire was a Juno Award nominee for Alternative Album of the Year. It lost to the album Let It Die by Feist, who is an occasional band-mate of Stars' Amy Millan, Torquil Campbell, and Evan Cranley in the indie rock band Broken Social Scene.

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Catalog number:
AC009
Release dates:
  • Mar 8 2005 in United States

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Indie, Indie Pop. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Best of 2005: among my all-time favorites!
I first heard Stars live as they opened for Death Cab for Cutie during their visit to Orlando, not too long ago. I was floored. As much as I enjoyed Death Cab, I was more impressed with the performance by the Canadians. I decided to pick up their latest album as the kid at the t-shirt stand told me 75% of the set list was from it. I set myself up, because now I am in an endless loop I cannot escape of. I simply CANNOT and will not take this album out of my player.

Stars is a bit of a spinoff of…
Written by Manny Hernandez "@askmanny"
3 stars Strong third outing from Canadian indie pop group
Set Yourself on Fire is the third album from Canadian Indie group Stars. It follows Heart and it finds the group maturing their style into a more cohesive format. If you're new to Stars, you should know that the band features dual vocalists, one male and one female ala Belle & Sebastian or The White Stripes. Lead vocalists Torquil Campbell and Amy Milan sound strong on this album taking splitting the vocal duties down the middle and sometimes even singing in tandem.

There are strong songs here.…
Written by Jarek

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Credits Edit

  1. arranger

    1. Cy Scobie [Arranged By [Strings]]
  2. engineer

    1. Brett Zilahi [Mastered By]
    2. Drew Malamud [Mastered By]
    3. Tony Hoffer [Mixed By]
  3. performer

    1. Aaron Seligman [Choir]
    2. James Shaw [Guitar]
  1. producer

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Set Yourself on Fire 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Arts & Crafts
catalog number: AC009
release dates: Mar 8 2005
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Set Yourself on Fire 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: AC009
release dates: Mar 8 2005
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Set Yourself on Fire 13 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
catalog number: AC009
release dates: Mar 8 2005
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Set Yourself on Fire 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: AC009
release dates: Mar 8 2005
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Set Yourself on Fire 13 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
record label: Access Music Label
release dates: Mar 8 2005
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