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We're Here Because We're Here is the eighth album by the British rock band Anathema. It was released on 31 May 2010. The working title of the album was Horizons. The album was mixed by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree.

We're Here Because We're Here
Studio album by Anathema
Released	31 May 2010
Genre	Progressive rock, art rock, post-rock,[1] atmospheric rock[2]
Length	58:10
Label	Kscope
Producer	Vincent Cavanagh and Daniel Cavanagh, mixed by Steven Wilson
Anathema chronology
Hindsight (2008) We're Here Because We're Here (2010) Falling Deeper (2011)
Singles from We're Here Because We're Here
"Dreaming Light" Released: 3 July 2011[3] "Everything" Released: 9 February 2012[4]

Background

Ville Valo of the band HIM recorded backing vocals for the song "Angels Walk Among Us".[5] The title of the album is taken from a song of the same name that was sung in the Allied trenches of World War I to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne".[5]

It is the last album to feature keyboardist Les Smith, as well as the first to feature vocalist Lee Douglas as an official band member.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
Sputnikmusic	[7]
Silencio Hungary	[8]
Classic Rock	(9/10)[9]
Rock Sound	(8/10)[2]

Response from the critics was universally positive. The album was awarded "Prog Album of the Year" by Classic Rock magazine, who described it as "a flawless, life-affirming comeback and a gold-plated contender for album of the year".[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Daniel Cavanagh, except where noted.

Special Edition Bonus DVD–Audio

• The Entire Album in lossless 24/48 5.1 Surround and Stereo

Singles

Dreaming Light Digital Single/EP

1. "Dreaming Light"
2. "Universal" (Engineers Remix)
3. "Dreaming Light" (Video)

Everything Digital Single

1. Everything

Personnel

• Vincent Cavanagh — vocals, guitar
• Daniel Cavanagh — guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals
• Jamie Cavanagh — bass guitar
• John Douglas — percussion, drums, keyboards, guitars
• Lee Douglas — vocals
• Les Smith — keyboards

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
	Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	52
	Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11]	19
	French Albums (SNEP)[12]	69
	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	50
	Greek Albums (IFPI)[14]	6

References

External links

• "Anathema's We're Here Because We're Here". Kscopemusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
• "Release "We're Here Because We're Here" by Anathema – MusicBrainz". Musicbrainz.org. 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
• "Anathema". Anathema.ws. 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
• "Anathema | Kostenlose Musik, Tourdaten, Fotos, Videos". Myspace.com. 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.

На других языках

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[de] We’re Here Because We’re Here

We’re Here Because We’re Here ist das achte Studioalbum der britischen Band Anathema. Es wurde am 31. Mai 2010 bei Kscope veröffentlicht. Es ist das erste Studioalbum nach sechsjähriger Pause, das Akustikalbum Hindsight von 2008 nicht mitgezählt.

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- [en] We're Here Because We're Here (album)

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[es] We're Here Because We're Here

We're Here Because We're Here es el octavo álbum de estudio de la banda británica de rock progresivo Anathema. El título del álbum mientras se estaba trabajando en él era Horizons. Fue mezclado por Steven Wilson de la banda Porcupine Tree.[1] Tres de los temas del álbum han sido anteriormente exhibidos en su sitio web y MySpace: "Angels Walk Among Us", "Everything" y "A Simple Mistake".

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[ru] We’re Here Because We’re Here

We’re Here Because We’re Here (рус. Мы здесь, потому что мы здесь) — восьмой студийный альбом британской группы Anathema, выпущенный 31 мая 2010 году лейблом Kscope.

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