A Weekend in the City

A Weekend in the City
Studio album by Bloc Party
Released	5 February 2007 (2007-02-05)
Recorded	Grouse Lodge Studios, Westmeath, Ireland
Genre	Indie rock
Length	51:50
Label	Wichita (UK) Vice (U.S.)
Producer	Jacknife Lee
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Blender link Drowned In Sound (9/10) link Entertainment.ie link NME (8/10) link Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) link Q Rolling Stone link Spin link Stylus (C+) 5 February 2007 punknews.org link
Bloc Party chronology
Two More Years EP (2005) A Weekend in the City (2007) Intimacy (2008)
Singles from A Weekend in the City
"The Prayer" Released: 29 January 2007 "I Still Remember" Released: 9 April 2007 "Hunting for Witches" Released: 9 July 2007 "Flux" Released: 12 November 2007

A Weekend in the City is the second studio album by Bloc Party. It was released on 5 February 2007. The album was produced by Jacknife Lee. The album cover is A Project by Rut Blees Luxemburg. This album deals more with original day working life than was on Silent Alarm. The album has themes from the 7 July 2005 London bombings, immigration, drug abuse, and criticism of youth and casual sex. The album has gotten many high reviews by web-critics and fans.

The album came in at #56 in the United Kingdom end of year album chart. It sold about 266,500 copies in 2007. Over 1 million copies of the album have been sold worldwide.