We're Here Because We're Here (album)

We're Here Because We're Here
Studio album by Anathema
Released	31 May 2010
Genre	Progressive rock, alternative rock
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[1] "Everything" Released: 9 February 2012[2]

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.

Ville Valo of the band HIM recorded backing vocals for the song "Angels Walk Among Us".^[3] 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".^[3]

It is the last album to feature keyboarist 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	[4]
Sputnikmusic	[5]
Silencio Hungary	[6]
Classic Rock	(9/10)[7]
Rock Sound	(8/10)[8]

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".^[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Daniel Cavanagh, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Thin Air"	D. Cavanagh, Vincent Cavanagh, John Douglas	5:59
2.	"Summernight Horizon"		4:12
3.	"Dreaming Light"		5:47
4.	"Everything"		5:05
5.	"Angels Walk Among Us (featuring Ville Valo)"		5:17
6.	"Presence (featuring Stan Ambrose)"		2:58
7.	"A Simple Mistake"		8:14
8.	"Get Off, Get Out"	J. Douglas	5:01
9.	"Universal"	J. Douglas	7:19
10.	"Hindsight"		8:10
Total length:			58:10

Limited Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Angels Walk Among Us (Demo Mix)"	5:05
2.	"Presence (Demo Mix)"	2:36
3.	"A Simple Mistake (Demo Mix)"	8:15

7 Inch Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dreaming Light (Orchestral Version)"	5:32
2.	"Universal (Orchestral Version)"	7:24

Bonus Download Track
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Everything (Demo Mix)"	5:13

Special Edition Bonus DVD – Audio

• The Entire Album in 5.1 Surround

Singles

Dreaming Light Digital Single/EP

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

Everything Digital Single

1. Everything

Credits

• 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 (MegaCharts)[9]	52
	Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10]	19
	French Albums (SNEP)[11]	69
	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	50
	Greek Albums (IFPI)[13]	6

References

1. https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/dreaming-light-single/id474391684
2. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/everything-single/id510211460
3. Anathema Discusses New Album, "We’re Here Because We’re Here", and Reveals metal-underground.com 20 March 2010. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.
4. Eremenko, Alexey. "allmusic ((( We're Here Because We're Here > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
5. Spencer, Trey. We're Here Because We're Here review Sputnikmusic 18 June 2010. Retrieved on 2010-06-21.
6. http://silencio.freeblog.hu/archives/2011/04/29/Anathema_-_Were_Here_Because_Were_Here_2010/
7. Classic Rock – Prog Album of the Year Drop-D 22 June 2010.
8. Alderslade, Merlin. We're Here Because We're Here review rocksound.tv. 18 June 2010. Retrieved on 2010-06-21.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Anathema – We're Here Because We're Here" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
10. "Anathema: We're Here Because We're Here" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
11. "Lescharts.com – Anathema – We're Here Because We're Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
12. "Officialcharts.de – Anathema – We're Here Because We're Here". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
13. "Greekcharts.com – Anathema – We're Here Because We're Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2011.

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.