A Weekend in the City

Studio album by Bloc Party

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.

A Weekend in the City
Studio album by
Released5 February 2007 (2007-02-05)
RecordedGrouse Lodge Studios, Westmeath, Ireland
GenreIndie rock
Length51:50
LabelWichita (UK)
Vice (U.S.)
ProducerJacknife Lee
Bloc Party chronology
Two More Years EP
(2005)
A Weekend in the City
(2007)
Intimacy
(2008)
Singles from A Weekend in the City
  1. "The Prayer"
    Released: 29 January 2007
  2. "I Still Remember"
    Released: 9 April 2007
  3. "Hunting for Witches"
    Released: 9 July 2007
  4. "Flux"
    Released: 12 November 2007

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.