Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West is the second studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 3 September 2007 on Necessary/Atlantic and Warner Music UK. It reached #1 in the UK Album Chart in the first week of its release, and #5 in the European Top Albums. Overview The first single from the album, "Suburban Knights", was released on 20 August 2007, reaching #7 in UK charts and a download only release on 13 August 2007. This was followed by "Can't Get Along (Without You)" on 12 November 2007 charting at #45. It reached #1 in Peru, one week after being released and staying there for two weeks. On 10 March 2008, 'I Shall Overcome' became the third single to be released from Once Upon a Time in the West. It reached #4 in South America and hitting #35 in the UK singles chart The album's cover artwork has received some mixed publicity for being different. The band's frontman, Richard Archer, stated the band wanted "to break the rules," and it was labelled as "The white album of the digital culture" by Peter Saville. History The band's debut album, Stars of CCTV sold over 1 million copies worldwide and spawned the singles: "Cash Machine", "Hard to Beat" and "Living for the Weekend".