The band was also nominated for Best Alternative Group at the 2007 American Music Awards .
Their fourth album, Boxer , was released on May 22, 2007, and also received widespread critical praise. The album features contributions from various guest artists, including Sufjan Stevens and Doveman . It was voted the No. 2 best album of the year by Stereogum .com and the No. 1 album…
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On September 26, 2007, the band performed “Apartment Story” on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson . In 2008, along with Modest Mouse , they opened for R.E.M. on the promotional tour for the R.E.M. album Accelerate . That summer they played many festivals in North America and Europe,…
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Yours Truly, Angry Mob reached number one on the UK albums chart and number forty-five on the Billboard 200 albums chart . The album went on to be the band’s second Million Seller including the UK and European #1 Airplay Hit of 2007 “Ruby”.
The band also released a DVD of their live performance at Elland Road from 24 May where they played to a sold out capacity crowd of 40,000 people. The DVD contains the full set from the home of Leeds United as well as highlights from the Kaiser Chiefs performance for…
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In 2007, the song was covered by Mark Ronson and Lily Allen for Ronson’s album Version ; the band had a cameo appearance in that version’s music video.
Meanwhile, the band continued to pick up awards from around the world, namely the Best New Artist in the United States at the PLUG Independent Music Awards , the Album of the Year awards in Japan, Ireland and the US, awards for Best Album and Best Music DVD for the…
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In 2007, the song was ranked number thirty-six on the NME “Greatest Indie Anthems Ever” countdown.
Paste voted it one of the five best albums of 2007.
” Ruby “, the album’s lead single , became Kaiser Chiefs’ first UK number one single and received the 2007 ‘Q Award’ for ‘Best Video’.