Kasabian started work on their third album in late 2007 with producer Dan the Automator . On 5 March 2009, it was revealed that the album title would be West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum , with a release date of 8 June 2009. The song “Vlad the Impaler” was released as a free download for a period of 4 days, as a preview for the album. The promo video for “Vlad the Impaler” stars Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh . Fielding is a fan of Kasabian and appeared in an NME cover with the band. The album’s first single was the track ” Fire “, which was released on 1 June 2009, used as the theme song for the English Premier League from the 2010–11 season onward, and the song ” Where Did All the Love Go? ” was released as the second single. The third single ” Underdog ” was used in the mobile and PC game Asphalt 8: Airborne as well as in the movie Takers (2010). Underdog was also used in the 2009 TV advert for Sony Bravia 200hz televisions. The advert also featured Kaka, the world’s most expensive footballer at the time.
West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum announced
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