This Little Empire

2003 studio album by Zed
This Little Empire
Studio album by
Zed
ReleasedNovember 11, 2003 (NZ)
August 23, 2004 (US)
RecordedRadiostar Studios
GenreRock
Length42:42
Label
  • Interscope Records
  • Universal Music Group
Producer
  • Sylvia Massy Shivy
  • Zed
  • Malcolm Welsford
  • Martin Kierszenbaum
Zed chronology
Silencer
(2000) 		This Little Empire
(2003)
Alternative cover
This Little Empire (US edition) artwork
Singles from This Little Empire
  1. "Starlight"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Hard to Find Her"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Don't Worry Baby"
    Released: 2004
  4. "She Glows"
    Released: 2004
  5. "Firefly"
    Released: 2005

This Little Empire is the second studio album by New Zealand rock band Zed. It was produced by Sylvia Massy Shivy and Zed at Radiostar Studios in Weed, California, and engineered by Rich Veltrop and assisted by Josh Kiser.[1] Unlike the band's debut 2000 release, Silencer, This Little Empire was predominantly produced for the American market, with a US edition and a New Zealand edition released. The track listing for the US edition contains tracks taken from their debut album. The album was released to the New Zealand market on November 11, 2003; and released internationally on August 23, 2004, via Interscope Records.

Chart performance

This Little Empire debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums chart on November 9, 2003. It spent three weeks within the top ten and peaked at #4. The album spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Downtown"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed3:11
2."Hard to Find Her"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed, Martin Kierszenbaum3:03
3."Don't Worry Baby"B. Wilson, R. ChristianSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed2:34
4."Better On Your Own"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed2:22
5."Starlight"R. CuomoZed, Malcolm Welsford2:53
6."Bleeding On the Radio"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed3:17
7."Baby's Got Me Up"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed3:10
8."Firefly"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed3:16
9."Postcard"Zed, M. BarusSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed4:01
10."She Glows"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed4:21
11."Think It Over"Zed, C. BrooksSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed4:04
12."Did Nobody Tell You"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed3:55
13."Holding Out"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed2:45
Total length:42:42
US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hard to Find Her"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed, Martin Kierszenbaum3:03
2."Don't Worry Baby"B. Wilson, R. ChristianSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed2:34
3."Renegade Fighter"N. King, B. CampbellDavid Nicholas3:21
4."Better On Your Own"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed2:22
5."Starlight"R. CuomoZed, Malcolm Welsford2:53
6."Glorafilia"B. Campbell, N. King, A. PalmerDavid Nicholas3:20
7."Baby's Got Me Up"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed3:10
8."She Glows"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed4:21
9."Holding Out"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed2:45
10."Think It Over"Zed, C. BrooksSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed4:04
11."Bleeding On the Radio"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed3:17
12."Downtown"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed3:11
13."Firefly"ZedSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed3:16
14."I'm Cold (2004 album version)"N. King, B. CampbellSylvia Massy Shivy, Zed3:49
Total length:45:17

Personnel

Zed
  • Nathan King – vocals, guitar
  • Ben Campbell – bass, vocals
  • Andrew "Andy" Lynch – guitar, vocals, engineering
  • Adrian Palmer – drums, percussion
Production
  • Sylvia Massy Shivy – producer
  • Rich Veltrop – engineering
  • Josh Kiser - assistant engineer
  • Clint Murphy – additional engineering
  • Rivers Cuomo – composer
  • Brian Wilson – composer
  • Roger Christian – composer
  • C. Brooks – composer
  • M. Barus – composer
  • Clif Norrell – mixing
  • Robert Orton – mixing (track 2)
  • Martin Kierszenbaum – additional production (track 2)
  • Malcolm Welsford – producer, engineering, mixing (track 5)
  • George Marino – mastering (track 5)
Additional personnel
  • Martin Kierszenbaum – A&R director
  • Andrea Ruffalo – A&R co-ordinator
  • Robert Hayes – management
  • A. Kim Guggenheim – legal representative
  • Steve Strange – agent
  • Kevin Soh – concept, art direction and design
  • Simon Oosterdijk – concept, art direction and design
  • Aaron K. – photography
  • Karen Inderbitzen-Waller – styling

Credits for This Little Empire adapted from liner notes.[1]

Certifications

Certifications for This Little Empire
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[3] Gold 7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b This Little Empire (CD liner notes). Zed. Interscope Records. 2003.
  2. ^ "This Little Empire - Zed - Top 40 Albums". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Zed – This Little Empire". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 August 2022.