Controlling Crowds
# Controlling Crowds

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Controlling Crowds (Parts I-III) is the sixth studio album by British trip hop progressive and alternative group Archive. It was released worldwide on March 30, 2009.

## Release

The album consists of three different parts:

* Part I: Controlling Crowds; Bullets; Words on Signs; Dangervisit; Quiet Time
* Part II: Collapse / Collide; Clones; Bastardised Ink; Kings of Speed; Whore
* Part III: Chaos; Razed to the Ground; Funeral

In the beginning, the band wanted to include a fourth part. It was later released as Controlling Crowds – Part IV on 19 October 2009. Both albums were released on the same day as a double CD under the name Controlling Crowds - The Complete Edition Parts I–IV.

## In popular culture

The second song on the album, "Bullets", was used in the January 2013 teaser for CD Projekt Red's game titled Cyberpunk 2077.

## Track listing

CD 1 :

* "Controlling Crowds" (10:09)
* "Bullets" (5:54)
* "Words on Signs" (4:00)
* "Dangervisit" (7:37)
* "Quiet Time" (5:55)
* "Collapse/Collide" (9:12)
* "Clones" (5:00)
* "Bastardised Ink" (3:34)
* "Kings of Speed" (4:22)
* "Whore" (4:15)
* "Chaos" (5:28)
* "Razed to the Ground" (5:22)
* "Funeral" (7:19)

CD 2 (limited edition) :

* "Killing All Movement" (6:22)
* "Children They Feed" (3:06)
* "Day That You Go" (3:49)
* "Neatly Folded" (3:18)
* "Bullets" (video)

## Charts

| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 10 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 7 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 61 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) | 16 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 7 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Poland (ZPAV) | Gold | $10,000^*$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. |||
