# Controlling Crowds

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2009 studio album by Archive

Controlling Crowds Studio album by Archive Released 30 March 2009 Genre Trip hop[1] Length 1:18:02 Archive chronology Lights (2006) Controlling Crowds (2009) Controlling Crowds - Part IV (2009)

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***Controlling Crowds (Parts I-III)*** is the sixth studio album by [British](/source/Music_of_the_United_Kingdom) [trip hop](/source/Trip_hop) [progressive](/source/Progressive_rock) and [alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock) group [Archive](/source/Archive_(band)). It was released worldwide on 30 March 2009.[2]

## Release

The album consists of three different parts:[2]

1. Part I: Controlling Crowds; Bullets; Words on Signs; Dangervisit; Quiet Time

1. Part II: Collapse / Collide; Clones; Bastardised Ink; Kings of Speed; Whore

1. 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](/source/Controlling_Crowds_%E2%80%93_Part_IV)* on 19 October 2009.[3] Both albums were released on the same day as a double CD under the name *Controlling Crowds - The Complete Edition Parts I–IV*.[4]

## In popular culture

The second song on the album, "Bullets", was used in the January 2013 teaser for [CD Projekt Red](/source/CD_Projekt_Red)'s game titled *[Cyberpunk 2077](/source/Cyberpunk_2077)*.[5]

## Track listing

**CD 1 :**

1. "Controlling Crowds" (10:09)

1. "Bullets" (5:54)

1. "Words on Signs" (4:00)

1. "Dangervisit" (7:37)

1. "Quiet Time" (5:55)

1. "Collapse/Collide" (9:12)

1. "Clones" (5:00)

1. "Bastardised Ink" (3:34)

1. "Kings of Speed" (4:22)

1. "Whore" (4:15)

1. "Chaos" (5:28)

1. "Razed to the Ground" (5:22)

1. "Funeral" (7:19)

**CD 2 (limited edition) :**[6]

1. "Killing All Movement" (6:22)

1. "Children They Feed" (3:06)

1. "Day That You Go" (3:49)

1. "Neatly Folded" (3:18)

1. "Bullets" (video)

## Charts

Chart (2009) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 10 French Albums (SNEP)[8] 7 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 61 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[10] 16 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 7

### Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Controlling Crowds French Albums (SNEP)[12] 160

## Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales Poland (ZPAV)[13] Gold 10,000* * Sales figures based on certification alone.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AMG_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AMG_1-1) [allmusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/controlling-crowds-mw0001736414)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-official_page_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-official_page_2-1) [\[1\]](http://www.archiveofficial.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=SM000150-001-CD) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101202071447/http://www.archiveofficial.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=SM000150-001-CD) December 2, 2010, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [\[2\]](http://www.archiveofficial.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=SM000280-001-CD) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101202073153/http://www.archiveofficial.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=SM000280-001-CD) December 2, 2010, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [https://web.archive.org/web/20101202071211/http://www.archiveofficial.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=SM000281-001-CD](https://web.archive.org/web/20101202071211/http://www.archiveofficial.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=SM000281-001-CD). Archived from [the original](http://www.archiveofficial.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=SM000281-001-CD) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2009. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: Missing or empty |title= ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#citation_missing_title))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Solórzano, Sergio (27 December 2020). ["Gaming Detail: Cyberpunk 2077 Mission Shows The Fate Of Teaser Trailer Character"](https://www.thegamer.com/gaming-detail-cyberpunk-2077-bullets-mantis-arms-cyberpsycho-teaser/). *TheGamer*. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [https://web.archive.org/web/20101202071922/http://www.archiveofficial.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=SM000150-002-CD](https://web.archive.org/web/20101202071922/http://www.archiveofficial.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=SM000150-002-CD). Archived from [the original](http://www.archiveofficial.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=SM000150-002-CD) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2009. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: Missing or empty |title= ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#citation_missing_title))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Wallonia_Archive_7-0)** "[Ultratop.be – Archive – Controlling Crowds](https://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Archive&titel=Controlling+Crowds&cat=a)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_France_Archive_8-0)** "[Lescharts.com – Archive – Controlling Crowds](https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Archive&titel=Controlling+Crowds&cat=a)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Germany_Archive_9-0)** "[Offiziellecharts.de – Archive – Controlling Crowds](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-107872)" (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). Retrieved 7 June 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Poland_10-0)** "[Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart](http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=506&lang=en)". [OLiS](/source/Polish_music_charts). [Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry](/source/Polish_Society_of_the_Phonographic_Industry). Retrieved 7 June 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Archive_11-0)** "[Swisscharts.com – Archive – Controlling Crowds](http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Archive&titel=Controlling+Crowds&cat=a)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Top de l'année Top Albums 2009"](https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2009) (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PolandArchiveControlling_CrowdsalbumCertRef_13-0)** ["Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2010 roku"](https://web.archive.org/web/20241207031748/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2010) (in Polish). [Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry](/source/Polish_Society_of_the_Phonographic_Industry). Archived from [the original](http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2010) on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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