{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = We the Generation | type = studio | artist = Rudimental | cover = We the Generation.jpg | alt = | caption = Standard edition cover | released = {{Start date|2015|10|2|df=yes}} | recorded = 2014–15 | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Drum and bass|house|soul|R&B}} | length = {{ubl|60:04 (standard edition)|79:33 (deluxe edition)}} | label = {{hlist|Asylum|Atlantic|Black Butter}} | producer = Rudimental | prev_title = Home | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = Toast to Our Differences | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = studio | cover = We the Generation deluxe edition.jpg | border = yes | alt = | caption = Deluxe edition cover }} {{Singles | name = We the Generation | type = studio | single1 = Bloodstream | single1date = 29 March 2015 | single2 = Never Let You Go | single2date = 12 June 2015 | single3 = I Will for Love | single3date = 31 July 2015 | single4 = Rumour Mill | single4date = 28 August 2015 | single5 = Lay It All on Me | single5date = 25 September 2015 | single6 = Common Emotion | single6date = 25 March 2016 }} }}

'''''We the Generation''''' is the second studio album by British drum and bass band Rudimental. The album was released on 2 October 2015, although the album leaked online a week prior to its release.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150925092819/https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xlf1/v/t1.0-9/11954716_1018006578263902_7135945127753434584_n.jpg?oh=fe52ebc9f1da850a7fb70f3975fee70c&oe=566901F0&__gda__=1451406443_d9ba3b9d91be93d00f0c906cca665685] </ref>

The album contains a number of collaborations with singers Will Heard and Anne-Marie, as well as appearances from Ed Sheeran, Lianne La Havas, Dizzee Rascal, Foy Vance, Ella Eyre, MNEK and Bobby Womack. A number of singles were released from the album prior to its release, including "Bloodstream", featuring Sheeran.

==Singles== * "Bloodstream", with collaboration Ed Sheeran, was released as the album's first single on 29 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itun.es/gb/SoGI5|title=iTunes - Music - Bloodstream - Single by Ed Sheeran and Rudimental|date=27 March 2015|publisher=iTunes Store (GB)}}</ref> It is a re-work of the original song which features on Sheeran's album ''x''. The song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. * "Never Let You Go", featuring Foy Vance, was released as the album's second single on 12 June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itun.es/gb/Tbp86 |title=iTunes - Music - Never Let You Go - Single by Rudimental|publisher=iTunes Store (GB)}}</ref> The track premiered on 27 April 2015 as BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac's ''Hottest Record in the World''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02q8j4q|title=Hottest Record in the World: Rudimental - Never Let You Go|publisher=BBC|access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> A music video was produced for the song which features the band as well as shots of Ukraine, Los Angeles, Morocco and the band's native United Kingdom.<ref name="digitalspy">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a651055/rudimental-unveil-epic-music-video-for-comeback-single-never-let-you-go.html#~pgeWmvBYD0E0pF|title=Rudimental unveil epic music video for comeback single 'Never Let You Go'|publisher=Digital Spy|first=Sam|last=Rigby|date=4 June 2015}}</ref> The single peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. * "I Will for Love", featuring Will Heard, was released as the album's third single on 31 July 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/i-will-for-love-feat.-will/id1022015670|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805122329/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/i-will-for-love-feat.-will/id1022015670|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2015|title=I Will For Love (feat. Will Heard) - Single|work=iTunes}}</ref> The single did not chart on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's first single since "Spoons" not to reach the top 100. The single was later re-released alongside a remix EP, but again did not chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/i-will-for-love-feat-will/1039935272|title=I Will For Love (feat. Will Heard) [Remix] - EP|work=iTunes|date=18 September 2015}}</ref> * "Rumour Mill", featuring both Anne-Marie and Will Heard, was released as the album's fourth single on 28 August 2015. The track had previously premiered on 19 June 2015 on BBC Radio 1, and a promotional video was released on 22 June 2015. Following the single's release in the form of a remix EP,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rumour-mill-remixes-ep/1032770410|title=Rumour Mill Remixes - EP|work=iTunes|date=28 August 2015}}</ref> the single charted at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart. * "Lay It All on Me", also featuring Ed Sheeran, was released as the album's fifth single. The track premiered on 25 September 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://view.e.atlanticrecords.com/?j=fe9316777162047970&m=fea012717764017c75&ls=fe3b177075610679771573&l=ff0c1571746404&s=fe5a1771726c037e7316&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe6917737d65007d7416&eml=2015September25/2746045/6120510&etsubid=31787362&r=0|title=Rudimental|publisher=Atlantic Records}}</ref> The music video was released on 6 November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtejRvpwscY|title=Rudimental - Lay It All on Me feat. Ed Sheeran [Official Video]|date=6 November 2015|publisher=YouTube|access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref> * "Common Emotion", featuring MNEK, was released as the album's sixth single on 25 March 2016.

===Promotional singles=== * "Love Ain't Just a Word", featuring Anne-Marie and Dizzee Rascal, was released as an instant grat single from the album on 17 July 2015. This subsequently resulted in the track peaking at number 108 on the UK Singles Chart. A promotional video for the song was also released. * "We the Generation", featuring Mahalia, was released as a second instant grat single from the album on 18 September 2015, alongside the remix EP of the single "I Will for Love". The song did not chart on the UK Singles Chart.

==Track listing== {{tracklist | headline = ''We the Generation'' {{nobold|– Standard edition}} | title1 = I Will for Love | note1 = featuring Will Heard | writer1 = {{hlist|Amir Izadkah|Piers Aggett|Kesi Dryden|Leon "DJ Locksmith" Rolle|Pablo Bowman|Richard Boardman|Robert Harvey|Cleo Tighe|Daniel Boyle}} | length1 = 4:07

| title2 = Never Let You Go | note2 = featuring Foy Vance | writer2 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Johnny McDaid|Foy Vance}} | length2 = 3:54

| title3 = We the Generation | note3 = featuring Mahalia | writer3 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Uzoechi Emenike|Mahalia Burkmar}} | length3 = 3:41

| title4 = Love Ain't Just a Word | note4 = featuring Anne-Marie and Dizzee Rascal | writer4 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Anne-Marie Nicholson|Dylan Mills|Jess Jackson|Thomas Jules}} | length4 = 4:04

| title5 = Rumour Mill | note5 = featuring Anne-Marie and Will Heard | writer5 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Emenike|Will Heard|Jess Glynne}} | length5 = 4:03

| title6 = Common Emotion | note6 = featuring MNEK | writer6 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Emenike}} | length6 = 5:07

| title7 = Go Far | note7 = featuring Will Heard | writer7 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Heard|Beanie Bhebhe}} | length7 = 4:30

| title8 = Foreign World | note8 = featuring Anne-Marie | writer8 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Jean-Baptise Kouame II|Lianne La Havas|Emenike}} | length8 = 4:17

| title9 = Too Cool | note9 = featuring Ella Eyre | writer9 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Ella Eyre|Jonny Harris|James Newman}} | length9 = 3:59

| title10 = Bloodstream | note10 = with Ed Sheeran | writer10 = {{hlist|Ed Sheeran|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|McDaid|Gary Lightbody}} | length10 = 5:08

| title11 = All That Love | note11 = featuring Anne-Marie | writer11 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Newman|Harris|Wayne Hector|Julie Frost|Nicholas Gale}} | length11 = 3:55

| title12 = Needn't Speak | note12 = featuring Lianne La Havas | writer12 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|La Havas}} | length12 = 4:58

| title13 = Lay It All on Me | note13 = featuring Ed Sheeran | writer13 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Newman|Harris|Adam Eaglefield|Jacob Manson|Edward Sheeran|Max McElligott|Lasse Petersen|Gavin Slater|James Luke Wood}} | length13 = 4:02

| title14 = New Day | note14 = featuring Bobby Womack | writer14 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Robert Womack|Richard Feldman|Harold Payne}} | length14 = 4:19

| total_length = 60:04 }}

{{tracklist | headline = ''We the Generation'' {{nobold|– Deluxe edition bonus tracks}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itun.es/gb/663x7|title=iTunes - Music - We the Generation (Deluxe Edition) by Rudimental|date=2 October 2015 |publisher=iTunes Store (GB)}}</ref> | title15 = Treading on Water | note15 = featuring Sinéad Harnett and Will Heard | writer15 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Sinéad Harnett|Heard}} | length15 = 5:15

| title16 = Run | note16 = featuring Will Heard | writer16 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Heard}} | length16 = 4:46

| title17 = Breathe | note17 = featuring Lianne La Havas | writer17 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|La Havas|Clinton}} | length17 = 4:58

| title18 = System | note18 = featuring Max Romeo, Earl 16 and Spee | writer18 = {{hlist|Izadkah|Aggett|Dryden|Rolle|Earl Daley|Spencer Graham|Max Romeo}} | length18 = 4:30

| total_length = 79:34 }}

'''Notes''' *Credits adapted from album liner notes. *On physical copies of the deluxe edition, "All That Love" and "Treading on Water" switch positions.

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"|Chart (2015) ! scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|4|artist=Rudimental|album=We the Generation|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 October 2015}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|14|artist=Rudimental|album=We the Generation|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2015}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|47|artist=Rudimental|album=We the Generation|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2015}} |- {{album chart|Czech|20|artist=Rudimental|album=We the Generation|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 2, 2015}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|41|artist=Rudimental|album=We the Generation|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2015}} |- {{album chart|Germany|id=278562|100|artist=Rudimental|album=We the Generation|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2015}} |- {{album chart|Hungary|4|year=2015|week=40|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 October 2015}} |- {{album chart|Ireland|8|year=2015|week=41|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2015}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Rudimental|album=We the Generation|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2015}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|1|artist=Rudimental|album=We the Generation|date=20151015|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2015}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|32|artist=Rudimental|album=We the Generation|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 October 2015}} |- {{album chart|UK2|1|date=20151015|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2015}} |- {{album chart|UKDance|1|date=20151015|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 January 2016}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|190|artist=Rudimental|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 November 2015}} |- {{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|7|artist=Rudimental|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 November 2015}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|10|artist=Rudimental|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 October 2015}} |- |}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''We the Generation''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|artist=Rudimental|title=We the Generation|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2018|source=radioscope|access-date=26 May 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|artist=Rudimental|title=We the Generation|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2016|id=13540-2451-2}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}

==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Edition(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- !scope="row"| Worldwide | {{Start date|2015|10|2|df=yes}} | {{hlist|CD|digital download|vinyl}} | {{hlist|Standard|deluxe}} | {{hlist|Asylum|Atlantic|Black Butter}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Generation-Deluxe-Rudimental/dp/B00XT98L6O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1432393769&sr=8-3&keywords=Rudimental|title=We The Generation [Deluxe] by Rudimental: Amazon.co.uk: Music|year=2015|publisher=Amazon UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Generation-VINYL-Rudimental/dp/B00ZOF58NK/ref=sr_1_1_twi_lp__2?ie=UTF8&qid=1444076654&sr=8-1&keywords=rudimental+we+the+generation|title=We The Generation [VINYL] by Rudimental: Amazon.co.uk: Music|year=2015|publisher=Amazon UK}}</ref>}} |}

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