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=== ''Up All Night'' (2004β2005) === The band released their debut album ''[[Up All Night (Razorlight album)|Up All Night]]'' on 28 June 2004, reaching number 3 in the UK album charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=26&date=2004-07-04 |title=UK Top 20 Albums @ Top40-Charts.com β 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries |publisher=Top40-charts.com |date=4 July 2004 |access-date=13 April 2011}}</ref> The critical reception was generally positive, receiving good reviews from ''[[NME]]'', ''[[Q magazine|Q]]'' magazine and ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]''. Drummer ShΓ―an Smith-Pancorvo left the band in April and was replaced by [[Andy Burrows]] the following month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/razorlight-174-1355209|title=RAZORLIGHT UNVEIL NEW DRUMMER | NME|website=[[NME]]|date=8 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208234055/https://www.nme.com/news/music/razorlight-174-1355209|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> ''Up All Night'' was re-issued in April 2005, including the stand-alone single ''[[Somewhere Else (Razorlight song)|Somewhere Else]]'' as a bonus track, and peaked at Number 2. In July 2005, the band performed at [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]], London as part of the [[Live 8]] series of concerts. However, the band came under fire for being the only band to not donate their extra revenue to charity. The band subsequently claimed that due to their "fledgling status", they were unable to make such a commitment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmefestivals.com/t_in_the_park/news/112932 |title=Festivals Guide 2011 |work=NME |location=UK |access-date=13 April 2011}}</ref> Razorlight contributed the song "Kirby's House" to the [[War Child (charity)|War Child]] charity album ''[[Help!: A Day in the Life]]''. A shorter alternative version of the song was included on the band's second album, ''[[Razorlight (album)|Razorlight]]''. In the midst of their first American headlining tour in support of ''Up All Night'', Razorlight created a stir in Denver, Colorado, when they stormed off stage five songs into their set during a show at the Larimer Lounge.<ref name="vh1.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1496362/20050128/razorlight.jhtml?headlines=true|title=End Of Razorlight's Tour Marred By Onstage Freak-Out, Illness |publisher=VH1 |access-date=2 October 2011}}{{dead link|date=November 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> After stumbling around stage, frontman Borrell shouted into the microphone "I'm going to kill myself now," and ran off the stage. The band's official statement stated that he was suffering from stagefright. A later laryngitis infection led to the cancellation of the Los Angeles date of the tour.<ref name="vh1.com"/>
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