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===''Razorlight'' (2006–2007)=== Razorlight debuted several new songs from their forthcoming second album live on 30 March 2006 at the Albert Hall in London, as part of [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] concerts, organised by [[Roger Daltrey]]. On 2 July, they played to a sold-out Hyde Park Calling, where they performed before The Who. The band went on to play on the beach opposite [[Brighton]]'s [[West Pier]] on 12 July in a free concert as part of a [[Vodafone]] TBA event broadcast on [[Channel 4]]. Razorlight released their second album ''[[Razorlight (album)|Razorlight]]'' on 17 July 2006, in the United Kingdom and it debuted at No. 1 in the [[UK Albums Chart]] a week later. It received mixed reviews, [[Q magazine|''Q'' magazine]] giving it a rare 5/5 rating, whilst Pitchfork Media gave it 2.8/10. The lead single from the album, ''In the Morning'' was released as a single on 3 July 2006, which peaked at No. 3 in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. To date, it is their third biggest single after ''Somewhere Else'', which peaked at No. 2, and ''America'', which peaked at No. 1. It also reached No. 2 on [[iTunes Store|iTunes]]. In 2007, Razorlight were nominated for two [[BRIT Awards]] – one for Best British Band and the other for Best Song, ''[[America (Razorlight song)|America]]''. They were also nominated for two [[NME]] Brit Awards for Best Band and Best Album. Razorlight supported [[Queen + Paul Rodgers]] on 15 July, in front of 60,000 people. This gig had been rescheduled following the [[July 2005 London bombings]]. In December of the same year, they supported [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], at Cardiff's [[Millennium Stadium]]. They also supported [[The Rolling Stones]] in Cologne and Paris. The band played their biggest tour to date in October–November 2006 and also supported [[Richard Ashcroft]] at the [[County Ground, Old Trafford|Lancashire County Cricket Club]] on 17 June. They headlined [[Reading Festival|Reading]] on 24 August, and Leeds on 25 August 2007. They also played the Main Stage on 19 May in Preston for Radio 1's [[Big Weekend]] alongside bands such as [[Kasabian]] and [[Kaiser Chiefs]]. On 7 July 2007, Razorlight performed at both the [[Live Earth concert, London|UK leg]] of [[Live Earth]] at [[Wembley Stadium]], London and [[T in the Park]]. In November 2006 the band were hospitalised after traces of radioactive poisoning were detected on their plane. Their [[British Airways]] return flight from Moscow was a scheduled route used by Russian ex-spy [[Alexander Litvinenko]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-automatic/25343 |title=Bands caught up in spy poison scandal |work=NME |location=UK |date=6 December 2006 |access-date=13 April 2011}}</ref> The same month they supported the Mando Diao "Ode to Ochrasy Tour" in Germany.
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