Start Something - Release History

Release History

The album was met with much attention in the UK and the US, thanks to the three first singles from the album: "Burn Burn", "Last Train Home" and "Wake Up (Make a Move)", which all met with high chart positions in the UK, US and in mainland Europe. On Friday 20 February 2004 the album was certified Silver and Gold by the BPI and on Friday 14 January 2005 the album was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry again. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the album has sold more than 500 thousand copies in the United States and been certified Gold because of it. The album has sold 2.5 million copies worldwide according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

In the mids of February 2004, Start Something reached its peak at 33 on the Billboard 200 which was the highest charting position in the United States for them at the time. They also reached 33 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums chart in the United States. The album first charted on the UK Albums Chart at 4 in 2004, in 2005 it peaked at its peak position 93 and after the release of Liberation Transmission in 2006 the album re-charted and peaked at 133. Two singles were released from, the album the first single was "Burn Burn" which peaked at 17 on the UK Singles Chart and later re-charted in 2004 and peaked at 110 and becoming the first Lostprophets single to chart in Oceania and mainland Europe. The follow-up single "Last Train Home" peaked at 8 on the UK Singles chart and topped the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Wake Up (Make a Move)" (UK #18), "Goodbye Tonight" (UK# 42), "Last Summer" (UK# 13) and the American radio single peaked at 11 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks and 24 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.