Friendly Fire is the second studio album by Sean Lennon, released on 2 October 2006^[1] by Capitol Records in the US, and Parlophone in the UK. It reached #152 on the US Billboard 200 chart and #5 in the Top Heatseekers chart.^[2] It stayed on the French album chart for 43 weeks and was certified silver.

The inspiration behind most of the songs on Friendly Fire was Lennon's tumultuous relationship with actress Bijou Phillips.^[3] According to Lennon, Phillips cheated on him with his childhood best friend, Max LeRoy;^[3] LeRoy died shortly afterwards in a motorcycle accident, before he and Lennon were able to resolve their differences.^[3]

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Being There Magazine	link
Mojo	[4]
The Music Box	link
musicOMH	[1]
Pitchfork Media	6.7/10 link
Q	(#244, Nov. 2006, p. 143)
Rolling Stone	9/26/06
Spin	link
Twisted Ear	link
Uncut	(#114, Nov. 2006, p.117)

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All songs written by Sean Lennon, except where noted.

1. "Dead Meat" - 3:37
2. "Wait for Me" - 2:39
3. "Parachute" - 3:19
4. "Friendly Fire" - 5:03
5. "Spectacle" (Lennon, Jordan Galland) - 5:24
6. "Tomorrow" - 2:03
7. "On Again Off Again" - 3:18
8. "Headlights" - 3:16
9. "Would I Be the One" (Marc Bolan) - 4:58
10. "Falling Out of Love" (Lennon, Galland) - 4:07

French 2007 reissue bonus track

11. "L'éclipse" (Duet with -M-, French version of "Parachute") (Lennon, -M-) - 3:16

• Sean Lennon - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums
• Harper Simon - guitar
• Yuka Honda - bass guitar, keyboards
• Jon Brion - guitar, Hammond organ, bass guitar, drums
• Greg Kurstin - Hammond organ
• Sebastian Steinberg - bass guitar
• Jim Keltner, Matt Chamberlain - drums
• Athena Legend, Bijou Phillips - backing vocals
• Sean Lennon, Eric Gorfain - string arrangements