Infected is the second album by The The, released on Some Bizzare/Epic Records on 17 November 1986. The album produced four UK singles, including their best-selling single "Heartland", which reached 29 and spent 10 weeks on the chart, "Infected" (UK #48), "Slow Train to Dawn" (UK #64) and "Sweet Bird of Truth" (UK #55). Although it only peaked at 14 in the UK Albums Chart, it stayed on the chart for 30 weeks, making it by far The The's most commercially successful album. Infected is the second album by The The, released on Some Bizzare/Epic Records on 17 November 1986. The album produced four UK singles, including their best-selling single "Heartland", which reached 29 and spent 10 weeks on the chart, "Infected" (UK #48), "Slow Train to Dawn" (UK #64) and "Sweet Bird of Truth" (UK #55). Although it only peaked at 14 in the UK Albums Chart, it stayed on the chart for 30 weeks, making it by far The The's most commercially successful album. false 2023-02-20 00:23:54 Infected 8 1986 1986-01-01 1986-01-01 41 Alternative Rock Art Rock Electronic New Wave Pop Pop Rock Post-Punk Rock 113718 2126317 54563098-b2d4-4b3f-94ef-1da948e20886 a7409219-a681-4072-adb2-5285106ce6f2 1eb45345-2fee-3be5-8b0a-5b91238de4f4 /config/metadata/library/1e/1e6b780b4fae0f5392f95a98edb2faa3/folder.jpg The The AlbumArtist The The Artist The The The The 1 Infected 04:48 2 Out of the Blue (Into the Fire) 05:07 3 Heartland 05:07 4 Angels of Deception 04:38 5 Sweet Bird of Truth 05:23 6 Slow Train to Dawn 04:14 7 Twilight of a Champion 04:22 8 The Mercy Beat 07:23 The The are an English post-punk band. They have been active in various forms since 1979, with the singer-songwriter Matt Johnson as the only constant band member. The The achieved critical acclaim and commercial success in the UK, with 15 chart singles (seven reaching the top 40), and their most successful studio album, Infected (1986), spent 30 weeks on the chart. They followed this with the top-ten studio albums Mind Bomb (1989) and Dusk (1993).