an unexplained hardship". Elliott said that "[h]aving settled on the kind of dynamic favored by Coldplay, [...] they seem to have focused their efforts instead on packing as many emotional gearshifts as possible". Black Swan peaked at number 18 in the UK, number 32 in Scotland and number 98 in Switzerland. "Superhuman Touch" charted at number 15 in Scotland and number 71 in the UK. "Black Swan Song" reached number 127 in the UK. Track listing All songs written by Athlete. Personnel Personnel per booklet. Athlete Joel Pott – vocals, guitar, strings arranger (tracks 3 and 8) Carey Willetts – bass, strings arranger (tracks 3 and 8) Steve Roberts – drums, strings arranger (tracks 3 and 8) Tim Wanstall – keyboard, strings arranger (tracks 3 and 8) Additional musicians Jonny Pilcher – additional guitars Prabjote Osahn – violin (tracks 3 and 8) Stella Page – violin (tracks 3 and 8) Amanda Drummond – viola (tracks 3 and 8) Rhian Porter – cello (tracks 3 and 8) Production Tom Rothrock – producer, mixing (all except track 1) Michael Brauer – mixing (track 1) Mike Tarantino – engineer Athlete – additional engineering (track 1), additional recording (track 1) Paul Wilkinson – additional engineering (track 1), additional recording (track 1) Don Tyler – mastering (all except track 1) John Davis – mastering (track 1) Stevie Gee – art direction Natasha Kissell – artwork Charts References External links Black Swan at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed) 2009 albums Athlete (band) albums Fiction Records albums Albums produced by Tom Rothrock