Songs for the Exhausted

Songs for the Exhausted is the fourth full-length studio album by Austrian indie-band Naked Lunch. It was received with critical praise in Germany and Austria and sold surprisingly well. It was the band's first album after a five year-hiatus, following the flopping of Love Junkies, which caused them being dropped by their record label. Recorded in the wake of this backslashing event, most of the songs are dominated by a sad, bleak tone. Also, one of the songs, "King George" was written about the death of the group ex-bass player, Georg Timber-Trattnig.

The album was followed by several tours and an EP (Stay), in 2005.

Track listing (CD)

 * 1) God  – 4:52
 * 2) First Man on the Sun  – 3:51
 * 3) King George  – 3:37
 * 4) Stay  – 4:38
 * 5) Lost it all  – 3:04
 * 6) In your Room  – 4:37
 * 7) The Deal  – 3:54
 * 8) Man without Past  – 4:05
 * 9) Solitude  – 4:15
 * 10) The Retainer  – 3:51

Credits
All songs/lyrics by Oliver Welter, all music by Oliver Welter, Herwig Zamernik, Stefan Deisenberger and Olaf Opal.

Played by Naked Lunch: Oliver Welter (vocals and guitar), Herwig Zamernik (bass guitar), Stefan Deisenberger (keyboards), Thorsten Thonhauser (drums) and Olaf Opal (electronics).

with guests:
 * Mario Kofler - drums on 1/5/9
 * Ingo Weber - drums on 2/7
 * Michi Malicka - bass on 1/5
 * Ritchi Klammer - horns on 2/8
 * Sebastian Schumacher - cello on 10
 * Klaus Lippitsch - percussions

Miscellanea

 * Videos were made for"God" and "Stay", by befriended film-maker Thomas Woschitz. They later accused the German metal band Rammstein of copying their "God" video for one of their own videos, "Ohne dich".
 * "Stay" was released as the sole single/EP, in 2005.