Originally issued on Parlophone in January 2006, 'Keys to the World' was Ashcroft's first release in four years, coming soon after he had guested with Coldplay at Live 8. Chris Martin introduced Ashcroft singing 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' at Live 8 saying it was 'probably the best song ever written, and here's the best singer in the world'. 'Keys to the World' was a very welcome return, reaching No. 2 in the UK charts and being certified Platinum. The album certainly has a spring in its step. 'Why Not Nothing' blasts the album off, with strings and saxes over a northern soul beat. With its sample of Walter Jackson's 'It's All Over', 'Music Is Power' is one of Ashcroft's best songs, another where he celebrates the command that popular music has had over him.
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