Give Me Beauty... Or Give Me Death!

Give Me Beauty... Or Give Me Death!
Studio album by EF
Released	May 17, 2006
Genre	Post-Rock
Length	52:03
Label	And The Sound Records
EF chronology
Give Me Beauty... Or Give Me Death! (2006) I Am Responsible (2008)

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Give Me Beauty... Or Give Me Death! is the debut studio album by Swedish post-rock band EF. It was released through And The Sound Records in the UK and through Thomason Sounds in Japan. The UK pressing comes as a digipak while the Japanese version comes as a standard jewel case.

The album was remixed and remaster by Magnus Lindberg (of Cult of Luna) for a reissue in 2012 (2013 digitally). The re-release incorporated the bonus track "Misinform the Uniformed", which required additional recording in 2011, as it was originally recorded in 2006 but never finished, bringing the track total to seven.

A completely new re-recording was released as the 20th Anniversary Edition in November 2025, with the current band members, plus many additional musicians. An eighth song "Noll" was added, based on an old outro from a song on the original 2006 album, and lyrics that deal with mental illness. "Noll" was also released as a single.

Track listing

Original release (2006)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ett"	4:02
2.	"Hello Scotland"	12:19
3.	"Final Touch / Hidden Agenda"	11:15
4.	"He Came, He Stayed, He Fell"	3:59
5.	"Tomorrow My Friend..."	14:05
6.	"...We'll Meet in the End"	6:25

Japanese edition (bonus track)

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Misinform the Uninformed"	6:40

Reissue (2012)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ett"	4:02
2.	"Misinform the Uninformed"	7:41
3.	"Hello Scotland"	12:19
4.	"Final Touch / Hidden Agenda"	11:10
5.	"He Came, He Stayed, He Fell"	3:56
6.	"Tomorrow My Friend..."	14:02
7.	"...We'll Meet in the End"	6:24
Total length:		59:35

20th Anniversary Edition re-recording (2025)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ett"	4:41
2.	"Misinform the Uninformed"	5:42
3.	"Noll"	3:53
4.	"Hello Scotland"	12:19
5.	"Final Touch / Hidden Agenda"	10:25
6.	"He Came, He Stayed, He Fell"	5:15
7.	"Tomorrow My Friend..."	14:55
8.	"...We'll Meet in the End"	5:53
Total length:		63:03

Personnel

Original release (2006) and reissue (2012)

EF

The noise and melodies of electric guitars, drums, electric bass, organ, synthesizers, cello, accordion, melodica, effect pedals, trumpet, glockenspiel, bells, acoustic guitars was all made by the members of the band. The vocal parts were made by Tomas, Daniel and Karin Gren.

• Tomas Torsson – guitar, vocals
• Daniel Öhman – guitar; additional recording, original mix
• Jonatan Hammar – cello
• Mikael Hillergård – electric bass
• Niklas Åström – drums; cover design

Additional musician

• Karin Gren (Gréen) – vocals

Production

• Emanuel Olssen – recording engineer; original mix and mastering (2006 release)
• Kristian Anttilas – recording engineer ("Ett")
• Victor Åström – cover design
• Mikal Månsson – cover design
• Magnus Lindberg – remix and remaster (2012 reissue)

20th Anniversary Edition (2025)

EF

• Tomas Torsson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals, choir
• Daniel Juline (née Öhman) – electric guitar, organ, melodica, piano, Rhodes electric piano, accordion, vocals, choir, orchestration
• Erik Jardestig – electric guitar
• Kim Ruiz – electric bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, choir; producer, engineer
• Niklas Åström – drums, percussion, melodica

Additional musicians

• János Alexander Madaras – cello, glockenspiel, choir, orchestration producer
• Ron David Alvarez – violin
• Jonathan Kronevik – trumpet
• Arno Tri Pramudia – trombone
• Maja Milner – vocals, choir
• Jonathan H. Råsmark – choir
• Aurora Alänge – choir
• Karin Gréen – poem

Production

• Björn von Känel – assistant producer, assistant engineer
• Magnus Lindberg – mixing, mastering
• Phillip Janta - cover illustration
• Robert Samsonowitz – packaging design