State of Emergency is The Living End's fourth studio album. It was released in Australia on 4 February 2006, in New Zealand on 6 February and in Japan in May 2006. The album was released in the United States and Canada on 11 July 2006. It debuted in the number one position on the ARIA charts. The first single off it was "What's on Your Radio" which was released on 20 November 2005. The follow-up single, "Wake Up" was released on 18 February 2006, and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA charts, making it the highest single debut position for The Living End (not including the double A-side "Second Solution"/"Prisoner of Society").
There is also a special edition of the album which comes with a DVD, documenting the stages of making the album and shows footage of their performances, including the band as The Longnecks and at Splendour in the Grass. The band also released a live DVD of the State of Emergency Tour, Live At Festival Hall. Lastly, a limited edition vinyl copy of the album has been released and is limited to 500 copies worldwide.
ARIA publicised that State Of Emergency had officially achieved 2x Platinum status in Australia in November 2007. This was a great achievement as all of their other album releases were simultaneously awarded a higher accreditation. The album is now their second highest selling behind the efforts of their record-breaking debut.
