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The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss is the second album from Whitehorse, a band consisting of Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet. The album was released on August 28, 2012 in Canada by Six Shooter Records.^[3]

The album was shortlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize on June 13, 2013.^[4]

• Luke Doucet: vocals, all instruments except the following
• Melissa McClelland: vocals, piano on "Cold July" and "Mexico Texico", additional percussion on "Jane"
• Andrew Scott: drums on "Cold July", bass on "Cold July", and B3 organ on "Cold July"
• Barry Mirochnick: drums on "Radiator Blues", "Out Like a Lion", and "Annie Lu", B3 bass pedals on "Annie Lu"
• Jason Tait: drums on "Achilles' Desire", "Wisconsin" and "Mexico Texico", percussion on "Wisconsin"
• Paul Brennan: drums on "Devil's Got a Gun" and "No Glamour in the Hammer", percussion on "Devil's Got a Gun"
• Pat Steward: drums on "Out Like a Lion" and "Peterbilt Coalmine"
• Doug Elliott: bass on "Out Like a Lion" and "Peterbilt Coalmine"
• Chloe Doucet-Winkelman: piano on "Out Like a Lion", and additional vocals on "Out Like a Lion"
• Leon Furs: piano on "Radiator Blues" and "Devil's Got a Gun", and guitar on "No Glamour in the Hammer"
• Nik Kozub: programming beats, et cetera on "Jane"
• Roman Marcone: Mixing

1. "Achilles' Desire"
2. "Devil's Got a Gun"
3. "Mismatched Eyes (Boat Song)"
4. "Peterbilt Coalmine"
5. "Cold July"
6. "Jane"
7. "Out Like a Lion"
8. "No Glamour in the Hammer"
9. "Radiator Blues"
10. "Annie Lu"
11. "Wisconsin"
12. "Mexico Texaco"

• All songs written by Luke Doucet & Melissa McClellend, except Jane was written by Luke Doucet, Melissa McClellend & Shout Out Out Out Out

• Official website