On July 13, 2002, “Parlaphone” label released “The Remote Part”, the third Idlewild album. It was recorded in 2001 and was produced by Dave Eringa, Stephen Street, and Guy Massey.

Personnel:

• Roddy Woomble- vocals, artwork concept
• Rod Jones– vocals, guitar
• Allan Stewart- guitar
• Jeremy Mills- piano
• Bob Fairfoull- bass
• Colin Newton- drums
• Sally Herbert – string arrangements
• Guy Massey – engineer
• Cenzo Townsend – engineer
• Dave Eringa- mixing
• Howie Weinberg- mastering
• Dan Grech-Marguerat- mixing assistant
• Traffic – art direction, design
• Danny Clinch- band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Bob Fairfoull, and Colin Newton, except where noted.

1. You Held the World in Your Arms
2. A Modern Way of Letting Go
3. American English
4. I Never Wanted – Roody Woomble, Rod Jones, Bob Fairfoull, Colin Newton, Jeremy Mills, Allan Stewart
5. (I Am) What I Am Not
6. Live in a Hiding Place
7. Out of Routine
8. Century After Century
9. Tell Me Ten Words
10. Stay the Same
11. In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction – Roody Woomble, Rod Jones, Bob Fairfoull, Colin Newton, Edwin Morgan