Challengers is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rock band the New Pornographers, released on August 21, 2007.
[13] A box set containing three blank CD-Rs, named "Executive Edition", was released August 7, 2007, two weeks before the album, with the promise of future multimedia to be downloaded at the band's website for fans to compile and burn their own CDs.
The first disc included B-sides, demos and alternate versions; the second, titled "Live from the Future", featured live performances of songs related to the album; the third disc includes videos, photos and album artwork.
[14] "Failsafe" is an A.C. Newman song first recorded commercially by the Canadian indie pop band the Choir Practice, and appeared on their debut album several months before the release of Challengers.
As a result, the only way to get the Executive Edition today is to find a used copy with the downloaded files burned to the CD-R.