Attack Decay Sustain Release

For the envelope used in music synthesizers, see Attack-decay-sustain-release envelope.

Attack Decay Sustain Release
Studio album by Simian Mobile Disco
Released	18 June 2007
Genre	Electro house, tech house
Length	36:53
Label	Wichita, Interscope
Producer	Jas Shaw, James Ford
Simian Mobile Disco chronology
Attack Decay Sustain Release (2007) Simian Mobile Disco EP (2007)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
The A.V. Club	B− [4]
The Boston Phoenix	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B [6]
The Guardian	[7]
MusicOMH	[8]
NME	8/10 [9]
Pitchfork	8.4/10 [10]
Spin	[11]

Attack Decay Sustain Release is the debut album from Simian Mobile Disco. It was released on 18 June 2007 on Wichita Recordings and reached #59 in the UK album charts.

History

The title of the album is a reference to the ADSR envelope, a component of many synthesizers, samplers, and other electronic musical instruments the function of which is to modulate some aspect of the instrument's sound—often its volume—over time. ^[12]

Five of the album's ten tracks ("Hustler", "Tits & Acid", "I Believe", "Hotdog" and lead single "It's The Beat") were available prior to the album's release.

A double-disc version of the album contains six alternate versions on a separate CD.

Initial copies bought from Rough Trade Shops came with a bonus 4-track rarities CD.

Legacy

The Swedish heavy metal band Ghost covered "I Believe" for their Popestar EP, which consisted mainly of covers. ^[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J. Shaw and J. Ford except noted.

Original track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sleep Deprivation"		4:59
2.	"I Got This Down"		4:09
3.	"It's the Beat"	Shaw Ford Ninja	3:22
4.	"Hustler"	Shaw Ford Johnson	3:42
5.	"Tits & Acid"		4:03
6.	"I Believe"	Shaw Ford Lord	3:18
7.	"Hotdog"	Shaw Ford Ninja	3:16
8.	"Wooden"		3:50
9.	"Love"	Shaw Ford B. Dobbin	3:02
10.	"Scott"		3:12

U.S. bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Clock"
12.	"System"

Bonus CD track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Got This Down" (instrumental version)
2.	"It's the Beat" (Dube for Annie Mac)
3.	"Hustler" (club version)
4.	"I Believe" (SMD Space Dub)
5.	"Hot Dub"
6.	"Wooden" (uncut)

Rough Trade Shops Bonus CD track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Clock"
2.	"I Believe" (Pinch's "I Believe in Bass Therapy" remix)
3.	"It's the Beat" (Masseymix)
4.	"It's the Eat"

References

1. "Reviews for Attack Decay Sustain Release by Simian Mobile Disco". Metacritic . Retrieved 14 January 2012.
2. Bush, John. "Attack Decay Sustain Release – Simian Mobile Disco". AllMusic . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
3. "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release". Alternative Press (232): 176. November 2007.
4. Battaglia, Andy (18 September 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
5. Strew, Roque (12 September 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release | Interscope". The Boston Phoenix . Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
6. Greenblatt, Leah (7 September 2007). "Attack Decay Sustain Release". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
7. Macpherson, Alex (15 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco, Attack Decay Sustain Release". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
8. Simpson, Claire (18 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco – Attack Decay Sustain Release". MusicOMH . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
9. Naylor, Tony (18 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco". NME . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
10. Harvell, Jess (21 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release". Pitchfork . Retrieved 19 February 2012.
11. Reeves, Mosi (October 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release". Spin . 23 (10): 110–12. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
12. "ADSR—Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release". Soundonsound.com. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
13. "Ghost Explains Unexpected Covers on Chart-Topping 'Popestar' EP". Billboard .