Beat the Devil's Tattoo | ||||
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Released | March 5, 2010 | |||
Recorded | March – November 2009 | |||
Studio | The Basement (Philadelphia, PA) | |||
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Length | 65:08 | |||
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club chronology | ||||
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Singles from Beat the Devil's Tattoo | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 63/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Drowned in Sound | (8/10) [4] |
FILTER | 85/100 [5] |
NME | (4.0/10) [6] |
NOW | [7] |
Pitchfork | (4.0/10) [8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Slant Magazine | [10] |
Spin | [11] |
The Times | [12] |
Beat the Devil's Tattoo is the sixth studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, released on March 8, 2010, in Europe and on March 9, 2010, in North America. It is the second full-length on the band's own Abstract Dragon label, in partnership with Vagrant Records and Cooperative Music Group. [13]
All songs written by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Beat the Devil's Tattoo" | 3:47 |
2. | "Conscience Killer" | 3:47 |
3. | "Bad Blood" | 5:11 |
4. | "War Machine" | 3:59 |
5. | "Sweet Feeling" | 3:27 |
6. | "Evol" | 5:53 |
7. | "Mama Taught Me Better" | 4:46 |
8. | "River Styx" | 3:55 |
9. | "The Toll" | 3:38 |
10. | "Aya" | 5:39 |
11. | "Shadow's Keeper" | 6:12 |
12. | "Long Way Down" | 4:34 |
13. | "Half-State" | 10:20 |
Total length: | 65:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Annabel Lee" | 4:07 |
15. | "1:51" | 5:35 |
Total length: | 74:44 |
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] | 50 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [17] | 49 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [18] | 82 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [19] | 59 |
French Albums (SNEP) [20] | 76 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] | 60 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [22] | 66 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [23] | 41 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] | 44 |
UK Albums (OCC) [25] | 58 |
US Billboard 200 [26] | 58 |
US Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [27] | 9 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [28] | 4 |
US Rock Albums (Billboard) [29] | 14 |
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