Chain Gang of Love

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Chain Gang of Love
Raveonettes - Chain Gang Of Love.jpg
Studio album by
The Raveonettes
Released25 August 2003
Recorded2003
Genre Garage rock, noise pop, indie rock [1]
Length33:08
Label Columbia
Producer Richard Gottehrer, Sune Rose Wagner
The Raveonettes chronology
Whip It On
(2002)		Chain Gang of Love
(2003)		 Pretty in Black
(2005)
Singles from Chain Gang of Love
  1. "That Great Love Sound"
    Released: 18 August 2003 [2]
  2. "Heartbreak Stroll"
    Released: 17 February 2004 [3]
  3. "Remember"
    Released: Promo Only [4]

Chain Gang of Love is the debut studio album by the Danish rock duo, The Raveonettes. The album was released in 2003 by Sony Records and was co-produced by Richard Gottehrer, who had previously worked on hit albums by Blondie, the Go-Go's and Richard Hell & the Voidoids. [5] All of the songs, but two, are under 3 minutes long and are written in the key of B flat major; a concept similar to their previous record, Whip It On , whose tracks had a similar length and were written in the key of B flat minor.

Contents

The album peaked at #123 in the U.S. charts and at #43 in the UK. [6] [7]

"That Great Love Sound" was featured on the soundtrack of FIFA 2004

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Alternative Press 4/5 [10]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Pitchfork 7.1/10 [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]

Chain Gang of Love received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews". [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sune Rose Wagner, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Remember" 2:41
2."That Great Love Sound"Richard Gottehrer, Wagner3:16
3."Noisy Summer" 2:24
4."The Love Gang" 2:16
5."Let's Rave On" 1:55
6."Dirty Eyes (Sex Don't Sell)" 2:26
7."Love Can Destroy Everything" 2:54
8."Heartbreak Stroll" 2:26
9."Little Animal" 3:09
10."Untamed Girls" 1:44
11."Chain Gang of Love" 2:36
12."The Truth About Johnny" 2:36
13."New York Was Great" 2:48
Japanese bonus track [18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."C'mon Everybody" Eddie Cochran 2:29

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