Cigarettes After Sex (album)

Cigarettes After Sex
Studio album by Cigarettes After Sex
Released	June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
Recorded	December 2015 (Brooklyn, New York) May 2016 (Manhattan, New York) [a]
Genre	Dream pop [1] slowcore [2]
Length	47:04
Label	Partisan
Producer	Greg Gonzalez
Cigarettes After Sex chronology
I. (2012) Cigarettes After Sex (2017) Cry (2019)
Singles from Cigarettes After Sex
"K." Released: December 1, 2016 "Apocalypse" Released: March 20, 2017 "Each Time You Fall in Love" Released: May 16, 2017 "Sweet" Released: August 29, 2017

Cigarettes After Sex is the debut studio album by American dream pop band Cigarettes After Sex. It was released on June 9, 2017, by Partisan Records and received positive reviews from critics. ^[3] As of May 2018, it had sold over 20,000 copies in the United Kingdom. ^[4]

Recording

The recording sessions for Cigarettes After Sex took place in 2015, in Brooklyn, New York, with most songs being recorded live with a small audience. ^[5]

Promotion

"K." was released on December 1, 2016 as the album's lead single. ^[6] Along with the announcement of their album, "Apocalypse" was released on March 20, 2017 as its second single. ^{[7] [8]} "Each Time You Fall in Love" was released on May 16, 2017 as the third single from Cigarettes After Sex, along with dates for its accompanying World Tour. ^{[9] [10]} "Sweet" was released as the fourth single from the album on August 29, 2017. ^[11]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10 [12]
Metacritic	75/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
The A.V. Club	B [14]
Financial Times	[15]
The Guardian	[1]
Mojo	[16]
Pitchfork	7.4/10 [2]
PopMatters	8/10 [17]
Q	[18]
Record Collector	[19]
Uncut	6/10 [20]

Accolades

Accolades for Cigarettes After Sex

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank	Ref.
Rough Trade	Albums of the Year	2017	6	[21]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Gonzalez

Cigarettes After Sex track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"K."	5:19
2.	"Each Time You Fall in Love"	4:50
3.	"Sunsetz"	3:34
4.	"Apocalypse"	4:50
5.	"Flash"	4:34
6.	"Sweet"	4:51
7.	"Opera House"	6:04
8.	"Truly"	4:03
9.	"John Wayne"	4:18
10.	"Young & Dumb"	4:33
Total length:		47:04

Personnel

Cigarettes After Sex

• Greg Gonzalez – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, recording, production
• Phillip Tubbs – keyboards
• Randy Miller – bass, graphic design
• Jacob Tomsky – drums

Additional personnel

• Rocky Gallo – recording on "Each Time You Fall In Love", mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Cigarettes After Sex Chart (2017–2018) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] 96 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [23] 18 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [24] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [25] 12 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [26] 47 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [27] 53 French Albums (SNEP) [28] 42 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [29] 39 Greek Albums (IFPI) [30] 65 Irish Independent Albums (IRMA) [31] 13 Italian Albums (FIMI) [32] 88 New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [33] 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [34] 21 Scottish Albums (OCC) [35] 24 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [36] 21 UK Albums (OCC) [37] 27 UK Independent Albums (OCC) [38] 2 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [39] 8 US Independent Albums (Billboard) [40] 14 US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [41] 77 US Top Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [42] 64 2022–2025 weekly chart performance for Cigarettes After Sex Chart (2022–2025) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [43] 81 Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [44] 81 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [45] 31 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [46] 38 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) [47] 23 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [48] 5 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [49] 29 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [50] 25 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [51] 31 US Billboard 200 [52] 112

Year-end charts 2017 year-end chart performance for Cigarettes After Sex Chart (2017) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [53] 59 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [54] 172 2018 year-end chart performance for Cigarettes After Sex Chart (2018) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [55] 95 2019 year-end chart performance for Cigarettes After Sex Chart (2019) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [56] 164 2022 year-end chart performance for Cigarettes After Sex Chart (2022) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [57] 132 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) [58] 66 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [59] 7 2023 year-end chart performance for Cigarettes After Sex Chart (2023) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [60] 88 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [61] 182 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [62] 97 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) [63] 39 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [64] 83 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [65] 90 2024 year-end chart performance for Cigarettes After Sex Chart (2024) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [66] 39 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [67] 88 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [68] 53 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) [69] 30 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [70] 67 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [71] 55

Certifications

Certifications for Cigarettes After Sex

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [72]	Platinum	20,000‡
France (SNEP) [73]	Platinum	100,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [74]	Gold	25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [75]	Platinum	15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [76]	2× Platinum	40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [77]	Gold	100,000‡
United States (RIAA) [78]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. "Each Time You Fall in Love"

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