Cigarettes After Sex (album)

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Cigarettes After Sex
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
Recorded
  • December 2015 (Brooklyn, New York)
  • May 2016 (Manhattan, New York) [lower-alpha 1]
Genre
Length47:04
Label Partisan
Producer Greg Gonzalez
Cigarettes After Sex chronology
I.
(2012)
Cigarettes After Sex
(2017)
Cry
(2019)
Singles from Cigarettes After Sex
  1. "K."
    Released: December 1, 2016 [3]
  2. "Apocalypse"
    Released: March 20, 2017 [4]
  3. "Each Time You Fall in Love"
    Released: May 16, 2017 [5]
  4. "Sweet"
    Released: August 29, 2017 [6]

Cigarettes After Sex is the eponymous debut studio album by American ambient pop band Cigarettes After Sex. It was released on June 9, 2017, by Partisan Records and received positive reviews from critics. [7]

Contents

As of May 2018, it had sold over 20,000 copies in the United Kingdom. [8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.5/10 [9]
Metacritic 75/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The A.V. Club B [11]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [2]
PopMatters 8/10 [14]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Uncut 6/10 [17]

Accolades

Accolades for Cigarettes After Sex
PublicationAccoladeYearRankRef.
Rough Trade Albums of the Year2017
6

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Gonzalez

Cigarettes After Sex track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Cigarettes After Sex
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [60] Gold10,000
France (SNEP) [61] Platinum100,000
Italy (FIMI) [62] Gold25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [63] Gold7,500
Poland (ZPAV) [64] Gold10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [65] Gold100,000
United States (RIAA) [66] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. "Each Time You Fall in Love"

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