Come of Age

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Come of Age
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Studio album by
Released3 September 2012
RecordedMarch 2012
ICP Studios, Brussels
Genre
Length39:35
Label Columbia
Producer Ethan Johns
The Vaccines chronology
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?
(2011)
Come of Age
(2012)
Melody Calling EP
(2013)
Singles from Come of Age
  1. "No Hope"
    Released: 6 July 2012
  2. "Teenage Icon"
    Released: 2 September 2012
  3. "I Always Knew"
    Released: 18 November 2012
  4. "Bad Mood"
    Released: 17 March 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The UpcomingStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
NME 8/10 [2]
Clash 8/10 [3]
Uncut7/10 [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Daily TelegraphStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
AltSoundsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Drowned In Sound 7/10 [8]
Digital SpyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Platform8/10 [10]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
BBC (positive) [12]
PopMatters 7/10 [13]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Evening Standard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]

Come of Age (also alternatively titled The Vaccines Come of Age) is the second studio album by English indie rock band The Vaccines, which was released on 3 September 2012. It follows their debut album What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? , released the previous year. It was produced by Ethan Johns and reached number one in the UK.

Contents

Album art

The image on the front cover of the album is a photo of four androgynous teenage girls, each representing a different member of the band.

Influences

Lead singer and songwriter Justin Young cites No Other by Gene Clark, #1 Record by Big Star and "Spanish Bombs" by The Clash as his major inspirations during the writing of this album. [17]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Justin Young, all music composed by the Vaccines

No.TitleLength
1."No Hope"4:10
2."I Always Knew"3:34
3."Teenage Icon"3:05
4."All in Vain"3:52
5."Ghost Town"2:21
6."Aftershave Ocean"4:10
7."Weirdo"4:49
8."Bad Mood"3:06
9."Change of Heart Pt. 2"2:18
10."I Wish I Was a Girl"2:53
11."Lonely World"5:02
Japanese Bonus Tracks [18]
No.TitleLength
12."Blow Your Mind"2:10
13."Panic Attack"2:11
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Runaway" (track 14 on Japanese Deluxe Edition [19] )2:49
13."Possessive" (track 15 on Japanese Deluxe Edition)3:42
14."Misbehaviour" (track 16 on Japanese Deluxe Edition)2:58
Deluxe Edition Live at Brighton Bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."No Hope"4:07
2."Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)"1:43
3."Tiger Blood"2:28
4."A Lack of Understanding"3:08
5."Wetsuit"4:24
6."Teenage Icon"3:15
7."Under Your Thumb"2:27
8."Post Break Up Sex"2:55
9."All in White"4:42
10."Wolf Pack"2:50
11."Weirdo"5:01
12."Blow It Up"2:40
13."Bad Mood"3:21
14."If You Wanna"3:27
15."Family Friend"8:56
16."Why Should I Love You?"3:48
17."Norgaard"2:32

Charts

Personnel

Additional musicians

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