Dear Science

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Dear Science
Dear science album cover.jpg
Studio album by
TV on the Radio
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2008
Recorded2008
StudioStay Gold (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre
Length50:21
Label
Producer David Andrew Sitek
TV on the Radio chronology
Return to Cookie Mountain
(2006)		Dear Science
(2008)		 Nine Types of Light
(2011)
Singles from Dear Science
  1. "Golden Age"
    Released: August 26, 2008
  2. "Dancing Choose"
    Released: September 9, 2008

Dear Science is the third studio album by the band TV on the Radio. It was released on September 16, 2008, digitally through Touch and Go Records, with the physical release coming a week later through Interscope Records and DGC Records in North America and 4AD elsewhere. [1]

Contents

As of 2012, sales in the United States have exceeded 203,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [2] In 2009, it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe. [3]

History

Dear Science was recorded in 2008 at the Stay Gold studio in Brooklyn, New York. [4] Musically, the album has been described as indie rock, [5] art rock, [6] funk, [7] soul, [7] and post-punk. [7] Kyp Malone said that the album's title came from "a note that Dave [Sitek] wrote in the studio that said,

"Dear Science, please start solving problems and curing diseases or shut the fuck up." [8]

Despite the marketed release date of September 22–23, the album was available for download on the U.S. iTunes Store on September 16, 2008. The vinyl LP also comes with a free MP3 download coupon. Dear Science received near unanimous acclaim from critics and charted worldwide. In promotion of the album, TV on the Radio was interviewed on the February 9, 2009 episode of The Colbert Report , "Dancing Choose" was performed to end the show. The rock band Phish began covering "Golden Age" in 2009. [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 88/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [11]
The A.V. Club A− [12]
Entertainment Weekly A− [13]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [14]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [15]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A [16]
NME 8/10 [17]
Pitchfork 9.2/10 [18]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [19]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [20]

Dear Science received rave reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 88, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 40 reviews. It was named the best album of 2008 by Rolling Stone , [21] The Guardian , [22] Spin, [23] MTV, [24] Entertainment Weekly , [25] the Pitchfork 's readers poll, [26] and the Village Voice . [27]

Pitchfork placed Dear Science at number 140 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s, [28] and 6th on their "50 Best Albums of 2008" list. [29] Rolling Stone named it the 48th best album of the decade. [30] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [31]

Remix EP

In early 2009, a remix EP was announced for release on February 17, although it was delayed until April 14. Read Silence was released exclusively through iTunes and featured remixes of "Shout Me Out", "Red Dress", and "Stork & Owl" by Gang Gang Dance, Jneiro Jarel, and Glitch Mob. [32]

Track listing

Dear Science track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Halfway Home"Adebimpe5:31
2."Crying"Malone, Bunton4:10
3."Dancing Choose"Adebimpe, Sitek2:56
4."Stork & Owl"Malone4:01
5."Golden Age"Malone, Sitek4:11
6."Family Tree"Adebimpe5:33
7."Red Dress"Malone, Sitek4:25
8."Love Dog"Adebimpe5:36
9."Shout Me Out"Adebimpe4:15
10."DLZ"Adebimpe3:48
11."Lover's Day"Malone5:54
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Make Love All Night Long"Malone3:30
2."Heroic Dose" 7:19
3."Dancing Choose" (Prefuse 73 remix) 3:47
4."Crying" (Telepathe remix) 4:30
5."Dogs of Light" 7:05

Personnel

Personnel adapted from album liner notes. [4]

Charts

Chart performance for Dear Science
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [33] 26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [34] 69
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [35] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [36] 41
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [37] 26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [38] 27
French Albums (SNEP) [39] 57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [40] 76
Irish Albums (IRMA) [41] 27
Italian Albums (FIMI) [42] 73
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [43] 25
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [44] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [45] 77
UK Albums (OCC) [46] 33
US Billboard 200 [47] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [48] 4

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