Death by Sexy

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Death by Sexy
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Studio album by
Eagles of Death Metal
ReleasedApril 11, 2006 (2006-04-11)
RecordedJanuary 2005
StudioStudio B at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California
Genre Garage rock, alternative rock, blues rock, [1] rockabilly [1]
Length38:48
Label Downtown (DWT 70001)
Producer Joshua Homme
Eagles of Death Metal chronology
Peace, Love, Death Metal
(2004)		Death by Sexy
(2006)		 Heart On
(2008)
Singles from Death by Sexy [2]
  1. "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)"
    Released: April 10, 2006
  2. "I Gotta Feelin (Just Nineteen)"
    Released: November 20, 2006

Death by Sexy is the second album by the American rock group Eagles of Death Metal. It was rumoured to be released in summer 2005 but was pushed back to be released in the United States on April 11, 2006. It was released in Europe on July 3, 2006.

Contents

The album cover of Death by Sexy has elements similar to the covers of The Rolling Stones' 1971 album Sticky Fingers , Mötley Crüe's 1981 album Too Fast For Love , and Loverboy's 1981 album Get Lucky . The track "Don't Speak (I Came to Make a Bang!)" was featured in a 2008 Nike commercial directed by Guy Ritchie, which included the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimović, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fàbregas, and Ronaldinho. It is also featured in the 2006 video game Need for Speed: Carbon . The track "Chase the Devil" is featured in the 2006 video game Tony Hawk's Project 8 .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [5]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg May 2006, p.105

In a similar vein to its predecessor, Death by Sexy received mostly positive reviews, earning a rating of 72 out of 100 on Metacritic. [9] Uncut and AllMusic both gave the album four stars out of five, with the latter calling it "thoroughly trashy fun". Rolling Stone agreed, stating that at the album's high points "the sexy propulsion could light up a bar, or a strip club" though conceded that the band's debut was "slightly hookier". [10] Some reviewers weren't so enthusiastic, with The Guardian likening the band "to how Electric Six would sound if they were drinking tepid water instead of vodka" and giving the album two stars. [11]

Track listing

All tracks by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme

No.TitleLength
1."I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)"2:21
2."I Got a Feelin (Just Nineteen)"3:30
3."Cherry Cola"3:17
4."I Like to Move in the Night"3:59
5."Solid Gold"4:20
6."Don't Speak (I Came to Make a BANG!)"2:47
7."Keep Your Head Up"2:27
8."The Ballad of Queen Bee and Baby Duck"1:59
9."Poor Doggie"3:16
10."Chase the Devil"3:02
11."Eagles Goth"1:59
12."Shasta Beast"2:26
13."Bag O' Miracles"2:19

The European version contains 15 tracks:

There's a special tour edition with three extra tracks: - "Beat on the Brat" (Ramones cover) - "Addicted to Love" (Robert Palmer cover) - "High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll" (AC/DC cover)

Personnel

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 98
Dutch Midprice Albums (MegaCharts) [13] 50
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 169
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 60
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 108
US Billboard 200 [17] 113
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [17] 1
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [17] 11

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