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| Released | June 10, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 36:23 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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Fitz and the Tantrums is the third studio album by American indie pop and neo soul group Fitz and the Tantrums. It was released on June 10, 2016 by Elektra Records.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 56/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Consequence of Sound | D [4] |
| The Courier-Journal | [5] |
| Newsday | B+ [6] |
| Popmatters |   [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
Fitz and the Tantrums received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 56, which indicates "mixed or average reviews" based on 7 reviews. [2] Isaac Feldberg from the Boston Globe calls it the band's "glossiest record yet", with a "brassy, retro-glam aesthetic with a commercial-minded agenda", going on to say, "on ballads (...) the band sounds more lost, mired in lackluster lyrics and mundane melodies." The 405 gave it a score of 20/100 and wrote, "Each and every track on this album is so jam-packed with garbage pop flourishes that it can get exhausting." [9]
All tracks are written by Michael Fitzpatrick, Noelle Scaggs, James King, Jeremy Rezumna, Joseph Karnes, and John Wicks. Additional writers are included below
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "HandClap" |
| Ricky Reed | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Complicated" |
| Shatkin | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Burn It Down" | Shatkin | 3:21 | |
| 4. | "Roll Up" |
| Shatkin | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Tricky" |
| Shatkin | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Fadeback" | Kevin Bard | Michael Fitzpatrick | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Run It" | Hollander | Shatkin | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Get Right Back" | Hollander | Shatkin | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Do What You Want" | Little | 3:12 | |
| 10. | "Walking Target" |
| Shatkin | 2:36 |
| 11. | "A Place for Us" | Hall | Shatkin | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 36:23 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fool" |
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| 3:09 |
| Total length: | 39:32 | |||
Adapted from AllMusic. [10]
Fitz and the Tantrums
Additional musicians
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| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) [11] | 43 |
| US Billboard 200 [12] | 17 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [13] | 4 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [14] | 6 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [15] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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