Generation (Audio Bullys album)

Generation
Studio album by Audio Bullys
Released	31 October 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Big beat electronic dance
Length	48:22
Label	Source (UK) Astralwerks (US)
Producer	Tom Dinsdale
Audio Bullys chronology
Ego War (2003) Generation (2005) Higher Than the Eiffel (2010)
Singles from Generation
"Shot You Down" Released: 23 May 2005 "I'm in Love" Released: 24 October 2005

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	44/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Blender	[4]
Dotmusic	4/10 [5]
The Guardian	[6]
NME	3/10 [7]
Pitchfork	2.7/10 [8]
PopMatters	3/10 [9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Slant Magazine	[11]

Generation is the second studio album by the electronic music group Audio Bullys, released on 31 October 2005. It features the singles "Shot You Down", which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and "I'm in Love" (released 24 October 2005).

Two Promo versions of the album were released on CD by Source/EMI. One of these (CDSOURDJ107) features a different track order, a different shorter mix of I Won't Let You Down, and 3 extra tracks that were pulled before the final album release.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:40
2.	"Shot You Down" (featuring Nancy Sinatra)	3:34
3.	"Keep on Moving"	3:55
4.	"Generation"	3:21
5.	"I Won't Let You Down"	5:41
6.	"(The World)"	0:33
7.	"Eq-ing"	4:00
8.	"Made Like That" (featuring Roots Manuva & Mr Fox)	4:08
9.	"All Sing Along"	3:44
10.	"Get Myself on Track"	3:47
11.	"I'm in Love"	2:56
12.	"Take You There"	2:59
13.	"This Road" (featuring Suggs)	3:35
14.	"Struck by the Sound"	5:06

Japanese bonus track ^[12]

No.	Title	Length
15.	"The Music Game"	2:15

Promo version (17 Tracks)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:40
2.	"Shot You Down" (featuring Nancy Sinatra)	3:34
3.	"Keep on Moving"	3:54
4.	"Bring Light"	4:18
5.	"Generation"	3:22
6.	"I Won't Let You Down"	4:31
7.	"(The World)"	0:33
8.	"Eq-ing"	4:02
9.	"Made Like That" (featuring Roots Manuva)	4:08
10.	"All Sing Along"	3:40
11.	"Get Myself on Track"	3:48
12.	"I'm in Love"	2:54
13.	"Struck by the Sound"	5:05
14.	"This Road" (featuring Suggs)	3:24
15.	"Take You There"	2:59
16.	"If You Want My Love"	3:20
17.	"Rock Till I'm Rollin'"	3:35

Samples

• "Shot You Down" is based around a sample of the Nancy Sinatra's Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
• "Made Like That" uses sample from Bill Conti's "Going the Distance"
• "Keep on Moving" samples Steely Dan's "Midnite Cruiser"
• "Take You There" uses a sample from Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show's "In Over My Head".

Chart positions

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13]	36

References

1. "Generation Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 10 September 2013.
2. Johnny Loftus. "Generation > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 January 2010.
3. Occasionally get[s] a tad too close to Jamiroquai territory. [Nov 2005, p.226]
4. A low-rent version of the Streets without Mike Skinner's wit, they're just a couple of palookas mouthing off in the pub. [Nov 2005, p.131]
5. Marshall, James (4 November 2005). "Generation – Audio Bullys". Dotmusic . Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
6. Dorian Lynskey (4 November 2005). "CD: Audio Bullys, Generation". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 January 2010.
7. Rayner, Alex (27 October 2006). "Audio Bullys: Generation". NME . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
8. Ubl, Sam (9 February 2006). "Generation - Audio Bullys". Pitchfork . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
9. Raper, Dan (7 February 2006). "Audio Bullys: Generation". PopMatters . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
10. Christian Hoard (23 January 2006). "Generation : Audio Bullys : Review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
11. Henderson, Eric (14 October 2005). "Review: Audio Bullys, Generation". Slant Magazine . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
12. "Generation by Audio Bullys". CDJapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Audio Bullys – Generation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2013.