God Is Partying

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God Is Partying
God is partying.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2021
Genre Heavy metal [1]
Length51:46
Label Napalm
Producer
  • Andrew W.K.
  • Ted Young
Andrew W.K. chronology
You're Not Alone
(2018)
God Is Partying
(2021)
Singles from God Is Partying
  1. "Babalon"
    Released: February 17, 2021
  2. "I'm in Heaven"
    Released: May 6, 2021

God Is Partying is the sixth studio album by American rock musician Andrew W.K., released on September 10, 2021 through Napalm Records. [2]

Contents

The album's release was announced on May 6, 2021, along with its second single, "I'm in Heaven". That single was accompanied by a music video directed by Phem C. Palmer. The first single, "Babalon", was released in February 2021. [3]

Andrew W.K. played all instruments on the album, which is co-produced by Ted Young. [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The A.V. Club B+ [7]
Exclaim! 8/10 [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the release received an average score of 76, based on eight reviews, which equates to "generally favorable reviews". [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Everybody Sins"6:12
2."Babalon"4:17
3."No One to Know"6:33
4."Stay True to Your Heart"3:46
5."Goddess Partying" (instrumental)0:57
6."I'm in Heaven"3:15
7."Remember Your Oath"4:17
8."My Tower"6:24
9."And Then We Blew Apart"4:27
CD version extra tracks
No.TitleLength
10."I Made It"4:09
11."Not Anymore"3:12
12."Everybody Sins (Edit)"4:17
Total length:51:50

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [10] 13


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