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| Released | March 1, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Length | 13:44 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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He Gets Me High is the third extended play (EP) by Dum Dum Girls, released on March 1, 2011, through Sub Pop. [1]
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| Released | March 1, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Length | 13:44 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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He Gets Me High is the third extended play (EP) by Dum Dum Girls, released on March 1, 2011, through Sub Pop. [1]
A music video for the song "He Gets Me High" was released March 29, 2011. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | A [4] |
| Consequence of Sound |    [5] |
| No Ripcord |   [6] |
| Paste | (8.2/10) [7] |
| Pitchfork | (8.1/10) [8] |
| PopMatters | [9] |
| Prefix | [10] |
The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews". [3]
All songs written by Dee Dee, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Wrong Feels Right" | 2:31 |
| 2. | "He Gets Me High" | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Take Care of My Baby" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (Johnny Marr, Morrissey) | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 13:44 | |
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