Horehound (album)

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Horehound
The Dead Weather - Horehound.jpg
Studio album by
The Dead Weather
ReleasedJuly 14, 2009
RecordedJanuary 2009
StudioThird Man Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length43:55
Label Third Man/Warner Bros.
Producer Jack White
The Dead Weather chronology
Horehound
(2009)		 Sea of Cowards
(2010)
Singles from Horehound
  1. "Hang You from the Heavens"
    Released: March 11, 2009
  2. "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
    Released: May 25, 2009
  3. "I Cut Like a Buffalo"
    Released: October 26, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.8/10 [2]
Metacritic 75/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly B [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A− [10]
NME 5/10 [11]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [12]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]

Horehound is the debut studio album by American rock band the Dead Weather. It was released on July 10 in Australia, July 13 in Europe, and July 14, 2009 in North America. The album was recorded at Third Man Studios during a three-week session in January 2009. [14] [15] The first single from the album, "Hang You from the Heavens", was released through iTunes on March 11, 2009, and on vinyl on April 18, 2009. [14] [16] "Treat Me Like Your Mother" was released as the second single from the album on May 25, 2009. [17] The third single from the album was set to be "I Cut Like A Buffalo" and includes a cover of The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band's "A Child of a Few Hours is Burning to Death" as a B-side. [18] The album debuted at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Album Charts and at No. 14 on the UK Album Charts. As of 2010, sales in the United States have exceeded 163,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [19]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."60 Feet Tall"5:33
2."Hang You from the Heavens"3:40
3."I Cut Like a Buffalo"3:28
4."So Far from Your Weapon"3:40
5."Treat Me Like Your Mother"4:10
6."Rocking Horse"3:00
7."New Pony"3:58
8."Bone House"3:26
9."3 Birds"3:44
10."No Hassle Night"2:56
11."Will There Be Enough Water?"6:20
iTunes Pre-Order
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Outside" (Downliners Sect cover)Arthur Keith Evans, Michael O'Donnell2:50
Japanese Version [20]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."You Just Can't Win" (Them cover) Van Morrison  
13."Are 'Friends' Electric?" (Tubeway Army cover) Gary Numan  

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [21] 48
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [22] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [24] 39
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [25] 7
French Albums (SNEP) [26] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [27] 65
Irish Albums (IRMA) [28] 56
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [29] 63
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [30] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [31] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [32] 24
UK Albums (OCC) [33] 14
US Billboard 200 [34] 6
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [35] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [36] 2
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [37] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] Silver60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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