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Horehound | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 14, 2009 | |||
Recorded | January 2009 | |||
Studio | Third Man Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
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Length | 43:55 | |||
Label | Third Man/Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Jack White | |||
The Dead Weather chronology | ||||
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Singles from Horehound | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.8/10 [2] |
Metacritic | 75/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Entertainment Weekly | B [6] |
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MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A− [10] |
NME | 5/10 [11] |
Pitchfork | 7.5/10 [12] |
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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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Outside" (Downliners Sect cover) | Arthur Keith Evans, Michael O'Donnell | 2:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "You Just Can't Win" (Them cover) | Van Morrison | |
13. | "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (Tubeway Army cover) | Gary Numan |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [38] | Silver | 60,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |