La Cucaracha (album)

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La Cucaracha
Ween - La Cucaracha.jpg
Studio album by
Ween
ReleasedOctober 23, 2007
RecordedMarch–April 2007
Genre Alternative rock, experimental rock
Length49:25 (Regular version)
52:01 (iTunes version)
Label Rounder, Chocodog Records
Producer Andrew Weiss
Ween chronology
The Friends EP
(2007)		La Cucaracha
(2007)		 At the Cat's Cradle, 1992
(2008)
Singles from La Cucaracha
  1. "Your Party"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club A− [4]
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Drowned in Sound 4/10 [6]
NME 5/10 [7]
Pitchfork 6.2/10 [8]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Time Off Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

La Cucaracha is the ninth studio album by the American alternative rock band Ween. The album was available for streaming on the band's Myspace page from October 16 to 19, 2007, and it was released on October 23. It was named the 2007 Album of the Year by Magnet magazine. A bonus track, "Bag of Fat", was available as an iTunes exclusive with the purchase of the entire album.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Gene Ween and Dean Ween.

La Cucaracha
No.TitleLength
1."Fiesta"2:13
2."Blue Balloon"3:51
3."Friends"4:06
4."Object"2:36
5."Learnin' to Love"2:24
6."My Own Bare Hands"2:45
7."The Fruit Man"4:00
8."Spirit Walker"3:21
9."Shamemaker"2:38
10."Sweetheart in the Summer"3:15
11."Lullaby"3:20
12."Woman and Man"10:48
13."Your Party"4:08
Total length:49:25
iTunes Exclusive Track
No.TitleLength
14."Bag of Fat"2:36
Total length:52:01

Personnel

Ween
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart performance for La Cucaracha
Chart (2007)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 84
US Billboard 200 69

References

  1. ↑ "La Cucaracha by Ween". Metacritic .
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ "Ween: La Cucaracha Album Review".
  4. ↑ "Ween: La Cucaracha". Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ Blender review
  6. ↑ "Album Review: Ween - la Cucaracha". Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ NME review
  8. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  9. ↑ "Ween - la Cucaracha | the Skinny".
  10. ↑ Time Off review
  11. ↑ Uncut December 2007 issue, page 119
  12. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 298.
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