Lullabies to Paralyze

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And at the time, I was like, "Fuck, no one's even listening to this. It's too much about other stuff." And it would have been easy to make Songs for the Deaf 2, which is basically all I heard in my own head. But I can't do that. You've got to shake all that shit away. [9]

— Josh Homme, Pitchfork interview, April 13, 2007

LP versions

The album has three LP pressing runs. The first pressing was released by AntAcidAudio and contains a different cover to the CD version. The sides are named Once, You, Were & Lost, after a line from "Someone's in the Wolf", with each containing a mixture of the CD's album and bonus tracks (with the exception of Once, only the standard tracks are present).

The second pressing is a reissue by Dutch record label Music On Vinyl, released on September 22, 2011. The reissue is different from the first pressing in that it does not have its sides named after the line from "Someone's in the Wolf," and it uses the cover art from the CD release. The reissue omitted bonus tracks "Infinity" and "Precious and Grace" from the track listing, and listed "Like a Drug" as the last track. Side four contains an etching of one of the album's artwork. [10]

The third pressing was released in November 2019 and features the tracklist from the original 2005 LP release and the cover art from the original CD release.

Critical reception

Lullabies to Paralyze
Queens of the Stone Age Lullabies to Paralyze.jpg
Studio album by
Queens of the Stone Age
ReleasedMarch 22, 2005 (2005-03-22)
RecordedMay – July 2004
Studio Sound City (Van Nuys)
Genre
Length59:26
Label Interscope
Producer
Queens of the Stone Age chronology
Stone Age Complication
(2004)		Lullabies to Paralyze
(2005)		 Over the Years and Through the Woods
(2005)
Alternative cover
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Cover of the LP release
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [11]
Review scores
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Entertainment Weekly B [13]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [15]
NME 8/10 [1]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [16]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Spin B [19]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [20]
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"Little Sister"
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The album received generally positive reviews, although slightly lower than its predecessor, the average score being 78 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 31 professional reviews. [21]

Kevin Forest Moreau awarded it 3rd best album of the year 2005, Billboard magazine ranked it 7th best album, Magnet magazine ranked it 9th, and Filter magazine considered it 10th best album of the year 2005. [22] JustPressPlay ranked it #31 on its list of the Top 100 Albums of the 2000s [23] and named "Tangled Up in Plaid" the 19th best song of the decade. [24]

Commercial performance

Lullabies to Paralyze peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold in the UK on April 15, 2005 with sales exceeding 100,000 copies. [25] It also became the band's first album to reach the top ten on the US Billboard 200, where it peaked at number five.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo, except where noted. All lyrics written by Homme, except additional lyrics on "Medication", "Tangled Up in Plaid" and "Long Slow Goodbye" by Mark Lanegan.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Lullaby" 1:22
2."Medication"Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Joey Castillo, Mark Lanegan 1:54
3."Everybody Knows That You Are Insane" 4:14
4."Tangled Up in Plaid"Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Lanegan4:13
5."Burn the Witch" 3:35
6."In My Head"Homme, Van Leeuwen, Josh Freese, Castillo, Alain Johannes 4:01
7."Little Sister" 2:54
8."I Never Came" 4:48
9."Someone's in the Wolf" 7:15
10."The Blood Is Love" 6:37
11."Skin on Skin" 3:42
12."Broken Box" 3:02
13."You Got a Killer Scene There, Man..." 4:56
14."Long Slow Goodbye" (Includes a "Hidden Outro" which comes up at 5:16)Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Lanegan6:50
Total length:59:26
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
15."Like a Drug"3:15
UK bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Like a Drug"3:16
16."Precious and Grace" (ZZ Top cover)3:23
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Like a Drug"3:15
16."Precious and Grace" (ZZ Top cover)3:23
17."Infinity"3:59
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."The Way Finds You" (DVD-Video)27:20
2."Someone's in the Wolf" (DVD-Video)7:24
3."Josh's Session" (DVD-Video)10:24
Limited Tour Edition Bonus UK CD (listed in the liner notes as "Live from Earthlink in Atlanta, GA March 19, 2005" but the songs are actually from the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC March 27, 2005)
No.TitleLength
1."The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"3:54
2."Little Sister"2:56
3."In My Head"3:56
4."No One Knows"6:48
5."Song for the Dead"6:24
6."Regular John"9:48
AntAcidAudio LP track listing
No.TitleVinyl sideLength
1."Lullaby"Once1:22
2."Medication"Once1:54
3."Everybody Knows That You Are Insane"Once4:14
4."Tangled Up in Plaid"Once4:13
5."Burn the Witch"Once3:35
6."In My Head"You4:01
7."Little Sister"You2:54
8."I Never Came"You4:48
9."Someone's in the Wolf"You7:16
10."Infinity"Were3:59
11."The Blood Is Love"Were6:38
12."Like a Drug"Were3:18
13."Skin on Skin"Were3:43
14."Broken Box"Lost3:00
15."Precious and Grace" (ZZ Top cover)Lost3:24
16.""You Got a Killer Scene There, Man...""Lost4:58
17."Long Slow Goodbye" (Includes a "Hidden Outro" which comes up at 5:16)Lost6:54

Notes

Personnel

Queens of the Stone Age

Guest appearances

Charts and certifications

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