Much Against Everyone's Advice

Much Against Everyone's Advice
Studio album by Soulwax
Released	12 October 1998 [1]
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	49:27(EU) 38:38 (UK) 45:03 (US)
Label	Play It Again Sam (Europe) Almo Sounds (US) Avex Trax (Japan)
Producer	David Sardy
Soulwax chronology
Leave the Story Untold (1996) Much Against Everyone's Advice (1998) Any Minute Now (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
PlayLouder	[3]

Much Against Everyone's Advice is the second studio album by Belgian alternative rock band Soulwax. It includes a hidden track that can be found by rewinding about 50 seconds before "Conversation Intercom". According to the booklet, it is called "Turn on the A.C.".

Track listing

Belgian/European release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Conversation Intercom"	3:06
2.	"Saturday"	3:11
3.	"When Logics Die"	3:29
4.	"Much Against Everyone's Advice"	2:48
5.	"Overweight Karate Kid"	2:04
6.	"Proverbial Pants"	4:27
7.	"The Salty Knowledge Of Tears"	2:42
8.	"Flying Without Wings"	3:47
9.	"More Than This"	4:21
10.	"Too Many DJs"	4:11
11.	"Temptingly Yours"	2:26
12.	"My Cruel Joke"	4:23
13.	"Scream"	3:38
14.	"Funny"	4:34
Total length:		49:27

UK release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Conversation Intercom"	3:06
2.	"Saturday"	3:11
3.	"When Logics Die"	3:30
4.	"Much Against Everyone's Advice"	2:48
5.	"Overweight Karate Kid"	2:04
6.	"Proverbial Pants"	4:27
7.	"More Than This""	4:22
8.	"Too Many DJs (New Version)"	4:31
9.	"Temptingly Yours"	2:27
10.	"Scream"	3:38
11.	"Funny"	4:34
Total length:		38:38

US release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Conversation Intercom"	3:06
2.	"Saturday"	3:11
3.	"When Logics Die"	3:29
4.	"Much Against Everyone's Advice"	2:48
5.	"Overweight Karate Kid"	2:04
6.	"Proverbial Pants"	4:27
7.	"The Salty Knowledge Of Tears"	2:42
8.	"Flying Without Wings"	3:47
9.	"More Than This"	4:21
10.	"Too Many DJs"	4:31
11.	"Temptingly Yours"	2:26
12.	"Scream"	3:38
13.	"Funny"	4:34
Total length:		45:03

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4]	6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5]	70

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Much Against Everyone's Advice

Chart (1999)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6]	38

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA) [7]	Gold	25,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Bonus track

• 1997: Wouldn't It Be Good

References

1. "Soulwax albums".
2. Much Against Everyone's Advice at AllMusic
3. Moffat, Iain (April 19, 2000). "review - Much Against Everyone's Advice". PlayLouder. Archived from the original on June 7, 2003. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
4. "Ultratop.be – Soulwax – Much Against Everyone's Advice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Soulwax – Much Against Everyone's Advice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
6. "Jaaroverzichten 1999". Ultratop. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
7. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.