Myth Takes

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Myth Takes
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Studio album by
!!!
ReleasedMarch 5, 2007
Recorded2006
Genre Dance-punk
Length48:20
Label Warp WARP154
Producer Justin Van Der Volgen, The Brothers
!!! chronology
Take Ecstasy with Me/Get Up
(2005)
Myth Takes
(2007)
Strange Weather, Isn't It?
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
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Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B+ [4]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly B [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Myth Takes is the third album by !!!. The album was released on March 5, 2007. [12] It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, and features drummer Jerry Fuchs. Early limited edition copies of the CD version of the album came with a second disc containing three remixes.

Contents

The first single was "Heart of Hearts", which was released as a free download and a limited vinyl picture disc on February 19, 2007. [13] A video has been made for "Must Be the Moon" by Ben Dickinson. [14] "Must Be the Moon" was released as a single on May 14, 2007 (June 5, 2007 in North America). It is only available as a digital download and 12" vinyl. [15]

The song "All My Heroes Are Weirdos" is available in the video games Tony Hawk's Proving Ground and FIFA 08 . "Yadnus" would be heard in an episode of The Blacklist . In addition, the Still Going to the Roadhouse mix of "Yadnus" appears on the Radio Broker radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV . The album art was created by artist Kevin Hooyman, a friend of the band. The song "Must Be the Moon" was featured in a 2010 Cartoon Network bumper.

A poster advertising this album is prominently featured on the wall of the basement office that forms the setting of the British sitcom The IT Crowd .

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Myth Takes"2:24
2."All My Heroes Are Weirdos"3:04
3."Must Be the Moon"5:56
4."A New Name"4:54
5."Heart of Hearts"6:02
6."Sweet Life"3:46
7."Yadnus"5:13
8."Bend Over Beethoven"8:06
9."Break in Case of Anything"3:39
10."Infinifold"5:11
Total length:48:20
Bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Myth Takes" (Acouth Take)2:14
2."Bend Over Beethoven" (Original Nashville Jam)4:03
3."Heart of Hearts" (The Brothers Mix)5:43

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for Myth Takes
Chart (2007)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 58
French Albums (SNEP) [17] 134
Italian Albums (FIMI) [18] 81
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [19] 36
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 135
US Billboard 200 [21] 195
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [22] 3

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