No More Idols | ||||
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Released | 28 January 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2009–10 | |||
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Length | 59:26 | |||
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Producer | Chase & Status | |||
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No More Idols is the second studio album by English drum and bass production duo Chase & Status, released on 28 January 2011. No More Idols marks the first major full-length release by Chase & Status since their debut album More than Alot three years prior; a period in which the group signed a major management deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation and focused more on producing for other artists including Rihanna's 2009 album Rated R .
Produced entirely by the group, No More Idols features vocal contributions from primarily UK talent including Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal, Clare Maguire, Tempa T, White Lies and long-time collaborator Plan B amongst others. Upon its release, the album met with generally positive reviews, receiving comparisons to similar acts such as Pendulum and The Prodigy. The genre-bending production style employed on the album was noted as a stand-out feature. [1] The album was preceded by three singles which attained UK chart success. No More Idols was announced as the seventeenth biggest-selling album of 2011 in the UK, with sales exceeding 461,000 copies. [2]
The song "No Problem" was included in the soundtrack of the game FIFA 12 and "Blind Faith" in the video games Dirt 3 and Forza Horizon .
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100 [4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
BBC | favourable [1] |
Clash | [6] |
Financial Times | [7] |
The Guardian | [8] |
Gigwise.com | [9] |
The Independent | [10] |
Metro | [11] |
NME | [12] |
Daily Telegraph | [13] |
The album received a generally positive response on its release. Mike Haydock of the BBC gave the album a positive review stating: "No More Idols is a whirlwind of an album, one that smashes together a hundred genres, from trance to grime, hip hop to indie rock, always keeping the listener on their toes. Songs shift between moods in a heartbeat, pulling the carpet out from under you. And the list of collaborations is both smart and prescient: they’ve teamed up with old pal Plan B, Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal, White Lies, Clare Maguire and Cee-Lo Green – artists that can pull in a vast audience in their own right." [1] Andy Gill of The Independent gave it a four out of five rating, [10] as did Jon Bye of Gigwise.com, who described it as "an early contender for one of the albums of the year". [9]
AllMusic's Jon O'Brien also gave it four stars, describing it as "a consistently impressive and intriguing listen that has the potential to be the drum'n'bass genre's defining studio album". [5] The Observer 's Kitty Empire described it as sounding "more like a compilation". [14] Metro gave it three out of five, commenting on "increasingly polished songwriting", [11] and the Daily Telegraph also gave it three out of five, describing it as "an effectively youthful update on the Prodigy’s formula". [13] The album received similarly lukewarm reviews from Clash (Matt Oliver stating "It’s alright and will shift units"), [6] The Guardian , [8] and the Financial Times . [7] The album received a one out of ten review in NME , with reviewer Ash Dosanjh calling it "soulless nonsense". [12]
All tracks are written by Will Kennard and Saul Milton.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Problem" | Takura Tendayi | 4:10 |
2. | "Fire in Your Eyes" (featuring Maverick Sabre) | Michael Stafford | 4:15 |
3. | "Let You Go" (featuring Mali) | Ben Drew | 3:54 |
4. | "Blind Faith" (featuring Liam Bailey) |
| 3:53 |
5. | "Fool Yourself" (featuring Plan B and Rage) |
| 4:34 |
6. | "Hypest Hype" (featuring Tempa T) | 3:29 | |
7. | "Hitz" (featuring Tinie Tempah) | Patrick Okogwu | 3:08 |
8. | "Heavy" (vs. Dizzee Rascal) | Dylan Mills | 3:33 |
9. | "Brixton Briefcase" (featuring Cee Lo Green) |
| 3:58 |
10. | "Hocus Pocus" | 3:59 | |
11. | "Flashing Lights" (with Sub Focus featuring Takura) |
| 4:11 |
12. | "Embrace" (featuring White Lies) | 4:58 | |
13. | "Time" (featuring Delilah) |
| 4:20 |
14. | "Midnight Caller" (featuring Clare Maguire) | Claire Maguire | 3:45 |
15. | "End Credits" (featuring Plan B) | Drew | 3:20 |
Total length: | 59:26 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "No More Idols – Live EPK" (Video) | 3:46 |
Total length: | 1:03:12 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Fire in Your Eyes" (Live at The HMV Forum) | 4:25 |
2. | "Let You Go" (Live at the HMV Forum) | 4:01 |
3. | "Blind Faith" (Live at the HMV Forum) | 4:41 |
4. | "Hypest Hype" (Live at the HMV Forum) | 3:44 |
5. | "End Credits" (Music Video) | 3:31 |
6. | "Let You Go" (Music Video) | 4:05 |
7. | "Hypest Hype" (Music Video) | 4:04 |
8. | "Blind Faith" (Music Video) | 4:18 |
9. | "Photo Gallery" |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "No More Idols" (Mini Mix) | 10:15 |
17. | "No More Idols – Live EPK" (Live Video) | 3:46 |
18. | "Fire in Your Eyes" (Live at the HMV Forum) | 4:25 |
19. | "Let You Go" (Live at the HMV Forum) | 4:01 |
20. | "Blind Faith" (Live at the HMV Forum) | 4:41 |
21. | "Hypest Hype" (Live at the HMV Forum) | 3:44 |
Total length: | 1:29:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Time" (Live Lounge Version) | 4:48 |
2. | "Rope" (Live Lounge Version) | 4:28 |
3. | "End Credits" (VIP Mix) | 4:54 |
4. | "Let You Go" (Nero Remix) | 5:16 |
5. | "Let You Go" (Brookes Brothers Remix) | 4:47 |
6. | "Let You Go" (Feed Me Remix) | 3:44 |
7. | "Let You Go" (Chase & Status VIP Mix) | 3:32 |
8. | "Blind Faith" (MJ Cole Remix) | 6:10 |
9. | "Blind Faith" (Loadstar Remix) | 4:13 |
10. | "Blind Faith" (Trolley Snatcha Remix) | 5:08 |
11. | "Time" (Chase & Status Champagne Bubbler Remix) | 4:36 |
12. | "Time" (Wilkinson Remix) | 4:52 |
13. | "Time" (Kamuki House Remix) | 4:21 |
14. | "Time" (Kev Willow Remix) | 4:14 |
15. | "Hitz" (Wretch 32 Remix) | 3:30 |
16. | "Hitz" (16Bit Remix) | 4:13 |
17. | "Hitz" (Delta Heavy Remix) | 4:36 |
18. | "Hitz" (Dillon Francis Remix) | 4:17 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "End Credits" | 3:31 |
2. | "Let You Go" | 4:05 |
3. | "Hypest Hype" | 4:04 |
4. | "Blind Faith" | 4:18 |
5. | "Time" | 3:51 |
6. | "Hitz" | 3:25 |
7. | "Flashing Lights" (Live @ The Academy, 2011) | 4:21 |
8. | "Fool Yourself" (Live @ The Academy, 2011) | 4:44 |
9. | "Blind Faith" (Live at Glastonbury, 2011) | 4:45 |
10. | "Let You Go" (Live at Glastonbury, 2011) | 4:24 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "No Problem" | |
2. | "Eastern Jam" | |
3. | "Fire in You Eyes" | |
4. | "Hypest Hype" | |
5. | "End Credits" | |
6. | "Flashing Lights" | |
7. | "Streetlife" | |
8. | "Hocus Pocus" | |
9. | "Take Me Away" | |
10. | "Brixton Briefcase" | |
11. | "Pieces" | |
12. | "Let You Go" | |
13. | "Midnight Caller" | |
14. | "Heartbeat" | |
15. | "Time" | |
16. | "Blind Faith" | |
17. | "Hitz" | |
18. | "Fool Yourself" |
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Region | Date | Label | Format |
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United Kingdom | 28 January 2011 | Mercury | Digital download [32] |
31 January 2011 | CD [33] |
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