No More Idols

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No More Idols
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Studio album by
Chase & Status
Released28 January 2011
Recorded2009–10
Genre
Length59:26
Label
Producer Chase & Status
Chase & Status chronology
More than Alot
(2008)		No More Idols
(2011)		 Brand New Machine
(2013)
Singles from No More Idols
  1. "End Credits"
    Released: 29 October 2009
  2. "Let You Go"
    Released: 15 August 2010
  3. "Hypest Hype"
    Released: 8 November 2010
  4. "Blind Faith"
    Released: 21 January 2011
  5. "Time"
    Released: 29 April 2011
  6. "Hitz"
    Released: 15 July 2011
  7. "Flashing Lights"
    Released: 21 November 2011

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 .

Contents

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 .

Singles

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
BBC favourable [1]
Clash Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Gigwise.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Metro Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
NME Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Will Kennard and Saul Milton

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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)
  • Drew
  • Patrick Williams
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 CeeLo 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 Maguire3:45
15."End Credits" (featuring Plan B)Drew3:20
Total length:59:26
iTunes Store Bonus Material [15]
No.TitleLength
16."No More Idols – Live EPK" (Video)3:46
Total length:1:03:12
Physical Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD [16]
No.TitleLength
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" 
iTunes Store Original Deluxe Edition [17]
No.TitleLength
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
iTunes Store Platinum Edition: Disc 2 – Remixes [18]
No.TitleLength
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
iTunes Store Platinum Edition: Disc 3 – Music Videos [18]
No.TitleLength
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
Australian Tour Edition DVD: Live at Brixton Academy [19]
No.TitleLength
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" 

Personnel

Chase & Status [20]
Additional musicians [20]
Other personnel [20]

Charts and certifications

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
United Kingdom28 January 2011 Mercury Digital download [32]
31 January 2011 CD [33]

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