Nothing but Thieves (album)

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Nothing but Thieves
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Studio album by
Released16 October 2015 (2015-10-16)
Genre
Length40:32
Label RCA
Producer Julian Emery
Nothing but Thieves chronology
Ban All the Music
(2015)
Nothing but Thieves
(2015)
Broken Machine
(2017)
Singles from Nothing But Thieves
  1. "Wake Up Call"
    Released: 2014
  2. "Tempt You (Evocatio)"
    Released: 2014
  3. "Ban All The Music"
    Released: 2015
  4. "Itch"
    Released: 2015
  5. "Hanging"
    Released: 2015
  6. "Trip Switch"
    Released: 18 June 2015
  7. "Honey Whiskey"
    Released: 2015
  8. "If I Get High"
    Released: 2016
  9. "Excuse Me"
    Released: 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Nothing but Thieves is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Nothing but Thieves. It was released on 16 October 2015 in the UK through Sony Music Entertainment, [5] and on 5 February 2016 in the US through RCA Victor. [6] It was produced by Julian Emery, with additional production by Jim Irvin, Dominic Craik and Larry Hibbitt, and mixes by Cenzo Townshend and Adam Noble. The cover art is a photograph by Miriam Sweeney, titled 'Subversion' [7] [8]

Contents

Commercial performance

As of May 4, 2017, the album has sold over 250,000 copies, and accumulated 174 million track streams. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Excuse Me"
3:38
2."Ban All the Music"
  • Brown
  • Craik
  • Mason
2:52
3."Wake Up Call"
2:45
4."Itch"
  • Brown
  • Craik
  • Hibbitt
  • Mason
3:24
5."If I Get High"
  • Brown
  • Craik
  • Mason
3:26
6."Graveyard Whistling"
  • Brown
  • Craik
  • Emery
  • Irvin
  • Mason
3:52
7."Hostage"
  • Brown
  • Craik
  • Emery
  • Irvin
  • Mason
3:49
8."Trip Switch"
  • Brown
  • Craik
  • Emery
  • Irvin
  • Mason
3:01
9."Lover, Please Stay"Brown4:07
10."Drawing Pins"
  • Brown
  • Craik
  • Mason
3:37
11."Painkiller"
  • Brown
  • Craik
  • Mason
2:25
12."Tempt You (Evocatio)"
  • Brown
  • Craik
  • Emery
  • Irvin
  • Mason
3:36
Deluxe version bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Honey Whiskey"3:12
14."Hanging"3:51
15."Neon Brother"3:55
16."Six Billion"3:47

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Chart (2015–16)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 111
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] 104
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 50
Irish Albums (IRMA) [14] 72
Italian Albums (FIMI) [15] 97
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 74
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 7
US Billboard 200 [18] 130
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [19] 11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [20] 15
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [21] 34

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI) [22] Gold20,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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