Omens (3OH!3 album)

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Omens
3OH!3 Omens.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 18, 2013
Recorded2012-2013
Genre
Length38:16
Label
3OH!3 chronology
Streets of Gold
(2010)
Omens
(2013)
Night Sports
(2016)
Singles from Omens
  1. "You're Gonna Love This"
    Released: July 10, 2012
  2. "Youngblood"
    Released: November 13, 2012
  3. "Back to Life"
    Released: March 5, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 55/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Omens is the fourth studio album by American electronic music duo 3OH!3. The album was released on June 18, 2013. [5] The album debuted at number 81 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 5,423 copies in its first week.

Contents

Singles

The first single "You're Gonna Love This" was released on July 10, 2012 and the music video was released on September 15, 2012 [6] [7] The second single "Youngblood" was released on November 13, 2012 and a video was released on November 14, 2012 [8] [9] The third single "Back to Life" was released on March 5, 2013 and the music video was released on the same day. [10] [11]

Critical reception

Upon its release, Omens received mixed reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average out of 100 from ratings and reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average of 55, indicating "mixed or average reviews", based on 4 reviews. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times described the album "clangorous", while highlighting the album's "puerile" material. [12] In a negative review, Nick Catucci of Rolling Stone claims that the album contains "stale references", while highlighting the song "Two Girlfriends", in which Catucci claimed the song "took its inspiration from the Beastie Boys". [13]

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Omens" 3OH!3 3OH!31:37
2."Eyes Closed"
  • 3OH!3
  • Jukebox
4:40
3."You're Gonna Love This"3OH!33OH!33:31
4."Black Hole"3OH!33OH!33:28
5."Make It Easy"3OH!33OH!33:58
6."Youngblood"
  • 3OH!3
  • Kurstin
3:23
7."Live for the Weekend"3OH!33OH!33:53
8."Back to Life"
  • 3OH!3
  • Kurstin
  • 3OH!3
  • Kurstin
3:45
9."Hungover"
4:07
10."Two Girlfriends"3OH!33OH!32:55
11."Do or Die"
  • 3OH!3
  • Trapanese
3:59
Total length:38:16
Deluxe Edition [14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Slow Motion"3OH!33OH!33:47
13."Go Fuck Yourself"3OH!33OH!33:06
14."New Girl"3OH!33OH!33:21
15."I've Become"
  • 3OH!3
  • Guy Luxe
3OH!33:12
Total length:51:42
Japan Edition [15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Bang Bang"
  • 3OH!3
  • Squire
3:32
13."Slow Motion"3OH!33OH!33:47
14."Go Fuck Yourself"3OH!33OH!33:06
15."New Girl"3OH!33OH!33:21
16."The Northern Sky"
  • 3OH!3
  • Squire
  • 3OH!3
  • Squire
3:32
17."I've Become"
  • 3OH!3
  • Guy Luxe
3OH!33:12
18."My First Kiss" (featuring Kesha - Chuckie Remix)4:00
Total length:51:42

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [16] 81
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [17] 5

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