| Our Aim Is to Satisfy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Length | 56:54 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Red Snapper, Hugo Nicolson | |||
| Red Snapper chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [2] |
Our Aim Is to Satisfy is a 2000 studio album by the band Red Snapper. [3] [4] It is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [5]
The Guardian called Our Aim Is to Satisfy the band's best album to date, writing that they intersperse "moody, atmospheric instrumentals with funkier, soulful vocal tracks to make a collection that flows smoothly from beginning to end, a soundtrack for urban Britain that suggests a more revved-up Massive Attack." [6]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keeping Pigs Together" |
| 5:24 |
| 2. | "Some Kind of Kink" |
| 5:26 |
| 3. | "Shellback" |
| 5:44 |
| 4. | "Don't Go Nowhere" |
| 4:50 |
| 5. | "The Rake" |
| 5:14 |
| 6. | "The Rough and the Quick" |
| 5:06 |
| 7. | "Bussing" |
| 5:24 |
| 8. | "I Stole Your Car" |
| 5:14 |
| 9. | "Alaska Street" |
| 5:01 |
| 10. | "Belladonna" |
| 4:27 |
| 11. | "They're Hanging Me Tonight" |
| 6:07 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC) [7] | 78 |
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