Post Orgasmic Chill

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Post Orgasmic Chill
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Studio album by
Skunk Anansie
Released22 March 1999
Recorded1998–1999
Studio
Genre
Length50:50
Label Virgin
Producer Andy Wallace
Skunk Anansie chronology
Stoosh
(1996)		Post Orgasmic Chill
(1999)		 Smashes and Trashes
(2009)
Singles from Post Orgasmic Chill
  1. "Charlie Big Potato"
    Released: 1 March 1999
  2. "Secretly"
    Released: 10 May 1999
  3. "Lately"
    Released: 26 July 1999
  4. "You'll Follow Me Down"
    Released: October 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME 8/10 [3]

Post Orgasmic Chill is the third studio album by British rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1999. Two album covers exist: the European version with the band lounging in an oceanside apartment, and the American version with the band standing on the Atlantic City boardwalk [ citation needed ]. It was a complete departure from their previous two albums, [2] which had elements of punk rock and alternative rock, towards a new harder sound with elements of hard rock and alternative metal. It took eleven years for the group to release their next album, Wonderlustre .

Contents

Etymology

The album title resembles the title of the 13th song, a Japanese bonus track called "Post Orgasmic Sleep".

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Skunk Anansie; except where indicated

Post Orgasmic Chill track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Charlie Big Potato" 5:32
2."On My Hotel T.V." 3:34
3."We Don't Need Who You Think You Are" 4:21
4."Tracy's Flaw"Skin, Ace, Len Arran4:30
5."The Skank Heads" 3:11
6."Lately" 3:53
7."Secretly"Skin, Len Arran4:45
8."Good Things Don't Always Come to You"Skin, Ace, Len Arran5:25
9."Cheap Honesty"Skin, Len Arran3:47
10."You'll Follow Me Down"Skin, Len Arran4:01
11."And This Is Nothing That I Thought I Had" 3:04
12."I'm Not Afraid" 4:48
13."Post Orgasmic Sleep" (Japan bonus track) 5:17

Personnel

Skunk Anansie

Other personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Post Orgasmic Chill
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [23] Gold25,000*
Italy (FIMI) [24] 3× Platinum300,000 [25]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [26] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Gold100,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [28] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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