Put Your Back N 2 It

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Put Your Back N 2 It
Perfume Gernius Second Album, Two Boys Painting.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2012
Genre
Length32:23
Label Matador
Perfume Genius chronology
Learning
(2010)
Put Your Back N 2 It
(2012)
Too Bright
(2014)
Singles from Learning
  1. "Hood"
    Released: 2012
  2. "Dark Parts"
    Released: 2012
  3. "Take Me Home"
    Released: 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.9/10 [5]
Metacritic 81/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The A.V. Club B [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]
NME 8/10 [12]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [13]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Spin 6/10 [4]

Put Your Back N 2 It is the second album by American musician Perfume Genius, released on February 21, 2012.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Perfume Genius, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."AWOL Marine"2:48
2."Normal Song"3:13
3."No Tear"1:49
4."17"2:30
5."Take Me Home"2:40
6."Dirge" (words from “Memorial to D.C.; IV Dirge” by Edna St Vincent Millay [16] )3:16
7."Dark Parts"3:09
8."All Waters"2:10
9."Hood"2:00
10."Put Your Back N 2 It"3:10
11."Floating Spit"3:15
12."Sister Song"2:26
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Katie"3:18
14."Rusty Chains"3:20

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