| Quiet is the New Loud | ||||
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| Released | 29 January 2001 | |||
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| Length | 44:59 | |||
| Label | Astralwerks | |||
| Producer | Kings of Convenience, Ken Nelson | |||
| Kings of Convenience chronology | ||||
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Quiet Is the New Loud is the debut album by Norwegian indie pop duo Kings of Convenience, released on 29 January 2001 by Astralwerks.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Boston Phoenix | [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| NME | 8/10 [5] |
| Pitchfork | 5.2/10 [6] |
| Q | [7] |
Quiet Is the New Loud received mostly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [1] Caroline Hennessy of RTÉ was quoted saying that "If quiet is indeed the new loud then Eirik and Erlend are on to a sure winner. A bittersweet pop album to wrap yourself up in when the world feels like a scary place." [8]
All tracks are written by Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Winning a Battle, Losing the War" | 3:54 | |
| 2. | "Toxic Girl" | 3:09 | |
| 3. | "Singing Softly to Me" | 3:09 | |
| 4. | "I Don't Know What I Can Save You From" | 4:37 | |
| 5. | "Failure" | 3:33 | |
| 6. | "The Weight of My Words" | 4:07 | |
| 7. | "The Girl from Back Then" | 2:29 | |
| 8. | "Leaning Against the Wall" | 3:18 | |
| 9. | "Little Kids" | 3:46 | |
| 10. | "Summer on the Westhill" | 4:33 | |
| 11. | "The Passenger" | 3:13 | |
| 12. | "Parallel Lines" |
| 5:11 |
| Total length: | 44:59 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "The Manhattan Skyline" (A-ha cover) | 4:17 | |
| 14. | "Envoy" | 3:10 | |
| 15. | "Once Around the Block" (Badly Drawn Boy cover) | Damon Gough | 2:23 |
| Total length: | 54:49 | ||
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Norway (IFPI Norway) [9] | Gold | 25,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [10] | Silver | 60,000* |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide | — | 200,000 [11] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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