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Rather Ripped
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Studio album by
Sonic Youth
ReleasedJune 13, 2006
RecordedDecember 2005–January 2006
Studio Sear Sound, New York City
Genre Alternative rock
Length51:53
Label Geffen
Producer
  • Sonic Youth
  • John Agnello
Sonic Youth chronology
SYR6: Koncertas Stan Brakhage prisiminimui
(2005)		Rather Ripped
(2006)		 The Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities
(2006)
Sonic Youth studio album chronology
Sonic Nurse
(2004)		Rather Ripped
(2006)		 The Eternal
(2009)
No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Reena"Gordon3:47
2."Incinerate"Moore4:55
3."Do You Believe in Rapture?"Moore3:11
4."Sleepin Around"Moore3:42
5."What a Waste"Gordon3:33
6."Jams Run Free"Gordon3:52
7."Rats"Ranaldo4:24
8."Turquoise Boy"Gordon6:14
9."Lights Out"Moore3:32
10."The Neutral"Gordon4:09
11."Pink Steam"Moore6:57
12."Or"Moore3:31
Total length:51:53

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [10]

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
Australian Albums Chart 40 [25]
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)20 [26]
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)54 [46]
Finnish Albums Chart 40 [27]
French Albums Chart 25 [28]
German Albums Chart 79 [47]
Norwegian Albums Chart 13 [29]
Swedish Albums Chart 46 [48]
Swiss Albums Chart 59 [49]
UK Albums Chart 64 [24]
US Billboard 200 71 [23]

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