Save Yourself (The Make-Up album)

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Save Yourself
Save Yourself Make-Up.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 1999 (1999-10-26)
StudioPirate Studios, Washington, D.C.
Genre Post-punk, funk
Length35:47
Label K Records
Producer Brendan Canty
The Make-Up chronology
In Mass Mind
(1998)
Save Yourself
(1999)
I Want Some
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Great Indie Discography 7/10 [2]
Laut.de Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [5]
PopMatters 9/10 [6]

Save Yourself is the fourth studio album by The Make-Up. It was originally released through K Records in 1999.

Contents

Critical reception

Justin Stranzl of Popmatters gave the album a 9 out of 10, saying, "Save Yourself is the best party you've ever attended, the best kiss you've ever had, and one of the hottest albums you'll ever hear." [6]

NME named it the 14th best album of 1999. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Save Yourself"3:22
2."White Belts"2:23
3."The Bells"4:41
4."The Prophet"3:23
5."I Am Pentagon"3:39
6."Call Me Mommy"2:34
7."(Make Me a) Feelin' Man"4:04
8."C'Mon, Let's Spawn"3:45
9."Hey Joe"7:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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