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| Released | 27 June 2011 | |||
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| Length | 40:28 | |||
| Label | Young Turks | |||
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Sbtrkt (stylised as SBTRKT) is the debut studio album by English musician Sbtrkt. Pitchfork placed the album at number 42 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011". [1]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 [2] |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B [5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| NME | 6/10 [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10 [9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone |  [11] |
| Spin | 8/10 [12] |
| XLR8R | 8.5/10 [13] |
At Metacritic, Sbtrkt holds an average score of 76 out of 100, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [3] It won DJ Magazine album of the year and came #49 in the NME albums of 2011.
The instrumental version was released previously, entitled 'Colonise' from the Step In Shadows - EP.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heatwave" |
| 2:54 | |
| 2. | "Hold On" (featuring Sampha) |
| Jerome | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Wildfire" (featuring Little Dragon) |
| Jerome | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Sanctuary" (featuring Sampha and Jessie Ware) | Jerome | Jerome | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Trials of the Past" (featuring Sampha) |
| Jerome | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Right Thing to Do" (featuring Jessie Ware) |
| Jerome | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Something Goes Right" (featuring Sampha) |
| Jerome | 5:00 |
| 8. | "Pharaohs" (featuring Roses Gabor) |
| Jerome | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Ready Set Loop" | Jerome | Jerome | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Never Never" (featuring Sampha) |
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| 3:57 |
| 11. | "Go Bang" | Jerome | Jerome | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 40:28 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Living Like I Do" (featuring Sampha) |
| Jerome | 2:53 |
| 13. | "Look at Stars" (featuring Sampha) |
| Jerome | 4:01 |
| Total length: | 47:22 | |||
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 182 |
| Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 15 |
| Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 1 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [16] | 93 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI) [17] | Silver | 60,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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