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Released | January 24, 2012 | |||
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Length | 41:39 | |||
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Producer | Dan Carey and Alan Moulder | |||
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Something is the second full-length album by American indie band Chairlift in the United States via the Columbia Records on January 24, 2012, [4] and in the United Kingdom via Young Turks on January 23, 2012. [2] The first album since founding member Aaron Pfenning left the band in 2010, Something features production from Dan Carey and Alan Moulder. [5] The first single, "Amanaemonesia", was released as a 7" on August 16, 2011 via Terrible Records. [6] In March, 2012, an interactive video for "Met Before" was released. The video, directed by Jordan Fish, allows the viewer to determine the direction the main character takes. [3]
In discussing the musical influences on the album, lead singer Caroline Polachek mentioned Strawberry Switchblade, Bill Nelson, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) and Art of Noise, along with black metal and Japanese classical music. [7]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 [8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The A.V. Club | A− [9] |
Boston Phoenix | [10] |
Consequence of Sound | [11] |
musicOMH | [12] |
NME | 7/10 [13] |
Pitchfork | 8/10 [14] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [15] |
Slant Magazine | [16] |
Spin | 7/10 [17] |
Sputnikmusic | (great) [18] |
Something has been well received by music critics. In its first week, Something reached #184 on the Billboard 200 chart and #5 on the Top Heatseekers chart. [19]
The album was listed 9th on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012. [20]
I Belong in Your Arms was ranked 95th tracks in the 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far in 2014 by Pitchfork. [21]
All tracks are written by Charlift (Caroline Polachek, Patrick Wimberly). Additional co-writers listed below
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sidewalk Safari" | 3:50 | |
2. | "Wrong Opinion" | 5:06 | |
3. | "I Belong in Your Arms" |
| 3:27 |
4. | "Take It Out on Me" | 3:54 | |
5. | "Ghost Tonight" | 3:07 | |
6. | "Cool as a Fire" |
| 3:58 |
7. | "Amanaemonesia" | 5:00 | |
8. | "Met Before" | 2:54 | |
9. | "Frigid Spring" | 3:49 | |
10. | "Turning" |
| 3:00 |
11. | "Guilty as Charged" | 3:34 | |
Total length: | 41:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Grown Up Blues" | 3:18 |
13. | "Peculiar Paradise" | 4:57 |
14. | "Silica" | 3:30 |
15. | "I Belong In Your Arms (Japanese Version)" | 3:29 |
Total length: | 56:53 |
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] | 45 |
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] | 38 |
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] | 3 |
UK Albums (OCC) [24] | 131 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [25] | 15 |
US Billboard 200 [26] | 184 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [27] | 5 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [28] | 29 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [29] | 47 |
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