Standing in the Way of Control

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Standing in the Way of Control
StandingInTheWayOfControl.jpg
Studio album by
Gossip
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2006
Recorded2005
Studio Bear Creek Studios, Seattle, Washington [1]
Genre Indie rock, garage rock, dance-rock, post-punk revival
Length35:31
Label Back Yard Recordings, Kill Rock Stars
Producer Guy Picciotto, Ryan Hadlock
Gossip chronology
Real Damage
(2005)		Standing in the Way of Control
(2006)		 Music for Men
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B+ [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 7/10 [7]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin A− [11]
URB Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Standing in the Way of Control is the third studio album by American indie rock band Gossip, which was released on January 24, 2006. The album was produced by Guy Picciotto and Ryan Hadlock It reached number 1 on the UK indie chart [13] and also reached Gold status in the United Kingdom. [14]

Contents

Irish Times described Beth Ditto's performance on the album as "a compelling combination of Brenda Lee, Dolly Parton and Siouxsie Sioux." [15] Describing the title track, journalist Kevin Courtney noted that it was a "barnstorming indie-electro-disco stomper". [15]

The title track also serves as the unofficial theme song to the British teen drama Skins , as its use in the DVD menu and promotional material led viewers to associate it with the series.[ citation needed ] It is also featured on the show's soundtrack album.

Track listing

All songs written by Gossip. [1]

  1. "Fire with Fire" – 2:49
  2. "Standing in the Way of Control" – 4:16
  3. "Jealous Girls" – 3:39
  4. "Coal to Diamonds" – 4:00
  5. "Eyes Open" – 2:10
  6. "Yr Mangled Heart" – 4:22
  7. "Listen Up!" – 4:18
  8. "Holy Water" – 2:43
  9. "Keeping You Alive" – 3:47
  10. "Dark Lines" – 3:27

Some versions of the album have an eleventh bonus track, the Le Tigre remix of the track "Standing in the Way of Control". The Australia & New Zealand version of the album has two bonus tracks:

  2. "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
  3. "Sick with It"

In 2007, the album was re-released with two bonus tracks: [16]

  2. "Listen Up!" (2007 version) – sped-up version (like title track)
  3. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Soulwax Nite version) – a dance remix

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Gold187,270 [22]

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