Take Them On, On Your Own

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Take Them On, On Your Own
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 2003
Recorded2003
Genre
Length59:01
Label Virgin
Producer Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club chronology
B.R.M.C.
(2001)
Take Them On, On Your Own
(2003)
Howl
(2005)
Singles from Take Them On, On Your Own
  1. "Stop"
    Released: August 18, 2003
  2. "We're All in Love"
    Released: November 17, 2003
  3. "Six Barrel Shotgun"
    Released: February 2004 (promo only)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Alternative Press 4/5 [3]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly B [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 9/10 [7]
Pitchfork 6.9/10 [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]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Take Them On, On Your Own is the second studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It was first released in the UK on August 25, 2003, and in the US on September 2, 2003. The album was reissued with bonus tracks in 2008. [12] The album cover is a homage to the film The Third Man .

Contents

The album has a darker, harder rock sound than their debut album, and also contains more politically themed lyrics. The album reached #3 in the United Kingdom music charts despite receiving mixed reviews, and is almost universally credited as a lesser achievement than its predecessor B.R.M.C. .

The 2003 release of this album contained the Copy Control protection system in some regions. [13] [14] The 2008 Japanese and European CD reissue contains three bonus tracks: "Take Them On, On Your Own", "High / Low", and "Waiting Here". [15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Stop"4:36
2."Six Barrel Shotgun"3:06
3."We're All in Love"3:37
4."In Like the Rose"5:22
5."Ha Ha High Babe"4:12
6."Generation"5:01
7."Shade of Blue"4:22
8."US Government"5:32
9."And I'm Aching"3:52
10."Suddenly"4:56
11."Rise or Fall"3:56
12."Going Under"3:14
13."Heart and Soul"7:15
Total length:59:01
Japanese 2008 Bonus tracks
  1. Take Them On, On Your Own" - 5:27
  2. "High / Low" - 4:03
  3. "Waiting Here" - 3:49

Credits

[16]

Notes

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Chart performance

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [25] 34
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [26] 33
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [27] 24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [28] 75
French Albums (SNEP) [29] 43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [30] 27
Irish Albums (IRMA) [31] 21
Italian Albums (FIMI) [32] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [33] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [34] 15
Scottish Albums (OCC) [35] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [36] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [37] 46
UK Albums (OCC) [38] 3
US Billboard 200 [39] 47

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