The Bird and the Bee (album)

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The Bird and the Bee
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2007 (2007-01-23)
Recorded2006
Genre Indie pop, electronic
Length35:45
Label Metro Blue, Blue Note
Producer Greg Kurstin
The Bird and the Bee chronology
Again and Again and Again and Again
(2006)
The Bird and the Bee
(2007)
Please Clap Your Hands
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B [3]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Now 4/5 [7]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 6.0/10 [9]
PopMatters 7/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]

The Bird and the Bee is the debut studio album by American indie pop duo The Bird and the Bee, released on January 23, 2007 by Blue Note Records. Containing three tracks which appeared on the band's 2006 EP Again and Again and Again and Again , the album received positive reviews from music critics. The first single, "Fucking Boyfriend", was a number-one hit on Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 2006.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Kurstin and Inara George

No.TitleLength
1."Again & Again"2:46
2."Birds and the Bees"3:51
3."Fucking Boyfriend"3:15
4."I'm a Broken Heart"4:31
5."La La La"3:19
6."My Fair Lady"3:36
7."I Hate Camera"3:05
8."Because"3:38
9."Preparedness"3:36
10."Spark"4:08
Japan bonus tracks [12]
No.TitleLength
11."Fucking Boyfriend" (Ralphi Rosario & Jody DB Radio Edit)3:48
12."Fucking Boyfriend" (Peaches Remix)5:04

Personnel

Credits for The Bird and the Bee adapted from liner notes. [13]

The Bird and the Bee
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Japanese Albums Chart [14] 108
US Top Heatseekers [15] 17
US Top Independent Albums [15] 39

The song "Again & Again" is prominently sampled on the track "Lucky Ass Bitch" featuring Juicy J from Mac Miller's 2012 mixtape Macadelic.

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