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The Eternal
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Studio album by
Sonic Youth
ReleasedJune 9, 2009
RecordedNovember–December 2008 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Genre
Length56:25
Label Matador
Producer John Agnello
Sonic Youth chronology
SYR8: Andre Sider Af Sonic Youth
(2008)		The Eternal
(2009)		 SYR9: Simon Werner a disparu
(2011)
Sonic Youth studio album chronology
Rather Ripped
(2006)		The Eternal
(2009)
No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Sacred Trickster"Gordon2:11
2."Anti-Orgasm"Gordon & Moore6:08
3."Leaky Lifeboat (For Gregory Corso)"Gordon & Moore3:32
4."Antenna"Moore & Ranaldo6:13
5."What We Know"Ranaldo3:54
6."Calming the Snake"Gordon3:35
7."Poison Arrow"Moore, Gordon, & Ranaldo3:43
8."Malibu Gas Station"Gordon5:39
9."Thunderclap for Bobby Pyn"Moore2:38
10."No Way"Moore3:52
11."Walkin Blue"Ranaldo5:21
12."Massage the History"Gordon9:43
Total length:56:25
iTunes pre-order exclusive bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Burning Shame"3:54
Japanese and Brazilian bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Pay No Mind" (Beck cover)3:04
14."No Garage"3:48

Personnel

Adapted from the album booklet. [29]

Sonic Youth

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for The Eternal
Chart (2009)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [30] 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [31] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [32] 39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [33] 90
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [34] 34
French Albums (SNEP) [35] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [36] 29
Irish Albums (IRMA) [37] 46
Italian Albums (FIMI) [38] 72
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [39] 38
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [40] 17
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [41] 69
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [42] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [43] 31
UK Albums (OCC) [44] 42
US Billboard 200 [45] 18
US Billboard Alternative Albums [45] 6
US Billboard Digital Albums [45] 18
US Billboard Independent Albums [45] 3
US Billboard Rock Albums [45] 7
US Billboard Tastemakers Albums [45] 1

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