The Hurry and the Harm

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The Hurry and the Harm
City And Colour The Hurry And The Harm.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 4, 2013
StudioBlackbird Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Alternative rock
Length50:49
Label
Producer Alex Newport
City and Colour chronology
Little Hell
(2011)
The Hurry and the Harm
(2013)
If I Should Go Before You
(2015)
Singles from The Hurry and the Harm
  1. "Thirst"
    Released: April 9, 2013
  2. "Of Space and Time"
  3. "The Lonely Life"
    Released: 2013
  4. "Harder Than Stone"
    Released: January 27, 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound C− [2]
Paste 8.3/10 [3]

The Hurry and the Harm is the fourth studio album by City and Colour. It was produced by Alex Newport and released on June 4, 2013, through Dine Alone Records and Cooking Vinyl.

Contents

The album received a score of 67 out of 100 from 10 critics on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]

Commercial performance

The Hurry and the Harm debuted at No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 23,000 copies in its first week. [4] It was City and Colour's second consecutive album to debut at No. 1 on the chart. Up to January 10, 2014, the album had sold 66,000 copies in Canada. [5] The album was certified Platinum in Canada on February 13, 2014. [6]

The album also debuted at No. 16 on the US Billboard 200 chart, [7] selling 20,000 for the week. The album had sold 71,000 copies in the US up to September 2015. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dallas Green.

No.TitleLength
1."The Hurry and the Harm"4:23
2."Harder Than Stone"4:26
3."Of Space and Time"3:33
4."The Lonely Life"4:34
5."Paradise"3:38
6."Commentators"3:35
7."Thirst"3:26
8."Two Coins"5:32
9."Take Care"3:38
10."Ladies and Gentlemen"4:05
11."The Golden State"5:18
12."Death's Song"4:43
Total length:50:49
Deluxe edition bonus tracks [9]
No.TitleLength
13."The Way It Used to Be"4:10
14."Of Space and Time" (acoustic version)3:18
15."Harder Than Stone" (acoustic version)3:47
Total length:62:04

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Platinum80,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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