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Released | April 1, 2013 | |||
Recorded | February–April 2012 | |||
Studio | Tarbox Road Studios in Cassadaga, New York and Pink Floor Studios in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||
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Length | 54:53 | |||
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AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10 [1] |
Metacritic | 77/100 [2] |
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The A.V. Club | A− [4] |
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Entertainment Weekly | C [6] |
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NME | 8/10 [9] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [10] |
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Spin | 9/10 [12] |
The Terror is the thirteenth studio album by experimental rock band the Flaming Lips, released on April 1, 2013 worldwide and April 16 in the U.S., on Warner Bros in the United States and Bella Union in the United Kingdom. [13] [14] It is the first album for band member Derek Brown and last with drummer Kliph Scurlock. Lead vocalist Wayne Coyne described the album's general idea in a press release:
"We want, or wanted, to believe that without love we would disappear, that love, somehow, would save us that, yeah, if we have love, give love and know love, we are truly alive and if there is no love, there would be no life. The Terror is, we know now, that even without love, life goes on... we just go on… there is no mercy killing." [13]
Experimental composer Dan Deacon remixed the album in its entirety.
All tracks are written by The Flaming Lips
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Look...the Sun Is Rising" | 5:11 |
2. | "Be Free, a Way" | 5:13 |
3. | "Try to Explain" | 5:00 |
4. | "You Lust" (featuring Phantogram) | 13:02 |
5. | "The Terror" | 6:21 |
6. | "You Are Alone" | 3:46 |
7. | "Butterfly, How Long It Takes to Die" | 7:30 |
8. | "Turning Violent" | 4:16 |
9. | "Always There...In Our Hearts" | 4:34 |
Total length: | 54:53 |
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10. | "Sun Blows Up Today" | 3:08 |
11. | "We Don't Control the Controls" (Mashed-the-F-Up Remix) | 14:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Sun Blows Up Today" | 3:10 |
11. | "All You Need Is Love" (written by Lennon–McCartney, featuring Alex and Jade of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros) | 5:06 |
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Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] | 100 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] | 39 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] | 199 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [18] | 50 |
UK Albums (OCC) [19] | 42 |
US Billboard 200 [20] | 21 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [21] | 6 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [22] | 6 |
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