The Wolf (Andrew W.K. album)

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The Wolf
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2003
Recorded2003
Genre Hard rock, pop metal
Length43:23
Label Island
Producer
Andrew W.K. chronology
I Get Wet
(2001)
The Wolf
(2003)
Close Calls with Brick Walls
(2006)
Singles from The Wolf
  1. "Tear It Up"
    Released: July 2003
  2. "Never Let Down"
    Released: September 2003
  3. "Long Live the Party"
    Released: 2003 (Japanese-only release)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Alternative Press 3/5 [3]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Chicago Sun-Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Drowned in Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin B [10]
The Village Voice C+ [11]

The Wolf is the second studio album by American rock musician Andrew W.K., released on Island Records on September 9, 2003.

Contents

History

In contrast to W.K.'s party-oriented debut, The Wolf was a more elaborate and ornate effort, with insightful lyrics and a more melodic sound. This did not stop it from being successful. The album also found W.K. playing all of the instruments on the album, whereas on I Get Wet he split the chore with studio musicians. The Wolf spawned the singles, "Never Let Down" and "Tear It Up".

This album was originally titled Blow Your Bone, but the title was deemed "too offensive" by Island Records, so Andrew W.K. opted to use the name The Wolf. Cover art was even made with the original title, but it differed from the cover art of The Wolf. It is not known whether the album had different material on it, as the only actual thing referencing the title was an ad made just before the album's release. The release date on the ad for Blow Your Bone did not change from the date that The Wolf was actually released.

The Japan release of The Wolf came with a bonus DVD with behind-the-scenes footage (mainly shot in Japan) that cannot be found on any other release.

DualDisc version

This album was included among a group of 15 DualDisc releases that were test-marketed in two cities: Boston and Seattle. The DualDisc has the standard album on one side, and bonus material on the second side.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Victory Strikes Again"2:09
2."Long Live the Party"4:00
3."Tear It Up"3:55
4."Free Jumps"3:33
5."Never Let Down"3:58
6."Your Rules"2:27
7."The Song"4:17
8."Make Sex"0:44
9."Totally Stupid"4:30
10."Really in Love"4:42
11."The End of Our Lives"4:49
12."I Love Music"4:19
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Party Hard" (live)3:04
14."She Is Beautiful" (live)3:33

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon) [12] 14
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 152
US Billboard 200 [14] 61

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