Thought So

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Thought So
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Studio album by
Nightmares on Wax
Released26 August 2008 (2008-08-26)
Genre Electronic
Length62:58
Label Warp
Nightmares on Wax chronology
In a Space Outta Sound
(2006)		Thought So
(2008)		 Feelin' Good
(2013)
Singles from Thought So
  1. "195lbs"
    Released: 2008

Thought So (sometimes stylized as thought so...) is the sixth studio album by Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 2008 on Warp. It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart. [1]

Nightmares on Wax British DJ

George Evelyn, better known by his stage name Nightmares on Wax or DJ E.A.S.E., is an English DJ and record producer from Leeds. His music has been released on Warp. He is based in Ibiza.

Warp (record label) British record label

Warp is an English independent record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989 by record store workers Steve Beckett, Rob Mitchell and record producer Robert Gordon. It is currently based in London.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

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Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 57/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 4.7/10 [6]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57, based on 6 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [2]

Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of media products: films, TV shows, music albums, video games, and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged. Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999. The site provides an excerpt from each review and hyperlinks to its source. A color of green, yellow or red summarizes the critics' recommendations. It has been described as the video game industry's "premier" review aggregator.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:38
2."Da Feelin"4:42
3."195lbs"5:35
4."Be There"5:02
5."Bringin It"6:03
6."Calling"8:02
7."Moretime"5:21
8."Pretty Dark"4:43
9."Hear in Colour"4:20
10."Still? Yes!"3:39
11."Hey Ego!"5:24

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [7] 187
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [8] 10
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [9] 13
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [1] 19

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nightmares on Wax Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Thought So... by Nightmares on Wax". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Bush, John. "Thought So... - Nightmares on Wax". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Macpherson, Alex (22 August 2008). "Electronic review: Nightmares On Wax, Thought So ..." The Guardian . Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Cottingham, Christian (25 August 2008). "Nightmares On Wax – Thought So..." MusicOMH . Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. ↑ Colly, Joe (10 September 2008). "Nightmares on Wax: Thought So..." Pitchfork . Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Nightmares On Wax – Thought So...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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