Thought So

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Thought So
Nightmares on Wax - thought so.jpg
Studio album by
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]

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]

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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