Timez Are Weird These Days

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Timez Are Weird These Days
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 19, 2011
Recorded2010–11
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Length36:58
Label
Producer
Theophilus London chronology
Timez Are Weird These Days
(2011)
Vibes
(2014)
Singles from Timez Are Weird These Days
  1. "Last Name London"
    Released: June 27, 2011

Timez Are Weird These Days is the debut studio album by the American rapper Theophilus London. It was released on July 19, 2011, by Reprise Records. [1] The album entered the US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number 30 and the Rap Albums chart at number 21 for the week of August 6, 2011. [2]

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 61/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk 93% [4]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
IGN (8.5/10) [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Singles

The album's first single "Last Name London" was released on June 27, 2011. [12]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Last Name London" John Hill 3:46
2."Love Is Real" (featuring Holly Miranda)John Hill3:45
3."Wine and Chocolates" Dave Sitek 3:42
4."All Around the World"Jocko3:47
5."She's Great (Interlude)" 0:05
6."Why Even Try" (featuring Sara Quin) Ariel Rechtshaid 4:20
7."Stop It"Ariel Rechtshaid3:05
8."Girls Girls $"Jocko3:10
9."One Last Time"Jocko4:24
10."Lighthouse"Dave Sitek3:32
11."I Stand Alone"Jocko3:22

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Brazil [13] June 15, 2011 Digital download Reprise
United States [1]
United States [14] June 19, 2011 CD

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