Villains (Queens of the Stone Age album)

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All lyrics are written by Josh Homme; all music is composed by Queens of the Stone Age

Villains
Villains cover artwork.png
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
RecordedJanuary – March 2017
Genre
Length48:00
Label Matador
Producer Mark Ronson
Queens of the Stone Age chronology
...Like Cologne
(2013)
Villains
(2017)
In Times New Roman...
(2023)
Alternative cover
Qotsa Villains alt.jpg
Cover of limited edition release
No.TitleLength
1."Feet Don't Fail Me"5:41
2."The Way You Used to Do"4:34
3."Domesticated Animals"5:20
4."Fortress"5:27
5."Head Like a Haunted House"3:21
6."Un-Reborn Again"6:40
7."Hideaway"4:18
8."The Evil Has Landed"6:30
9."Villains of Circumstance"6:09
Total length:48:00

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [73] Gold35,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [74] Gold100,000
United States130,000 [75]
Summaries
Worldwide400,000 [76]

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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