| We're In the Music Biz | ||||
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| Released | 4 February 2008 | |||
| Genre | Electroclash Electropunk | |||
| Label | President Records | |||
| Producer | Chris Corner | |||
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| BBC | (favourable) [2] |
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We're In the Music Biz is the third album by Robots in Disguise. On the cover of the album the band members, Dee Plume and Sue Denim, are naked. The clothes they appear to be wearing is body paint. [5]
All tracks are written by Dee Plume and Sue Denim.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We're In the Music Biz" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Can't Stop Getting Wasted" | 2:31 |
| 3. | "The Sex Has Made Me Stupid" | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Animals" | 2:47 |
| 5. | "The Tears" | 3:35 |
| 6. | "I Don't Have a God" | 3:58 |
| 7. | "I Live In Berlin" | 3:47 |
| 8. | "I'm Hit" | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Everybody's Going Crazy" | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Don't Copy Me" | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 33:44 | |
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