World Peace Is None of Your Business

Last updated

World Peace Is None of Your Business
Morrissey World Peace Album Art.jpg
Studio album by
Morrissey
Released15 July 2014 (2014-07-15)
RecordedLa Fabrique in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, February 2014
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Length54:35
Label Harvest/Capitol
Producer Joe Chiccarelli
Morrissey chronology
Years of Refusal
(2009)		World Peace Is None of Your Business
(2014)		 Low in High School
(2017)
Singles from World Peace Is None of Your Business
  1. "World Peace Is None of Your Business"
    Released: 13 May 2014
  2. "Istanbul"
    Released: 20 May 2014
  3. "Earth Is the Loneliest Planet"
    Released: 3 June 2014
  4. "The Bullfighter Dies"
    Released: 17 June 2014
  5. "Kiss Me a Lot"
    Released: 26 March 2015

World Peace Is None of Your Business is the tenth solo studio album by English singer Morrissey, recorded in February 2014 and released on 15 July 2014. It was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and was distributed by record label Harvest. The album entered at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and peaked in the US at number 14 on the Billboard 200.

Contents

Recording and cover

World Peace Is None of Your Business was recorded at La Fabrique in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in France during February 2014 [1] in a studio where Nick Cave had also worked.

The album's cover features an image of Morrissey crouching down and offering a pen to a chocolate Labrador.

Promotion

The album's lead single, "World Peace Is None of Your Business", was released on 13 May 2014, alongside an accompanying music video featuring Nancy Sinatra next to Morrissey performing the song in spoken word. [2] On 20 May a second spoken word video was then released for the album's second single, "Istanbul". Purchasers who pre-ordered the album received a free mp3 download of the song. [3] On 3 June the digital download and spoken word video for the third single, "Earth Is the Loneliest Planet", was made available. The video features Pamela Anderson. [4] On 17 June the studio version and spoken word video of "The Bullfighter Dies", the fourth single, was put on Morrissey's official YouTube channel. [5] The spoken word video had previously leaked online on 18 May. [6] In addition to the four singles, "Kick the Bride Down the Aisle" debuted live prior to the album's official release. [7]

On 7 July 2014 a four-track 10" vinyl EP was released, featuring the four singles, for Record Store Day. [8]

Release and promotion

World Peace Is None of Your Business was released on 15 July 2014 by record label Harvest. [9] [10]

A Deluxe Edition was also released with more material. Of these other tracks, "Scandinavia" had been played live many times in 2011 and 2012, and also performed as part of the Studio in Session bonus feature on the 25Live DVD and Blu-ray release. "Art-hounds" had been played live only once, on 7 August 2011. [11] The four spoken word videos are available in audio form on a Japanese deluxe version, as well as the other 18 tracks.

In 2021, Morrissey himself appeared to rank the album as the best of his career. [12]

Harvest Records controversy

On 20 August 2014 Morrissey announced that, due to disagreements with his record label Harvest, the album would be dropped only three weeks after its release. [13]

On 8 January 2015, Morrissey advised fans that a 45 of "The Bullfighter Dies" was scheduled for a global release by Harvest, but was scrapped by Steve Barnett at the last minute. The B-side was to be the original French mix of the song "One of Our Own". [14] Further vinyl singles, including "Istanbul", "Kiss Me A Lot" and "Neal Cassady Drops Dead" were to include other French mixes of several songs as their B-sides: "Scandinavia", "Smiler With Knife" and "Art-hounds", and were available to pre-order from amazon.fr. However, these were also presumably scrapped. [15] The album was still officially available for digital download via online music stores; but stopped getting supported after the drop.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [16]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [17]
The A.V. Club C− [18]
Billboard 77/100 [19]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [20]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [21]
NME 9/10 [22]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [23]
Pitchfork 5.9/10 [24]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [25]
Spin 7/10 [26]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album has received a metascore of 70, based on 36 reviews which indicates 'Generally favorable reviews". [16]

In political magazine National Review and in a review titled "World Summit" Armond White wrote that "Morrissey challenges pop and political orthodoxies." [27] Alexis Petridis concluded a four of five star review for The Guardian with "Not as great as you might have hoped, but far better than you might have feared, a little more reliant on others than a man who ended his Autobiography claiming that "I have never had anything in my life that I did not make for myself" might care to admit, World Peace Is None of Your Business may be as good as it gets at this stage in his career, which is good enough." [28] In a more mixed review for Clash Magazine Benji Taylor wrote "though the bleakly beautiful is still there, the flashes are sporadic." [29] Pitchfork gave an average rating saying, "At times the intricate arrangements come across as a means of covering up unmemorable songwriting". [24] In Truck & Driver's regular music reviews, Shaun Connors concluded one of five star assessment with "Lyrically, with his self-absorbed anti-views so all-prevalent in the alternative universe Morrissey inhabits, is it any surprise this collection of rants to [bad] music covers such cheerful events as a bullfighter dying and a student’s suicide? Maybe the latter listened to this album once too often…" [30]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."World Peace Is None of Your Business"Morrissey, Boz Boorer 4:21
2."Neal Cassady Drops Dead"Morrissey, Gustavo Manzur4:02
3."I'm Not a Man"Morrissey, Jesse Tobias7:50
4."Istanbul"Morrissey, Boorer4:40
5."Earth Is the Loneliest Planet"Morrissey, Manzur3:38
6."Staircase at the University"Morrissey, Boorer5:30
7."The Bullfighter Dies"Morrissey, Tobias2:05
8."Kiss Me a Lot"Morrissey, Tobias4:03
9."Smiler with Knife"Morrissey, Tobias5:13
10."Kick the Bride Down the Aisle"Morrissey, Tobias5:18
11."Mountjoy"Morrissey, Boorer5:08
12."Oboe Concerto"Morrissey, Boorer4:07
Total length:54:35
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Scandinavia"Morrissey, Boorer3:34
14."One of Our Own"Morrissey, Manzur3:33
15."Drag the River"Morrissey, Boorer4:40
16."Forgive Someone"Morrissey, Tobias3:10
17."Julie in the Weeds"Morrissey, Boorer3:59
18."Art - Hounds"Morrissey, Boorer5:06

Personnel

Additional personnel

Technical

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for World Peace Is None of Your Business
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States—25,000 [47]

Related Research Articles

<i>Your Arsenal</i> 1992 studio album by Morrissey

Your Arsenal is the third studio album by English singer Morrissey, released on 27 July 1992 by record label EMI.

<i>You Are the Quarry</i> 2004 studio album by Morrissey

You Are the Quarry is the seventh solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Morrissey. It was released on 17 May 2004 by record label Attack, and was his first album in seven years following 1997's Maladjusted. The album was a huge comeback for Morrissey; all four of its singles reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, and the album itself reached number 2. The album also reached number 11 on the Billboard 200, making it Morrissey's highest-charting album in the United States.

<i>Ringleader of the Tormentors</i> 2006 studio album by Morrissey

Ringleader of the Tormentors is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released on 3 April 2006 by record label Attack. The album was described as showcasing "a thicker, more rock-driven sound", which Morrissey attributed to new guitarist Jesse Tobias.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morrissey discography</span>

This is a discography for the English alternative rock singer Morrissey. Since the Smiths disbanded in 1987 he has released 13 studio albums, 2 live albums, 12 compilation albums, 2 extended plays (EPs), 60 singles and 7 video albums on HMV, Sire Records, Parlophone, Polydor, RCA Victor, Island, Mercury, Sanctuary Records, EMI, Reprise Records, Rhino, Decca Records, Harvest Records, Capitol Music Group and BMG.

<i>Years of Refusal</i> 2009 studio album by Morrissey

Years of Refusal is the ninth studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released on 16 February 2009 in the UK by record label Decca and on 17 February 2009 in the US by Lost Highway.

<i>Amok</i> (Atoms for Peace album) 2013 studio album

Amok is the only album by the rock band Atoms for Peace, released on February 25, 2013 by XL Recordings. It features the Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, the Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, the drummer Joey Waronker and the percussionist Mauro Refosco. It combines electronic and live instrumentation.

<i>Tomorrows Harvest</i> 2013 studio album by Boards of Canada

Tomorrow's Harvest is the fourth studio album by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada, released on 4 June 2013 by Warp. The duo began composing and recording following the release of The Campfire Headphase in 2005 and the expansion of their studio at Hexagon Sun near the Pentland Hills. They continued recording intermittently until late 2012, when large parts of the album were recorded. Influenced by film soundtracks from the 1970s and 1980s, Tomorrow's Harvest features a more menacing and foreboding tone, with themes of isolation and decay.

<i>St. Vincent</i> (album) 2014 studio album by St. Vincent

St. Vincent is the fourth studio album by American musician St. Vincent. It was released on February 24, 2014, in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States, through Loma Vista Recordings and Republic Records. Produced by John Congleton, it features collaborations with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings drummer Homer Steinweiss and Midlake drummer McKenzie Smith. The tracks were arranged and demoed by Annie Clark in Austin, Texas and recorded at the Elmwood studio in Dallas.

<i>A Letter Home</i> 2014 studio album by Neil Young

A Letter Home is the 35th studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young. Released on April 19, 2014, on Record Store Day by Third Man Records, it was produced by Young in collaboration with Jack White of The White Stripes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">World Peace Is None of Your Business (song)</span> 2014 single by Morrissey

"World Peace Is None of Your Business" is a song by English singer Morrissey. It was released on 13 May 2014 as the first single from his tenth studio album of the same name (2014), through Harvest and Capitol Records. The single was accompanied by a music video, directed by Natalie Johns. The song was recorded in France with Morrissey's touring band which features guitarists Boz Boorer and Jesse Tobias, bassist Solomon Walker, drummer Matthew Walker and keyboardist Gustavo Manzur and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli, who is known for his production work for Beck and The Strokes.

"Earth Is the Loneliest Planet" is a song by English singer Morrissey. It is the fifth track on his World Peace Is None of Your Business album and was released as the third single off the album via digital download on 3 June 2014, through Harvest and Capitol Records.

"The Bullfighter Dies" is a song by English singer Morrissey. It is the seventh track on his World Peace Is None of Your Business album and was released as the fourth single off the album via digital download on 17 June 2014, through Harvest and Capitol Records. On 8 January 2015, Morrissey advised fans that a 45 of "The Bullfighter Dies" was scheduled for a global release by Harvest, but was scrapped by Steve Barnett at the last minute. The B-side was to be the original French mix of the song "One of Our Own".

<i>Our Love</i> (Caribou album) 2014 studio album by Caribou

Our Love is the seventh studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released under the moniker Caribou on October 6, 2014 by City Slang and October 7, 2014 by Merge. It is Snaith's fourth album as Caribou, having released his previous album, Jiaolong, as Daphni in 2012. It features collaborations with Jessy Lanza and Owen Pallett.

<i>Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings</i> 2015 soundtrack album by Kurt Cobain

Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings is a compilation of home recordings by Kurt Cobain that were used as the soundtrack to the film Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, released posthumously on November 13, 2015 by Universal Music. The album was released as a standard 13-track CD, a 31-track deluxe album, and an audio cassette. The 13-track standard version focuses on the music found on Cobain's personal cassettes and the 31-track deluxe version showcases tracks from the documentary including spoken word, demos and full songs.

<i>Fading Frontier</i> 2015 studio album by Deerhunter

Fading Frontier is the seventh studio album by the American indie rock band Deerhunter, released on October 16, 2015 on 4AD. Produced by Ben H. Allen, who had previously worked with the band on Halcyon Digest (2010), and the band itself, the album was preceded by the singles "Snakeskin", "Breaker" and "Living My Life".

<i>Low in High School</i> 2017 studio album by Morrissey

Low in High School is the eleventh solo studio album by British singer Morrissey, released on 17 November 2017 through BMG. It was produced by Joe Chiccarelli, and recorded at La Fabrique Studios in France and at Ennio Morricone's Forum Studios in Italy.

<i>The Ooz</i> 2017 studio album by King Krule

The Ooz is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Archy Marshall, and his second album under the stage name King Krule. It was released on 13 October 2017 via True Panther Sounds and XL Recordings. The album incorporates elements of trip hop, R&B, punk rock, and jazz.

<i>Anima</i> (Thom Yorke album) 2019 studio album

Anima is the third studio album by the English musician Thom Yorke, released on 27 June 2019 through XL Recordings. It was produced by Yorke's longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich.

<i>Daddys Home</i> (St. Vincent album) 2021 studio album by St. Vincent

Daddy's Home is the sixth studio album by American musician St. Vincent, released on May 14, 2021 by Loma Vista Recordings. Like its predecessor, Masseduction (2017), Clark produced the album alongside Jack Antonoff. Daddy's Home was inspired by Clark's father's release from prison at the end of 2019, as well as the musical palette of New York City in the first half of the 1970s. The record musically incorporates lounge-pop and psychedelic music. The album won the award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

<i>We</i> (Arcade Fire album) 2022 studio album by Arcade Fire

We is the sixth studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released through Columbia Records on May 6, 2022. Produced by Nigel Godrich and band members Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, it was recorded in studios in New Orleans; in El Paso, Texas; and on Mount Desert Island in Maine. The album takes its name from the Russian dystopian novel We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. It was the final album by Arcade Fire to feature multi-instrumentalist Will Butler, who departed the band in 2022.

References

  1. ↑ "Morrissey has signed a two-album deal with Capitol Music in Los Angeles, and is set to record a new album in France starting on February 1". True-to-you.net. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Minsker, Evan (12 May 2014). "Morrissey's "World Peace Is None of Your Business" Single Art Is Amazing". Pitchfork . Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Morrissey Streams New Song "Istanbul" | News". Pitchfork. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Minsker, Evan (19 May 2014). "Morrissey Shares "The Bullfighter Dies" and "Istanbul" Spoken Word Videos". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Morrissey – The Bullfighter Dies (Audio)". YouTube. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Spoken Word Video: Morrissey 'The Bullfighter Dies'". Morrissey-solo. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Grow, Kory (9 June 2014). "Morrissey Premieres Depressing 'Kick the Bride Down the Aisle' Live". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "World Peace Is None Of Your Business [10 Inch Vinyl Indie Exclusive]". Record Store Day. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Minsker, Evan (12 May 2014). "Morrissey Shares Nancy Sinatra-Featuring Video for "World Peace Is None of Your Business"". Pitchfork . Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Morrissey Reveals Extremely Morrissey-Esque Tracklist for World Peace Is None of Your Business | News". Pitchfork. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Art-hounds live Brixton Complete Great Quality". YouTube. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Morrissey shares new post appearing to rank all of his solo and Smiths albums". Nme.com. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Please Close The Door Behind Me". True-To-You.net. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "The Bullfighter Dies / single". True-To-You.net. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Single information via amazon.fr". Amazon.fr. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Reviews for World Peace Is None of Your Business by Morrissey". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  17. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (15 July 2014). "Morrissey: World Peace Is None Of Your Business". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  18. ↑ Jason Heller (15 July 2014). "After a 5-year lull, Morrissey returns—and shrugs". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  19. ↑ Kenneth Partridge (8 July 2014). "Morrissey's 'World Peace Is None of Your Business': Track-by-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  20. ↑ Alexis Petridis (10 July 2014). "Morrissey: World Peace Is None of Your Business review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  21. ↑ Cameron, Keith (July 2014). "Review: The unbelievable truce". Mojo (65): 84.
  22. ↑ Ben Hewitt (14 July 2014). "Morrissey – 'World Peace Is None Of Your Business'". NME. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  23. ↑ Kitty Empire (13 July 2014). "World Peace is None of Your Business review – Morrissey's 10th finds the singer on an upswing". The Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  24. 1 2 Marc Hogan (14 July 2014). "Morrissey: World Peace Is None of Your Business". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  25. ↑ Rob Sheffield (15 July 2014). "Morrissey: World Peace Is None of Your Business". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  26. ↑ Barry Walters (16 July 2014). "Moz Gives Old Age the Finger on 'World Peace Is None of Your Business'". Spin. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  27. ↑ Armond White (30 July 2014). "Peace Summit: It's Morrissey's World, We Just Vote in It". nationalreview.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  28. ↑ Alexis Petridis (10 July 2014). "Just when you think human warmth is in short supply on Morrissey's new album, the old devil can still spring a surprise". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "Morrissey - World Peace Is None Of Your Business". Clashmusic.com. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  30. ↑ Connors, Shaun (November 2014). "Review: This is peace?". Truck & Driver. Sutton, Surrey, England: Kelsey Publishing Group: 92.
  31. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 21 July 2014" (PDF) (1273). Australian Web Archive. 22 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  32. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Morrissey – World Peace Is None of Your Business" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  33. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Morrissey – World Peace Is None of Your Business" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  34. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Morrissey – World Peace Is None of Your Business" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  35. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Morrissey – World Peace Is None of Your Business". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  36. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Morrissey – World Peace Is None of Your Business". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  37. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Morrissey – World Peace Is None of Your Business" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  38. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  39. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week {{{week}}}, {{{year}}}". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  40. ↑ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale WK 29 (dal 14-07-2014 al 20-07-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  41. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Morrissey – World Peace Is None of Your Business". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  42. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Morrissey – World Peace Is None of Your Business". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  43. ↑ "Morrissey | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  44. ↑ "Morrissey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  45. ↑ "Morrissey Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  46. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2014". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  47. ↑ Christman, Ed (25 August 2014). "Morrissey Probably Won't Be Taking His Option for a Second Record with Harvest". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.