Yours Truly, Angry Mob

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Yours Truly, Angry Mob
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Studio album by
Kaiser Chiefs
Released26 February 2007
RecordedSeptember – October 2006
StudioHook End Studio, Oxfordshire
Genre Indie rock, power pop, post-punk revival
Length44:44
Label B-Unique (UK)
Universal Motown (US)
Producer Stephen Street
Kaiser Chiefs chronology
Employment
(2005)		Yours Truly, Angry Mob
(2007)		 Off with Their Heads
(2008)
Singles from Yours Truly, Angry Mob
  1. "Ruby"
    Released: 29 January 2007
  2. "Everything Is Average Nowadays"
    Released: 21 May 2007
  3. "The Angry Mob"
    Released: 20 August 2007
  4. "Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)"
    Released: 12 November 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 61/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
BBC Positive [3]
Drowned in Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
OMM Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 5.0/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Yours Truly, Angry Mob is the second studio album by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was released on 23 February 2007 in Belgium and the Netherlands, 26 February 2007 in the rest of the world by B-Unique Records and in March in North America by Universal Motown. Produced by Stephen Street, who produced the band's debut album Employment , Yours Truly, Angry Mob is lyrically darker and more socially aware than its predecessor, with tracks dealing with street crime, violence, fame, and the inaccuracy of tabloid articles. The song "Boxing Champ" features drummer Nick Hodgson on lead vocals.

Contents

Album information

The band revealed to NME in October 2006 that they had recorded 22 songs and hoped to whittle that number down to 13 or 14 for the final album. [10] Additionally, in July 2006 the band revealed to Gigwise that they hoped to have the album released by Valentine's Day 2007. [11] The album was preceded by the release of lead single "Ruby" on 19 February. [12] [13] [14] It became the band's first, and to date, only, number one single on the UK Singles Chart. The album topped the UK Albums Chart and the band released the singles "Everything Is Average Nowadays" on 21 May 2007 and "The Angry Mob" on 20 August 2007. The final single "Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)" was released as a collector's edition 7" single on 12 November 2007, with The Little Ones' cover of "Everything Is Average Nowadays" as a B-side.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ricky Wilson, Andrew White, Simon Rix, Nick Baines, and Nick Hodgson

No.TitleLength
1."Ruby"3:25
2."The Angry Mob"4:48
3."Heat Dies Down"3:57
4."Highroyds"3:19
5."Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)"3:17
6."Thank You Very Much"2:37
7."I Can Do It Without You"3:24
8."My Kind of Guy"4:06
9."Everything Is Average Nowadays"2:44
10."Boxing Champ"1:31
11."Learnt My Lesson Well"3:54
12."Try Your Best"3:42
13."Retirement"3:53
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Admire You"3:41
14."I Like to Fight"4:06
15."The Angry Mob" (Live in Berlin)5:05
Best Buy bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."From the Neck Down"2:29
14."I Like to Fight"4:06
15."The Angry Mob" (Live in Berlin)5:05
Digital deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."The Angry Mob" (Live in Berlin)5:05
15."Everything Is Average Nowadays" (Live in Berlin)3:24
16."Ruby" (Live in Berlin)3:57
17."Retirement" (Live in Berlin)4:18
18."Heat Dies Down" (Live in Berlin)4:47
19."Highroyds" (Live in Berlin)4:37
Deluxe edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."The Angry Mob" (Live in Berlin)5:05
2."Everything Is Average Nowadays" (Live in Berlin)3:24
3."Ruby" (Live in Berlin)3:57
4."Retirement" (Live in Berlin)4:18
5."Heat Dies Down" (Live in Berlin)4:47
6."Highroyds" (Live in Berlin)4:37
7."Tim Short Film"12:30
8."Your Song" (Bonus Audio)4:18

Critical reception

Critical response to Yours Truly, Angry Mob was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 61, based on 29 reviews. [15]

Charts and certifications

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [42] Gold10,000*
Belgium (BEA) [43] Gold25,000*
Greece (IFPI Greece) [44] Gold7,500^
Ireland (IRMA) [45] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [46] 2× Platinum600,000*
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [47] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release details

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalogue
Japan21 February 2007 Universal International CD, digital download UICU-1131 / 4988005458735 [48]
Europe23 February 20074988005458727
United Kingdom and Ireland26 February 2007 B-Unique CD, digital download, vinyl LPBUN122LP / 6 02517 24291 3
BUN122CD / 6 02517 23425 3
BUN122CDS / 6 02517 23431 4
United States and Canada27 March 2007B-Unique, Universal Motown CD, digital download, CD+DVDB0008588-02 / 6 02517 24960 8
B0008673-02 / 6 02517 26368 0
B0008543-00 / 6 02517 23431 4

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