Attack & Release

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Attack & Release
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Studio album by
The Black Keys
ReleasedApril 1, 2008 (2008-04-01)
RecordedAugust 9–23, 2007
StudioSuma Recording (Painesville, Ohio)
Genre
Length
  • 37:21
  • 41:23 (with bonus track)
Label
Producer Danger Mouse
The Black Keys chronology
Magic Potion
(2006)		Attack & Release
(2008)		 Blakroc
(2009)
Singles from Attack & Release
  1. "Strange Times"
    Released: March 24, 2008
  2. "I Got Mine"
    Released: June 2, 2008
  3. "Oceans And Streams"
    Released: September 22, 2008
  4. "Same Old Thing"
    Released: November 24, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B− [3]
Entertainment Weekly A− [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Attack & Release is the fifth studio album by American rock duo The Black Keys. It was produced by Danger Mouse and was released on April 1, 2008. The sessions saw the band transitioning away from their "homemade" ethos to record-making; not only was it the first time that the band completed an album in a professional studio, [12] but it was also the first time they hired an outside producer to work on a record. [13]

Contents

Leading up to the recording sessions, drummer Patrick Carney wanted to change the sound of his drums and envisioned two approaches to doing so. He said, "I had one of the Bonham reissue kits and I set that up in a live room. And then I knew I wanted a kind of '70s dead sound too, so I did the whole 'towels on the drums' thing." [14] Attack & Release features a guest appearance by Marc Ribot, who used to play alongside Carney's uncle in Tom Waits' band. [15]

Attack & Release debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200. [16] The album was ranked 83rd on Rolling Stone 's list of the greatest albums of the 2000s. The song "I Got Mine" was number 23 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. [17] In 2012, the album was certified gold in Canada, [18] and gold in the U.S. in 2016. [19]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, except "Things Ain't Like They Used to Be" by Dan Auerbach

No.TitleLength
1."All You Ever Wanted"2:55
2."I Got Mine"3:58
3."Strange Times"3:09
4."Psychotic Girl"4:10
5."Lies"3:58
6."Remember When (Side A)"3:21
7."Remember When (Side B)"2:10
8."Same Old Thing"3:08
9."So He Won't Break"4:13
10."Oceans and Streams"3:25
11."Things Ain't Like They Used to Be"4:34
12."Mr. Dibbs // Fight for Air Mash-Up" (hidden bonus track) 

Notes

Personnel

The Black Keys

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for Attack & Release
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [21] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] 42
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [23] 62
French Albums (SNEP) [24] 105
Scottish Albums (OCC) [25] 38
UK Albums (OCC) [26] 34
US Billboard 200 [27] 14

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [28] Gold40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [30] Gold500,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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