Vantage Point is the fifth studio album by Belgian rock band Deus, released in Europe on 18 April 2008, in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 21 April,[6] and in Japan on 21 May. This is the first Deus album which features the same line-up as the previous album.[7] This album was also the first to be recorded at their own built studio in Borgerhout, near Antwerp.
Vantage Point | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 18 April 2008 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 46:35 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Dave McCracken | |||
Deus chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[2] |
HUMO | [3] |
Knack | [4] |
Mojo | [5] |
Q | [5] |
Within its first week of release, Vantage Point was certified Gold by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), before reaching Platinum status the following month.[8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "When She Comes Down" |
| 5:05 |
2. | "Oh Your God" |
| 3:51 |
3. | "Eternal Woman" (with Lies Lorquet of Mintzkov) |
| 4:22 |
4. | "Favourite Game" | Barman | 4:11 |
5. | "Slow" (with Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife) |
| 6:08 |
6. | "The Architect" |
| 3:56 |
7. | "Is a Robot" |
| 4:57 |
8. | "Smokers Reflect" | Barman | 4:26 |
9. | "The Vanishing of Maria Schneider" (with Guy Garvey of Elbow) | Barman | 4:43 |
10. | "Popular Culture" |
| 4:56 |
Total length: | 46:35 |
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[8] | Platinum | 30,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Year | Title | BE[20] | Notes |
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2008 | "The Architect" | 2 | Belgium only, February, 2008 |
"Slow" | 43 | February, 2008 | |
"Eternal Woman" | 38 | May, 2008 | |
"When She Comes Down" | 49 | May, 2008 |