Music for Men is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Gossip. It was released on June 19, 2009, by Columbia Records.[2][3]
Music for Men | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 19, 2009 | |||
Studio | Shangri-La Studios (Malibu, California) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 43:27 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Rick Rubin | |||
Gossip chronology | ||||
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Singles from Music for Men | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 69/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
BBC Music | Favorable[6] |
Drowned in Sound | 5/10[7] |
The Guardian | [8] |
The Independent | [9] |
Pitchfork | 6.4/10[10] |
Planet Sound | 4/10[11] |
Spin | [12] |
The Times | [13] |
Uncut | [14] |
Music for Men received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 69, based on 26 reviews.[4] The album's production was criticized due to its "loud" sound quality.[15] In 2010, Music for Men earned Gossip a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.[16]
Music for Men was successful in Europe, with sales of 280,000 copies in France alone, where it spent 138 weeks on the chart.[17][18] It sold 42,000 copies in the United States as of December 2012.[19]
All tracks are written by Gossip
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dimestore Diamond" | 3:16 |
2. | "Heavy Cross" | 4:06 |
3. | "8th Wonder" | 3:17 |
4. | "Love Long Distance" | 4:26 |
5. | "Pop Goes the World" | 3:27 |
6. | "Vertical Rhythm" | 3:50 |
7. | "Men in Love" | 3:41 |
8. | "For Keeps" | 4:08 |
9. | "2012" | 3:51 |
10. | "Love and Let Love" | 3:32 |
11. | "Four Letter Word" | 3:49 |
12. | "Spare Me from the Mold" | 2:28 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Pop Goes the World" (James Ford version) | 3:26 |
14. | "Heavy Cross" (Fred Falke Remix) | 8:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Heavy Cross" (Fred Falke Remix radio edit) | 3:49 |
14. | "Heavy Cross" (Burns remix) | 7:36 |
15. | "Love Long Distance" (Fake Blood remix) | 4:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "The Breakdown" | 3:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "The Breakdown" | 3:41 |
14. | "Heavy Cross" (NRJ session) | 4:16 |
15. | "Pop Goes the World" (NRJ session) | 3:47 |
16. | "Listen Up" (NRJ session) | 4:34 |
17. | "2012" (NRJ session) | 3:39 |
18. | "Love Long Distance" (NRJ session) | 5:25 |
19. | "Men in Love" (NRJ session) | 3:01 |
20. | "Standing in the Way of Control" (NRJ session) | 4:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Heavy Cross" (video) | |
2. | "Love Long Distance" (video) | |
3. | "Pop Goes the World" (video) | |
4. | "Four Letter Word" (video) | |
5. | "Heavy Cross" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) | |
6. | "Love Long Distance" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) | |
7. | "Pop Goes the World" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) | |
8. | "Men in Love" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Music for Men.[20]
Gossip
Additional personnel
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[54] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[55] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[56] | Gold | 15,000* |
France (SNEP)[57] | 2× Platinum | 280,000[17] |
Germany (BVMI)[58] | 2× Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[59] | Platinum | 30,000^ |
United States | — | 42,000[19] |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 1,000,000[60] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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