Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life is the fourth major studio album by British rock band The Wombats. The album was released on 9 February 2018.[1] The first single from the album, "Lemon to a Knife Fight", was released on 7 November 2017. This was followed by "Turn", "Cheetah Tongue", and "Black Flamingo".
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Released | 9 February 2018 | |||
Studio | Various
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Length | 38:43 | |||
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Producer | Catherine Marks, Mark Crew, The Wombats | |||
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Singles from Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life | ||||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
musicOMH | [4] |
NME | [5] |
PopMatters | [6] |
The Times | [7] |
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life received positive reviews from critics, with NME saying "there's nothing groundbreaking here, but little to be ashamed of either."[5] In a positive review, PopMatters describes the album's songs as "excellent workouts in powerful pop-rock."[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Cheetah Tongue" | 3:39 |
2. | "Lemon to a Knife Fight" | 3:26 |
3. | "Turn" | 3:28 |
4. | "Black Flamingo" | 3:21 |
5. | "White Eyes" | 4:13 |
6. | "Lethal Combination" | 2:39 |
7. | "Out of My Head" | 3:02 |
8. | "I Only Wear Black" | 3:11 |
9. | "Ice Cream" | 3:44 |
10. | "Dip You in Honey" | 3:08 |
11. | "I Don't Know Why I Like You but I Do" | 3:50 |
Total length: | 38:43 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Bee-Sting" | 3:34 |
13. | "Oceans" | 3:41 |
14. | "Lethal Combination" (acoustic) | 2:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Lethal Combination" (acoustic) | 2:43 |
13. | "Lemon to a Knife Fight" (acoustic) | 3:42 |
14. | "Turn" (acoustic) | 3:30 |
Total length: | 48:50 |
Personnel
- Matthew Murphy – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, production
- Dan Haggis – drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars, backing vocals, production
- Tord Øverland Knudsen – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production
- Mark Crew – production, keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- Catherine Marks – production, programming (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
- Marius D. Hagan – guitar (track 3)
- Kianja – vocals (track 5)
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Martin Cooke – mixing assistance
- Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistance
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett – engineering
- Rob Whiteley – engineering
- Richie Kennedy – engineering assistance
- Lucas Donaud – artwork, design
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 5 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 55 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 75 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 67 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 39 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] | 19 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 57 |
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 3 |
US Billboard 200[17] | 190 |
References
- "Album Review: The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Impact Nottingham. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life by The Wombats". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – The Wombats – Songs, Reviews, Creditspublisher=AllMusic". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". musicOMH. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "The Wombats - 'Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life' Review". NME. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Pop review: The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". The Times. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "「ビューティフル・ピープル・ウィル・ルイン・ユア・ライフ」- ザ・ウォンバッツ" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- "Australiancharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Austriancharts.at – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- "Ultratop.be – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Swisscharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "The Wombats Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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