The Virgins (album)
The Virgins is the first full-length album by The Virgins. It was released June 3, 2008. Many songs on the album were originally from their EP, The Virgins '07. "Private Affair" has been chosen as the first single for this album. The song "Hey Hey Girl" was used in the trailer for the movie Miss March while the song "Rich Girls" was used in the movie 17 Again, in the trailer for She's Out of My League, an episode of Castle (Ghosts) and in a Rugby Ralph Lauren fall 2010 promotional lifestyle film. The songs One Week of Danger, Rich Girls, Fernando Pando, Radio Christiane, Love is Colder Than Death were also used in the TV show Gossip Girl in season one episode eight 'Seventeen Candles'. The song Hey Hey Girl was used in The Vampire Diaries in season one episode eighteen.
The Virgins | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 21, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Studio | Fresh Kills, NYC | |||
Genre | Dance-punk | |||
Length | 34:11 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | S*A*M, Sluggo | |||
The Virgins chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Virgins | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Blender | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
NME | 7/10[5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Slant | [7] |
Spin | [8] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by The Virgins.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She's Expensive" | 2:51 |
2. | "One Week of Danger" | 2:45 |
3. | "Rich Girls" | 3:02 |
4. | "Teen Lovers" | 2:12 |
5. | "Fernando Pando" | 4:17 |
6. | "Murder" | 3:09 |
7. | "Hey Hey Girl" | 3:12 |
8. | "Private Affair" | 2:49 |
9. | "Radio Christiane" | 2:42 |
10. | "Love is Colder Than Death" | 7:12 |
Total length: | 34:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Fast Times" | 2:01 |
Charts
The album The Virgins by The Virgins has been listed for 14 weeks on the France Albums Top 150. It entered the chart on position 102 on week 40/2008, and its last appearance was on week 14/2009. It peaked on number 71, where it stayed for 1 week.
Charts (2008) | Peak position |
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France (French Albums Chart)[9] | 71 |
References
- "The Virgins by The Virgins". metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "The Virgins". ew.com. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "Album review: The Virgins - NME". NME. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "Slant Magazine". www.slantmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- "The Virgins, 'The Virgins' (Atlantic)". spin.com. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ""The Virgins" – FFrench Albums Chart".