It's Never Been Like That | ||||
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Released | 15 May 2006 | |||
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Length | 36:54 | |||
Label | EMI, Source, Astralwerks, Arts & Crafts | |||
Producer | Phoenix | |||
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Singles from It's Never Been Like That | ||||
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It's Never Been Like That is the third studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix. It was released 15 May 2006 in Europe. The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Long Distance Call" and " Consolation Prizes"
The album was later re-released in Mexico as a tour edition with four bonus tracks recorded live in Oslo on 20 April 2006.
As of 2013, sales in the United States have exceeded 92,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [2]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | A [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [6] |
NME | 6/10 [7] |
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Pitchfork | 8.0/10 [9] |
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It's Never Been Like That was rated number 13 in Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2006 [14] and 38 in their Top Albums of the 2000s. [15]
All tracks are written by Phoenix
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Napoleon Says" | 3:13 |
2. | " Consolation Prizes" | 3:16 |
3. | "Rally" | 3:17 |
4. | "Long Distance Call" | 3:04 |
5. | "One Time Too Many" | 3:40 |
6. | "Lost and Found" | 2:56 |
7. | "Courtesy Laughs" | 3:14 |
8. | "North" | 5:01 |
9. | "Sometimes in the Fall" | 5:49 |
10. | "Second to None" | 3:25 |
11. | "Diet of the Heart" (iTunes bonus track) | 1:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Napoleon Says" (live) | 3:23 |
12. | "Rally" (live) | 3:18 |
13. | "Sometimes in the Fall" (live) | 6:07 |
14. | "Second to None" (live) | 6:29 |
Notes
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [16] | 81 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [17] | 74 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [18] | 86 |
Belgian Alternative Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [18] | 50 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [19] | 89 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [20] | 34 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [21] | 41 |
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [22] | 118 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [23] | 14 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [24] | 18 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [25] | 66 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [26] | 108 |
US Top Heatseeker Albums ( Billboard) [27] | 23 |
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Japan | 10 May 2006 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | TOCP-66575 |
United Kingdom Europe |
15 May 2006 | Source | LP | SOURLP123 / 0946 3 55716 1 5 |
CD | CDSOUR123 / 0946 3 60910 2 0 | |||
United States | 23 May 2006 | Astralwerks | LP | ASW-55716 / 0946 3 55716 1 5 |
CD | ASW-60911 / 0946 3 60911 2 9 | |||
Canada | 13 June 2006 | Arts & Crafts | CD | AC018 |
Ruffling their polished yacht-rock around the edges by applying measured doses of Strokes-esque rock guitar, It's Never Been Like That compromised none of the preternatural pop songcraft wizardry...
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