2009 studio album by Gossip
Music for Men |
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Studio album by Gossip |
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Released | June 19, 2009 (2009-06-19) |
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Studio | Shangri-La Studios (Malibu, California) |
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Genre | - Indie rock
- garage rock
- dance-punk
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Length | 43:27 |
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Label | Columbia |
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Producer | Rick Rubin |
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Gossip chronology |
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Singles from Music for Men |
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- "Heavy Cross"
Released: April 28, 2009 - "Love Long Distance"
Released: September 13, 2009 - "Pop Goes the World"
Released: March 8, 2010 - "Men in Love"
Released: October 29, 2010[1] |
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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]
Critical reception
Professional ratingsAggregate scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metacritic | 69/100[4] |
Review scores |
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Source | Rating |
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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] In 2010, Music for Men earned Gossip a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.[15]
Music for Men was successful in Europe, with sales of 280,000 copies in France alone, where it spent 138 weeks on the chart.[16][17] It sold 42,000 copies in the United States as of December 2012.[18]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gossip
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dimestore Diamond" | 3:16 |
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2. | "Heavy Cross" | 4:06 |
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3. | "8th Wonder" | 3:17 |
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4. | "Love Long Distance" | 4:26 |
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5. | "Pop Goes the World" | 3:27 |
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6. | "Vertical Rhythm" | 3:50 |
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7. | "Men in Love" | 3:41 |
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8. | "For Keeps" | 4:08 |
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9. | "2012" | 3:51 |
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10. | "Love and Let Love" | 3:32 |
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11. | "Four Letter Word" | 3:49 |
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12. | "Spare Me from the Mold" | 2:28 |
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Deluxe edition bonus tracksNo. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Pop Goes the World" (James Ford version) | 3:26 |
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14. | "Heavy Cross" (Fred Falke Remix) | 8:08 |
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European edition bonus tracksNo. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Heavy Cross" (Fred Falke Remix radio edit) | 3:49 |
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14. | "Heavy Cross" (Burns remix) | 7:36 |
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15. | "Love Long Distance" (Fake Blood remix) | 4:36 |
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US/Zune Marketplace releaseNo. | Title | Length |
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13. | "The Breakdown" | 3:41 |
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German extended edition bonus tracks (released October 22, 2010)No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "The Breakdown" | 3:41 |
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14. | "Heavy Cross" (NRJ session) | 4:16 |
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15. | "Pop Goes the World" (NRJ session) | 3:47 |
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16. | "Listen Up" (NRJ session) | 4:34 |
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17. | "2012" (NRJ session) | 3:39 |
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18. | "Love Long Distance" (NRJ session) | 5:25 |
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19. | "Men in Love" (NRJ session) | 3:01 |
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20. | "Standing in the Way of Control" (NRJ session) | 4:42 |
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German extended edition bonus DVD (released October 22, 2010)No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Heavy Cross" (video) | |
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2. | "Love Long Distance" (video) | |
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3. | "Pop Goes the World" (video) | |
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4. | "Four Letter Word" (video) | |
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5. | "Heavy Cross" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) | |
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6. | "Love Long Distance" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) | |
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7. | "Pop Goes the World" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) | |
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8. | "Men in Love" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) | |
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Music for Men.[19]
Gossip
- Beth Ditto – vocals
- Hannah Billie – drums, illustration, percussion
- Brace Paine – art direction, bass, guitar, keyboards, sampler percussion
Additional personnel
- Jeri Lynn Beard – art direction
- Lee Broomfield – photography
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Greg Fidelman – additional percussion, mixing, recording
- Meghan Foley – art direction
- James Ford – original drum elements (on "Pop Goes the World")
- Jason Gossman – editing
- Sara Lyn Killion – additional engineering
- Eric Lynn – additional engineering
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Dana Nielsen – additional recording, editing, saxophone
- Rick Rubin – production
- Mark Santangelo – mastering assistance
- Andrew Scheps – additional mixing
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts Chart (2009) | Position | Australian Albums (ARIA)[40] | 77 | Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[41] | 57 | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[42] | 28 | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[43] | 73 | European Albums (Billboard)[44] | 67 | French Albums (SNEP)[45] | 28 | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[46] | 55 | Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[47] | 55 | Chart (2010) | Position | Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[48] | 33 | European Albums (Billboard)[49] | 36 | French Albums (SNEP)[50] | 34 | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[51] | 24 | Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[52] | 35 | |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
Australia (ARIA)[53] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[54] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[55] | Gold | 15,000* |
France (SNEP)[56] | 2× Platinum | 280,000[16] |
Germany (BVMI)[57] | 2× Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[58] | Platinum | 30,000^ |
United States | — | 42,000[18] |
Summaries |
Worldwide | — | 1,000,000[59] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Men in Love: Gossip". Amazon (Germany (in German). Retrieved March 2, 2012.
- ^ Amazon – Music For Men
- ^ Gossip Official Website Archived 2009-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Music For Men – Gossip". Metacritic. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ Music for Men at AllMusic
- ^ BBC review
- ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "Alexis Petridis reviews the Gossip's new album, Music for Men". The Guardian. 2009-06-11. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28.
- ^ The Independent review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Planet Sound review
- ^ Spin review
- ^ The Times review
- ^ Uncut review Archived 2009-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards – English Language Nominees". Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ a b "Gossip – Music For Men +4 Titres Bonus". Charts in France (in French). Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ C, Jas (2019-03-29). "Gossip Announce Reunion Tour to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of "Music For Men"". Hot Pop Today. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ a b Cubarrubia, RJ (March 13, 2012). "Gossip Announces New Album: Hear First Single 'Perfect World'". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Music for Men (liner notes). Gossip. Columbia Records. 2009. 88697 06230 2.
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