Glitterbug (album)

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Glitterbug
Studio album by
The Wombats
Released13 April 2015
Studio
Various
Genre
Length39:31
Tord Øverland Knudsen
  • Mark Crew
  • Eric Valentine
    • The Wombats chronology
    This Modern Glitch
    (2011)     		Glitterbug
    (2015)     		Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
    (2018)
    Singles from Glitterbug
    1. "Your Body Is a Weapon"
      Released: 2 October 2013
    2. "Greek Tragedy"
      Released: 14 January 2015
    3. "Give Me a Try"
      Released: 11 March 2015
    4. "Be Your Shadow"
      Released: 23 May 2015
    5. "Emoticons"
      Released: 28 September 2015

    Glitterbug is the third major studio album by British

    Glitterbug Tour 2015
    .

    Reception

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Pitchfork Media
    		5.7/10[9]
    Renowned for Sound[10]
    Rolling Stone Australia[11]

    Glitterbug has received mixed reviews from critics, with

    XFM describing it as "outstanding" and "full of wit, heart and huge singalong choruses".[12] It has also been described as The Wombats' "finest album to date".[13] Rolling Stone gave the album a positive review, singling out "The English Summer" and "Isabel" as "terrific".[11] Renowned for Sound claims that The Wombats "don't step wrong once, with every song having a particular merit to it that makes it worth repeating again and again."[10] Rebecca M. Williams of Exclaim! wrote that "while their approach is a little aggressive at times, making it a little too much to take in at once, Glitterbug is full of tracks that prove there's no reason not to indulge in it."[6] However, Michael Hann from The Guardian described the album as "desperately un-involving."[5]

    Glitterbug was named one of the best 30 albums of 2015 by Radio X.[14]

    Track listing

    All tracks written by

    Tord Øverland Knudsen, and Mark Crew, except "Your Body Is A Weapon", produced by Murphy, Haggis, Knudsen, and Eric Valentine
    .

    No.TitleLength
    1."Emoticons"4:19
    2."Give Me a Try"3:48
    3."Greek Tragedy"3:29
    4."Be Your Shadow"3:35
    5."Headspace"3:54
    6."This Is Not a Party"2:59
    7."Isabel"3:29
    8."Your Body Is a Weapon"3:57
    9."The English Summer"2:36
    10."Pink Lemonade"3:46
    11."Curveballs"3:39
    Bonus tracks
    No.TitleLength
    12."Sex and Question Marks"2:18
    13."Flowerball"3:47
    HMV exclusive B-sides EP
    No.TitleLength
    1."Right Click Save" 
    2."21st Century Blues" 
    3."Wired Differently" 
    4."Greek Tragedy" (Bastille Remix) 

    Personnel

    Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[15]

    • 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 and recording on all tracks except "Your Body Is a Weapon"
    • Eric Valentine – production and recording on "Your Body Is a Weapon"
    • Oliver Nelson – additional production on "This Is Not a Party"
    • Manny Marroquin – audio mixing
    • audio mastering
    • Alex Gilbert –
      A&R
    • Jeffrey P. Chang – A&R assistant
    • Conor O'Mahony – coordination
    • Storm Yeechong – coordination
    • Samuel Burgess-Johnson – artwork
    • Darren Oorloff – artwork
    • Dan Priddy – recording assistant to Mark Crew
    • Cian Riordan – recording assistant to Eric Valentine
    • Chris Galland – mixing assistant
    • Ike Schultz – mixing assistant
    • Jeff Jackson – mixing assistant
    • Willy Scooby – additional recording
    • Zorg Albini – additional recording
    • Jon Sagis – additional recording
    • Darren Jones – recording assistant to Jon Sagis
    • Robert Whitely – additional recording
    • Justin Long – additional recording

    Charts

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 60,000‡

    ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    References

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    2. ^ "Glitterbug by The Wombats". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
    3. ^ "Glitterbug - The Wombats - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
    4. ^ "The Wombats - Glitterbug". 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
    5. ^ a b Hann, Michael (9 April 2015). "The Wombats: Glitterbug review – desperately uninvolving third album from indie bigtimers". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
    6. ^ a b Williams, Rebecca M. (14 April 2015). "The Wombats - Glitterbug". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
    7. ^ "The Wombats: Glitterbug - Album Review". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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    9. ^ "The Wombats: Glitterbug Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
    10. ^ a b "Album Review: The Wombats - Glitterbug". 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
    11. ^ a b "Rolling Stone Australia — Album Review: The Wombats - Glitterbug". Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
    12. ^ "Album Of The Week: The Wombats - Glitterbug". Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
    13. ^ "The Wombats play Bristol's O2 Academy this week as the world awaits the release of new album 'Glitterbug'". 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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    15. ^ Glitterbug (Media notes). The Wombats. 14th Floor Records. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    21. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 16. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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    23. ^ "The Wombat | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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