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2018 studio album by The Wombats
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life Released 9 February 2018 Studio
One Eyed Jack (London)
The Pool (London)
Assault & Battery 2 (London)
Stable Studio (Arnhem )
Genre Pop rock [1] Length 38 :43 Label
Producer
"Lemon to a Knife Fight " Released: 7 November 2017
"Turn " Released: 6 December 2017
"Cheetah Tongue" Released: 18 January 2018
"Black Flamingo" Released: 5 February 2018
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.[2] 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".
Reception [ edit ]
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."[6] In a positive review, PopMatters describes the album's songs as "excellent workouts in powerful pop-rock."[1]
Track listing [ edit ]
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – Standard edition Title Writer(s) 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" Murphy Benjamin Freelander Sinclair 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
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – Extended Version Title Writer(s) 12. "Bee-Sting" 3:34 13. "Oceans" 3:41 14. "Lethal Combination" (Acoustic) 2:41 Total length: 47:37
Japanese bonus tracks [8] Title Writer(s) 12. "Lethal Combination" (Acoustic) 2:41 13. "Lemon to a Knife Fight" (Acoustic) 3:42 14. "Lemon to a Knife Fight" (Acoustic) 3:30 Total length: 48:50
Personnel [ edit ]
The Wombats
Matthew Murphy – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, production , recording
Dan Haggis – drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars, backing vocals, production, recording
Tord Øverland Knudsen – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production, recording
Additional contributors
Mark Crew – production, recording (all tracks); keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 2, 5–8)
Catherine Marks – production, recording (all tracks), programming (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
Vlado Meller – mastering
Rich Costey – mixing
Rob Whiteley – engineering
Adam "Cecil" Bartlett – engineering (2, 3)
Martin Cooke – mixing assistance
Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistance
Richie Kennedy – engineering assistance (2, 3)
Marius Drogsås Hagen – guitar (3)
Kianjia – vocals (5)
Lucas Donaud – artwork, design
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