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{{short description|2006 studio album by DJ Shadow}}
{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
Name = The Outsider
| name = The Outsider
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| Artist = [[DJ Shadow]]
| artist = [[DJ Shadow]]
| Cover = Theoutsider djshadow.jpg
| cover = Theoutsider djshadow.jpg
| Released = September 19, 2006
| Recorded =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2006|09|19}}
| Genre =
| Length =
| recorded =
| venue =
| Label = [[Universal Records|Universal]] / [[Island Records|Island]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[DJ Shadow]]
| genre =
| Last album = ''[[Live! In Tune and on Time]]''<br />(2004)
| length = {{Duration|m=70|s=40}}
| This album = '''''The Outsider'''''<br />(2006)
| label = [[Universal Motown Records|Universal Motown]]
| Next album = ''[[The Less You Know, the Better]]''<br />(2011) |}}
| producer = DJ Shadow
| prev_title = [[Live! In Tune and On Time]]
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[The Less You Know, the Better]]
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Outsider
| type = studio
| single1 = 3 Freaks
| single1date = 2005
| single2 = Enuff
| single2date = 2006
| single3 = This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)
| single3date = 2006
}}
}}
'''''The Outsider''''' is the third studio album by American hip hop producer [[DJ Shadow]], released by [[Universal Motown Records]] on September 19, 2006. It peaked at number 77 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref name=billboard200/>


==Critical reception==
'''''The Outsider''''' is the third full-length studio album by [[DJ Shadow]], released on September 19, 2006 on [[Universal Records|Universal]] / [[Island Records|Island]]. The album departs dramatically from DJ Shadow's signature sound; it covers a large range of styles and genres, including [[hyphy]], [[indie rock]], [[blues]], [[spoken word]], [[punk rock]] and [[pop rap]]. Upon release, ''The Outsider'' received mixed reviews.
{{Music ratings
| MC = 62/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-outsider/dj-shadow |title=Reviews for The Outsider by DJ Shadow |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 3, 2016}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-outsider-mw0000449184 |title=The Outsider – DJ Shadow |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=September 6, 2011 |last=Bush |first=John}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = B−<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1535141,00.html |title=The Outsider |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=898 |date=September 15, 2006 |accessdate=September 6, 2011 |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |issn=1049-0434 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122004656/http://www.ew.com/article/2006/09/15/outsider |archivedate=November 22, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/sep/15/popandrock.electronicmusic1 |title=DJ Shadow, The Outsider |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 15, 2006 |accessdate=June 14, 2018 |last=Salmon |first=Chris}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=DJ Shadow: The Outsider |journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=154 |date=September 2006 |page=98}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev5Score = 5/10<ref>{{cite journal |title=DJ Shadow: The Outsider |journal=[[NME]] |date=September 16, 2006 |page=35}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev6Score = 5.8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9436-the-outsider/ |title=DJ Shadow: The Outsider |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=September 19, 2006 |accessdate=September 6, 2011 |last=Linhardt |first=Alex}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=DJ Shadow: The Outsider |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=242 |date=September 2006 |page=106}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=DJ Shadow: The Outsider |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=1007 |date=August 24, 2006 |last=Relic |first=Peter |page=94}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iemUgvxmQcYC&pg=PA100 |title=Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyphy |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=22 |issue=10 |date=October 2006 |accessdate=June 14, 2018 |last=Hermes |first=Will |author-link=Will Hermes |page=100}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=DJ Shadow: The Outsider |journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |issue=113 |date=October 2006 |page=104}}</ref>
}}
At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 31 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=metacritic/>


Dave Kerr of ''[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]'' wrote, "Beyond the varied range of sonic influence on display, this is easily the most lyrically driven Shadow LP to date".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/reviews/dj-shadow-the-outsider|title=DJ Shadow - The Outsider|work=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]|first=Dave|last=Kerr|date=October 13, 2006|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}</ref> John Bush of [[AllMusic]] called it "a carefully crafted, artistically elusive mess".<ref name=allmusic/>
==Background==
DJ Shadow (Joshua Davis) said of the album:
{{Cquote|There're songs on this album that I think blow away almost anything else I've ever done. I think song for song it's the best album I've ever made. One thing's for sure – it's going to make it very difficult for people to imitate my sound!|}}


==Track listing==
Speaking to [[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny Magazine]] on the day before ''The Outsider''s release, Davis elaborated further on the album's musical direction:<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/36746-dj-shadow-what-became-of-the-other-man-from-unkle |title=DJ Shadow: What became of the other man from UNKLE |first=Dave |last=Kerr |date={{date|13 September 2006}} |magazine=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]] |location=Scotland}}</ref> {{Cquote|I just sat down to make a record that reflected what I like and the type of music that I care about. Being from and living in the Bay Area, I sort of fell in to listening to Hyphy stuff, and it’s the most potent type of rap that the Bay Area has come up with since the early 90s. So it was really exciting when it came along and rather than do what I would probably have done in the past and go ‘well gee, I’m a guy who mainly works with samples, so I guess this is just gonna pass me by,’ I embraced it.}}
{{Track listing

| headline = U.S. edition CD
==Reception==
| title1 = Outsider Intro
{{Album ratings
| length1 = 2:19
| MC = 62/100 <ref>http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-outsider</ref>
| title2 = This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| length2 = 3:05
|rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r855374|tab=review |label="DJ Shadow: ''The Outsider'' > Review" |first=John |last=Bush |accessdate={{date|2011-09-06}}}}</ref>
| title3 = 3 Freaks
|rev2 = [[BBC Collective]]
| note3 = featuring [[Keak da Sneak]] and [[Turf Talk]]
|rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A14322683 |title=DJ Shadow: ''The Outsider'' |first=Paul |last=Clarke |date={{date|14 September 06}} |publisher=[[BBC Collective]]}}</ref>
| length3 = 3:47
|rev3 = [[Entertainment Weekly]]
| title4 = [[Droop-E]] Drop
|rev3Score = B− <ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1535141,00.html |title=''The Outsider'' (2006): DJ Shadow |first=Greg |last=Kot |authorlink=Greg Kot |date={{date|Sep 15, 2006}} |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=#898 |publisher=Time |issn=1049-0434}}</ref>
| length4 = 0:18
|rev4 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| title5 = Turf Dancing
|rev4Score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=DJ+Shadow |title=DJ Shadow |first=Robert |last=Christgau |authorlink=Robert Christgau |publisher=robertchristgau.com |accessdate={{date|2011-09-06}}}}</ref>
| note5 = featuring [[The Federation (group)|The Federation]] and Animaniaks
|rev5 = [[Okayplayer]]
| length5 = 4:38
|rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/the_outsider/ |title=DJ Shadow: ''The Outsider'' |first=Miles |last=Duncan |publisher=[[Okayplayer]] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061017205854/http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/the_outsider/ |archivedate={{date|2006-10-17}}}}</ref>
| title6 = Keep Em Close
|rev6 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| note6 = featuring Nump
|rev6Score = 5.8/10 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/9436-the-outsider/ |title=DJ Shadow: ''The Outsider'' |first=Alex |last=Linhardt |date={{date|September 19, 2006}} |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]}}</ref>
| length6 = 3:06
|rev7 = [[PopMatters]]
| title7 = Seein' Thangs
|rev7Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/dj-shadow-the-outsider/ |title=DJ Shadow: ''The Outsider'' |first=Tim |last=O'Neil |date={{date|27 September 2006}} |publisher=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref>
|rev8 = [[Stylus Magazine]]
| note7 = featuring [[David Banner]]
| length7 = 3:40
|rev8Score = D<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/dj-shadow/the-outsider.htm |title=DJ Shadow: ''The Outsider'' |first=Cameron |last=Macdonald |date={{date|2006-09-18}} |publisher=[[Stylus Magazine]]}}</ref>
| title8 = Broken Levee Blues
| rev9 = [[musicOMH]]
| length8 = 2:07
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>http://www.musicomh.com/albums/dj-shadow_0906.htm</ref>
| title9 = Artifact (Instrumental)
| rev10 = [[Tiny Mix Tapes]]
| length9 = 2:57
| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/dj-shadow-outsider</ref>
| title10 = Backstage Girl
| rev11 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| note10 = featuring [[Phonte|Phonte Coleman]]
| rev11Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>Oct 2006, p.104</ref>
| length10 = 7:22
| rev12 = [[Q Magazine]]
| title11 = Triplicate / Something Happened That Day
| rev12Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>Sep 2006, p.106</ref>
| rev13 = RapReviews
| length11 = 3:44
| title12 = The Tiger
| rev13Score = {{Rating|7|10}} <ref>http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2006_10_outsider.html</ref>
| note12 = featuring [[Serge Pizzorno|Sergio Pizzorno]] and [[Kasabian|Christopher Karloff]]
| rev14 = Prefix Magazine
| length12 = 5:23
| rev14Score = {{Rating|7|10}} <ref>http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/dj-shadow/the-outsider/15434/</ref>
| title13 = Erase You
| note13 = featuring [[Stateless (band)|Chris James]]
| length13 = 6:58
| title14 = What Have I Done
| note14 = featuring Christina Carter
| length14 = 5:24
| title15 = You Made It
| note15 = featuring Chris James
| length15 = 2:47
| title16 = Enuff
| note16 = featuring [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]] and [[Lateef the Truthspeaker|Lateef the Truth Speaker]]
| length16 = 4:28
| title17 = Dats My Part
| note17 = featuring [[E-40]]
| length17 = 4:03
| title18 = 3 Freaks (Droop-E Remix)
| note18 = featuring [[Mistah F.A.B.]], Turf Talk, and Keak da Sneak
| length18 = 4:32
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition CD
| title1 = Outsider Intro
| length1 = 2:19
| title2 = This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)
| length2 = 3:05
| title3 = 3 Freaks
| note3 = featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk
| length3 = 3:47
| title4 = Droop-E Drop
| length4 = 0:18
| title5 = Turf Dancing
| note5 = featuring The Federation and Animaniaks
| length5 = 4:38
| title6 = Keep Em Close
| note6 = featuring Nump
| length6 = 3:06
| title7 = Seein' Thangs
| note7 = featuring David Banner
| length7 = 3:40
| title8 = Broken Levee Blues
| length8 = 2:07
| title9 = Artifact (Instrumental)
| length9 = 2:57
| title10 = Backstage Girl
| note10 = featuring Phonte Coleman
| length10 = 7:22
| title11 = Triplicate / Something Happened That Day
| length11 = 3:44
| title12 = The Tiger
| note12 = featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff
| length12 = 5:23
| title13 = Erase You
| note13 = featuring Chris James
| length13 = 6:58
| title14 = What Have I Done
| note14 = featuring Christina Carter
| length14 = 5:24
| title15 = You Made It
| note15 = featuring Chris James
| length15 = 2:47
| title16 = Enuff
| note16 = featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker
| length16 = 4:28
| title17 = Dats My Part
| note17 = featuring E-40
| length17 = 4:03
| title18 = Purple Grapes
| note18 = featuring [[The Team (group)|The Team]]
| length18 = 5:20
| title19 = 3 Freaks - Video
| note19 = featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk
| length19 = 3:30
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = U.K. edition CD
| title1 = Outsider Intro
| length1 = 2:19
| title2 = This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)
| length2 = 3:05
| title3 = 3 Freaks
| note3 = featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk
| length3 = 3:47
| title4 = Droop-E Drop
| length4 = 0:18
| title5 = Turf Dancing
| note5 = featuring The Federation and Animaniaks
| length5 = 4:38
| title6 = Keep Em Close
| note6 = featuring Nump
| length6 = 3:06
| title7 = Seein' Thangs
| note7 = featuring David Banner
| length7 = 3:40
| title8 = Broken Levee Blues
| length8 = 2:07
| title9 = Artifact (Instrumental)
| length9 = 2:57
| title10 = Skullfuckery
| note10 = featuring [[The Heliocentrics]]
| length10 = 4:53
| title11 = Backstage Girl
| note11 = featuring Phonte Coleman
| length11 = 7:22
| title12 = Triplicate / Something Happened That Day
| length12 = 3:44
| title13 = The Tiger
| note13 = featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff
| length13 = 5:23
| title14 = Erase You
| note14 = featuring Chris James
| length14 = 6:58
| title15 = What Have I Done
| note15 = featuring Christina Carter
| length15 = 5:24
| title16 = You Made It
| note16 = featuring Chris James
| length16 = 2:47
| title17 = Enuff
| note17 = featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker
| length17 = 4:28
| title18 = Dats My Part
| note18 = featuring E-40
| length18 = 4:03
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = U.K. limited edition CD
| title1 = Outsider Intro
| length1 = 2:19
| title2 = This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)
| length2 = 3:05
| title3 = 3 Freaks
| note3 = featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk
| length3 = 3:47
| title4 = Droop-E Drop
| length4 = 0:18
| title5 = Turf Dancing
| note5 = featuring The Federation and Animaniaks
| length5 = 4:38
| title6 = Keep Em Close
| note6 = featuring Nump
| length6 = 3:06
| title7 = Seein' Thangs
| note7 = featuring David Banner
| length7 = 3:40
| title8 = Broken Levee Blues
| length8 = 2:07
| title9 = Artifact (Instrumental)
| length9 = 2:57
| title10 = Backstage Girl
| note10 = featuring Phonte Coleman
| length10 = 7:22
| title11 = Triplicate / Something Happened That Day
| length11 = 3:44
| title12 = The Tiger
| note12 = featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff
| length12 = 5:23
| title13 = Erase You
| note13 = featuring Chris James
| length13 = 6:58
| title14 = What Have I Done
| note14 = featuring Christina Carter
| length14 = 5:24
| title15 = Triplicate Part 3
| length15 = 2:52
| title16 = You Made It
| note16 = featuring Chris James
| length16 = 2:47
| title17 = Enuff
| note17 = featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker
| length17 = 4:28
| title18 = Dats My Part
| note18 = featuring E-40
| length18 = 4:03
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = U.K. limited edition DVD: ''Tour Visuals''
| title1 = Seein' Thangs
| note1 = featuring David Banner
| length1 = 3:40
| title2 = The Tiger
| note2 = featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff
| length2 = 5:15
| title3 = Erase You
| note3 = featuring Chris James
| length3 = 6:52
| title4 = Triplicate
| length4 = 1:52
| title5 = Behind the Scenes of the Making of the Video: '3 Freaks{{'-}}
| length5 = 8:08
}}
}}


==Track listing==
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from liner notes.
===UK CD version===
# "Outsider Intro"
# "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"
# "3 Freaks" featuring [[Keak Da Sneak]] & [[Turf Talk]]
# "[[Droop-E]] Drop"
# "Turf Dancing" featuring [[The Federation (band)|The Federation]] & Animaniaks
# "Keep Em Close" featuring Nump
# "Seein' Thangs" featuring [[David Banner]]
# "Broken Levee Blues"
# "Artifact (Instrumental)"
# "Skullfuckery" featuring The Heliocentrics
# "Backstage Girl" featuring [[Phonte|Phonte Coleman]]
# "Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"
# "The Tiger" featuring [[Kasabian|Sergio Pizzorno]] & [[Kasabian|Christopher Karloff]]
# "Erase You" featuring [[Stateless (band)|Chris James]]
# "What Have I Done" featuring Christina Carter
# "You Made It" featuring Chris James
# "[[Enuff]]" featuring [[Q-Tip (rapper)|Q-Tip]] & [[Lateef the Truthspeaker]]
# "Dats My Part" featuring [[E-40]]


* [[DJ Shadow]] – production, arrangement, turntables
===UK Limited Edition CD + DVD version===
* Count – engineering
# "Outsider Intro"
* Jim Abbiss – engineering
# "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"
* Paul Insect – art direction, illustration
# "3 Freaks" featuring Keak Da Sneak & Turf Talk
# "Droop-E Drop"
# "Turf Dancing" featuring The Federation & Animaniaks
# "Keep Em Close" featuring Nump
# "Seein' Thangs" featuring David Banner
# "Broken Levee Blues"
# "Artifact (Instrumental)"
# "Backstage Girl" featuring Phonte Coleman
# "Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"
# "The Tiger" featuring Sergio Pizzorno & Christopher Karloff
# "Erase You (Long Version)" featuring Chris James
# "What Have I Done" featuring Christina Carter
# "Triplicate Part 3"
# "You Made It" featuring Chris James
# "Enuff" featuring Q-Tip & Lateef The Truth Speaker
# "Dats My Part" featuring E-40


==Charts==
====DVD Tour Visuals====
{{col-begin}}
# "Seein' Thangs"
{{col-2}}
# "The Tiger"
# "Erase You"
# "Triplicate"
# "Behind The Scenes Of The Making Of The Video: "3 Freaks"


===US CD version===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
# "Outsider Intro"
|-
# "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"
! scope="col"| Chart (2006)
# "3 Freaks" featuring Keak Da Sneak & Turf Talk
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
# "Droop-E Drop"
|-
# "Turf Dancing" featuring The Federation & Animaniaks
{{album chart|Australia|44|artist=DJ Shadow|album=The Outsider|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}
# "Keep Em Close" featuring Nump
|-
# "Seein' Thangs" featuring David Banner
{{album chart|Flanders|68|artist=DJ Shadow|album=The Outsider|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}
# "Broken Levee Blues"
|-
# "Artifact (Instrumental)"
{{album chart|France|105|artist=DJ Shadow|album=The Outsider|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}
# "Backstage Girl" featuring Phonte Coleman
|-
# "Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"
{{album chart|Italy|100|artist=DJ Shadow|album=The Outsider|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}
# "The Tiger" featuring Sergio Pizzorno & Christopher Karloff
|-
# "Erase You" featuring Chris James
{{album chart|UK2|24|date=20060924|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}
# "What Have I Done" featuring Christina Carter
|-
# "You Made It" featuring Chris James
{{album chart|Billboard200|77|artist=DJ Shadow|rowheader=true|refname=billboard200|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}
# "Enuff" featuring Q-Tip & Lateef The Truth Speaker
|-
# "Dats My Part" featuring E-40
{{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|2|artist=DJ Shadow|rowheader=true|refname=dance|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}
# "3 Freaks ([[Droop-E]] Remix)" featuring [[Mistah F.A.B.]], Turf Talk, Keak Da Sneak
|}
{{col-2}}


===Year-end charts===
The album also included two [[Digital rights management|DRM]]-protected downloadable bonus tracks if purchased from [[Best Buy]] in the U.S.: "Erase You (Long Version)" and "Triplicate Part 3".
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|-
===Japan CD version===
! scope="col"| Chart (2006)
# "Outsider Intro"
! scope="col"| Position
# "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"
|-
# "3 Freaks" featuring Keak Da Sneak & Turf Talk
! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/dance-electronic-albums|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 13, 2020}}</ref>
# "Droop-E Drop"
| 24
# "Turf Dancing" featuring The Federation & Animaniaks
|}
# "Keep Em Close" featuring Nump
{{col-end}}
# "Seein Thangs" featuring David Banner
# "Broken Levee Blues"
# "Artifact (Instrumental)"
# "Backstage Girl" featuring Phonte Coleman
# "Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"
# "The Tiger" featuring Sergio Pizzorno & Christopher Karloff
# "Erase You" featuring Chris James
# "What Have I Done" featuring Christina Carter
# "You Made It" featuring Chris James
# "Enuff" featuring Q-Tip & Lateef the Truth Speaker
# "Dats My Part" featuring E-40
# "Purple Grapes" featuring [[The Team (band)|The Team]]
# "3 Freaks - Video" featuring Keak Da Sneak & Turf Talk


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Discogs master|35361|The Outsider}}
*[http://www.djshadow.com DJ Shadow official site]
* {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=b91744fa-9c31-3b90-9aee-5a1cea85192a|name=The Outsider}}
*[http://sleevage.com/dj-shadow-the-outsider/ Information regarding the cover]
*[http://www.olivertobias.co.uk/bluehorizons/otf_voiceover_11.htm Web page of voiceover artist Oliver Tobias, narrator on Outsider Intro]


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Latest revision as of 08:02, 28 March 2024

The Outsider
Studio album by
DJ Shadow
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)
Length70:40
LabelUniversal Motown
ProducerDJ Shadow
DJ Shadow chronology
Live! In Tune and On Time
(2004) 		The Outsider
(2006) 		The Less You Know, the Better
(2011)
Singles from The Outsider
  1. "3 Freaks"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Enuff"
    Released: 2006
  3. "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"
    Released: 2006

The Outsider is the third studio album by American hip hop producer DJ Shadow, released by Universal Motown Records on September 19, 2006. It peaked at number 77 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
NME5/10[7]
Pitchfork5.8/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin[11]
Uncut[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 31 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Dave Kerr of The Skinny wrote, "Beyond the varied range of sonic influence on display, this is easily the most lyrically driven Shadow LP to date".[13] John Bush of AllMusic called it "a carefully crafted, artistically elusive mess".[3]

Track listing

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U.S. edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
11."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
12."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
13."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
14."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
15."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
16."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
17."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
18."3 Freaks (Droop-E Remix)" (featuring Mistah F.A.B., Turf Talk, and Keak da Sneak)4:32
Japanese edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
11."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
12."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
13."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
14."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
15."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
16."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
17."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
18."Purple Grapes" (featuring The Team)5:20
19."3 Freaks - Video" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:30
U.K. edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Skullfuckery" (featuring The Heliocentrics)4:53
11."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
12."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
13."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
14."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
15."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
16."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
17."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
18."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
U.K. limited edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
11."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
12."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
13."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
14."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
15."Triplicate Part 3"2:52
16."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
17."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
18."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
U.K. limited edition DVD: Tour Visuals
No.TitleLength
1."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
2."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:15
3."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:52
4."Triplicate"1:52
5."Behind the Scenes of the Making of the Video: '3 Freaks'"8:08

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • DJ Shadow – production, arrangement, turntables
  • Count – engineering
  • Jim Abbiss – engineering
  • Paul Insect – art direction, illustration

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b "DJ Shadow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Reviews for The Outsider by DJ Shadow". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Bush, John. "The Outsider – DJ Shadow". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (September 15, 2006). "The Outsider". Entertainment Weekly. No. 898. ISSN 1049-0434. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Salmon, Chris (September 15, 2006). "DJ Shadow, The Outsider". The Guardian. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". Mojo (154): 98. September 2006.
  7. ^ "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". NME: 35. September 16, 2006.
  8. ^ Linhardt, Alex (September 19, 2006). "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  9. ^ "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". Q (242): 106. September 2006.
  10. ^ Relic, Peter (August 24, 2006). "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". Rolling Stone. No. 1007. p. 94.
  11. ^ Hermes, Will (October 2006). "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyphy". Spin. 22 (10): 100. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  12. ^ "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". Uncut (113): 104. October 2006.
  13. ^ Kerr, Dave (October 13, 2006). "DJ Shadow - The Outsider". The Skinny. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  14. ^ "Australiancharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Outsider". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – DJ Shadow – The Outsider" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  16. ^ "Lescharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Outsider". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  17. ^ "Italiancharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Outsider". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  19. ^ "DJ Shadow Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  20. ^ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
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