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{{Infobox album <!--See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = A Joyful Noise
| name = A Joyful Noise
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Gossip (band)|Gossip]]
| artist = [[Gossip (band)|Gossip]]
| Cover = A Joyful Noise Cover.jpg
| cover = Gossip - A Joyful Noise.png
| Released = {{Start date|2012|05|11}}
| released = {{Start date|2012|5|11}}
| recorded =
| Recorded = KBC Records <small>([[Portland, Oregon]])</small> <br> Xenomania Studios <small>([[Kent]], England)</small>
| studio =
| Genre = [[Dance-punk]], [[indie rock]], [[synthpop]], [[alternative dance]]
* KBC (Portland, Oregon)
| Length = 44:04
* Xenomania ([[Kent]], England)
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Dance-punk]]|[[indie rock]]|[[synth-pop]]|[[alternative dance]]}}
| Producer = [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]]
| length = {{duration|m=44|s=04}}
| Last album = ''[[Music for Men]]''<br>(2009)
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| This album = '''''A Joyful Noise'''''<br>(2012)
| producer = {{hlist|[[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]]|Gossip}}
| Next album =
| prev_title = [[Music for Men]]
| Misc = {{Singles
| prev_year = 2009
| Name = A Joyful Noise
| next_title = [[Real Power]]
| Type = studio
| next_year = 2024
| Single 1 = [[Perfect World (Gossip song)|Perfect World]]
| misc = {{Singles
| Single 1 date = March 13, 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007HIF030 |title=Gossip: Perfect World |publisher=[[Amazon MP3]] |accessdate=July 18, 2012}}</ref>
| Single 2 = [[Move in the Right Direction]]
| name = A Joyful Noise
| type = studio
| Single 2 date = July 1, 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/move-in-right-direction-remixes/id539915354 |title=Move In the Right Direction (Remixes) – EP by Gossip |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] UK. [[Apple Inc.|Apple Inc]] |accessdate=July 18, 2012}}</ref>
| single1 = [[Perfect World (Gossip song)|Perfect World]]
| single1date = March 13, 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-World-Album-Version-Gossip/dp/B007HIF030 |title=Perfect World: Gossip: MP3 Downloads |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |location=United States |access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref>
| single2 = [[Move in the Right Direction]]
| single2date = June 29, 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ie.7digital.com/artist/gossip/release/move-in-the-right-direction |title=Move In The Right Direction by Gossip |website=[[7digital]] |location=Ireland |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190021/https://ie.7digital.com/artist/gossip/release/move-in-the-right-direction |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
| single3 = Get a Job
| single3date = April 5, 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/get-a-job-remixes-ep/id625269601?l=en |title=Get a Job (Remixes) – EP by Gossip |website=[[iTunes Store]] |date=5 April 2013 |location=France |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref>
}}
}}
}}
}}


'''''A Joyful Noise''''' is the fifth studio album by American [[indie rock]] band [[Gossip (band)|Gossip]], released digitally on May 11, 2012 and physically on May 22, 2012 by [[Columbia Records]].<ref name="itunes"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007IX00Y8 |title=A Joyful Noise: Gossip |publisher=[[Amazon.com]] |accessdate=May 26, 2012}}</ref> The album was produced by [[Xenomania]] founder [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]].
'''''A Joyful Noise''''' is the fifth studio album by American [[indie rock]] band [[Gossip (band)|Gossip]], released on May 11, 2012, by [[Columbia Records]]. The album was produced by [[Xenomania]] founder [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]].


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| MC = 60/100<ref name="MC"/>
| MC = 60/100<ref name="MC"/>
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-joyful-noise-mw0002334769 |title=A Joyful Noise – The Gossip |publisher=[[Allmusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |accessdate=May 25, 2012}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-joyful-noise-mw0002334769 |title=A Joyful Noise – The Gossip |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 25, 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''
| rev2Score = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Levine |first=Nick |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/gossip-a-joyful-noise |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |date=May 14, 2012 |accessdate=July 18, 2012}}</ref>
| rev2Score = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Levine |first=Nick |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/gossip-a-joyful-noise |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |date=May 14, 2012 |access-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[Drowned in Sound]]
| rev3 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
| rev3Score = 4/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Calvert |first=John |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17001/reviews/4144958 |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]] |date=May 18, 2012 |accessdate=May 25, 2012}}</ref>
| rev3Score = 4/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Calvert |first=John |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17001/reviews/4144958 |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |work=[[Drowned in Sound]] |date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=May 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523190710/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17001/reviews/4144958 |archive-date=May 23, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4Score = B−<ref>{{cite web |last=Markovitz |first=Adam |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20596181,00.html |title=A Joyful Noise |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time Inc]] |date=May 16, 2012 |accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref>
| rev4Score = B−<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Markovitz |first=Adam |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/05/18/joyful-noise-review-gossip/ |title=A Joyful Noise |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 16, 2012 |access-date=August 1, 2015}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev5 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="guardian"/>
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="guardian"/>
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| rev7 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev7 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev7Score = 3/10<ref name="nme"/>
| rev7Score = 3/10<ref name="nme"/>
| rev8 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev8 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev8Score = 5.9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Ryce |first=Andrew |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16777-a-joyful-noise/ |title=Gossip: A Joyful Noise |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=June 4, 2012 |accessdate=July 18, 2012}}</ref>
| rev8Score = 5.9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Ryce |first=Andrew |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16777-a-joyful-noise/ |title=Gossip: A Joyful Noise |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=June 4, 2012 |access-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref>
| rev9 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev9 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev9Score = 5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Cober-Lake |first=Justin |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/158591-gossip-a-joyful-noise/ |title=Gossip: A Joyful Noise |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |date=May 21, 2012 |accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref>
| rev9Score = 5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Cober-Lake |first=Justin |url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/158591-gossip-a-joyful-noise/ |title=Gossip: A Joyful Noise |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=May 21, 2012 |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140616042427/http://www.popmatters.com/review/158591-gossip-a-joyful-noise/ |archive-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref>
| rev10 = [[Slant Magazine]]
| rev10 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Eric |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/gossip-a-joyful-noise/2781 |title=Gossip: A Joyful Noise |publisher=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=May 21, 2012 |accessdate=May 25, 2012}}</ref>
| rev10Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Eric |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/gossip-a-joyful-noise |title=Gossip: A Joyful Noise |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=May 21, 2012 |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref>
}}
}}
''A Joyful Noise'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 60, based on 24 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/a-joyful-noise/critic-reviews |title=A Joyful Noise – Gossip |publisher=[[Metacritic]]. [[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=May 15, 2012}}</ref> Andy Gill of ''[[The Independent]]'' gave the album four out of five stars, writing that "the involvement of Brian Higgins on ''A Joyful Noise'' enables the group to break new ground with confidence".<ref name="independent">{{cite web |last=Gill |first=Andy |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-gossip-a-joyful-noise-columbia-7737475.html |title=Album: Gossip, A Joyful Noise (Columbia) |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=May 12, 2012 |accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s Caroline Sullivan gave the album three out of five stars and stated that "it's [[Girls Aloud]] producer Higgins to the rescue, with a sound influenced by [[ABBA|Abba]] and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]. Having said that, Gossip—especially Beth Ditto, in waspishly fine voice here—seem very much at home with it."<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/may/10/gossip-joyfu-noise-review |title=Gossip: A Joyful Noise – review |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]] |date=May 10, 2012 |accessdate=May 25, 2012}}</ref> However, Priya Elan of the ''[[NME]]'' felt that "[g]ood moments are squandered by unsatisfying choruses and/or weak lyrics."<ref name="nme">{{cite web |last=Priya |first=Elan |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/gossip/13140 |title=Gossip – 'A Joyful Noise' |work=[[NME]] |publisher=[[IPC Media]] |date=May 15, 2012 |accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref> ''The Independent on Sunday''{{'}}s Simon Price expressed that after a few years of career, Ditto "already feels like a footnote", adding that the band pairing up with Higgins "should be a stroke of genius, but Higgins has caught Ditto & co at a point where they appear to have disastrously lost their fire."<ref>{{cite web |last=Price |first=Simon |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-gossip-a-joyful-noise-columbia-7742269.html |title=Album: Gossip, A Joyful Noise (Columbia) |work=[[The Independent|The Independent on Sunday]] |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=May 13, 2012 |accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref>
''A Joyful Noise'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 60, based on 24 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/a-joyful-noise/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for A Joyful Noise |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=May 15, 2012}}</ref> Andy Gill of ''[[The Independent]]'' gave the album four out of five stars, writing that "the involvement of Brian Higgins on ''A Joyful Noise'' enables the group to break new ground with confidence".<ref name="independent">{{cite web |last=Gill |first=Andy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-gossip-a-joyful-noise-columbia-7737475.html |title=Album: Gossip, A Joyful Noise (Columbia) |work=[[The Independent]] |date=May 12, 2012 |access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s Caroline Sullivan gave the album three out of five stars and stated that "it's [[Girls Aloud]] producer Higgins to the rescue, with a sound influenced by [[ABBA|Abba]] and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]. Having said that, Gossip—especially [[Beth Ditto]], in waspishly fine voice here—seem very much at home with it."<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/10/gossip-joyfu-noise-review |title=Gossip: A Joyful Noise – review |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 10, 2012 |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> However, Priya Elan of ''[[NME]]'' felt that "[g]ood moments are squandered by unsatisfying choruses and/or weak lyrics."<ref name="nme">{{cite web |last=Priya |first=Elan |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/gossip/13140 |title=Gossip – 'A Joyful Noise' |work=[[NME]] |date=May 15, 2012 |access-date=May 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103172729/http://www.nme.com/reviews/gossip/13140 |archive-date=November 3, 2012}}</ref> ''The Independent on Sunday''{{'}}s Simon Price expressed that after a few years of career, Ditto "already feels like a footnote", adding that the band pairing up with Higgins "should be a stroke of genius, but Higgins has caught Ditto & co at a point where they appear to have disastrously lost their fire."<ref>{{cite web |last=Price |first=Simon |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-gossip-a-joyful-noise-columbia-7742269.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515011811/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-gossip-a-joyful-noise-columbia-7742269.html |archive-date=2012-05-15 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Album: Gossip, A Joyful Noise (Columbia) |work=The Independent on Sunday |date=May 13, 2012 |access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref>


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
''A Joyful Noise'' debuted at number 100 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 5,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/chart-moves-kimbra-debuts-in-top-20-on-billboard-1007205552.story |title=Chart Moves: Kimbra Debuts in Top 20 on Billboard 200, McCartney's 'Ram' Returns |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.biz]]. [[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=June 1, 2012 |accessdate=June 1, 2012}}</ref> In Europe, the album debuted at number forty-seven on the [[UK Albums Chart]] with first-week sales of 2,822 copies,<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/official-charts-analysis-uk-suffers-lowest-album-sales-week-since-1996/048945 |title=Official Charts Analysis: UK suffers lowest album sales week since 1996 |work=[[Music Week]] |publisher=Intent Media |date=May 21, 2012 |accessdate=June 1, 2012}}</ref> while reaching number one in Switzerland, number two in Germany, number three in France, number four in Austria and number eight in Belgium.<ref name="ultratop"/> The album has sold approximately 70,000 copies in France alone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Gossip/A-Joyful-Noise-a114086017.html |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |language=French |publisher=Charts in France |accessdate=December 27, 2012}}</ref>
''A Joyful Noise'' debuted at number 100 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 5,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1095059/chart-moves-kimbra-debuts-in-top-20-on-billboard-200-mccartneys-ram |title=Chart Moves: Kimbra Debuts in Top 20 on Billboard 200, McCartney's 'Ram' Returns |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=June 1, 2012 |access-date=June 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014103044/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1095059/chart-moves-kimbra-debuts-in-top-20-on-billboard-200-mccartneys-ram |archive-date=October 14, 2013}}</ref> In Europe, the album debuted at number 47 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] with first-week sales of 2,822 copies,<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/official-charts-analysis-uk-suffers-lowest-album-sales-week-since-1996/048945 |title=Official Charts Analysis: UK suffers lowest album sales week since 1996 |work=[[Music Week]] |date=May 21, 2012 |access-date=June 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723062133/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/official-charts-analysis-uk-suffers-lowest-album-sales-week-since-1996/048945 |archive-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref> while reaching number one in Switzerland, number two in Germany, number three in France, number four in Austria and number eight in Belgium.<ref name="ultratop"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Beth Ditto]], [[Hannah Blilie]], and Nathan Howdeshell, except where noted
| all_writing = [[Beth Ditto]], Nathan Howdeshell, and Hannah Billie, except where noted
| title1 = Melody Emergency
| title1 = Melody Emergency
| length1 = 3:51
| length1 = 3:51
| title2 = [[Perfect World (Gossip song)|Perfect World]]
| title2 = [[Perfect World (Gossip song)|Perfect World]]
| note2 = Gossip, [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]], Luke Fitton, Toby Scott
| note2 = writers: Gossip, [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]], Luke Fitton, Toby Scott
| length2 = 4:27
| length2 = 4:27
| title3 = Get a Job
| title3 = Get a Job
| length3 = 4:59
| length3 = 4:59
| title4 = [[Move in the Right Direction]]
| title4 = [[Move in the Right Direction]]
| note4 = written by Gossip and [[Xenomania]]; composed by Higgins, [[Fred Falke]], Kieran Jones, Jason Resch, and Scott
| note4 = writers: Gossip, [[Xenomania]]
| length4 = 3:31
| length4 = 3:31
| title5 = Casualties of War
| title5 = Casualties of War
| length5 = 4:15
| length5 = 4:15
| title6 = Into the Wild
| title6 = Into the Wild
| length6 = 3:13
| length6 = 3:13
| title7 = Get Lost
| title7 = Get Lost
| length7 = 4:07
| length7 = 4:07
| title8 = Involved
| title8 = Involved
| length8 = 4:15
| length8 = 4:15
| title9 = Horns
| title9 = Horns
| length9 = 3:45
| length9 = 3:45
| title10 = I Won't Play
| title10 = I Won't Play
| length10 = 3:19
| length10 = 3:19
| title11 = Love in a Foreign Place
| title11 = Love in a Foreign Place
| length11 = 4:22
| length11 = 4:22
}}
}}

{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = European [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] bonus tracks<ref name="itunes">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-joyful-noise/id520505439 |title=A Joyful Noise by Gossip |publisher=iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc |accessdate=May 26, 2012}}</ref>
| headline = European [[iTunes Store]] bonus tracks<ref name="itunes">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-joyful-noise/id520505439 |title=A Joyful Noise by Gossip |website=iTunes Store |date=11 May 2012 |location=United Kingdom |access-date=May 26, 2012}}</ref>
| collapsed = yes
| title12 = Perfect World
| title12 = Perfect World
| note12 = Rory Phillips Mix
| note12 = Rory Phillips Mix
| length12 = 5:04
| length12 = 5:04
| title13 = Move in the Right Direction
| title13 = Move in the Right Direction
| note13 = [[Classixx]] Remix
| note13 = [[Classixx]] Remix
| length13 = 4:38
| length13 = 4:38
| title14 = Perfect World
| title14 = Perfect World
| note14 = video
| note14 = video
| length14 = 3:49
| length14 = 3:49
}}
}}

{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = German extended edition bonus track<ref name="extended">{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.de/Gossip/A-Joyful-Noise-Extended-Edition/P/2654475 |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise Extended Edition |language=German |publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Entertainment Germany]] |accessdate=December 24, 2012}}</ref>
| headline = [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] Germany digital bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/Joyful-Noise-Bonustracks-exklusiv-Amazon/dp/B0080KSURM |title=A Joyful Noise (inkl. Bonustracks / exklusiv bei Amazon.de): Gossip: MP3-Downloads |website=Amazon |language=de |location=Germany |access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref>

| collapsed = yes
| title12 = Seems So Bad
| title12 = [[Heavy Cross]]
| length12 = 4:03
| length12 = 4:02

| title13 = [[Standing in the Way of Control (song)|Standing in the Way of Control]]
| note13 = live
| length13 = 4:49

| title14 = [[Listen Up! (Gossip song)|Listen Up]]
| note14 = live
| length14 = 4:42
}}
}}

{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = German extended edition bonus disc<ref name="extended"/>
| headline = German extended edition bonus track<ref name="sonymusic.de"/>

| collapsed = yes
| title12 = Seems So Bad
| title1 = [[Love Long Distance]]
| length12 = 4:03
| note1 = [[1LIVE]] in [[Dortmund]]
}}
| length1 = 4:21

| title2 = [[Listen Up! (Gossip song)|Listen Up!]]
{{Track listing
| note2 = 1LIVE in Dortmund
| headline = German extended edition bonus disc<ref name="sonymusic.de"/>
| length2 = 5:10

| title3 = Melody Emergency
| title1 = [[Love Long Distance]]
| note3 = 1LIVE in Dortmund
| note1 = [[1LIVE]] in [[Dortmund]]
| length3 = 3:59
| length1 = 4:21
| title4 = [[Men in Love]]

| note4 = 1LIVE in Dortmund
| title2 = Listen Up!
| length4 = 3:37
| note2 = 1LIVE in Dortmund
| title5 = Get a Job
| length2 = 5:10
| note5 = 1LIVE in Dortmund

| length5 = 4:52
| title3 = Melody Emergency
| title6 = Perfect World
| note3 = 1LIVE in Dortmund
| note6 = [[Remix Artist Collective|RAC]] Mix
| length6 = 4:13
| length3 = 3:59

| title7 = Perfect World
| title4 = [[Men in Love (song)|Men in Love]]
| note7 = [[Seamus Haji]] Remix Radio Edit
| note4 = 1LIVE in Dortmund
| length7 = 3:04
| length4 = 3:37
| title8 = Perfect World

| note8 = [[Playgroup (band)|Playgroup]] Nude Mix
| length8 = 8:06
| title5 = Get a Job
| note5 = 1LIVE in Dortmund
| title9 = Move in the Right Direction
| length5 = 4:52
| note9 = [[CSS (band)|CSS]] Remix

| length9 = 4:02
| title6 = Perfect World
| title10 = Move in the Right Direction
| note6 = [[Remix Artist Collective|RAC]] Mix
| note10 = Seamus Haji Radio Edit
| length10 = 3:53
| length6 = 4:13

| title11 = Move in the Right Direction
| title7 = Perfect World
| note11 = Gossip vs [[Kaz James]] Remix
| note7 = [[Seamus Haji]] Remix Radio Edit
| length11 = 6:34
| length7 = 3:04
| title12 = Get a Job

| note12 = [[Peter Rauhofer]] Remix
| title8 = Perfect World
| length12 = 8:47
| note8 = [[Playgroup (band)|Playgroup]] Nude Mix
| title13 = Get a Job
| length8 = 8:06
| note13 = [[Scissor Sisters]] Remix

| length13 = 6:14
| title9 = Move in the Right Direction
| title14 = Get a Job
| note14 = Wankelmut Remix
| note9 = [[CSS (band)|CSS]] Remix
| length14 = 7:21
| length9 = 4:02

| title10 = Move in the Right Direction
| note10 = Seamus Haji Radio Edit
| length10 = 3:53

| title11 = Move in the Right Direction
| note11 = Gossip vs [[Kaz James]] Remix
| length11 = 6:34

| title12 = Get a Job
| note12 = [[Peter Rauhofer]] Remix
| length12 = 8:47

| title13 = Get a Job
| note13 = [[Scissor Sisters]] Remix
| length13 = 6:14

| title14 = Get a Job
| note14 = [[Wankelmut]] Remix
| length14 = 7:21
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks<ref name="japan"/>

| title12 = Perfect World
| note12 = RAC Mix
| length12 = 4:14

| title13 = Move in the Right Direction
| note13 = Classixx Remix
| length13 = 4:38

| title14 = Perfect World
| note14 = Seamus Haji Remix
| length14 = 6:24
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Credits for ''A Joyful Noise'' adapted from album liner notes.<ref>{{cite album-notes |title=A Joyful Noise |artist=[[Gossip (band)|Gossip]] |year=2012 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=[[Columbia Records]] |publisherid=88691982652}}</ref>
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''A Joyful Noise''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=A Joyful Noise |type=liner notes |others=[[Gossip (band)|Gossip]] |publisher=[[Columbia Records]] |year=2012 |id=88691982652}}</ref>


;Gossip
===Gossip===
* [[Beth Ditto]] – vocals
* Gossip – additional production
* [[Hannah Blilie|Hannah Billie]] – drums, percussion
* [[Beth Ditto]] – vocals, guitars in the "Move In The Right Direction", piano in the "Perfect World
* Nathan Howdeshell – live bass, guitars, keyboards, programming
", spoken words in the "Get A Job"
* [[Hannah Blilie]] – drums, percussion
* Nathan Howdeshell – guitar, keyboards, live bass, programming


;Additional personnel
===Additional musicians===
* Jeremy Sherrer – additional percussion
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* Jerry Bouthier – additional programming
* [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]] – additional programming {{small|(all tracks)}}; additional composition {{small|(track 4)}}
* [[Rich Costey]] – mixing <small>(1–3)</small>
* Tom Coyne – mastering
* [[Fred Falke]] – additional programming
* Luke Fitton – additional programming
* Luke Fitton – additional programming
* Owen Parker – additional programming
* [[Serban Ghenea]] – mixing <small>(8)</small>
* Andrea Gorgerino – additional programming
* Toby Scott – additional programming {{small|(all tracks)}}; additional composition {{small|(track 4)}}
* Matt Gray – additional programming <small>(all tracks)</small>; mixing <small>(4–7, 9–10)</small>
* Matt Gray – additional programming
* John Hanes – mix engineer <small>(8)</small>
* [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]] – additional programming, producer <small>(all tracks)</small>; mixing <small>(4–7, 9–11)</small>
* Joshua Jenkin – additional programming
* Joshua Jenkin – additional programming
* Kieran Jones – additional programming
* Chris Kasych – logic engineer <small>(1–3)</small>
* Mike Larremore – additional photography
* Jeri Lynn – art direction
* Sam Martin – additional programming
* Sam Martin – additional programming
* Owen Parker – additional programming
* [[Jerry Bouthier]] – additional programming
* Andrea Gorgerino – additional programming
* Tara Perkins – management
* [[Fred Falke]] – additional programming {{small|(all tracks)}}; additional composition {{small|(track 4)}}
* Jason Resch – additional programming {{small|(all tracks)}}; additional composition {{small|(track 4)}}
* Kieran Jones – additional programming {{small|(all tracks)}}; additional composition {{small|(track 4)}}

===Technical===
* Brian Higgins – production {{small|(all tracks)}}; mixing {{small|(tracks 4–7, 9–11)}}
* [[Gossip (band)|Gossip]] – additional production
* Toby Scott – special production assistance, engineering {{small|(all tracks)}}; mixing {{small|(tracks 4–7, 9–11)}}
* Jeremy Sherrer – engineering
* Ben Taylor – recording engineering assistance
* Matt Gray – mixing {{small|(tracks 4–7, 9–10)}}
* [[Rich Costey]] – mixing {{small|(tracks 1–3)}}
* Chris Kasych – logic engineering {{small|(tracks 1–3)}}
* Serban Ghenea – mixing {{small|(track 8)}}
* John Hanes – engineering for mix {{small|(track 8)}}
* Phil Seaford – engineering assistance {{small|(track 8)}}
* Tom Coyne – mastering

===Artwork===
* [[Rankin (photographer)|Rankin]] – photography
* [[Rankin (photographer)|Rankin]] – photography
* Jason Resch – additional programming
* Mike Larremore – additional photography
* Jeri Lynn – art direction
* Toby Scott – additional programming, engineer, special production assistant <small>(all tracks)</small>; mixing <small>(4–7, 9–11)</small>
* Phil Seaford – assistant engineer <small>(8)</small>
* Jeremy Sherrer – additional percussion, engineer
* Ben Taylor – assistant recording engineer
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==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''A Joyful Noise''
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Argentine Albums ([[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|CAPIF]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://adminlic.capif.org.ar/sis_resultados_rankings_web.aspx |title=Ranking Semanal Pop |language=Spanish |publisher=[[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers]] |date=May 20, 2012 |access-date=April 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110035036/http://adminlic.capif.org.ar/sis_resultados_rankings_web.aspx |archive-date=November 10, 2011}} ''Note: Define search parameters as "Ranking Semanal Pop" and "20/05/2012".''</ref>
!scope="col"|Chart (2012)
| 10
!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Australia|35|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=May 28, 2012}}
!scope="row"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gossip&titel=A+Joyful+Noise&cat=a |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |publisher=australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=May 28, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|35
|-
|-
{{album chart|Austria|4|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2012}}
!scope="row"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austrian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Gossip&titel=A+Joyful+Noise&cat=a |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |language=German |publisher=austriancharts.at. Hung Medien |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|8|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2012|refname="ultratop"}}
!scope="row"|[[Ultratop|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Flanders)<ref name="ultratop">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Gossip&titel=A+Joyful+Noise&cat=a |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |language=Dutch |publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|8
|-
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|14|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2012}}
!scope="row"|[[Ultratop|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Gossip&titel=A+Joyful+Noise&cat=a |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |language=French |publisher=Ultratop. Hung Medien |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|14
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html |title=Top 100 Albums in Canada |publisher=[[Jam!]] [[Canoe.ca]] |date=May 23, 2012 |accessdate=June 1, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="row"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canadian Albums]] ([[Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20041226005640/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 26, 2004 |title=Albums : Top 100 |website=[[Jam!]] |date=May 23, 2012 |access-date=June 1, 2012 }}</ref>
| 87
|align="center"|87
|-
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|37|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=May 25, 2012}}
!scope="row"|[[IFPI Denmark|Danish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gossip&titel=A+Joyful+Noise&cat=a |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |publisher=danishcharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=May 25, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|37
|-
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|35|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2012}}
!scope="row"|[[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Gossip&titel=A+Joyful+Noise&cat=a |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |language=Dutch |publisher=dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|35
|-
|-
{{album chart|Finland|44|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2017}}
!scope="row"|[[The Official Finnish Charts|Finnish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gossip&titel=A+Joyful+Noise&cat=a |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |publisher=finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=May 25, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|44
|-
|-
{{album chart|France|3|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=May 26, 2012}}
!scope="row"|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gossip&titel=A+Joyful+Noise&cat=a |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |language=French |publisher=lescharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=May 26, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|2|id=197399|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=August 1, 2015}}
!scope="row"|[[Media Control Charts|German Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Gossip&title=A+Joyful+Noise&country=de |title=Gossip, A Joyful Noise |language=German |publisher=charts.de. [[Media Control Charts|Media Control]] |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[IFPI Greece|Greek Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm |title=Top-75 Albums Sales Chart – Εβδομάδα 20/2012 |language=Greek |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/686UYcM3h |archivedate=June 1, 2012 |accessdate=June 1, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm |title=Top-75 Albums Sales Chart – Εβδομάδα 20/2012 |language=el |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]] |access-date=June 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606041439/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2012}}</ref>
| 39
|align="center"|39
|-
|-
{{album chart|Ireland|66|year=2012|week=20|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2012}}
!scope="row"|[[Irish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=20 |title=Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 17 May 2012 |publisher=[[Chart-Track]]. [[Irish Recorded Music Association]] |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|66
|-
|-
{{album chart|Italy|48|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=August 1, 2015}}
!scope="row"|[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|Italian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=2012&mese=05&id=408 |title=Artisti – Classifica settimanale dal 14/05/2012 al 20/05/2012 |language=Italian |publisher=[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry]] |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|48
|-
|-
{{album chart|Poland|34|id=738|rowheader=true|access-date=June 1, 2012}}
!scope="row"|[[Polish Music Charts|Polish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=738&lang=en |title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży |publisher=[[OLiS]] |date=June 4, 2012 |accessdate=June 1, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|34
|-
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|51|date=20120520|rowheader=true|access-date=August 1, 2015}}
!scope="row"|[[Productores de Música de España|Spanish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gossip&titel=A+Joyful+Noise&cat=a |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |publisher=spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=May 28, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|38
|-
|-
{{album chart|Spain|38|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=May 28, 2012}}
!scope="row"|[[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gossip&titel=A+Joyful+Noise&cat=a |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise |publisher=swisscharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Gossip|album=A Joyful Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2012}}
!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/ |title=Official UK Albums Top 100 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=May 26, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/67pWfTECU |archivedate=May 21, 2012 |accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|47
|-
|-
{{album chart|UK|47|artist=Gossip|rowheader=true|access-date=August 1, 2015}}
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="bbcharts">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/alternative-albums?order=gainer |title=Alternative Albums – Week of June 09, 2012 |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=June 1, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|100
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|100|artist=Gossip|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2017}}
!scope="row"|US Alternative Albums<ref name="bbcharts"/>
|align="center"|20
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|20|artist=Gossip|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2017}}
!scope="row"|US Rock Albums<ref name="bbcharts"/>
|-
|align="center"|35
{{album chart|BillboardRock|35|artist=Gossip|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2017}}
|}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''A Joyful Noise''
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2012 |title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2012 |website=austriancharts.at |language=de |access-date=August 1, 2015}}</ref>
!scope="col"|Chart (2012)
| 53
!scope="col"|Position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Austrian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/albumyear/ |title=Ö3 Austria Top 40Longplay Charts 2012 |language=German |publisher=[[Ö3 Austria Top 40]] |accessdate=January 3, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2012&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2012Albums |language=nl |publisher=[[Ultratop]] |access-date=December 23, 2012}}</ref>
| 59
|align="center"|53
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2012&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2012 |language=Dutch |publisher=Ultratop. Hung Medien |accessdate=December 23, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2012&cat=a |title=Rapports annuels 2012 – Albums |language=fr |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=December 23, 2012}}</ref>
| 92
|align="center"|59
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2012&cat=a |title=Rapports Annuels 2012 |language=French |publisher=Ultratop. Hung Medien |accessdate=December 23, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-annuel/top-album-megafusion-annuel/?ye=2012 |title=Top Albums annuel (physique + téléchargement + streaming) – 2012 |language=fr |publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] |access-date=December 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817214319/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-annuel/top-album-megafusion-annuel/?ye=2012 |archive-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>
| 62
|align="center"|92
|-
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.viva.tv/charts/54-viva-jahrescharts-2012-album?page=4 |title=VIVA Jahrescharts 2012 Album |language=German |publisher=[[VIVA (TV station)|VIVA]]. [[Viacom International Media Networks (Europe)|Viacom International Media Networks]] |accessdate=January 5, 2013}}</ref>
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2012 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 2012 |language=de |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |access-date=August 1, 2015}}</ref>
| 36
|align="center"|36
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Swiss Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2012 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2012 |publisher=swisscharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=December 30, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2012/alben |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012 |website=hitparade.ch |language=de |access-date=April 1, 2022}}</ref>
| 42
|align="center"|42
|}
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Gossip|title=A Joyful Noise|award=Gold|type=album|certref=<ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Gossip|title=A Joyful Noise|accessdate=December 28, 2012}}</ref>|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Gossip|title=A Joyful Noise|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2012|certyear=2012|date=October 24, 2012|access-date=December 4, 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Gossip|title=A Joyful Noise|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2012|access-date=December 28, 2012}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Gossip|title=A Joyful Noise|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2012|access-date=June 12, 2013}}
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==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for ''A Joyful Noise''
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Edition
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| Germany
| rowspan="2"| May 11, 2012
| {{hlist|[[Compact disc|CD]]|[[LP record|LP]]|[[music download|digital download]]}}
| rowspan="7"| Standard
| [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]
| align="center"| <ref name="sonymusic.de">{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.de/Gossip/A-Joyful-Noise-Extended-Edition/P/2654475 |title=Gossip – A Joyful Noise – Extended Edition |language=de |publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Entertainment Germany]] |access-date=December 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117052951/http://www.sonymusic.de/Gossip/A-Joyful-Noise-Extended-Edition/P/2654475 |archive-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/A-Joyful-Noise-Gossip/dp/B007XUK21C |title=A Joyful Noise: Gossip: MP3-Downloads |website=Amazon |language=de |location=Germany |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305132125/http://www.amazon.de/A-Joyful-Noise-Gossip/dp/B007XUK21C |archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Ireland
| {{hlist|CD|digital download}}
| [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmv.ie/A-joyful-noise-Gossip/movies-games-entertainment/pd/67471 |title=A Joyful Noise – Gossip (CD) |publisher=[[HMV Ireland]] |access-date=August 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801212914/http://www.hmv.ie/A-joyful-noise-Gossip/movies-games-entertainment/pd/67471 |archive-date=August 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ie.7digital.com/artist/gossip/release/a-joyful-noise |title=A Joyful Noise by Gossip |website=7digital |location=Ireland |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708112909/http://ie.7digital.com/artist/gossip/release/a-joyful-noise |archive-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| France
| rowspan="2"| May 14, 2012
| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|CD|LP|digital download}}
| Sony
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://musique.fnac.com/a4120951/Gossip-A-joyful-noise-CD-album |title=A joyful noise – Gossip – CD album |language=fr |publisher=[[Fnac]] |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://musique.fnac.com/a4121061/Gossip-A-joyful-noise-Vinyle-album |title=A joyful noise – Gossip – Vinyle album |language=fr |publisher=Fnac |access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B007XDH04Q |title=A Joyful Noise: Gossip: Téléchargements MP3 |website=Amazon |language=fr |location=France |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom
| Columbia
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joyful-Noise-Gossip/dp/B007IX00Y8 |title=A Joyful Noise [CD]: Gossip |website=Amazon |location=United Kingdom |access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joyful-Noise-VINYL-Gossip/dp/B007MWRR7I |title=A Joyful Noise [Vinyl]: Gossip |website=Amazon |location=United Kingdom |access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Joyful-Noise-Gossip/dp/B007XQ3XR6 |title=A Joyful Noise: Gossip: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |location=United Kingdom |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322171540/http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Joyful-Noise-Gossip/dp/B007XQ3XR6 |archive-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| May 18, 2012
| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|CD|digital download}}
| Sony
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2208732/A_Joyful_Noise |title=A Joyful Noise |publisher=[[Sanity (music store)|Sanity]] |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zdigital.com.au/artist/gossip/release/a-joyful-noise |title=A Joyful Noise by Gossip |website=[[7digital|zdigital]] |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801213159/https://www.zdigital.com.au/artist/gossip/release/a-joyful-noise |archive-date=August 1, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| May 22, 2012
| Columbia
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Joyful-Noise-Gossip/dp/B007IX00Y8 |title=A Joyful Noise: Gossip |website=Amazon |location=United States |access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/A-Joyful-Noise-Gossip/dp/B0083HBAMO |title=A Joyful Noise: Gossip: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |location=United States |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320223152/http://www.amazon.com/A-Joyful-Noise-Gossip/dp/B0083HBAMO |archive-date=March 20, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Japan
| June 13, 2012
| CD
| rowspan="2"| Sony
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 29 June 2024

A Joyful Noise
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
Studio
  • KBC (Portland, Oregon)
  • Xenomania (Kent, England)
Genre
Length44:04
LabelColumbia
Producer
Gossip chronology
Music for Men
(2009)
A Joyful Noise
(2012)
Real Power
(2024)
Singles from A Joyful Noise
  1. "Perfect World"
    Released: March 13, 2012[1]
  2. "Move in the Right Direction"
    Released: June 29, 2012[2]
  3. "Get a Job"
    Released: April 5, 2013[3]

A Joyful Noise is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Gossip, released on May 11, 2012, by Columbia Records. The album was produced by Xenomania founder Brian Higgins.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Clash6/10[6]
Drowned in Sound4/10[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Independent[10]
NME3/10[11]
Pitchfork5.9/10[12]
PopMatters5/10[13]
Slant Magazine[14]

A Joyful Noise received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 60, based on 24 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[4] Andy Gill of The Independent gave the album four out of five stars, writing that "the involvement of Brian Higgins on A Joyful Noise enables the group to break new ground with confidence".[10] The Guardian's Caroline Sullivan gave the album three out of five stars and stated that "it's Girls Aloud producer Higgins to the rescue, with a sound influenced by Abba and Madonna. Having said that, Gossip—especially Beth Ditto, in waspishly fine voice here—seem very much at home with it."[9] However, Priya Elan of NME felt that "[g]ood moments are squandered by unsatisfying choruses and/or weak lyrics."[11] The Independent on Sunday's Simon Price expressed that after a few years of career, Ditto "already feels like a footnote", adding that the band pairing up with Higgins "should be a stroke of genius, but Higgins has caught Ditto & co at a point where they appear to have disastrously lost their fire."[15]

Commercial performance

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A Joyful Noise debuted at number 100 on the Billboard 200, selling 5,000 copies in its first week.[16] In Europe, the album debuted at number 47 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 2,822 copies,[17] while reaching number one in Switzerland, number two in Germany, number three in France, number four in Austria and number eight in Belgium.[18]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Beth Ditto, Nathan Howdeshell, and Hannah Billie, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Melody Emergency"3:51
2."Perfect World" (writers: Gossip, Brian Higgins, Luke Fitton, Toby Scott)4:27
3."Get a Job"4:59
4."Move in the Right Direction" (writers: Gossip, Xenomania)3:31
5."Casualties of War"4:15
6."Into the Wild"3:13
7."Get Lost"4:07
8."Involved"4:15
9."Horns"3:45
10."I Won't Play"3:19
11."Love in a Foreign Place"4:22
European iTunes Store bonus tracks[19]
No.TitleLength
12."Perfect World" (Rory Phillips Mix)5:04
13."Move in the Right Direction" (Classixx Remix)4:38
14."Perfect World" (video)3:49
Amazon Germany digital bonus tracks[20]
No.TitleLength
12."Heavy Cross"4:02
13."Standing in the Way of Control" (live)4:49
14."Listen Up" (live)4:42
German extended edition bonus track[21]
No.TitleLength
12."Seems So Bad"4:03
German extended edition bonus disc[21]
No.TitleLength
1."Love Long Distance" (1LIVE in Dortmund)4:21
2."Listen Up!" (1LIVE in Dortmund)5:10
3."Melody Emergency" (1LIVE in Dortmund)3:59
4."Men in Love" (1LIVE in Dortmund)3:37
5."Get a Job" (1LIVE in Dortmund)4:52
6."Perfect World" (RAC Mix)4:13
7."Perfect World" (Seamus Haji Remix Radio Edit)3:04
8."Perfect World" (Playgroup Nude Mix)8:06
9."Move in the Right Direction" (CSS Remix)4:02
10."Move in the Right Direction" (Seamus Haji Radio Edit)3:53
11."Move in the Right Direction" (Gossip vs Kaz James Remix)6:34
12."Get a Job" (Peter Rauhofer Remix)8:47
13."Get a Job" (Scissor Sisters Remix)6:14
14."Get a Job" (Wankelmut Remix)7:21
Japanese edition bonus tracks[22]
No.TitleLength
12."Perfect World" (RAC Mix)4:14
13."Move in the Right Direction" (Classixx Remix)4:38
14."Perfect World" (Seamus Haji Remix)6:24

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Joyful Noise.[23]

Gossip

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  • Beth Ditto – vocals
  • Hannah Billie – drums, percussion
  • Nathan Howdeshell – live bass, guitars, keyboards, programming

Additional musicians

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  • Jeremy Sherrer – additional percussion
  • Brian Higgins – additional programming (all tracks); additional composition (track 4)
  • Luke Fitton – additional programming
  • Owen Parker – additional programming
  • Toby Scott – additional programming (all tracks); additional composition (track 4)
  • Matt Gray – additional programming
  • Joshua Jenkin – additional programming
  • Sam Martin – additional programming
  • Jerry Bouthier – additional programming
  • Andrea Gorgerino – additional programming
  • Fred Falke – additional programming (all tracks); additional composition (track 4)
  • Jason Resch – additional programming (all tracks); additional composition (track 4)
  • Kieran Jones – additional programming (all tracks); additional composition (track 4)

Technical

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  • Brian Higgins – production (all tracks); mixing (tracks 4–7, 9–11)
  • Gossip – additional production
  • Toby Scott – special production assistance, engineering (all tracks); mixing (tracks 4–7, 9–11)
  • Jeremy Sherrer – engineering
  • Ben Taylor – recording engineering assistance
  • Matt Gray – mixing (tracks 4–7, 9–10)
  • Rich Costey – mixing (tracks 1–3)
  • Chris Kasych – logic engineering (tracks 1–3)
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (track 8)
  • John Hanes – engineering for mix (track 8)
  • Phil Seaford – engineering assistance (track 8)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Artwork

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  • Rankin – photography
  • Mike Larremore – additional photography
  • Jeri Lynn – art direction

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for A Joyful Noise
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[51] Gold 50,000*
Germany (BVMI)[52] Gold 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[53] Gold 15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for A Joyful Noise
Region Date Format Edition Label Ref(s)
Germany May 11, 2012 Standard Sony [21][54]
Ireland
  • CD
  • digital download
Columbia [55][56]
France May 14, 2012
  • CD
  • LP
  • digital download
Sony [57][58][59]
United Kingdom Columbia [60][61][62]
Australia May 18, 2012
  • CD
  • digital download
Sony [63][64]
United States May 22, 2012 Columbia [65][66]
Japan June 13, 2012 CD Sony [22]
Germany November 2, 2012
  • 2-CD
  • digital download
Extended [21][67]

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