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{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox Album
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| Name = Young Modern
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2012}}
| Type = [[Album]]
{{Infobox album
| Longtype =
| Artist = [[Silverchair]]
| name = Young Modern
| type = studio
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| artist = [[Silverchair]]
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{{flagicon|Australia}} [[March 31]], [[2007 in music|2007]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[July 24]], [[2007 in music|2007]]
| Recorded = [[2006 in music|2006]]
| alt =
| released = 31 March 2007 (Australia)
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| recorded = April–November 2006
| Length = 45:12 (without bonus Australian [[iTunes]] track)
| Label = Eleven Records
| studio = {{flatlist|
* Seedy Underbelly Studios, Los Angeles
| Producer = [[Daniel Johns]]<br>[[Nick Launay]]
* [[Metalworks Studios]], [[Mississauga]], Canada
| Reviews =
}}
| Reviews =
| Reviews =
| genre = * [[Alternative rock]]
* [[baroque pop]]
* Xdafied {{rating-5|5}} [http://www.xdafied.com.au/music/reviews/11.html link]
* [[art rock]]
*[[PopMatters]] {{rating-10|3}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/33751/silverchair-young-modern/ link]
| length = 45:15
*[[Entertainment Weekly]] (A-) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20046855,00.html link]
| label = * [[Eleven: A Music Company|Eleven]]
*[[Rolling Stone]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15567484/review/15825602/young_modern link]
* EastWest
| Last album = ''[[Diorama (album)|Diorama]]''<br>(2002)
| producer = * [[Daniel Johns]]
| This album = '''''Young Modern'''''<br>(2007)
* [[Nick Launay]]
| Next album = N/A<br>
| prev_title = [[Live from Faraway Stables]]
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| name = Young Modern
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| single1 = [[Straight Lines (song)|Straight Lines]]
| Name = Young Modern
| single1date = 10 March 2007
| Type = studio
| single 1 = [[Straight Lines]]
| single2 = [[Reflections of a Sound]]
| single 1 date = [[March 10]], [[2007]]
| single2date = 14 July 2007
| single 2 = [[Reflections of a Sound]]
| single3 = [[If You Keep Losing Sleep]]
| single 2 date = [[July 14]], [[2007]]
| single3date = 9 October 2007
| single4 = [[Mind Reader (Silverchair song)|Mind Reader]]
}}
| single4date = 23 February 2008
}}
}}
}}
'''''Young Modern''''' is the fifth [[album]] by the [[Australian]] band [[Silverchair]], which was released on [[March 31]], [[2007]]. It is the first album to ever chart as number one on [[iTunes]] through orders taken for the album before its release<ref>[http://www.chairpage.com/news/news.htm Silverchair #1 on iTunes!!]</ref>. ''Young Modern'' débuted at number one on the Australian albums chart ([[ARIA]]) on [[April 9]], [[2007]].


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''Young Modern'' has also helped Silverchair make history, making them the first Australian band to ever have five #1 albums. This is greater than the achievements of [[Cold Chisel]] and [[Midnight Oil]] who had four #1 albums each.


'''''Young Modern''''' is the fifth and final studio album by Australian [[alternative rock]] band [[Silverchair]], released in Australia on 31 March 2007<ref name="aria">{{Cite web |date=10 March 2008 |title=CONGRATULATIONS to the artists who achieved #1's on the 2007 MOTOROLA ARIA CHARTS, and thanks to everyone who helped make last Thursday's 6th ARIA #1 CHART AWARDS a spectacular success … |url=https://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/ARIAnumber1100308.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719130556/https://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/ARIAnumber1100308.pdf |archive-date=19 July 2008 |access-date=18 September 2020 |website=ARIA.com}}</ref> and in the United States on 24 July 2007<ref name="nme">{{Cite web |date=24 July 2007 |title=This week's US releases: 24 July 2007 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/manic-street-preachers-299-1399116 |website=NME}}</ref> and co-produced by [[Daniel Johns]] and [[Nick Launay]]. The title comes from a nickname given to Daniel Johns by composer [[Van Dyke Parks]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 January 2008 |title=Daniel Johns (Silverchair) Interview |url=http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004115.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111050811/http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004115.html |archive-date=11 January 2008 |access-date=18 September 2020 |website=Modern Guitars Magazine}}</ref> The tracks "[[Straight Lines (song)|Straight Lines]]", "[[Reflections of a Sound]]", "[[If You Keep Losing Sleep]]" and "[[Mind Reader (Silverchair song)|Mind Reader]]" were released as singles. ''Young Modern'' entered the [[ARIA Charts|Australian albums chart]] at No. 1 on 15 April 2007, their fifth consecutive album to do this, making Silverchair the first band to accomplish this feat in Australia.<ref name="aria"/> The album was certified Triple Platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]],<ref name="aria"/> peaked at No. 70 on the US [[Billboard 200]] chart and opened at No. 8 on the New Zealand [[Recorded Music NZ|albums chart]]. ''Young Modern'' won six [[ARIA Awards]] in 2007, including Best Group, Best Rock Album, Single of the Year (for "[[Straight Lines (song)|Straight Lines]]") and Album of the Year. At the [[J Awards of 2007]], the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.<ref name="2007winner">{{cite web|title = The J Award 2007|website = [[Triple J]]|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jawards/07/|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|year=2007|access-date=15 August 2020}}</ref>
The album reached #70 in the U.S.


==Recording and Production==
==Recording and production==
Silverchair spent five weeks in the Australian [[Hunter Region]] in late 2005 to practise and sharpen material that [[Daniel Johns]] had previously written. Following this, the band recorded intermediate full band demo versions of the songs. To record the final versions of these songs, the band travelled to Los Angeles to record with record producer [[Nick Launay]] at Seedy Underbelly Studios. Johns co-produced the album alongside Launay.<ref name=Justpressplay>{{cite web|url=http://www.justpressplay.net/music-reviews/38-reviews/1186-silverchair.html|title=Young Modern Review|publisher=Justpressplay|access-date=8 October 2007|work=Jeremy Bustin}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> During the L.A. sessions, additional songs were written and recorded. [[Van Dyke Parks]] was hired to compose orchestral arrangements for three songs: "If You Keep Losing Sleep", "All Across the World" and the three part epic "Those Thieving Birds/Strange Behaviour".<ref name=SputnikMusic>{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=11579 |title=Young Modern Review|publisher=SputnikMusic|access-date=8 October 2007|work=Tyler Fisher}}</ref> Johns and Parks travelled to [[Prague]] to have the orchestral arrangements recorded by [[The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NQR8AQ|title=Young Modern&nbsp;— Silverchair&nbsp;— Product Description|access-date=8 December 2007}}</ref>
The band announced in 2005 that they had plans to record a new album in 2006. Work on ''Young Modern'' then began in 2006. During 2006, the band played a limited number of shows to test the new material on live audiences. The album was rumoured to be a solo double album by [[Daniel Johns]], who had already written enough songs to fill two albums. These rumours were later denied by Johns in the [[April 2006]] issue of ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]''<ref>[http://www.chairpage.com/news/album5/rsapril2006.htm Rolling Stone Article]</ref>.


Unlike previous Silverchair albums, ''Young Modern'' was funded [[Independent music|independently]] by the band rather than by a record label. This was done to "remove the added label pressures", according to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=silverchair|bio=true}}|title=Biography&nbsp;— Silverchair|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=8 December 2007}}</ref> The name ''Young Modern'' comes from a nickname given to Silverchair's lead singer, Johns, by Van Dyke Parks during their time working together on ''[[Diorama (Silverchair album)|Diorama]]'' in 2002.<ref name=AllMusicGuide>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1041337|pure_url=yes}}|title=Young Modern > Review|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=7 October 2007|work=Clayton Bolger}}</ref> The album features various guest appearances from Australian and international musicians such as [[Luke Steele (musician)|Luke Steele]], [[Julian Hamilton]] and [[Paul Mac]], the latter of whom performed with Johns as [[The Dissociatives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://openyoureyestomusic.blogspot.com/2007/04/silverchair-young-modern.html |title=Silverchair&nbsp;— Young Modern|publisher=[[Blogspot]]|work=Open Your Eyes|date=12 April 2007|access-date=8 December 2007}}</ref>
Following the brief tour with his project group [[The Dissociatives]], [[Daniel Johns]] made plans to release a solo album. While writing and recording home demos of the new songs, he decided that the works would better suit a group effort than a solo release. After reuniting with [[Chris Joannou|Joannou]] and [[Ben Gillies|Gillies]], Silverchair then spent five weeks in the Australian [[Hunter Valley]] in late [[2005 in music|2005]] to practice and sharpen Johns' new material. Following this, the band recorded intermediate full band demo versions of the songs. To record the final versions of these songs, the band travelled to [[Los Angeles]] to record with record producer [[Nick Launay]] at Seedy Underbelly Studios. Johns has remained the co-producer of the album. During the L.A. sessions, additional songs were written and recorded. [[Van Dyke Parks]] was hired to compose orchestral arrangements for three songs: If You Keep Losing Sleep, All Across The World and the 3 part epic Those Thieving Birds/Strange Behaviour. Johns and Parks travelled to [[Prague]] to have the orchestral arrangements recorded by the [[Czech Philharmonic Orchestra]].


==Album and single releases==
The album will feature various guest appearances from other Australian (and possibly international) musicians such as [[Luke Steele (singer)|Luke Steele]], [[Julian Hamilton]] and [[Paul Mac]] (who previously collaborated with Johns in ''[[The Dissociatives]]'' and enlisted both [[Chris Joannou|Joannou]] and [[Ben Gillies|Gillies]] for his solo album ''3000 Feet High'').
''Young Modern'' was released on 31 March 2007 in Australia,<ref name="aria"/> and 24 July 2007 in the United States of America.<ref name=JBHIFI>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/id/1008341|title=Young Modern (CD & DVD Version)|publisher=JB Hi Fi|access-date=7 December 2007|archive-date=3 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503164204/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/id/1008341|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="nme"/> The album was released in several versions—the original contained 11 songs, while the [[iTunes]] version contained an extra song, "English Garden" which featured [[Judith Durham]]. A limited edition DVD was also released, which contained a documentary entitled "The making of ''Young Modern''", as well as the "Straight Lines" music video.<ref name=JBHIFI /> The album's artwork (as well as the music video for "Reflections of a Sound") is a three-dimensional homage to [[Piet Mondrian|Mondrian]] art; specifically, it is a direct reference to ''[[Composition with Red Blue and Yellow]]'' and its variants.


The first single from ''Young Modern'', "Straight Lines", was released on 10 March 2007,<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 January 2007 |title=SILVERCHAIR To Debut New Single, Video This Friday |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/silverchair-to-debut-new-single-video-this-friday/ |website=Blabbermouth}}</ref> a week before the album's release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NIVN82|title=Siverchair Straight Lines|access-date=7 December 2007}}</ref> "Straight Lines" entered the [[ARIA Charts]] at No. 1 on 25 March 2007, and held that rank for four weeks.<ref name="Silverchair - Straight Lines">{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=297232&cat=s|title=Silverchair&nbsp;— Straight Lines|publisher=Australian-charts.com|access-date=8 December 2007}}</ref> It also peaked at No. 11 on the [[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]] charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Silverchair&titel=Straight+Lines&cat=s|title=Silverchair&nbsp;— Straight Lines|publisher=charts.nz|access-date=8 December 2007}}</ref> "Straight Lines" was certified double platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Singles.htm|title=ARIA Charts&nbsp;— Accreditations – 2007 Singles|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=8 December 2007}}</ref> On 28 October 2007, "Straight Lines" won Best Selling Australian Single at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2007]], as well as Single of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/winners-nominees-2007.php|title=2007 Winners and Nominees|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=8 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202042247/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/winners-nominees-2007.php <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=2 December 2007}}</ref>
Mixing the album resumed in January 2007. The band announced on their website that they were waiting for their mixer, David Botrill, to become available to finish the process.


The second single, "[[Reflections of a Sound]]", was released on 14 July 2007 as a [[digital single]].<ref name="Musichead">[http://www.musichead.com.au/site/artist.asp?actID=54614&newsID=17752&month=undefined&RandomNo=0.14753300330952415 Silverchair head back to the U.S.]. Musichead. Retrieved on 17 July 2007.</ref> The music video for "Reflections of a Sound" was first screened on 8 June 2007, and was produced by Damon Escott and Stephen Lance of Head Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toolfarm.com/2007/08/silverchair-reflections-of-sound.html|title=Silverchair&nbsp;— Reflections of a Sound|publisher=Toolfarm|work=Inspirations|author= Michele Yamazaki|access-date=8 December 2007}}</ref>
The album was released on [[March 31]], [[2007]]; the first confirmed single "[[Straight Lines (song)|Straight Lines]]" made its radio and Internet début on [[February 2]], [[2007]]. The album was released in North America on [[July 24]], [[2007]].


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The album artwork seems to be heavily influenced by the "[[De Stijl]]" [[art movement]] (also known as neoplasticism) of the early [[20th century]]. It resembles the works of [[Piet Mondrian]].
The third single from ''Young Modern'' was "[[If You Keep Losing Sleep]]", released on 9 October 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7522924/a/If+You+Keep+Losing+Sleep.htm|title=If you Keep Losing Sleep|publisher=CDUniverse|access-date=7 December 2007}}</ref> The song spent one week on the ARIA charts at No. 16, before dropping out of the charts.<ref name="Silverchair - Straight Lines" /> The music video for "If You Keep Losing Sleep" was orchestrated by Van Dyke Parks, and was produced by Damon Escott and Stephen Lance, who also created the "Reflections of a Sound" video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/silverchair-if-you-keep-losing-sleep|title=Silverchair If You Keep Losing Sleep|date=27 October 2007|publisher=The Inspiration Room Daily|access-date=8 December 2007}}</ref> The video was described by [[Molly Meldrum]] as "the best video I've seen from Australia ever".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theguildfilm.com/movies/damon-and-stephen/silverchair/MollyReviewSunrise290807.mov |title=Molly Meldrum review of "If You Keep Losing Sleep" video|publisher=The Guild|access-date=8 December 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929061716/http://theguildfilm.com/movies/damon-and-stephen/silverchair/MollyReviewSunrise290807.mov |archive-date = 29 September 2007}}</ref> ''Young Modern'''s fourth single, "[[Mind Reader (Silverchair song)|Mind Reader]]", was released as an internet-only single on 23 February 2008. It had first appeared on radio in January that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessallareas.net.au/data/EEAAAuukuZJfLmuJlo.php |title=Missy & Silverchair top the charts for 2007!|publisher=Access All Areas.net|date=11 January 2008|access-date=14 March 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080202153302/http://www.accessallareas.net.au/data/EEAAAuukuZJfLmuJlo.php |archive-date = 2 February 2008}}</ref>
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==Singles==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
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{{Single entry
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=AllMusicGuide/>
| Name = Straight Lines
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| Cover = Straightlines.gif
| rev2Score = A−<ref name="EW"/>
| Released = [[March 10]], [[2007]]
| rev3 = ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]''
| Recorded =
| rev3score = {{rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite web|author=MIKAEL WOOD|url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/44162-silverchair-young-modern/ |title=Silverchair – CD Reviews |website=Thephoenix.com |date=23 July 2007 |access-date=10 October 2011}}</ref>
| Writer = [[Daniel Johns]]<br>[[Julian Hamilton]]
| rev4 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| Producer = [[Nick Launay]]<br>[[David Bottrill]]<br>[[Daniel Johns]]
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|10}}<ref name=PopMatters/>
| Info = <nowiki></nowiki>
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
{{main|Straight Lines (song)}}
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=RollingStone/>
}}


''Young Modern'' was received with high acclaim from reviewers. [[AllMusic]]'s review said the album contained "catchy melodic hooks, inspired lyrical themes, and stunning string arrangements", and called it the "pinnacle of the band's fascinating development". Reviewer Clayton Bolger heaped praise on most of the songs on the album, calling "Straight Lines" an "instant rock classic".<ref name=AllMusicGuide/>
"Straight Lines", made its début on the band's official site at Midday on [[February 2]], [[2007 in music|2007]]. The song's video clip was filmed at [[Sydney Olympic Park|Sydney's Olympic Park]] train station in [[November]] [[2006]] by [[AFI award]] winning Australian filmmakers [[Paul Goldman]] and [[Alice Bell]] and features the band on a makeshift stage playing the song for a small audience of forty fans. The fans were selected by a competition held by the band prior to shooting the clip. Goldman has previously directed film clips for various musical artists such as [[Elvis Costello]], [[Kylie Minogue]] and [[Nick Cave]]. Following this, the band held a special competition featuring fan directed videos for "Straight Lines", where entrants could use elements provided by the band to piece together a music video to be promoted on the band's [[MySpace]].


''[[Rolling Stone]]'' reviewer David Fricke called Silverchair's members "young (in their late twenties)...[and] aggressively modern",<ref name=RollingStone>{{cite web | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/young-modern-20070823 | title=Young Modern | author=David Fricke |work=Rolling Stone| date=23 August 2007 | access-date=7 October 2007}}</ref> and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called the album a "polished glam-rock suite".<ref name="EW">{{cite news | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20046855,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830132923/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20046855,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 August 2007 | title=Young Modern | author=Simon Vozick-Levinson |work=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=7 October 2007 | date=23 July 2007}}</ref> Sputnikmusic reviewer Tyler Fisher also approved of the album, although he did not think it was as good as it was made out to be, commenting "It is not as good as the ARIA awards will undoubtedly make it out to be but still one of the better mainstream listens of the year."<ref name=SputnikMusic />
| Chart position = <nowiki></nowiki>
* #1 {{AUS}}
* #11 {{NZL}}
}}
|}
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{{Single entry
| Name = Reflections of a Sound
| Cover =
| Released = [[July 14]], [[2007]]
| Recorded =
| Writer = [[Daniel Johns]]
| Producer = [[Nick Launay]]<br>[[David Bottrill]]<br>[[Daniel Johns]]
| Info = <nowiki></nowiki>
{{main|Reflections of a Sound}}


During his weekly entertainment segment on the popular Australian breakfast show ''[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]'', Australian music personality [[Molly Meldrum]] made a sincere comparison of the album to the classic [[The Beatles|Beatles]] album ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''.
The band announced that "Reflections of a Sound" would be the second single of Young Modern on their official website on [[June 6]], [[2007 in music|2007]]. They also stated that the music

video for the single would be premiered in the week following the announcement.
Nick Pearson of ''[[PopMatters]]'', meanwhile, was critical of the album. He began his review with the statement "Once you reach the level of intellectual maturity where you can tell the difference between cryptic but poetic lyrics and nonsensical crap, you have outgrown Silverchair", and continued in the same fashion throughout. Pearson unfavourably likened Johns to [[Kurt Cobain]], saying Johns shared a common inability: "[an] inability to write lyrics". His only praise was for the third single released from the album, "[[If You Keep Losing Sleep]]", stating "'If You Keep Losing Sleep' is proof that Silverchair are capable of recording interesting music".<ref name=PopMatters>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/silverchair-young-modern/ |title=Silverchair – Young Modern|author=Nick Pearson|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=7 October 2007}}</ref>
| Chart position = <nowiki></nowiki>

TBA
The song "Straight Lines" was featured as downloadable content for the video game ''Rock Band'' in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2010 |title=Rock Band Gets Dio, The Smiths, Underoath and More |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/10/rock-band-gets-dio-the-smiths-underoath-and-more |website=IGN}}</ref>
}}
|}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by Daniel Johns unless otherwise noted.<ref name=JBHIFI />


# "Young Modern Station" <small>(Johns, [[Julian Hamilton]])</small> – 3:11
On [[February 26]], the track listing for ''Young Modern'' was published on Silverchair's official website.
# "[[Straight Lines (song)|Straight Lines]]" <small>(Johns, Hamilton)</small> – 4:18
# "[[If You Keep Losing Sleep]]" – 3:20
# "[[Reflections of a Sound]]" – 4:09
# "Those Thieving Birds (Part 1) / Strange Behaviour / Those Thieving Birds (Part 2)" – 7:26
# "The Man That Knew Too Much" – 4:20
# "Waiting All Day" <small>(Johns, Hamilton)</small> – 4:29
# "[[Mind Reader (Silverchair song)|Mind Reader]]" <small>(Johns, Hamilton)</small> – 3:07
# "Low" – 3:48
# "Insomnia" – 3:06
# "All Across the World" – 4:01


'''[[iTunes Store]] bonus tracks'''
#<li value="12"> "English Garden" – 4:23 (featuring [[Judith Durham]])
# "Straight Lines" (The Presets Remix) – 3:53 (iTunes special edition)

'''Bonus DVD'''
#The making of ''Young Modern'' documentary.<ref name=JBHIFI />
#"Straight Lines" music video

* A vinyl version of the album has been made limited to 1000 copies worldwide (400 Available in Australia and 600 elsewhere)

==Personnel==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
'''Silverchair'''
* [[Ben Gillies]]&nbsp;– drums
* [[Chris Joannou]]&nbsp;– bass
* [[Daniel Johns]]&nbsp;– guitar, vocals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7446253/a/Young+Modern.htm |title=Silverchair Young Modern|publisher=CD Universe|access-date=13 October 2007}}</ref>

'''Production'''
* [[Nick Launay]], Daniel Johns&nbsp;– producing
* David Bottrill&nbsp;– mixing
* [[Bob Ludwig]]&nbsp;– mastering
{{col-break}}
'''Additional musicians'''
* Matt Appleton&nbsp;– brass
* [[Alain Johannes]]&nbsp;– slide guitar
* [[Czech Philharmonic Orchestra]]
*Michel Rose&nbsp;– pedal steel guitar
* [[Paul Mac]]&nbsp;– keyboards, programming
* [[Luke Steele (musician)|Luke Steele]]&nbsp;– guitar, backing vocals
* [[Nayo Wallace]]&nbsp;– backing vocals
* [[Judith Durham]]&nbsp;– guest vocalist on English Garden
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Chart (2007)
!Peak <br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Silverchair|album=Young Modern|access-date=25 March 2020|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|8|artist=Silverchair|album=Young Modern|access-date=25 March 2020|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|70|artist=Silverchair|access-date=5 April 2015|rowheader=true}}
|}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!scope="column"|Chart (2007)
!scope="column"|Position
|-
! scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2007/albums-chart |title=2007 ARIA Albums Charts|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
|9
|}

==Certifications==
{{certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Silverchair|title=Young Modern|award=Platinum|number= 3|relyear=2007|certyear=2007|access-date=19 March 2020 }}
{{certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! # !! width="300"|Title !! Songwriters!! Length
|-
|-
! Year
| 1. || "Young Modern Station" || <small>[[Daniel Johns]] and [[Julian Hamilton]]</small> || 3:11
! Award
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
|-
| rowspan="12"| 2007
| 2. || "[[Straight Lines (song)|Straight Lines]]" || <small>[[Daniel Johns]] and [[Julian Hamilton]]</small> || 4:18
| rowspan="8"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2007|ARIA Music Awards]]
| Album of the Year
| ''Young Modern''
| {{won}}<ref name="aria"/>
|-
|-
| Single of the Year
| 3. || "If You Keep Losing Sleep"* || <small>[[Daniel Johns]]</small> || 3:20
| "[[Straight Lines (song)|Straight Lines]]"
| {{won}}<ref name="aria"/>
|-
|-
| Highest Selling Single
| 4. || "[[Reflections of a Sound]]" || <small>[[Daniel Johns]]</small> || 4:09
| "Straight Lines"
| {{won}}<ref name="aria"/>
|-
|-
| Best Group
| 5. || "Those Thieving Birds (Part 1) / Strange Behaviour / Those Thieving Birds (Part 2)"* || <small>[[Daniel Johns]]</small> || 7:26
| Silverchair
| {{won}}<ref name="aria"/>
|-
|-
| Best Rock Album
| 6. || "The Man That Knew Too Much" || <small>[[Daniel Johns]]</small> || 4:19
| ''Young Modern''
| {{won}}<ref name="aria"/>
|-
|-
| Best Video
| 7. || "Waiting All Day" || <small>[[Daniel Johns]] and [[Julian Hamilton]]</small> || 4:28
| "Straight Lines"
| {{won}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 ARIA Awards Winners |url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/2007 |access-date=18 September 2020 |website=ARIA.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Highest Selling Album
| 8. || "Mind Reader" || <small>[[Daniel Johns]] and [[Julian Hamilton]]</small> || 3:07
| ''Young Modern''
| {{nom}}<ref name="aria"/>
|-
|-
| Best Cover Art
| 9. || "Low" || <small>[[Daniel Johns]]</small> || 3:48
| ''Young Modern''
| {{nom}}<ref name="aria"/>
|-
|-
| [[J Awards of 2007|J Awards]]
| 10. || "Insomnia" || <small>[[Daniel Johns]]</small> || 3:06
| Australian Album of the Year
| ''Young Modern''
| {{nom}}<ref name="2007winner"/>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007|MTV Australia Video Music Awards]]
| 11. || "All Across the World"* || <small>[[Daniel Johns]]</small> || 4:01
| Video Vanguard
| —
| {{won}}<ref name="mtv award">{{cite web|url=http://www.music.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=254593 |title=2007 MTV AVMAs winners and nominees | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905064410/http://www.music.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=254593 |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=[[Nine Network|Ninemsn]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Best Group
| 12. || "English Garden" <small>(iTunes Australia only)</small> || <small>''Unknown''</small> || 4:23
| "Straight Lines"
| {{nom}}<ref name="mtv award"/>
|-
|-
| Video of the Year
| "Straight Lines"
| {{nom}}<ref name="mtv award"/>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2008
| rowspan="3"| [[APRA Music Awards of 2008|APRA Music Awards]]
| Song of the Year
| "Straight Lines"
| {{won}}<ref name="2008APRAAwards">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/Nom04_song_of_year.asp |title=APRA Music Awards Song of the Year – 2004 Nominations |work=Australasian Performing Right Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070906173748/http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/Nom04_song_of_year.asp |archive-date=6 September 2007}}</ref>
|-
| Most Played Australian Work
| "Straight Lines"
| {{won}}<ref name="2008APRAAwards"/>
|-
| Songwriter of the Year
| Daniel Johns
| {{won}}<ref name="2008APRAAwards"/>
|}
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Includes orchestral arrangements by [[Van Dyke Parks]].

Included in the Limited Bonus DVD / iTunes Australian pre-order edition of ''Young Modern'' is the featurette "Making of ''Young Modern''" as well as the music video for "[[Straight Lines (song)|Straight Lines]]".

==B-sides, Outtakes, Demos==
# "Sleep All Day" - 3:16 - Demo from "Straight Lines" single
# "Don't Want To Be The One" - 4:14 - <small>(Robert Hirst, Peter Garrett, Martin Rotsey, Jim Moginie)</small> (Live cover of the 1981 [[Midnight Oil]] song from "Straight Lines" single, recorded during their 2006 [[Homebake]] performance)
# "English Garden" (Included on the iTunes Australia download edition of Young Modern as Bonus track & on the iTunes US "Straight Lines" single)

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| after = ''[[On a Clear Night]]'' by [[Missy Higgins]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.chairpage.com Silverchair Online]
*[http://www.silverchair.nu Silverchair.nu]


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Young Modern
Studio album by
Silverchair
Released31 March 2007 (Australia)
RecordedApril–November 2006
Studio
Genre
Length45:15
Label
Producer
Silverchair chronology
Live from Faraway Stables
(2003) 		Young Modern
(2007)
Singles from Young Modern
  1. "Straight Lines"
    Released: 10 March 2007
  2. "Reflections of a Sound"
    Released: 14 July 2007
  3. "If You Keep Losing Sleep"
    Released: 9 October 2007
  4. "Mind Reader"
    Released: 23 February 2008
"Straight Lines"
A 25-second sample from "Straight Lines"
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Young Modern is the fifth and final studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair, released in Australia on 31 March 2007[1] and in the United States on 24 July 2007[2] and co-produced by Daniel Johns and Nick Launay. The title comes from a nickname given to Daniel Johns by composer Van Dyke Parks.[3] The tracks "Straight Lines", "Reflections of a Sound", "If You Keep Losing Sleep" and "Mind Reader" were released as singles. Young Modern entered the Australian albums chart at No. 1 on 15 April 2007, their fifth consecutive album to do this, making Silverchair the first band to accomplish this feat in Australia.[1] The album was certified Triple Platinum by the ARIA,[1] peaked at No. 70 on the US Billboard 200 chart and opened at No. 8 on the New Zealand albums chart. Young Modern won six ARIA Awards in 2007, including Best Group, Best Rock Album, Single of the Year (for "Straight Lines") and Album of the Year. At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[4]

Recording and production

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Silverchair spent five weeks in the Australian Hunter Region in late 2005 to practise and sharpen material that Daniel Johns had previously written. Following this, the band recorded intermediate full band demo versions of the songs. To record the final versions of these songs, the band travelled to Los Angeles to record with record producer Nick Launay at Seedy Underbelly Studios. Johns co-produced the album alongside Launay.[5] During the L.A. sessions, additional songs were written and recorded. Van Dyke Parks was hired to compose orchestral arrangements for three songs: "If You Keep Losing Sleep", "All Across the World" and the three part epic "Those Thieving Birds/Strange Behaviour".[6] Johns and Parks travelled to Prague to have the orchestral arrangements recorded by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.[7]

Unlike previous Silverchair albums, Young Modern was funded independently by the band rather than by a record label. This was done to "remove the added label pressures", according to Billboard.[8] The name Young Modern comes from a nickname given to Silverchair's lead singer, Johns, by Van Dyke Parks during their time working together on Diorama in 2002.[9] The album features various guest appearances from Australian and international musicians such as Luke Steele, Julian Hamilton and Paul Mac, the latter of whom performed with Johns as The Dissociatives.[10]

Album and single releases

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Young Modern was released on 31 March 2007 in Australia,[1] and 24 July 2007 in the United States of America.[11][2] The album was released in several versions—the original contained 11 songs, while the iTunes version contained an extra song, "English Garden" which featured Judith Durham. A limited edition DVD was also released, which contained a documentary entitled "The making of Young Modern", as well as the "Straight Lines" music video.[11] The album's artwork (as well as the music video for "Reflections of a Sound") is a three-dimensional homage to Mondrian art; specifically, it is a direct reference to Composition with Red Blue and Yellow and its variants.

The first single from Young Modern, "Straight Lines", was released on 10 March 2007,[12] a week before the album's release.[13] "Straight Lines" entered the ARIA Charts at No. 1 on 25 March 2007, and held that rank for four weeks.[14] It also peaked at No. 11 on the RMNZ charts.[15] "Straight Lines" was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association.[16] On 28 October 2007, "Straight Lines" won Best Selling Australian Single at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007, as well as Single of the Year.[17]

The second single, "Reflections of a Sound", was released on 14 July 2007 as a digital single.[18] The music video for "Reflections of a Sound" was first screened on 8 June 2007, and was produced by Damon Escott and Stephen Lance of Head Pictures.[19]

The third single from Young Modern was "If You Keep Losing Sleep", released on 9 October 2007.[20] The song spent one week on the ARIA charts at No. 16, before dropping out of the charts.[14] The music video for "If You Keep Losing Sleep" was orchestrated by Van Dyke Parks, and was produced by Damon Escott and Stephen Lance, who also created the "Reflections of a Sound" video.[21] The video was described by Molly Meldrum as "the best video I've seen from Australia ever".[22] Young Modern's fourth single, "Mind Reader", was released as an internet-only single on 23 February 2008. It had first appeared on radio in January that year.[23]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[24]
The Phoenix[25]
PopMatters[26]
Rolling Stone[27]

Young Modern was received with high acclaim from reviewers. AllMusic's review said the album contained "catchy melodic hooks, inspired lyrical themes, and stunning string arrangements", and called it the "pinnacle of the band's fascinating development". Reviewer Clayton Bolger heaped praise on most of the songs on the album, calling "Straight Lines" an "instant rock classic".[9]

Rolling Stone reviewer David Fricke called Silverchair's members "young (in their late twenties)...[and] aggressively modern",[27] and Entertainment Weekly called the album a "polished glam-rock suite".[24] Sputnikmusic reviewer Tyler Fisher also approved of the album, although he did not think it was as good as it was made out to be, commenting "It is not as good as the ARIA awards will undoubtedly make it out to be but still one of the better mainstream listens of the year."[6]

During his weekly entertainment segment on the popular Australian breakfast show Sunrise, Australian music personality Molly Meldrum made a sincere comparison of the album to the classic Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Nick Pearson of PopMatters, meanwhile, was critical of the album. He began his review with the statement "Once you reach the level of intellectual maturity where you can tell the difference between cryptic but poetic lyrics and nonsensical crap, you have outgrown Silverchair", and continued in the same fashion throughout. Pearson unfavourably likened Johns to Kurt Cobain, saying Johns shared a common inability: "[an] inability to write lyrics". His only praise was for the third single released from the album, "If You Keep Losing Sleep", stating "'If You Keep Losing Sleep' is proof that Silverchair are capable of recording interesting music".[26]

The song "Straight Lines" was featured as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band in 2010.[28]

Track listing

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All songs written by Daniel Johns unless otherwise noted.[11]

  1. "Young Modern Station" (Johns, Julian Hamilton) – 3:11
  2. "Straight Lines" (Johns, Hamilton) – 4:18
  3. "If You Keep Losing Sleep" – 3:20
  4. "Reflections of a Sound" – 4:09
  5. "Those Thieving Birds (Part 1) / Strange Behaviour / Those Thieving Birds (Part 2)" – 7:26
  6. "The Man That Knew Too Much" – 4:20
  7. "Waiting All Day" (Johns, Hamilton) – 4:29
  8. "Mind Reader" (Johns, Hamilton) – 3:07
  9. "Low" – 3:48
  10. "Insomnia" – 3:06
  11. "All Across the World" – 4:01

iTunes Store bonus tracks

  2. "English Garden" – 4:23 (featuring Judith Durham)
  3. "Straight Lines" (The Presets Remix) – 3:53 (iTunes special edition)

Bonus DVD

  1. The making of Young Modern documentary.[11]
  2. "Straight Lines" music video
  • A vinyl version of the album has been made limited to 1000 copies worldwide (400 Available in Australia and 600 elsewhere)

Personnel

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[30] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31] 8
US Billboard 200[32] 70

Year-end charts

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Chart (2007) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[33] 9

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee Result
2007 ARIA Music Awards Album of the Year Young Modern Won[1]
Single of the Year "Straight Lines" Won[1]
Highest Selling Single "Straight Lines" Won[1]
Best Group Silverchair Won[1]
Best Rock Album Young Modern Won[1]
Best Video "Straight Lines" Won[35]
Highest Selling Album Young Modern Nominated[1]
Best Cover Art Young Modern Nominated[1]
J Awards Australian Album of the Year Young Modern Nominated[4]
MTV Australia Video Music Awards Video Vanguard — Won[36]
Best Group "Straight Lines" Nominated[36]
Video of the Year "Straight Lines" Nominated[36]
2008 APRA Music Awards Song of the Year "Straight Lines" Won[37]
Most Played Australian Work "Straight Lines" Won[37]
Songwriter of the Year Daniel Johns Won[37]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "CONGRATULATIONS to the artists who achieved #1's on the 2007 MOTOROLA ARIA CHARTS, and thanks to everyone who helped make last Thursday's 6th ARIA #1 CHART AWARDS a spectacular success …" (PDF). ARIA.com. 10 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "This week's US releases: 24 July 2007". NME. 24 July 2007.
  3. ^ "Daniel Johns (Silverchair) Interview". Modern Guitars Magazine. 8 January 2008. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "The J Award 2007". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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  6. ^ a b "Young Modern Review". Tyler Fisher. SputnikMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Young Modern — Silverchair — Product Description". Retrieved 8 December 2007.
  8. ^ "Biography — Silverchair". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
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  12. ^ "SILVERCHAIR To Debut New Single, Video This Friday". Blabbermouth. 29 January 2007.
  13. ^ "Siverchair Straight Lines". Retrieved 7 December 2007.
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  23. ^ "Missy & Silverchair top the charts for 2007!". Access All Areas.net. 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  24. ^ a b Simon Vozick-Levinson (23 July 2007). "Young Modern". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
  25. ^ MIKAEL WOOD (23 July 2007). "Silverchair – CD Reviews". Thephoenix.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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  27. ^ a b David Fricke (23 August 2007). "Young Modern". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
  28. ^ "Rock Band Gets Dio, The Smiths, Underoath and More". IGN. 10 September 2010.
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  33. ^ "2007 ARIA Albums Charts". Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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