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Brain Thrust Mastery
Brain Thrust Mastery
Studio album by We Are Scientists
Released	March 17, 2008
Genre	Indie rock, post-punk revival
Length	39:57
Label	EMI
Producer	Ariel Rechtshaid
We Are Scientists chronology
Singles from Brain Thrust Mastery
	"After Hours"; Released: March 03, 2008; "Chick Lit"; Released: June 09, 2008; "Impatience"; Released: October 27, 2008;

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The A.V. Club	A−^[2]
Digital Spy	^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
NME	7/10^[5]
Pitchfork	5.3/10^[6]
Planet Sound	^[7]
PopMatters	5/10^[8]
Q	^[9]
Spin	^[10]

Brain Thrust Mastery is the second studio album by We Are Scientists, which was released on March 17, 2008.^[11]^[12]^[13]

The first single from the album was "After Hours", which was selected as Jo Whiley's "Pet Sound" on BBC Radio 1 for the week beginning January 28, 2008, and then as Edith Bowman's "Top Rated" on February 11, 2008. Upon release, the album charted at #11 in the UK Albums Chart.

One of the songs of the album, "Let's See It" was also in an episode of Gossip Girl, Season 3, Episode 20.

Track listing

All songs written by Keith Murray & Chris Cain

*Brain Thrust Mastery* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ghouls"	3:00
2.	"Let's See It"	3:57
3.	"After Hours"	3:54
4.	"Lethal Enforcer"	4:45
5.	"Impatience"	3:29
6.	"Tonight"	3:42
7.	"Spoken For"	3:03
8.	"Altered Beast"	3:59
9.	"Chick Lit"	3:56
10.	"Dinosaurs"	3:39
11.	"That's What Counts"	4:21
Total length:		39:57

iTunes pre-Order bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Best Behaviour"	2:59
Total length:		42:56

Special edition bonus disc (Live at the Union Chapel)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt"	6:04
2.	"Lethal Enforcer"	5:42
3.	"Impatience"	4:18
4.	"Let's See It"	4:57
5.	"It's A Hit"	4:49
6.	"After Hours"	4:41
7.	"The Great Escape"	3:37

B-sides
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dig Dug" (B-side to After Hours)	4:14
2.	"Best Behaviour" (B-side to After Hours)	2:58
3.	"Gauntlet" (B-side to Chick Lit)	3:44
4.	"Dance off" (B-side to Chick Lit)	3:40
5.	"Dinosaurs" (Ibiza Mix) (B-side to Impatience)	7:17
6.	"New Me" (B-side to Impatience)	3:35
7.	"Get Off" (B-side to Impatience)	4:40

References

^ Mason, Stewart (2008-03-17). "Brain Thrust Mastery - We Are Scientists". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
^ Hawthorne, Marc (2008-05-12). "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
^ "We Are Scientists: 'Brain Thrust Mastery' - Music Album Review". Digital Spy. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
^ Dave Simpson (2008-03-15). "CD: We Are Scientists, Brain Thrust Mastery". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
^ "NME Album Reviews - We Are Scientists". NME. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
^ "Brain Thrust Mastery". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
^ [1] Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ Martin, Andrew. "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery". Popmatters. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
^ "Brain Thrust Mastery Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
^ Simon, Julia. "We Are Scientists, 'Brain Thrust Mastery' (Astralwerks)". Spin. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
^ "We Are Scientists announce UK tour", NME, 2008-01-22, retrieved 2008-01-26
^ "We Are Scientists, Back In Style!", Ents24, 2008-01-23, retrieved 2008-01-26
^ Dibbits, Kat (2008-01-23), "Scientists make "stylish" comeback.", The Bolton News, archived from the original on September 18, 2012, retrieved 2008-01-26

[1] Mason, Stewart (2008-03-17). "Brain Thrust Mastery - We Are Scientists". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

[2] Hawthorne, Marc (2008-05-12). "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2012-02-08.

[3] "We Are Scientists: 'Brain Thrust Mastery' - Music Album Review". Digital Spy. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2012-02-08.

[4] Dave Simpson (2008-03-15). "CD: We Are Scientists, Brain Thrust Mastery". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2012-02-08.

[5] "NME Album Reviews - We Are Scientists". NME. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2012-02-08.

[6] "Brain Thrust Mastery". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

[7] [1] Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Martin, Andrew. "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery". Popmatters. Retrieved 2012-02-08.

[9] "Brain Thrust Mastery Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-02-08.

[10] Simon, Julia. "We Are Scientists, 'Brain Thrust Mastery' (Astralwerks)". Spin. Retrieved 2012-02-08.

[11] "We Are Scientists announce UK tour", NME, 2008-01-22, retrieved 2008-01-26

[12] "We Are Scientists, Back In Style!", Ents24, 2008-01-23, retrieved 2008-01-26

[13] Dibbits, Kat (2008-01-23), "Scientists make "stylish" comeback.", The Bolton News, archived from the original on September 18, 2012, retrieved 2008-01-26

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 The first single from the album was "[[After Hours (We Are Scientists song)|After Hours]]", which was selected as [[Jo Whiley]]'s "Pet Sound" on [[BBC Radio 1]] for the week beginning January 28, 2008, and then as [[Edith Bowman]]'s "Top Rated" on February 11, 2008. Upon release, the album charted at #11 in the [[UK Albums Chart]].
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 ==Track listing==
-All songs written by Keith Murray & Chris Cain{{Track listing
+All songs written by Keith Murray & Chris Cain
+{{Track listing
+| headline = ''Brain Thrust Mastery'' track listing
-| total_length    = 39:57
+| total_length = 39:57
 | title1 = Ghouls
 | length1 = 3:00
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 | title11 = That's What Counts
 | length11 = 4:21
+}}
-}}{{tracklist
+{{Track listing
-| collapsed       = yes
-| headline        = iTunes Pre-Order bonus track
+| headline        = iTunes pre-Order bonus track
 | total_length    = 42:56
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 | length12        = 2:59
+}}
-}}{{tracklist
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-| collapsed       = yes
-| headline        = Special Edition bonus disk (Live at the [[Union Chapel, Islington|Union Chapel]])
+| headline        = Special edition bonus disc (Live at the [[Union Chapel, Islington|Union Chapel]])
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-;B-Sides
 {{Track listing
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 | title1 = Dig Dug
 | note1 = B-side to [[After Hours (We Are Scientists song)|After Hours]]
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-* [http://www.wearescientists.com/ Official website]
-* [http://wearescientists.wordpress.com/ What's the Word]
 {{We Are Scientists}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:We Are Scientists albums]]
 [[Category:Virgin Records albums]]
 [[Category:2008 albums]]
-[[Category:albums produced by Ariel Rechtshaid]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Ariel Rechtshaid]]

v t e We Are Scientists
Keith Murray Chris Cain Andy Burrows Scott Lamb Michael Tapper
Albums	Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order) With Love and Squalor Brain Thrust Mastery Barbara TV en Français Helter Seltzer Megaplex Huffy Lobes
Compilations	Crap Attack
EPs	In Action Business Casual
Singles	"After Hours" "Rules Don't Stop" "Nice Guys"
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