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However, Andy Gill of ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote that many tracks "suffer from a shortfall of melodic potency, and a lack of lateral development, especially in longer pieces", and that "often, the journey just isn't worth the destination".<ref>{{cite web|title=Album reviews: LCD Soundsystem – American Dream, Jake Bugg – Hearts That Strain, Mogwai – Every Country's Sun|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-lcd-soundsystem-american-dream-jake-bugg-hearts-that-strain-mogwai-every-country-s-son-a7922246.html|work=[[The Independent]]|last=Gill|first=Andy|date=September 1, 2017|accessdate=September 3, 2017}}</ref> |
However, Andy Gill of ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote that many tracks "suffer from a shortfall of melodic potency, and a lack of lateral development, especially in longer pieces", and that "often, the journey just isn't worth the destination".<ref>{{cite web|title=Album reviews: LCD Soundsystem – American Dream, Jake Bugg – Hearts That Strain, Mogwai – Every Country's Sun|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-lcd-soundsystem-american-dream-jake-bugg-hearts-that-strain-mogwai-every-country-s-son-a7922246.html|work=[[The Independent]]|last=Gill|first=Andy|date=September 1, 2017|accessdate=September 3, 2017}}</ref> |
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American Dream (stylized on digital releases as american dream[1]) is the fourth studio album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem, released on September 1, 2017 through DFA and Columbia. It was first announced on January 5, 2016, the day after it was revealed that the band was reuniting after a disbandment lasting nearly five years. It is the band's first album in seven years, following This Is Happening (2010).
Prior to release, LCD Soundsystem performed at large music festivals as well as smaller shows to promote their reunion. "Call the Police" and "American Dream" were released together as the album's lead single on May 5, 2017, and "Tonite" was released as the second single on August 16, 2017. The album received widespread acclaim from music critics. The album performed well commercially and became the band's first number-one album in both the United States and Canada.
Background
LCD Soundsystem's third and previous studio album, This Is Happening, was released in 2010.[2] After the album's release, the band announced their breakup in early 2011 and also announced that they would end with a show at Madison Square Garden on April 2, 2011. Due to the raising of ticket prices by scalpers, the band made plans to perform warm-up shows at Terminal 5 in Manhattan, New York.[3] After their final show, they released a documentary film in 2012, which followed the band prior to the show and featured footage of the actual performance.[4] A live album with the audio from the show was released in 2014 as a Record Store Day release.[5]
In October 2015, online publication Consequence of Sound reported that "multiple sources" could confirm that LCD Soundsystem would be reuniting in 2016 and that they would be headlining "high-profile music festivals in the US and UK." This report was later confirmed by Billboard.[6] However, DFA Records label manager Kris Petersen stated that LCD Soundsystem would not be reuniting. DFA co-founder Jonathan Galkin also confirmed this in a Pitchfork article.[7] Two months afterward, the band released the Christmas-themed track "Christmas Will Break Your Heart",[8][9] acting as their first piece of new material since their cover of Franz Ferdinand's "Live Alone", released in 2011.[10] Consequence of Sound and Pitchfork both reported again, after the release of the Christmas single, that multiple sources could confirm a reunion in 2016.[11][12]
On January 4, 2016, it was officially announced that LCD Soundsystem would be headlining the 2016 Coachella Festival.[13][14] The following day, the band announced that they would be releasing a new album some time in 2016, although they were not yet entirely finished with the album.[15] It was later revealed that the band signed with Columbia Records.[16][17] Murphy explained his reasoning for the reunion in a post on the band's website. He stated that he didn't want to release a solo album with live performances including LCD Soundsystem members, nor did he want to release an LCD Soundsystem album with entirely different people playing live, that is, if the original members didn't want to create a new record. He had invited past members Nancy Whang and Pat Mahoney to his apartment to talk about releasing new material, where they both agreed on making a new LCD Soundsystem record together.[18]
Recording
The band recorded the album in multiple locations.[19] Like previous albums Sound of Silver[20] and This Is Happening,[21] one of the recording locations was DFA Studios in New York City.[19] Murphy announced after finishing recording that American Dream would be the last record to be recorded at the original DFA Studios building.[22] Recording also took place at the Strongroom and Church studios in London, the Lanark Studio in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and B-Side Studios in Portland, Oregon.[19] The band were forced to cancel tour dates for shows in Asia and Australia dated during the near-end of 2016 in order to complete work on the album. After this was revealed, it was suggested that the release date for the album would be moved into 2017, as opposed to the original prediction of 2016, as the recording was predicted to take another few months.[23] It was noted in April 2017 that the band had been working on the album for 18 months.[24] In a Facebook post released in May, Murphy announced that the album was finished and that it was prepped for mastering.[22]
Composition
American Dream has been described as featuring dance-punk,[25] new wave,[26] post-punk,[27] synthpop[26] and art rock[26] throughout. Critics noted it as similar to David Bowie's Berlin Trilogy.[28][29] The album's lyrics deal with depression, social issues,[30] fear,[31] and ending of friendship and love.[32]
The album's closing track, "Black Screen" is a homage to Bowie.[33][34] Murphy wanted to get Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen to perform a spoken word piece at the end of the track, but Cohen died only a few days after he came up with the idea.[35]
Packaging
The cover art for American Dream was revealed on August 4, 2017. The artwork, which has been labeled as "straightforward"[36][37] and having a "simple aesthetic",[38] is a painting titled UP done by Murphy's friend Robert Reynolds.[39][19] It consists of a blue sky with a few clouds and a white-hot sun in the middle. The band's name and the album title are aligned on top of the painting. It has also been labeled as the band's most colorful artwork to date.[37] People thought of the artwork as a possible homage to the front cover of the 1996 David Foster Wallace novel Infinite Jest,[40] a book that James Murphy had previously read before he engaged in a serious career of music.[41] After the artwork was revealed, it attracted criticism from users on Twitter.[42] One user jokingly stated that they considered cancelling their vinyl pre-order of the album due to their dislike of the cover art. Other users compared it, quality-wise, to a preset for a slide on Microsoft PowerPoint as well as the cover art for Kasabian's 2017 album For Crying Out Loud.[43]
The vinyl release of the album features a gatefold containing two vinyl records, both weighing 140 grams each. A code that grants the buyer with a digital download of the album was also included with the purchase of the vinyl release. The gatefold jacket and inner sleeves are both done in full color.[44] The cassette release includes custom silk-screened cases and shells. The case contains a five-sided insert that is also done in full color and the cassette shell is clear-colored.[45]
Promotion and release
LCD Soundsystem released "Call the Police" and "American Dream" together as a digital double-A-side single on May 5, 2017, acting as the lead single from the album.[46][47] The two songs were made available for listening once midnight was reached in one's time zone.[48] The band promoted the songs by performing both during the May 6 episode of the 42nd season of Saturday Night Live.[49] On August 4, the band rolled out an ice cream truck outside of the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago promoting the album. The truck played songs from the album in the form of ice cream jingles through its speaker. A Twitter account for the truck was also launched to provide updates on where its current location was.[50] On August 16, "Tonite" was premiered on Zane Lowe's radio show on Beats 1.[51] Along with the premiere was the release of a music video for the track, directed by Joel Kefali.[52] It was also subsequently made available for streaming on Spotify.[53] A virtual reality experience made to accompany the song, titled "Dance Tonite", was released to the public on August 22, though first previewed privately in June.[54][55] Available to use in an Internet browser, the experience allowed people with room scale virtual reality kits, such as the Oculus Rift, to dance along to the track. Those with more simpler VR headsets, like the Daydream View, could view the experience as well the dance performances done by others. The band teamed up with the Puckney and Moniker design studios from Amsterdam for the project, alongside Google's data arts team.[55][56] On August 31, the band released a 14-minute instrumental track called "Pulse (v.1)" as a free download. On Facebook, Murphy wrote that the track was "not precisely part of the record," but instead thought of it as an "addendum" meant to be played after the album's closing track, "Black Screen". It was originally left off of American Dream due to it not being able to fit on the vinyl format of the album.[57][58]
The album's title and track listing were both revealed on June 19, 2017. American Dream was released on September 1, 2017 through DFA Records and Columbia Records.[59] The band started accepting pre-orders of the album on August 4.[36] A limited edition cassette release of the album was made available on the band's official Bandcamp page.[45] Different options were given for the vinyl release besides a standard edition; there were also options given to buy a bundle of the vinyl plus either a tote bag, a poster, or postcard photos autographed by the band.[44] European digital retailer Qobuz made the album available for download and streaming in a lossless format.[60] The Japanese CD release of the album contains "Pulse (v.1)" as a bonus track, placed at the very end of the album.[61]
Tour
Along with the initial announcement of a new album, LCD Soundsystem indicated an expanded tour that went on throughout 2016, including both smaller shows and appearances at festivals that they headlined.[18] The first show of their tour took place on March 27 at Webster Hall in East Village, Manhattan. This marked their first show in almost five years (following their farewell show). It had a ticket distribution system in the form of a lottery.[62] Festivals that they headlined in 2016 include the Coachella,[13][14] Lollapalooza,[63] Outside Lands,[64] Bonnaroo,[65] and Austin City Limits[66] festivals in the USA, as well as being on top bill at Primavera in Barcelona in June. They also headlined the Other Stage, the second stage at Glastonbury Festival in the UK, in June 2016.[67] In September, the band headlined the Sunday show of LouFest in St. Louis.[68] The band was scheduled to perform at the III Points Festival during October in Miami, Florida, but were forced to cancel their set due to weather complications caused by Hurricane Matthew.[69]
The band's first live appearance of 2017 took place at the then-recently opened Brooklyn Steel venue in New York City.[70] It was during their five-night residency at the venue where they performed album tracks "Tonite", "Call the Police", "American Dream", and "Emotional Haircut"[71] live for the first time. The band had also made a plea to those in attendance to not record these performances so the songs can be formally released by the band themselves.[70] They later performed a set at a Google I/O conference on 18 May.[72] It was here where the Dance Tonite VR experience was initially previewed.[54] On June 19, the band announced dates for a world tour, spanning from June to December 2017. The band will also be performing second and third stints at Brooklyn Steel during the tour, totalling to 22 sold out dates at the venue in 2017 and almost 40,000 tickets sold.[59]
Leg 1 (Comeback Tour)
Date | City | Country | Venue | |
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North America | ||||
March 27, 2016 | New York City | United States | Webster Hall | |
March 28, 2016 | ||||
April 11, 2016 | Pomona | Fox Theatre | ||
April 15, 2016 | Indio | Coachella Festival | ||
April 22, 2016 | ||||
Europe | ||||
May 31, 2016 | Barcelona | Spain | BARTS | |
June 2, 2016 | Primavera Sound | |||
June 4, 2016 | Paris | France | We Love Green Festival | |
North America | ||||
June 10, 2016 | Manchester | United States | Bonnaroo Festival | |
Europe | ||||
June 26, 2016 | Pilton | United Kingdom | Glastonbury Festival | |
June 28, 2016 | Kristiansand | Norway | Quart Festival | |
July 1, 2016 | Gdynia | Poland | Heineken Open'er Festival | |
July 2, 2016 | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde Festival | |
July 6, 2016 | Sant Antoni de Portmany | Spain | Ibiza Rocks | |
July 10, 2016 | Perthshire | Scotland | T in the Park | |
July 16, 2016 | London | United Kingdom | Lovebox Festival | |
North America | ||||
July 22, 2016 | Oro-Medonte | Canada | WayHome Music Festival | |
July 24, 2016 | Randalls Island | United States | Panorama Music Festival | |
July 29, 2016 | Chicago | Metro | ||
July 30, 2016 | ||||
July 31, 2016 | Lollapalooza | |||
August 2, 2016 | Morrison | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | ||
August 3, 2016 | ||||
August 5, 2016 | San Francisco | Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival | ||
Europe | ||||
August 18, 2016 | Paredes de Coura | Portugal | Festival Paredes de Coura | |
August 20, 2016 | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop | |
August 21, 2016 | Biddinghuizen | Netherlands | Lowlands Festival | |
North America | ||||
August 28, 2016 | Los Angeles | United States | FYF Fest | |
Europe | ||||
September 3, 2016 | Stradbally | Ireland | Electric Picnic | |
North America | ||||
September 11, 2016 | St. Louis | United States | LouFest | |
October 2, 2016 | Austin | Austin City Limits | ||
October 9, 2016 | ||||
November 20, 2016 | Mexico City | [[Mexico | Corona Capital | |
April 6, 2017 | Brooklyn | United States | Brooklyn Steel | |
April 7, 2017 | ||||
April 8, 2017 | ||||
April 10, 2017 | ||||
April 11, 2017 | ||||
May 12, 2017 | Atlanta | Shaky Knees Music Festival | ||
May 18, 2017 | Mountain View | Google I/O | ||
May 19, 2017 | ||||
May 26, 2017 | George | Sasquatch! Music Festival |
Leg 2 (American Dream Tour)
Date | City | Country | Venue | |
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North America | ||||
June 16, 2017 | New York City | United States | Brooklyn Steel | |
June 17, 2017 | ||||
June 19, 2017 | ||||
June 20, 2017 | ||||
June 21, 2017 | ||||
June 23, 2017 | ||||
June 24, 2017 | ||||
July 12, 2017 | Ottawa | Canada | Ottawa Bluesfest | |
July 14, 2017 | Chicago | United States | Pitchfork Music Fest | |
July 15, 2017 | Louisville | Forecastle Festival | ||
Oceania | ||||
July 23, 2017 | Byron Bay | Australia | Splendour in the Grass | |
July 24, 2017 | Sydney | Hordern Pavillion | ||
July 26, 2017 | Melbourne | Margaret Court Arena | ||
Asia | ||||
July 29, 2017 | Yuzawa | Japan | Fuji Rock Festival | |
Central America | ||||
August 26, 2017 | Monterrey | Mexico | Hellow Festival | |
Europe | ||||
September 7, 2017 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Vega | |
September 8, 2017 | ||||
September 9, 2017 | ||||
September 11, 2017 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso | |
September 12, 2017 | ||||
September 13, 2017 | Paris | France | L'Olympia | |
September 14, 2017 | ||||
September 16, 2017 | Manchester | United Kingdom | The Warehouse Project | |
September 17, 2017 | ||||
September 19, 2017 | Glasgow | The Barrowland Ballroom | ||
September 20, 2017 | ||||
September 22, 2017 | London | Alexandra Palace | ||
September 23, 2017 | ||||
September 27, 2017 | Dublin | Ireland | Olympia | |
September 28, 2017 | ||||
September 29, 2017 | ||||
North America | ||||
October 17, 2017 | Washington D.C. | United States | The Anthem | |
October 18, 2017 | ||||
October 20, 2017 | Nashville | Municipal Auditorium | ||
October 21, 2017 | Atlanta | Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre | ||
October 22, 2017 | ||||
October 25, 2017 | Miami | James L. Knight Center Theater | ||
October 27, 2017 | New Orleans | Voodoo Music + Arts Experience | ||
October 30, 2017 | Dallas | The Bomb Factory | ||
October 31, 2017 | Austin | Austin360 Amphitheater | ||
November 3, 2017 | Detroit | Masonic Temple Theatre | ||
November 4, 2017 | ||||
November 6, 2017 | Chicago | Aragon Ballroom | ||
November 6, 2017 | ||||
November 8, 2017 | ||||
November 9, 2017 | St. Paul | Roy Wilkins Auditorium | ||
November 11, 2017 | Broomfield | 1stBank Center | ||
November 14, 2017 | San Francisco | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | ||
November 15, 2017 | ||||
November 17, 2017 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Palladium | ||
November 18, 2017 | ||||
November 19, 2017 | ||||
November 20, 2017 | ||||
November 21, 2017 | ||||
December 2, 2017 | Montreal | Canada | Place Bell Arena | |
December 3, 2017 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre | ||
December 5, 2017 | Philadelphia | United States | The Fillmore | |
December 6, 2017 | ||||
December 7, 2017 | ||||
December 8, 2017 | Boston | Agganis Arena | ||
December 11, 2017 | New York City | Brooklyn Steel | ||
December 12, 2017 | ||||
December 14, 2017 | ||||
December 15, 2017 | ||||
December 17, 2017 | ||||
December 18, 2017 | ||||
December 19, 2017 | ||||
December 21, 2017 | ||||
December 22, 2017 | ||||
December 23, 2017 |
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 8.2/10[73] |
Metacritic | 88/100[74] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [33] |
The A.V. Club | A−[75] |
The Daily Telegraph | [76] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[77] |
The Guardian | [28] |
Mojo | [78] |
NME | [79] |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10[32] |
Q | [80] |
Rolling Stone | [31] |
Upon its initial release, American Dream received critical acclaim from contemporary music critics. On review aggregator Metacritic, it received an average score of 88 out of 100, based on 35 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[74] At the online review aggregator Any Decent Music?, the album received a score of 8.2 out of a possible score of 10 based on the aggregate score taken from 36 reviews.[73]
Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album "feels like exactly the album 2017 needs—urgent, angry, achingly self-aware."[77] Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork marked the album as "Best New Music", said "The rebirth of LCD Soundsystem is marked by an extraordinary album obsessed with endings: of friendships, of love, of heroes, of a certain type of geeky fandom, and of the American dream itself", and gave it a 8.5/10.[32]
Jordan Bassett of NME wrote: "The band retains the uncanny power to encapsulate a place and time. This is a cautious return, not a triumphant one – and that proves LCD Soundsystem are very 2017", awarding it 5 out of 5 stars.[79] Rachel Aroesti of the Guardian also gave it 5 out of 5 stars, saying: "Packed with aural allusions to Bowie and Eno, LCD Soundsystem's comeback is a virtuosic tribute to their heroes – and themselves."[28] Sean O'Neal of The A.V. Club wrote: "As far as American Dream being better than that estimable trilogy that preceded it, well, it depends mightily on how you define "better." It's a beautifully produced, masterfully realized album, but it's also a bit of a downer and an unusually slow burn" and gave it an A-.[75]
Victoria Segal of Mojo gave it four stars, claiming "American Dream feels like a strong re-statement of what they do, and what they can mean, a record that, despite its fear of death, feels very much alive."[78] In a review for Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield stated "James Murphy and his wrecking crew of New York punk-disco marauders don't waste a moment on the superb American Dream – it's a relentless, expansive, maddeningly funny set of songs asking how a lifetime of good intentions and hard work can blow up into such a mess."[31]
However, Andy Gill of The Independent wrote that many tracks "suffer from a shortfall of melodic potency, and a lack of lateral development, especially in longer pieces", and that "often, the journey just isn't worth the destination".[81]
Commercial performance
American Dream had a positive commercial performance during its first week of release. The album sold 85,000 equivalent album units, 81,000 being traditional album sales, in the United States. This led to the band's first number-one album on the Billboard 200 chart and their second in the top ten, following This Is Happening (2010). A promotion involving concert tickets that gave out copies of the album with a ticket purchase helped increase sales numbers.[82] It also became the band's first number-one album in Canada.[83] The album also debuted at number 3 in Ireland, Scotland,[84] and the United Kingdom.[85] It also entered the top ten in Australia[86] and New Zealand[87] and the top twenty in both of the Belgian albums charts,[88] France,[89] the Netherlands,[90] and Spain.[91]
Track listing
On digital releases, the album title and track names are stylized as lowercase letters; e.g., "Call the Police" is "call the police".[1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oh Baby" | James Murphy | 5:49 |
2. | "Other Voices" |
| 6:43 |
3. | "I Used To" |
| 5:32 |
4. | "Change Yr Mind" |
| 4:57 |
5. | "How Do You Sleep?" |
| 9:12 |
6. | "Tonite" |
| 5:47 |
7. | "Call the Police" |
| 6:58 |
8. | "American Dream" | Murphy | 6:06 |
9. | "Emotional Haircut" |
| 5:29 |
10. | "Black Screen" |
| 12:05 |
Total length: | 68:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Pulse (v.1)" |
| 13:42 |
Total length: | 82:20 |
Personnel
All personnel and credits adapted from album liner notes.[19]
LCD Soundsystem
- James Murphy – vocals (all tracks), Gretsch drums (tracks 1-9), EMS Synthi AKS (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9), bass guitar (tracks 2-4, 7, 9), guitar (tracks 2, 3, 7, 9), percussion (tracks 2, 4-6), Roland SH-101 (tracks 1, 5, 8), Synare (tracks 1, 3, 9), Korg MS-20 (tracks 2, 8, 10), ARP Odyssey (tracks 5-7), piano (tracks 3, 7), Roland Jupiter-4 (tracks 3, 6), ARP Omni II (tracks 5, 7), Roland TR-33 (tracks 7, 8), snaps (tracks 7, 8), Oberheim SEM (tracks 7, 8), Roland TR-808 (track 1), Yamaha CS-60 (track 1), DFA custom modular synth (track 1), Roland System-100M (track 1), Crumar Performer (track 1), Moog CDX organ (track 1), Yamaha organ (track 2), Korg SQ-10 (track 2), chop guitar (track 4), Maplin MatrixSynth (track 4), bongos (track 4), Simmons SDS-V (track 5), synth bass (track 6), Roland SH-5 (track 6), Korg Trident II (track 8), Moog Voyager (track 8), glockenspiel (track 8), tongue drum (track 9), Korg MS-50 (track 10), Powertran Polysynth (track 10), Fuku-Masu Seq & BSC (track 10)
- Pat Mahoney – drums (tracks 5, 9), vocals (track 9)
- Nancy Whang – vocals (track 2)
- Tyler Pope – bass guitar (track 4)
- Al Doyle – piano (tracks 3, 9, 10), Korg PS-3100 (tracks 3, 9), guitar (tracks 6, 7), vocals (tracks 7, 8), Yamaha CS01 (track 3), snake guitar (track 4), cello (track 5), bowed mandolin (track 5), congas (track 5), Synare (track 6), vocoder controller (track 6), Roland SH-5 (track 6), Korg Delta (track 7), Oberheim OB-3 (track 8),
- Gavin Russom – arpeggiated Roland Jupiter-4 (track 5), Korg MS-20 (track 9), Oberheim SEM (track 9), vocals (track 9)
- Matt Thornley
- Korey Richey – vocals (tracks 2, 7–9), snaps (track 8)
Additional musicians
- Matt Shaw – Yamaha CS-60 (track 1)
- Riley MacIntyre – snaps (track 8)
Production
- James Murphy – production, mixing (tracks 1-6, 8, 10)
- Dave Sardy – mixing (tracks 7, 9)
- Bob Weston – mastering
- Korey Richey – mastering assistance, engineering
- Matt Shaw – engineering assistance
- Al Doyle – engineering assistance
- Riley MacIntyre – engineering assistance
- David Jones – engineering assistance
- Raymond Richards – B-side engineering (track 2)
- Cameron Barton – mix assistance
Managerial and design
- Ian Montone – management
- Brett Williams – management
- Brian Graf – management, gatefold photos
- Brian Cross – management
- Michael Vadino – art direction, gatefold photos
- Robert Reynolds – original painting UP, 2017
- Jeff McLane – photo of UP
- James Murphy – gatefold photos
- Korey Richey – additional photos
- Craig E. Averill, Esq. – legal
- Sebastian Raeder – human
Charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[86] | 10 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[92] | 23 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[88] | 14 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[93] | 14 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[94] | 1 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[95] | 21 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[96] | 23 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[90] | 14 |
French Albums (SNEP)[89] | 19 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[97] | 32 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[98] | 3 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[99] | 60 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[100] | 86 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[87] | 9 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[84] | 3 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[91] | 20 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[101] | 41 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[102] | 25 |
UK Albums (OCC)[85] | 3 |
US Billboard 200[103] | 1 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[104] | 1 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[105] | 1 |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog no. |
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Worldwide | September 1, 2017 | CD | 88985456102[106] | |
12" vinyl | 88985456111[107] | |||
Cassette | TBA | |||
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Japan | Sony | CD | SICP-5601[61] |
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