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Music for Men

May 03, 2024

Music for Men is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Gossip. It was released on June 19, 2009, by Columbia Records.[2][3]

Music for Men
Studio album by
Gossip
ReleasedJune 19, 2009 (2009-06-19)
StudioShangri-La Studios
(Malibu, California)
Genre
Length43:27
LabelColumbia
ProducerRick Rubin
Gossip chronology
Standing in the Way of Control
(2006) 		Music for Men
(2009) 		A Joyful Noise
(2012)
Singles from Music for Men
  1. "Heavy Cross"
    Released: April 28, 2009
  2. "Love Long Distance"
    Released: September 13, 2009
  3. "Pop Goes the World"
    Released: March 8, 2010
  4. "Men in Love"
    Released: October 29, 2010[1]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
BBC MusicFavorable[6]
Drowned in Sound5/10[7]
The Guardian     [8]
The Independent     [9]
Pitchfork6.4/10[10]
Planet Sound4/10[11]
Spin     [12]
The Times     [13]
Uncut     [14]

Music for Men received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 69, based on 26 reviews.[4] The album's production was criticized due to its "loud" sound quality.[15] In 2010, Music for Men earned Gossip a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.[16]

Commercial performance edit

Music for Men was successful in Europe, with sales of 280,000 copies in France alone, where it spent 138 weeks on the chart.[17][18] It sold 42,000 copies in the United States as of December 2012.[19]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Gossip

No.TitleLength
1."Dimestore Diamond"3:16
2."Heavy Cross"4:06
3."8th Wonder"3:17
4."Love Long Distance"4:26
5."Pop Goes the World"3:27
6."Vertical Rhythm"3:50
7."Men in Love"3:41
8."For Keeps"4:08
9."2012"3:51
10."Love and Let Love"3:32
11."Four Letter Word"3:49
12."Spare Me from the Mold"2:28
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Pop Goes the World" (James Ford version)3:26
14."Heavy Cross" (Fred Falke Remix)8:08
European edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Heavy Cross" (Fred Falke Remix radio edit)3:49
14."Heavy Cross" (Burns remix)7:36
15."Love Long Distance" (Fake Blood remix)4:36
US/Zune Marketplace release
No.TitleLength
13."The Breakdown"3:41
German extended edition bonus tracks (released October 22, 2010)
No.TitleLength
13."The Breakdown"3:41
14."Heavy Cross" (NRJ session)4:16
15."Pop Goes the World" (NRJ session)3:47
16."Listen Up" (NRJ session)4:34
17."2012" (NRJ session)3:39
18."Love Long Distance" (NRJ session)5:25
19."Men in Love" (NRJ session)3:01
20."Standing in the Way of Control" (NRJ session)4:42
German extended edition bonus DVD (released October 22, 2010)
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy Cross" (video) 
2."Love Long Distance" (video) 
3."Pop Goes the World" (video) 
4."Four Letter Word" (video) 
5."Heavy Cross" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) 
6."Love Long Distance" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) 
7."Pop Goes the World" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) 
8."Men in Love" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) 

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Music for Men.[20]

Gossip

  • Beth Ditto – vocals
  • Hannah Blilie – drums, illustration, percussion
  • Brace Paine – art direction, bass, guitar, keyboards, sampler percussion

Additional personnel

  • Jeri Lynn Beard – art direction
  • Lee Broomfield – photography
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Greg Fidelman – additional percussion, mixing, recording
  • Meghan Foley – art direction
  • James Ford – original drum elements (on "Pop Goes the World")
  • Jason Gossman – editing
  • Sara Lyn Killion – additional engineering
  • Eric Lynn – additional engineering
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Dana Nielsen – additional recording, editing, saxophone
  • Rick Rubin – production
  • Mark Santangelo – mastering assistance
  • Andrew Scheps – additional mixing

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[54] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[55] Platinum 20,000*
Belgium (BEA)[56] Gold 15,000*
France (SNEP)[57] 2× Platinum 280,000[17]
Germany (BVMI)[58] 2× Platinum 400,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[59] Platinum 30,000^
United States — 42,000[19]
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,000,000[60]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References edit

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  9. ^ The Independent review
  10. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  11. ^ Planet Sound review
  12. ^ Spin review
  13. ^ The Times review
  14. ^ Uncut review 2009-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
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Music for Men is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Gossip It was released on June 19 2009 by Columbia Records 2 3 Music for MenStudio album by GossipReleasedJune 19 2009 2009 06 19 StudioShangri La Studios Malibu California GenreIndie rockgarage rockdance punkLength43 27LabelColumbiaProducerRick RubinGossip chronologyStanding in the Way of Control 2006 Music for Men 2009 A Joyful Noise 2012 Singles from Music for Men Heavy Cross Released April 28 2009 Love Long Distance Released September 13 2009 Pop Goes the World Released March 8 2010 Men in Love Released October 29 2010 1 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Commercial performance 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications and sales 7 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic69 100 4 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 BBC MusicFavorable 6 Drowned in Sound5 10 7 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 The Independent nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Pitchfork6 4 10 10 Planet Sound4 10 11 Spin nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 The Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 Uncut nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 Music for Men received generally positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album has received an average score of 69 based on 26 reviews 4 The album s production was criticized due to its loud sound quality 15 In 2010 Music for Men earned Gossip a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards 16 Commercial performance editMusic for Men was successful in Europe with sales of 280 000 copies in France alone where it spent 138 weeks on the chart 17 18 It sold 42 000 copies in the United States as of December 2012 19 Track listing editAll tracks are written by GossipNo TitleLength1 Dimestore Diamond 3 162 Heavy Cross 4 063 8th Wonder 3 174 Love Long Distance 4 265 Pop Goes the World 3 276 Vertical Rhythm 3 507 Men in Love 3 418 For Keeps 4 089 2012 3 5110 Love and Let Love 3 3211 Four Letter Word 3 4912 Spare Me from the Mold 2 28 Deluxe edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength13 Pop Goes the World James Ford version 3 2614 Heavy Cross Fred Falke Remix 8 08 European edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength13 Heavy Cross Fred Falke Remix radio edit 3 4914 Heavy Cross Burns remix 7 3615 Love Long Distance Fake Blood remix 4 36 US Zune Marketplace releaseNo TitleLength13 The Breakdown 3 41 German extended edition bonus tracks released October 22 2010 No TitleLength13 The Breakdown 3 4114 Heavy Cross NRJ session 4 1615 Pop Goes the World NRJ session 3 4716 Listen Up NRJ session 4 3417 2012 NRJ session 3 3918 Love Long Distance NRJ session 5 2519 Men in Love NRJ session 3 0120 Standing in the Way of Control NRJ session 4 42 German extended edition bonus DVD released October 22 2010 No TitleLength1 Heavy Cross video 2 Love Long Distance video 3 Pop Goes the World video 4 Four Letter Word video 5 Heavy Cross Rock am Ring 2010 live performance 6 Love Long Distance Rock am Ring 2010 live performance 7 Pop Goes the World Rock am Ring 2010 live performance 8 Men in Love Rock am Ring 2010 live performance Personnel editCredits adapted from the liner notes of Music for Men 20 Gossip Beth Ditto vocals Hannah Blilie drums illustration percussion Brace Paine art direction bass guitar keyboards sampler percussion Additional personnel Jeri Lynn Beard art direction Lee Broomfield photography Lenny Castro percussion Greg Fidelman additional percussion mixing recording Meghan Foley art direction James Ford original drum elements on Pop Goes the World Jason Gossman editing Sara Lyn Killion additional engineering Eric Lynn additional engineering Vlado Meller mastering Dana Nielsen additional recording editing saxophone Rick Rubin production Mark Santangelo mastering assistance Andrew Scheps additional mixingCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2009 10 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 21 13 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 22 4 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 23 3 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 24 13 Croatian International Albums HDU 25 27 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 26 31 European Albums Billboard 27 15 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 28 32 French Albums SNEP 29 5 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 30 10 Irish Albums IRMA 31 27 Italian Albums FIMI 32 29 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 33 28 Norwegian Albums VG lista 34 34 Scottish Albums OCC 35 26 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 36 100 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 37 12 UK Albums OCC 38 18 US Billboard 200 39 164 US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 40 8 Year end charts edit Chart 2009 Position Australian Albums ARIA 41 77 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 42 57 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 43 28 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 44 73 European Albums Billboard 45 67 French Albums SNEP 46 28 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 47 55 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 48 55 Chart 2010 Position Austrian Albums O3 Austria 49 33 European Albums Billboard 50 36 French Albums SNEP 51 34 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 52 24 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 53 35Certifications and sales edit See Tfd See Tfd Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 54 Gold 35 000 Austria IFPI Austria 55 Platinum 20 000 Belgium BEA 56 Gold 15 000 France SNEP 57 2 Platinum 280 000 17 Germany BVMI 58 2 Platinum 400 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 59 Platinum 30 000 United States 42 000 19 Summaries Worldwide 1 000 000 60 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit Men in Love Gossip Amazon Germany in German Retrieved March 2 2012 Amazon Music For Men Gossip Official Website Archived 2009 05 04 at the Wayback Machine a b Music For Men Gossip Metacritic Retrieved May 27 2018 Music for Men at AllMusic BBC review Drowned in Sound review Archived from the original on 2009 07 15 Retrieved 2009 06 22 Alexis Petridis reviews the Gossip s new album Music for Men The Guardian 2009 06 11 Archived from the original on 2022 06 28 The Independent review Pitchfork Media review Planet Sound review Spin review The Times review Uncut review Archived 2009 07 04 at the Wayback Machine Barnbeck Carsten August 25 2009 STEREO fuhlt dem Dynamikwahn auf den Zahn Stereo in German Retrieved August 25 2009 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards English Language Nominees Gay amp Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation 2010 Retrieved February 21 2010 a b Gossip Music For Men 4 Titres Bonus Charts in France in French Retrieved December 27 2012 C Jas 2019 03 29 Gossip Announce Reunion Tour to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Music For Men Hot Pop Today Retrieved 2024 03 14 a b Cubarrubia RJ March 13 2012 Gossip Announces New Album Hear First Single Perfect World Billboard Retrieved January 27 2018 Music for Men liner notes Gossip Columbia Records 2009 88697 06230 2 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV 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