Sbtrkt (album)

Sbtrkt (stylised as SBTRKT) is the debut studio album by English musician Sbtrkt. Pitchfork placed the album at number 42 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011".^[1]

Sbtrkt
Studio album by Sbtrkt
Released	27 June 2011
Genre	Electronic future garage dubstep breakbeat soul UK garage
Length	40:28
Label	Young Turks
Producer	Sbtrkt Sampha
Sbtrkt chronology
Sbtrkt (2011) Wonder Where We Land (2014)
Singles from SBTRKT
"Living Like I Do" Released: 11 April 2011 "Wildfire" Released: 23 May 2011 "Pharaohs" Released: 5 September 2011 "Hold On" Released: 19 March 2012

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10^[2]
Metacritic	76/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The A.V. Club	B^[5]
The Guardian	^[6]
The Irish Times	^[7]
NME	6/10^[8]
Pitchfork	8.1/10^[9]
Q	^[10]
Rolling Stone	^[11]
Spin	8/10^[12]
XLR8R	8.5/10^[13]

At Metacritic, Sbtrkt holds an average score of 76 out of 100, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews."^[3] It won DJ Magazine album of the year and came #49 in the NME albums of 2011.

Singles

• "Living Like I Do" ft. Sampha was the first single which was released on 11 April 2011 on vinyl and as a download. The B-side being a Machinedrum remix of "Look at Stars".

The instrumental version was released previously, entitled 'Colonise' from the Step In Shadows - EP.

• "Wildfire" ft. Little Dragon was the second single which was released on 23 May 2011. The remix of Wildfire featuring Drake was released for this single's B-side.
• "Pharaohs" ft. Roses Gabor was the third single which was released on 5 September 2011. The official video was released on 7 September 2011.
• "Hold On" ft. Sampha was the fourth single which was released on 19 March 2012. The official video was released on 21 March 2012. Hold On includes "Ride to Freedom" as a B-side.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Heatwave"	Aaron Jerome Sampha Sisay	Jerome Sisay	2:54
2.	"Hold On" (featuring Sampha)	Jerome Sisay Tic	Jerome	3:27
3.	"Wildfire" (featuring Little Dragon)	Jerome Yukimi Nagano Erik Bodin Fredrik Källgren Wallin Arild Werling	Jerome	3:21
4.	"Sanctuary" (featuring Sampha and Jessie Ware)	Jerome	Jerome	3:52
5.	"Trials of the Past" (featuring Sampha)	Jerome Sisay	Jerome	4:24
6.	"Right Thing to Do" (featuring Jessie Ware)	Jerome Jessie Ware Sisay	Jerome	3:23
7.	"Something Goes Right" (featuring Sampha)	Jerome Sisay	Jerome	5:00
8.	"Pharaohs" (featuring Roses Gabor)	Jerome Roses Gabor	Jerome	3:38
9.	"Ready Set Loop"	Jerome	Jerome	3:06
10.	"Never Never" (featuring Sampha)	Jerome Sisay	Jerome Sisay	3:57
11.	"Go Bang"	Jerome	Jerome	3:32
Total length:				40:28

iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Living Like I Do" (featuring Sampha)	Jerome Sisay	Jerome	2:53
13.	"Look at Stars" (featuring Sampha)	Jerome Sisay	Jerome	4:01
Total length:				47:22

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Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[15]	182
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[15]	15
Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders)^[15]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[16]	93

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[17]	Silver	60,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork Media. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
2. "SBTRKT by SBTRKT reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
3. "Reviews for SBTRKT by SBTRKT". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
4. O'Brien, Jon. "SBTRKT – SBTRKT". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
5. Harvey, Eric (28 June 2011). "SBTRKT: SBTRKT". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
6. Sheffield, Hazel (24 June 2011). "SBTRKT: SBTRKT – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
7. Carroll, Jim (1 July 2011). "SBTRKT". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
8. Parkin, Chris (21 June 2011). . NME. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
9. Colly, Joe (7 July 2011). "SBTRKT: SBTRKT". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
10. Mason, Matt (August 2011). . Q (301): 123. Archived from the original on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
11. Matos, Michaelangelo (29 June 2011). "SBTRKT". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
12. Sherburne, Philip (28 June 2011). "SBTRKT, 'SBTRKT' (Young Turks/XL)". Spin. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
13. Jackson, Glenn (28 June 2011). . XLR8R. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
14. Sbtrkt (CD booklet). Sbtrkt. United Kingdom: Young Turks. 2011. YT060.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
15. "Ultratop.be – Sbtrkt – Sbtrkt" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
16. "SBTRKT | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
17. "British album certifications – SBTRKT – SBTRKT". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 June 2016.