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Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
2018 studio album by The Wombats
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life is the fourth major studio album by British rock band The Wombats. The album was released on 9 February 2018.[2] The first single from the album, "Lemon to a Knife Fight", was released on 7 November 2017. This was followed by "Turn", "Cheetah Tongue", and "Black Flamingo".
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Released | 9 February 2018 | |||
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Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
Length | 38:43 | |||
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More information Aggregate scores, Source ...
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[3] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
musicOMH | [5] |
NME | [6] |
PopMatters | [1] |
The Times | [7] |
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Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life received positive reviews from critics, with NME saying "there's nothing groundbreaking here, but little to be ashamed of either."[6] In a positive review, PopMatters describes the album's songs as "excellent workouts in powerful pop-rock."[1]
More information No., Title ...
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cheetah Tongue" | 3:39 | |
2. | "Lemon to a Knife Fight" |
| 3:26 |
3. | "Turn" |
| 3:28 |
4. | "Black Flamingo" | 3:21 | |
5. | "White Eyes" |
| 4:13 |
6. | "Lethal Combination" |
| 2:39 |
7. | "Out of My Head" |
| 3:02 |
8. | "I Only Wear Black" |
| 3:11 |
9. | "Ice Cream" |
| 3:44 |
10. | "Dip You in Honey" |
| 3:08 |
11. | "I Don't Know Why I Like You but I Do" |
| 3:50 |
Total length: | 38:43 |
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Bee-Sting" |
| 3:34 |
13. | "Oceans" |
| 3:41 |
14. | "Lethal Combination" (Acoustic) |
| 2:41 |
Total length: | 47:37 |
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Lethal Combination" (Acoustic) |
| 2:41 |
13. | "Lemon to a Knife Fight" (Acoustic) |
| 3:42 |
14. | "Lemon to a Knife Fight" (Acoustic) |
| 3:30 |
Total length: | 48:50 |
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The Wombats
- Matthew Murphy – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, production, recording
- Dan Haggis – drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars, backing vocals, production, recording
- Tord Øverland Knudsen – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production, recording
Additional contributors
- Mark Crew – production, recording (all tracks); keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 2, 5–8)
- Catherine Marks – production, recording (all tracks), programming (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Rob Whiteley – engineering
- Adam "Cecil" Bartlett – engineering (2, 3)
- Martin Cooke – mixing assistance
- Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistance
- Richie Kennedy – engineering assistance (2, 3)
- Marius Drogsås Hagen – guitar (3)
- Kianjia – vocals (5)
- Lucas Donaud – artwork, design
More information Chart (2018), Peak position ...
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 5 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 55 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 75 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 67 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 39 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] | 19 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 57 |
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 3 |
US Billboard 200[17] | 190 |
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More information Region, Certification ...
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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- "The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". PopMatters. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Album Review: The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Impact Nottingham. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life by The Wombats". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – The Wombats – Songs, Reviews, Creditspublisher=AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". musicOMH. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "The Wombats - 'Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life' Review". NME. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Pop review: The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". The Times. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "「ビューティフル・ピープル・ウィル・ルイン・ユア・ライフ」- ザ・ウォンバッツ" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Australiancharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Austriancharts.at – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- "Ultratop.be – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Swisscharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "The Wombats Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "British album certifications – Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 March 2023.