Writer's Block (album)

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Writer's Block
Studio album by Peter Bjorn and John
Released	August 14, 2006 February 6, 2007 (USA)
Genre	Indie pop
Label	Wichita/V2
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Billboard The Guardian Link NME Pitchfork (8.5/10) Link Spin [#15, p.84] Stylus (A-) Oct. 23, 2006 Uncut [Aug 2006, p.104]
Peter Bjorn and John chronology
Falling Out (2005) Writer's Block (2006)

Writer's Block is an album by Peter Bjorn and John.

The track "Young Folks" was ranked at #5 on Pitchfork Media's list of the top 100 songs of 2006 after they gave it a track review of three out of five stars on July 19, 2006. Writer's Block was ranked at #24 on Pitchfork's list of the top 50 albums of 2006.

Writer's Block was also ranked at #5 album of the year by Almost Cool and #10 by Under the Radar. This album was #44 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.^[1]

As of July 11, 2007, it has sold 91,914 copies in the US.^[2]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 U.S. Bonus Disc 3 Trivia 4 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Writer's Block"
2. "Objects of My Affection"
3. "Young Folks" (featuring Victoria Bergsman)
4. "Amsterdam"
5. "Start to Melt"
6. "Up Against the Wall"
7. "Paris 2004"
8. "Let's Call It Off"
9. "Chills, The"
10. "Roll the Credits"
11. "Poor Cow"

[edit] U.S. Bonus Disc

The US Release features the single mix of "Let's Call It Off" on the main disc in place of the original.

1. "Ancient Curse"
2. "All Those Expectations(Weak Remix)"
3. "Self-Pity"
4. "Let's Call It Off" (Original Mix)
5. "Sitar Folks"
6. "Young Folks(Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)"

[edit] Trivia

The song "Amsterdam" is used in skateboard team Unabomber's "Urbane Mob" video.

The song "Chills, The" is featured in MLB 2K8.

The song "Young Folks" is featured on the FIFA 08 soundtrack, an American Eagle Outfitters commercial and the 2008 film, 21. Amongst many others. For the full list, see the article for Young Folks.

[edit] References