Bang Goes the Knighthood

Bang Goes The Knighthood
Studio album by The Divine Comedy
Released May 31, 2010
Recorded 2009
Genre Baroque Pop
Length 44:55
33:36 (Bonus Disc)
Label Divine Comedy Records
Producer Neil Hannon
The Divine Comedy chronology
Victory for the Comic Muse
(2006)		 Bang Goes the Knighthood
(2010)
Singles from Bang Goes the Knighthood
  1. "At The Indie Disco"
    Released: May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
BBC Online (Positive)[2]
The Independent (Positive)[3]
Record Collector [4]
Belfast Telegraph [5]
Financial Times [6]
The Guardian [7]
The Daily Telegraph [8]
Pitchfork Media [9]

Bang Goes the Knighthood is the tenth studio album by The Divine Comedy. It was released on 31 May 2010.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Neil Hannon, except where indicated

No. Title Length
1. "Down in the Street Below"   5:08
2. "The Complete Banker"   3:43
3. "Neapolitan Girl"   2:49
4. "Bang Goes the Knighthood"   2:48
5. "At the Indie Disco"   3:18
6. "Have You Ever Been in Love"   3:10
7. "Assume the Perpendicular"   4:06
8. "The Lost Art of Conversation"   4:01
9. "Island Life"   4:36
10. "When a Man Cries"   3:54
11. "Can You Stand Upon One Leg"   3:32
12. "I Like"   3:48

iTunes Bonus Tracks

No. Title Writer(s) Length
13. "Ya Sumeera"   Neil Hannon 2:39
14. "Beside The Railway Tracks"   Neil Hannon 2:57
15. "The Circular Firing Squad"   Neil Hannon 2:51
16. "Napoleon Complex"   Neil Hannon 4:20

Bonus Disc: Recorded Live At The Cité De La Musique, Sept. 2008

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Amsterdam"   Jacques Brel 3:33
2. "L'Amour est Bleu"   André Popp, Pierre Cour 3:25
3. "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"   Serge Gainsbourg 3:13
4. "Les Playboys"   Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Lanzmann 3:25
5. "The Songs That We Sing"   Jarvis Cocker, Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Neil Hannon, Nicolas Godin 3:02
6. "Les copains d'abord"   Georges Brassens 3:56
7. "Anita Pettersen"   Vincent Delerm 4:55
8. "Joe le taxi"   Franck Langolff, Étienne Roda-Gil 4:24
9. "Je changerais d'avis"   Ennio Morricone, Ghigo De Chiara, Maurizio Costanzo 3:39

References

  1. ^ AllMusic Review
  2. ^ Mueller, Andrew. "The Divine Comedy Bang Goes the Knighthood Review". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/dz9p. Retrieved 06 June 2010. 
  3. ^ Price, Simon (30 May 2010). "The Divine Comedy Bang Goes the Knighthood Review". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-divine-comedy-bang-goes-the-knighthood-divine-comedy-records-1987347.html. Retrieved 06 June 2010. 
  4. ^ Staunton, Terry. "Review: The Divine Comedy: Bang Goes the Knighthood". Record Collector magazine. http://www.recordcollectormag.com/reviews/review-detail/5611. Retrieved 06 June 2010. 
  5. ^ Gill, Andy. "Review: The Divine Comedy: Bang Goes the Knighthood". Belfast Telegraph. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-divine-comedy-bang-goes-the-knighthood-dcr-14824553.html. Retrieved 06 June 2010. 
  6. ^ Hunter-Tilney , Ludovic. "Review: The Divine Comedy: Bang Goes the Knighthood". The Financial Times Ltd 2010. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28b8c528-6874-11df-a52f-00144feab49a.html. Retrieved 06 June 2010. 
  7. ^ Dean, Will (2010-05-27). "Review: The Divine Comedy: Bang Goes the Knighthood". London: Guardian News and Media Limited 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/may/27/divine-comedy-bang-goes-knighthood-cd-review. Retrieved 06 June 2010. 
  8. ^ Brown, Helen (2010-06-01). "The Divine Comedy: Bang Goes the Knighthood, CD review ". London: Telegraph Media Group Limited 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/7793978/The-Divine-Comedy-Bang-Goes-the-Knighthood-CD-review.html. Retrieved 06 June 2010. 
  9. ^ Tangari, Joe. "Album Review: The Divine Comedy: Bang Goes the Knighthood". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14365-bang-goes-the-knighthood/. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
The Divine Comedy
Neil Hannon
Bryan Mills · Chris Worsey · Grant Gordon · Ivor Talbot · Joby Talbot · John Allen · John McCullagh · Kevin Traynor · Miggy Barradas · Natalie Box · Rob Farrer · Simon Little · Stuart 'Pinkie' Bates · Lucy Wilkins · John Evans
Studio albums
Compilations
EPs
Timewatch · Europop · Indulgence No.1 · Indulgence No.2 · Bavarian EP
Singles
"Lucy" · "Something for the Weekend" · "Becoming More Like Alfie" · "The Frog Princess" · "Everybody Knows (Except You)" · "I've Been to a Marvellous Party" · "Generation Sex" · "The Certainty of Chance" · "National Express" · "The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count" · "Gin Soaked Boy" · "Love What You Do" · "Bad Ambassador" · "Perfect Lovesong" · "Come Home Billy Bird" · "Absent Friends" · "Diva Lady" · "To Die A Virgin" · "At The Indie Disco"
Videos
Live at the Palladium