Passive Me, Aggressive You

Passive Me, Aggressive You
Studio album by The Naked and Famous
Released 6 September 2010 (2010-09-06)
Recorded The Lab, Auckland, New Zealand
Genre Alternative rock
Length 49:15
Label Somewhat Damaged
Producer Thom Powers, Aaron Short
The Naked and Famous chronology
No Light
(2008)		 Passive Me, Aggressive You
(2010)
Singles from Passive Me, Aggressive You
  1. "All of This"
    Released: 16 November 2009
  2. "Young Blood"
    Released: 7 June 2010
  3. "Punching in a Dream"
    Released: 23 August 2010
  4. "Girls like You"
    Released: 5 June 2011
  5. "No Way"
    Released: 11 December 2011

Passive Me, Aggressive You (styled Passive Me • Aggressive You) is the debut studio album from New Zealand alternative rock band The Naked and Famous. The album was released on 6 September 2010 in New Zealand, where it debuted at number-one. The album has thus far spawned four singles: "All of This", "Young Blood", "Punching in a Dream" and "Girls like You"; with "Young Blood" peaking at number-one on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

Contents

Composition

Passive Me, Aggressive You draws from the genres of dance-rock, and features post-punk influences.[1] "Young Blood" is a synth-pop song, while "Punching in a Dream" is of the dream pop genre. "Spank" is psychedelic rock.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
BBC Music (mixed)[2]
The Dominion Post [3]
NME 8/10[4]
The New Zealand Herald [5]
Otago Daily Times [6]
The Nelson Mail [7]

Chris Schulz from Stuff awarded Passive Me, Aggressive You five out of five stars, and praised its production and variety of musical styles.[8] Allmusic's Matt Collar praised the songs' catchy choruses and, awarding the album four out of five stars, concluded, "there's nothing passive about how much you could aggressively love this band".[1] Scott Kara of The New Zealand Herald rated Passive Me, Aggressive You a perfect five stars, summarising "Forget the hype. It's real".[5] The Nelson Mail's Nick Ward called Passive Me, Aggressive You "Unconvincing, but with flashes of promise".[7]

Chart performance

The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart on 13 September 2010,[9] and was knocked off the top spot by Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns.[10]

Singles

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith, Aaron Short. 

No. Title Length
1. "All of This"   3:55
2. "Punching in a Dream"   3:58
3. "Frayed"   3:46
4. "The Source"   0:48
5. "The Sun"   3:56
6. "Eyes"   4:43
7. "Young Blood"   4:06
8. "No Way"   5:29
9. "Spank"   4:10
10. "Jilted Lovers"   3:15
11. "A Wolf in Geek's Clothing"   3:14
12. "The Ends"   1:49
13. "Girls Like You"   6:04
Total length:
 49:15

Personnel

The Naked and Famous
Visuals and imagery
  • Special Problems – artwork, design, video
Technical and production
Managerial
  • Paul McKessar – management
  • Campbell Smith – management
  • Peter Lewit – legal

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[14] 25
Austrian Albums Chart[14] 56
Dutch Albums Chart[14] 77
German Albums Chart[15] 31
Irish Albums Chart[16] 38
New Zealand Albums Chart[14] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[14] 74
UK Albums Chart[17] 25
US Billboard 200[18] 91
US Top Alternative Albums[18] 12
US Rock Albums[18] 20

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
New Zealand[19] 6 September 2010 Somewhat Damaged CD, Digital download 81359
Australia[20] Digital download
Canada[21]
United States[22]
Australia 1 October 2010 Somewhat Damaged, Universal CD 2753221
United Kingdom[23] 14 March 2011 Somewhat Damaged, Polydor Digital download
Fiction, Somewhat Damaged, Polydor, Universal CD 2757442
12" vinyl picture disc 2757444
3CD deluxe edition 2764039
United States 15 March 2011 Universal Republic, Somewhat Damaged CD B0015363-02
12" vinyl B0015436-01
Japan 8 June 2011 Somewhat Damaged, Universal CD, digital download UICP-1127

References

  1. ^ a b c Collar, Matt. Passive Me, Aggressive You at Allmusic. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b Harley, Kevin (3 March 2011). "The Naked and Famous Passive Me, Aggressive You Review". BBC Music. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/dnfd. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  3. ^ Cardy, Tom (16 September 2010). "CD Review The Naked and Famous - Passive Me Aggressive You". The Dominion Post. Fairfax New Zealand. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5y2034JXm. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  4. ^ Beaumont, Mark (9 March 2011). "Album Review: The Naked and Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You (Fiction)". NME. IPC Media. http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-naked-and-famous/11895. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  5. ^ a b Kara, Scott (9 September 2010). "Album Review: The Naked and Famous Passive Me, Aggressive You". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10672032. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  6. ^ Harford, Jeff (25 September 2010). "CD Reviews". Otago Daily Times. Allied Press. http://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/music/128100/cd-reviews. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  7. ^ a b Ward, Nick (23 September 2010). "CD Reviews". The Nelson Mail (Fairfax New Zealand): p. 12. 
  8. ^ Schulz, Chris (8 September 2010). "CD review: Passive Me, Aggressive You - The Naked and Famous". Stuff. Fairfax New Zealand. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5w7TVZOMg. Retrieved 30 January 2011. 
  9. ^ "The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You". Hung Medien. charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Naked+And+Famous&titel=Passive+Me,+Agressive+You&cat=a. Retrieved 14 September 2010. 
  10. ^ "Album Top 40". Hung Medien. charts.org.nz. 20 September 2010. http://charts.org.nz/weekchart.asp?cat=a&year=2010&date=20100920. Retrieved 21 September 2010. 
  11. ^ Young Blood – charts.org.nz
  12. ^ http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/viewemail?con=4948896&cmp=5654&act=194150&sec=17bb1a0f9644&webversionpage=1
  13. ^ Passive Me, Aggressive You by The Naked and Famous – iTunes Store
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  15. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Naked And Famous,The / Longplay". Musicline.de. Phononet. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Naked%20And%20Famous,The/?type=longplay. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  16. ^ "Discography The Naked and Famous". irishcharts.com. Hung Medien. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Naked+And+Famous. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  17. ^ "Chart Archive". The Official Charts Company. 26 March 2011. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2011-03-26/. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  18. ^ a b c "Passive Me, Aggressive You - The Naked and Famous". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/album/the-naked-and-famous/passive-me-aggressive-you/1479676. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
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Preceded by
Asylum
by Disturbed		 New Zealand Albums Chart
number-one album
13 September 2010 – 19 September 2010		 Succeeded by
A Thousand Suns
by Linkin Park
The Naked and Famous
David Beadle · Thom Powers · Aaron Short · Jesse Wood · Alisa Xayalith
Studio albums
Passive Me, Aggressive You (2010)
Extended plays
This Machine (2008)  · No Light (2008)
Singles
"All of This" · "Young Blood" · "Punching in a Dream" · "Girls Like You"
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