18 (Moby album)

18
Studio album by Moby
Released May 14, 2002
Recorded 2001–02
Genre Electronica, downtempo, alternative rock, house, trip hop
Length 71:26
Label Mute (STUMM 202), V2, EMI
Producer Moby
Moby chronology

Play: The B Sides
(2000)		 18
(2002)		 18 B Sides + DVD
(2003)
Singles from 18
  1. "We Are All Made of Stars"
    Released: April 29, 2002
  2. "Extreme Ways"
    Released: July 19, 2002
  3. "In This World"
    Released: November 4, 2002
  4. "In My Heart"
    Released: 2002
  5. "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)"
    Released: February 24, 2003
  6. "Jam for the Ladies"
    Released: July 21, 2003

18 is the sixth studio album by American electronica musician Moby released in 2002. The most successful single from the album was "We Are All Made of Stars", which reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. A notable single on the album is "Extreme Ways" which appears on The Bourne Legacy. The album features guest appearances by Azure Ray, MC Lyte, Angie Stone, and Sinéad O'Connor. A collection of the album's B-sides and video footage was released a year later on 18 B Sides + DVD.

Critical response to the album was positive to mixed, with many critics feeling it was too much of a retread of his previous releases and lacked inspiration. The album debuted at number 1 in the UK and many other European countries. It also peaked at number 4 in the Billboard 200. 18 earned gold and platinum awards in over 30 countries, and sold more than five million copies worldwide, which was a respectable number for an electronica album, even though it didn't sell half as many copies as its predecessor Play.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 61/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
Robert Christgau [3]
Entertainment Weekly A−[4]
Pitchfork Media 2.6/10[5]
Q [6]
Blender [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Slant Magazine [9]
PopMatters [10]
Cross Rhythms [11]
Release Magazine [12]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "We Are All Made of Stars"   4:32
2. "In This World" (featuring Jennifer Price) 4:02
3. "In My Heart" (featuring The Shining Light Gospel Choir) 4:36
4. "Great Escape" (featuring Azure Ray) 2:09
5. "Signs of Love"   4:25
6. "One of These Mornings" (featuring Dianne McCaulley) 3:12
7. "Another Woman"   3:56
8. "Fireworks"   2:13
9. "Extreme Ways"   3:57
10. "Jam for the Ladies" (featuring MC Lyte and Angie Stone) 3:22
11. "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)"   5:09
12. "18"   4:28
13. "Sleep Alone"   4:45
14. "At Least We Tried" (featuring Freedom Bremner) 4:08
15. "Harbour" (featuring Sinéad O'Connor) 6:27
16. "Look Back In"   2:20
17. "The Rafters" (featuring Shauna & Lorraine Phillips) 3:22
18. "I'm Not Worried at All" (featuring The Shining Light Gospel Choir) 4:11

Songs used in other media

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 2
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18] 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[19] 2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 5
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] 2
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] 95
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 1
US Billboard 200[30] 4

References

  1. ↑ "Critic Reviews for 18". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "18 - Moby". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau. "CG: Moby". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  4. ↑ David Browne (17 May 2002). "18 Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Pecoraro, David M. (19 May 2002). "Moby: 18". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Q (May 2002): 105.
  7. ↑ Blender (June/July 2002): 107.
  8. ↑ Rob Sheffield (25 April 2002). "18". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  9. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (24 April 2002). "Moby: 18". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  10. ↑ Wong, Alison (21 June 2002). "Moby: 18". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Cummings, Tony (21 July 2002). "Review: 18 - Moby". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  12. ↑ Malmstedt, Kalle (31 May 2002). "Moby: 18". Release Magazine. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Moby – 18". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Moby – 18" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Moby – 18" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Moby – 18" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Moby Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Moby.
  18. ↑ "Moby – 18". Danishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Moby – 18" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien.
  20. ↑ "Moby: 18" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  21. ↑ "Moby – 18". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  23. ↑ "Moby – 18". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
  24. ↑ "Moby – 18". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "Moby – 18". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
  26. ↑ "Moby – 18". Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
  27. ↑ "Moby – 18". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
  28. ↑ "Moby – 18". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien.
  29. ↑ "Moby | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
  30. ↑ "Moby Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Moby.

External links

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May 25–31, 2002 		Succeeded by
Destination by Ronan Keating
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May 20–26, 2002 		Succeeded by
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