Come of Age

Come of Age
Studio album by The Vaccines
Released 3 September 2012
Recorded March 2012
ICP Studios, Brussels
Genre Indie rock, garage rock, post-punk revival
Length 39:35
Label Columbia
The Vaccines chronology

What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?
(2011)		 Come of Age
(2012)		 Melody Calling EP
(2013)
Singles from Come of Age
  1. "No Hope"
    Released: 6 July 2012
  2. "Teenage Icon"
    Released: 2 September 2012
  3. "I Always Knew"
    Released: 18 November 2012
  4. "Bad Mood"
    Released: 17 March 2013

Come of Age (also alternatively titled The Vaccines Come of Age) is the second studio album by English indie rock band The Vaccines, which was released on 3 September 2012. It follows their debut album What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?, released the previous year. It was produced by Ethan Johns and reached number one in the UK.

The album's title comes from a line in the song "No Hope".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
The Upcoming [1]
NME 8/10[2]
Clash 8/10[3]
Uncut 7/10[4]
The Guardian [5]
The Daily Telegraph [6]
AltSounds [7]
Drowned In Sound 7/10[8]
Digital Spy [9]
Platform 8/10[10]
Consequence of Sound [11]
BBC (positive)[12]
PopMatters 7/10[13]
Sputnikmusic [14]
Evening Standard [15]
AllMusic [16]

Album art

The image on the front cover of the album is a photo of four androgynous teenage girls, each representing a different member of the band.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Justin Hayward-Young, all music composed by The Vaccines

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "No Hope"    4:10
2. "I Always Knew"    3:34
3. "Teenage Icon"    3:05
4. "All in Vain"    3:52
5. "Ghost Town"    2:21
6. "Aftershave Ocean"    4:10
7. "Weirdo"    4:49
8. "Bad Mood"    3:06
9. "Change of Heart Pt. 2"    2:18
10. "I Wish I Was a Girl"    2:53
11. "Lonely World"    5:02

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[17] 43
Austrian Albums Chart[18] 72
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[19] 14
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[20] 52
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 70
French Albums Chart[22] 60
German Albums Chart[23] 86
Irish Albums Chart[24] 8
Spanish Albums Chart[25] 50
Swedish Albums Chart[26] 36
Swiss Albums Chart[27] 42
UK Albums Chart[28] 1

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Album review: The Vaccines – Come of Age". Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  2. ↑ "Album review: The Vaccines - 'The Vaccines Come Of Age'". Retrieved 2012-08-31.
  3. ↑ "Album review: The Vaccines - 'The Vaccines Come Of Age'". Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  4. ↑ "The Vaccines: Come of Age review'". Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  5. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (30 August 2012). "The Vaccines 'Come of Age' review". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  6. ↑ "Album review: The Vaccines – Come of Age". Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  7. ↑ "Review: The Vaccines - Come of Age". Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  8. ↑ "The Vaccines - Come of Age". Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  9. ↑ "The Vaccines: 'Come of Age' - Album review". Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  10. ↑ "Review: The Vaccines – Come Of Age". Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  11. ↑ "Album Review: The Vaccines – The Vaccines Come of Age". Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  12. ↑ BBC review
  13. ↑ Bergstrom, John (2012-09-17). "The Vaccines: Come of Age". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  14. ↑ Viney, Joseph (2012-09-17). "The Vaccines - Come of Age". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  15. ↑ Viney, Joseph (2012-09-17). "The Vaccines - Come of Age". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  16. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/come-of-age-mw0002385063
  17. ↑ "Australian Charts - The Vaccines - Come of Age (album)". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  18. ↑ "Austria Top 40 - The Vaccines - Come of Age (album)". Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  19. ↑ "Charts Vlaanderen - The Vaccines - Come of Age (album)" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  20. ↑ "Charts Belgique Francophone - The Vaccines - Come of Age (album)" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  21. ↑ "Dutch Charts - The Vaccines - Come of Age (album)" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  22. ↑ "Classements - The Vaccines - Come of Age (album)". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  23. ↑ "Album - The Vaccines, Come Of Age" (in German). Charts.de. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  24. ↑ "Irish Music Charts Archive - Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 6 September 2012". Chart-track.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  25. ↑
  26. ↑ "Swedish Charts - The Vaccines - Come of Age (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  27. ↑ "Swiss Charts - The Vaccines - Come Of Age (album)" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  28. ↑ "2012 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive - 15th September 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.