This Island (Le Tigre album)

This Island
Studio album by Le Tigre
Released October 19, 2004
Genre Dance-punk, electroclash, riot grrrl
Length 43:21
Label Universal
Producer Le Tigre, Nick Sansano, Ric Ocasek
Le Tigre chronology

Remix
(2003)		 This Island
(2004)		 Morning Becomes Eclectic (KCRW Live)
(2005)
Singles from This Island
  1. "New Kicks"
    Released: 2004
  2. "TKO"
    Released: 2004
  3. "After Dark"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Drowned in Sound [2]
The Guardian [3]
Pitchfork Media (3.3/10) [4]
PopMatters [5]
Robert Christgau [6]

This Island is the third album by American dance-punk band Le Tigre. It was released by Universal Records on October 19, 2004. The album was the band's major label debut and reached #130 on the Billboard 200.[1]

Critical reception

This Island received generally favorable reviews. The album holds a score of 66 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic.[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman and JD Samson, except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "On the Verge"    3:31
2. "Seconds"    1:45
3. "Don't Drink Poison"    2:49
4. "After Dark"    3:39
5. "Nanny Nanny Boo Boo"    3:35
6. "TKO"    3:24
7. "Tell You Now"    3:33
8. "New Kicks"    3:34
9. "Viz"    3:34
10. "This Island"    2:23
11. "I'm So Excited"  (Trevor Lawrence, Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer) 3:49
12. "Sixteen"    3:25
13. "Punker Plus"    2:10
14. "Nanny Nanny Boo Boo (Arthur Baker vs Coleman & Spencer Smashter mix) (UK bonus track)"    3:54
Total length:
 43:21

Charts

Charts (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[1] 130
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[1] 5

References

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