It's Never Been Like That

It's Never Been Like That
Studio album by Phoenix
Released May 15, 2006
Recorded August–November 2005[1]
Genre Indie pop
Length 36:54
Label EMI, Source, Astralwerks, Arts & Crafts
Producer Phoenix (band)
Phoenix chronology
Live! Thirty Days Ago
(2004)Live! Thirty Days Ago2004		 It's Never Been Like That
(2006)		 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
(2009)Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Guardian Unlimited(Positive)[3]
Pitchfork Media8.0/10[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
This Is Fake DIY[7]

It's Never Been Like That is the third studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix. It was released 15 May 2006 in the European Union. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Long Distance Call" on 8 May 2006.

The album was later re-released in Mexico as a tour edition with four bonus tracks recorded live in Oslo the 20 April 2006.

It's Never Been Like That was rated number 13 in Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2006[8] and 38 in their Top Albums of the 2000s.[9] The album has sold 36,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Phoenix.

No.TitleLength
1."Napoleon Says"3:13
2."Consolation Prizes"3:16
3."Rally"3:17
4."Long Distance Call"3:04
5."One Time Too Many"3:40
6."Lost and Found"2:56
7."Courtesy Laughs"3:14
8."North"5:01
9."Sometimes in the Fall"5:49
10."Second to None"3:25
11."Diet of the Heart" (iTunes bonus track)1:03
Mexican tour edition / 2006 Virgin Music (France) edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Napoleon Says" (live)3:23
12."Rally" (live)3:18
13."Sometimes in the Fall" (live)6:07
14."Second to None" (live)6:29

Notes

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 81
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 86
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 89
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 41
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] 118
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 66
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 108
US Top Heatseeker Albums (Billboard)[22] 23

Release history

The album was released in various countries:

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 10 May 2006 Toshiba-EMI CD TOCP-66575
United Kingdom
European Union		 15 May 2006 Source LP SOURLP123 / 0946 3 55716 1 5
CD CDSOUR123 / 0946 3 60910 2 0
United States 23 May 2006 Astralwerks LP ASW-55716 / 0946 3 55716 1 5
CD ASW-60911 / 0946 3 60911 2 9
Canada 13 June 2006 Arts & Crafts CD AC018

References

  1. ↑ Discogs information about It's Never Been Like That
  2. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r834864
  3. ↑ 5/12/06
  4. ↑ Phoenix: It's Never Been Like That | Album Reviews | Pitchfork
  5. ↑ (#239, June 2006, p. 118)
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews
  7. ↑ link
  8. ↑ Pitchfork Album: Top 50 Albums of 2006
  9. ↑ Staff Lists: The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 50-21 | Features | Pitchfork
  10. ↑ "Phoenix Rises With New Album, Label". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  11. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 April 2007" (PDF) (892). Pandora Archive. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  17. ↑ イッツ・ネヴァー・ビン・ライク・ザット (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  21. ↑ "UK Chartlog: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". zobbel.de. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "It's Never Been Like That - Phoenix Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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