Kings & Queens of the Underground

Kings & Queens of the Underground
Studio album by Billy Idol
Released 17 October 2014
Recorded 2010–2014
Studio SARM Studios, London
Echo Studios, Los Angeles
Genre Hard rock, punk rock
Length 47:42
Label BFI Records, Kobalt
Producer Greg Kurstin (tracks 2-3)
Trevor Horn (tracks 1, 4-11)
Billy Idol chronology
The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
(2008)The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself2008		 Kings & Queens of the Underground
(2014)
Singles from Kings & Queens of the Underground
  1. "Can't Break Me Down"
    Released: 15 September 2014
  2. "Save Me Now"
    Released: 18 November 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]
The Guardian[3]
The Observer[4]
Q[2]
Record Collector[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Kings & Queens of the Underground is the seventh studio album by English rock vocalist Billy Idol, released on 17 October 2014 and produced mainly by Trevor Horn.

Tour

The Kings & Queens of the Underground Tour started on 5 November 2014 and ended 4 April 2015. Over the 40-date tour, Idol visited Europe, North America and Australia.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bitter Pill"
Trevor Horn3:57
2."Can't Break Me Down"
Greg Kurstin3:42
3."Save Me Now"
  • Idol
  • George William Lewis
  • Kurstin
Kurstin4:31
4."One Breath Away"
Horn4:10
5."Postcards from the Past"
  • Idol
  • Stevens
  • Morrison
Horn4:20
6."Kings & Queens of the Underground"
  • Idol
  • Stevens
  • Morrison
Horn4:53
7."Eyes Wide Shut"
  • Idol
  • Stevens
  • Morrison
Horn4:29
8."Ghosts in My Guitar"
  • Idol
  • Stevens
Horn4:47
9."Nothing to Fear"
  • Idol
  • Stevens
  • Morrison
Horn4:39
10."Love and Glory"
  • Idol
  • Stevens
  • Morrison
Horn4:28
11."Whiskey and Pills"
Horn3:43

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 81
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 109
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 127
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[15] 24
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[16] 75
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 37
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 102
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 8
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 35
US Billboard 200[23] 35
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[24] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[25] 9

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
Australia[26] 17 October 2014
BFI Records
Germany[27]
United Kingdom[28] 20 October 2014
Canada[29] 21 October 2014
United States[30]

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. BFI at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews and Tracks for Kings & Queens of the Underground by Billy Idol". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  3. ↑ Dave Simpson. "Billy Idol: Kings & Queens of the Underground review – lovably ludicrous 80s rocker gets confessional | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  4. ↑ Phil Mongredien. "Billy Idol: Kings & Queens of the Underground review – a turkey of epic proportions | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Kings & Queens Of The Underground - Record Collector Magazine". Recordcollectormag.com. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Billy Idol 'Kings & Queens of the Underground' Album Review".
  7. ↑ "TOUR DATES - Billy Idol". billyidol.net.
  8. ↑ "Review and setlist: Billy Idol at O2 Academy, Birmingham". birminghammail.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Kings & Queens of the Underground". billyidol.net.
  10. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: ビリー・アイドル : 逆襲のアイドル". Amazon.co.jp.
  11. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (25 October 2014). "Slipknot Land No 1 Album On ARIA Chart". Noise11. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens of the Underground" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens Of The Underground" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens Of The Underground" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens Of The Underground". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens Of The Underground" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Billy Idol: Kings & Queens of the Underground" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens of the Underground". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 20-10-2014 al 26-10-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens of the Underground". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  22. ↑ "Billy Idol | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  23. ↑ "Billy Idol – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Billy Idol. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  24. ↑ "Billy Idol – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Billy Idol. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  25. ↑ "Billy Idol – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Billy Idol. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  26. ↑ "Buy Kings And Queens Of The Underground Billy Idol". Sanity.
  27. ↑ "Kings & Queens of the Underground: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de (DE).
  28. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Kings & Queens of the Underground (Bonus Tracks Version) by Billy Idol". Apple iTunes UK.
  29. ↑ "Kings and Queens of the Underground: Billy Idol: Amazon.ca: Music". Amazon.ca.
  30. ↑ "Amazon.com: Kings & Queens of the Underground: Music". Amazon.com.
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