Music for Men

Music for Men
Studio album by
Gossip
ReleasedJune 19, 2009 (2009-06-19)
StudioShangri-La Studios
(Malibu, California)
Genre
Length43:27
LabelColumbia
ProducerRick Rubin
Gossip chronology
Standing in the Way of Control
(2006) 		Music for Men
(2009) 		A Joyful Noise
(2012)
Singles from Music for Men
  1. "Heavy Cross"
    Released: April 28, 2009
  2. "Love Long Distance"
    Released: September 13, 2009
  3. "Pop Goes the World"
    Released: March 8, 2010
  4. "Men in Love"
    Released: October 29, 2010[1]

Music for Men is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Gossip. It was released on June 19, 2009, by Columbia Records.[2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
BBC MusicFavorable[6]
Drowned in Sound5/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Independent[9]
Pitchfork6.4/10[10]
Planet Sound4/10[11]
Spin[12]
The Times[13]
Uncut[14]

Music for Men received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 69, based on 26 reviews.[4] In 2010, Music for Men earned Gossip a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.[15]

Commercial performance

Music for Men was successful in Europe, with sales of 280,000 copies in France alone, where it spent 138 weeks on the chart.[16][17] It sold 42,000 copies in the United States as of December 2012.[18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gossip

No.TitleLength
1."Dimestore Diamond"3:16
2."Heavy Cross"4:06
3."8th Wonder"3:17
4."Love Long Distance"4:26
5."Pop Goes the World"3:27
6."Vertical Rhythm"3:50
7."Men in Love"3:41
8."For Keeps"4:08
9."2012"3:51
10."Love and Let Love"3:32
11."Four Letter Word"3:49
12."Spare Me from the Mold"2:28
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Pop Goes the World" (James Ford version)3:26
14."Heavy Cross" (Fred Falke Remix)8:08
European edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Heavy Cross" (Fred Falke Remix radio edit)3:49
14."Heavy Cross" (Burns remix)7:36
15."Love Long Distance" (Fake Blood remix)4:36
US/Zune Marketplace release
No.TitleLength
13."The Breakdown"3:41
German extended edition bonus tracks (released October 22, 2010)
No.TitleLength
13."The Breakdown"3:41
14."Heavy Cross" (NRJ session)4:16
15."Pop Goes the World" (NRJ session)3:47
16."Listen Up" (NRJ session)4:34
17."2012" (NRJ session)3:39
18."Love Long Distance" (NRJ session)5:25
19."Men in Love" (NRJ session)3:01
20."Standing in the Way of Control" (NRJ session)4:42
German extended edition bonus DVD (released October 22, 2010)
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy Cross" (video) 
2."Love Long Distance" (video) 
3."Pop Goes the World" (video) 
4."Four Letter Word" (video) 
5."Heavy Cross" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) 
6."Love Long Distance" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) 
7."Pop Goes the World" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) 
8."Men in Love" (Rock am Ring 2010 live performance) 

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Music for Men.[19]

Gossip

  • Beth Ditto – vocals
  • Hannah Billie – drums, illustration, percussion
  • Brace Paine – art direction, bass, guitar, keyboards, sampler percussion

Additional personnel

  • Jeri Lynn Beard – art direction
  • Lee Broomfield – photography
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Greg Fidelman – additional percussion, mixing, recording
  • Meghan Foley – art direction
  • James Ford – original drum elements (on "Pop Goes the World")
  • Jason Gossman – editing
  • Sara Lyn Killion – additional engineering
  • Eric Lynn – additional engineering
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Dana Nielsen – additional recording, editing, saxophone
  • Rick Rubin – production
  • Mark Santangelo – mastering assistance
  • Andrew Scheps – additional mixing

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[53] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[54] Platinum 20,000*
Belgium (BEA)[55] Gold 15,000*
France (SNEP)[56] 2× Platinum 280,000[16]
Germany (BVMI)[57] 2× Platinum 400,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[58] Platinum 30,000^
United States — 42,000[18]
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,000,000[59]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ Amazon – Music For Men
  3. ^ Gossip Official Website Archived 2009-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
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  6. ^ BBC review
  7. ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  8. ^ "Alexis Petridis reviews the Gossip's new album, Music for Men". The Guardian. 2009-06-11. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28.
  9. ^ The Independent review
  10. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  11. ^ Planet Sound review
  12. ^ Spin review
  13. ^ The Times review[dead link‍]
  14. ^ Uncut review Archived 2009-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards – English Language Nominees". Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
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