Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance

Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
Studio album by
Belle and Sebastian
Released19 January 2015 (2015-01-19)
Recorded2014
StudioMaze Studios, Atlanta, Georgia[1]
GenreIndie pop
Length61:16
LabelMatador
ProducerBen H. Allen III
Belle and Sebastian chronology
The Third Eye Centre
(2013) 		Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
(2015) 		How to Solve Our Human Problems
(2018)

Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is the ninth studio album by Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian, released on 19 January 2015.[2] It was the first album by the group to be distributed by Matador Records worldwide.[3] The album was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2014, and marked the first time the band worked with producer Ben H. Allen III. "The Party Line" was announced as the first single from the album on 29 October 2014, with its first airplay on BBC 6 Music.

The album reached number nine on the UK Albums Chart and number 28 on the US Billboard 200.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[4]
Metacritic76/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The A.V. ClubB+[7]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Independent[10]
Los Angeles Times[11]
NME7/10[12]
Pitchfork6.6/10[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
Spin7/10[15]

On review aggregator website Metacritic, the album has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 based on reviews from 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5] Highlighting the group's increased sense of rhythm and attention to dance music, Stephen Carlick of Exclaim! wrote that "Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is a statement record that Belle and Sebastian are still expert songwriters, with more than a few musical cards left to play."[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Belle & Sebastian

No.TitleLength
1."Nobody's Empire"5:08
2."Allie"3:16
3."The Party Line"4:14
4."The Power of Three" (Sarah Martin on lead vocals)3:57
5."The Cat with the Cream"5:17
6."Enter Sylvia Plath"6:48
7."The Everlasting Muse"5:25
8."Perfect Couples" (Stevie Jackson on lead vocals)5:29
9."Ever Had a Little Faith?"4:21
10."Play for Today" (featuring Dee Dee Penny[1])7:33
11."The Book of You" (Sarah Martin on lead vocals)4:23
12."Today (This Army's for Peace)"5:25

4-LP box set track listing

Disc One: The Party Line

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."The Party Line"4:10
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."The Everlasting Muse"5:21
2."The Power of Three"3:54
3."Today (This Army's for Peace)"5:24

Disc Two: Enter Silvia Plath

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Enter Sylvia Plath"6:51
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Born to Act" (bonus track)3:08
2."Two Birds" (bonus track)3:45
3."Ever Had a Little Faith?" (extended version)7:48

Disc Three: Play for Today

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Play for Today"7:33
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Nobody's Empire"5:07
2."Piggy in the Middle" (bonus track)4:18
3."The Book of You"4:19

Disc Four: Perfect Couples

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Perfect Couples" (extended version)7:48
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Allie"3:15
2."A Politician's Silence" (bonus track)5:41
3."The Cat with the Cream"5:13

Charts

Chart performance for Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 57
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 69
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] 12
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 30
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 14
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25] 86
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] 24
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27] 23
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[28] 17
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[29] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 9
US Billboard 200[32] 28
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[33] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[34] 8

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