World Be Gone
World Be Gone | ||||
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Studio album by Erasure | ||||
Released | 19 May 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop | |||
Length | 39:11 | |||
Label | Mute | |||
Producer | Erasure | |||
Erasure chronology | ||||
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World Be Gone is the seventeenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released by Mute Records on 19 May 2017 in the United Kingdom and on 20 May 2017 in North America.[1] The album reached number six on the UK Albums Chart, dropping out of the chart the next week.[2]
Background
In February 2017, it was announced via the Erasure Information Service newsletter that a new album project had been launched on Pledgemusic.[3] The lead single[which?] received its UK radio premiere on 16 March on DJ Chris Evans' radio show following a conversation with singer Andy Bell.[4] The album was made available on CD, black vinyl, orange vinyl and on cassette (with the latter including a download code). Thus World Be Gone was one of the few mainstream albums in the year 2017 to be made available as a CD, on vinyl and on cassette at the same time, very much like album releases in the late 80s and early 90s.[citation needed]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10[5] |
Metacritic | 69/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | B[8] |
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Newsday | A[11] |
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The Washington Post | Favourable[13] |
World Be Gone received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 69, based on 10 reviews.[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Love You to the Sky" | 4:26 |
2. | "Be Careful What You Wish For!" | 3:21 |
3. | "World Be Gone" | 3:39 |
4. | "A Bitter Parting" | 3:13 |
5. | "Still It's Not Over" | 4:03 |
6. | "Take Me Out of Myself" | 4:34 |
7. | "Sweet Summer Loving" | 3:55 |
8. | "Oh What a World" | 4:15 |
9. | "Lousy Sum of Nothing" | 4:12 |
10. | "Just a Little Love" | 3:33 |
Charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 186 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 169 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] | 119 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[17] | 30 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 28 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] | 28 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] | 4 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21] | 99 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] | 15 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 69 |
UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 6 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[26] | 137 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[27] | 7 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[28] | 22 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[29] | 3 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[30] | 31 |
References
- ^ "Erasure Announce Brand New Album 'World Be Gone' – Out 19th May 2017". Mute. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "'World Be Gone' – UK charts". ukchart. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Erasure on Pledgemusic". 23 February 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Chris Evans Show on BBC Radio 2". 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Erasure: World Be Gone". AnyDecentMusic?. anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Reviews for World Be Gone by Erasure". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Marcy Donelson. "World Be Gone - Erasure | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Chavez, Danette (19 May 2017). "Wavves, Land Of Talk, (Sandy) Alex G, and more in this week's music reviews · Music Review · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Andy Gill (17 May 2017). "Album reviews: Radiophonic Workshop - Burials In Several Earths, Erasure - World Be Gone, Chastity Brown - Silhouette Of Sirens, and more". The Independent. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Reviews and Tracks for World Be Gone by Erasure". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "'World Be Gone' review: Erasure's latest plays up Andy Bell vocals". Newsday. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Will Hodgkinson. "Pop: Erasure: World Be Gone | Times2 | The Times & The Sunday Times". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Gorondi, Pablo. "Review: Erasure slow down on moving, topical 'World Be Gone'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Response from ARIA re: Erasure chart history, received 26 October 2018". Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Erasure – World Be Gone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Erasure – World Be Gone" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 21.Týden 2017 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Erasure – World Be Gone" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Erasure". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Erasure – World Be Gone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Erasure – World Be Gone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Erasure – World Be Gone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Erasure Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Erasure Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Erasure Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Erasure Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Erasure Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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