Death by Sexy

Death by Sexy
Studio album by Eagles of Death Metal
Released April 11, 2006 (US)
July 3, 2006 (EU)
Recorded 2005
Genre Garage rock
Alternative rock
Blues rock[1]
Rockabilly[1]
Length 38:48
Label Downtown (DWT 70001)
Producer Joshua Homme
Eagles of Death Metal chronology
Peace, Love, Death Metal
(2004)
Death by Sexy
(2006)
Heart On
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.3/10)[3]
PopMatters[4]
Rolling Stone
Spin[5]
The Guardian[6]
Uncut May 2006, p.105

Death by Sexy is the second album by the American rock group Eagles of Death Metal. It was rumoured to be released in summer 2005 but was pushed back to April 11, 2006.

The album cover of Death by Sexy has elements similar to the covers of The Rolling Stones' 1971 album Sticky Fingers, Mötley Crüe's 1981 album Too Fast For Love, and Loverboy's 1981 album Get Lucky. The track "Don't Speak (I Came to Make a Bang!)" was featured in a 2008 Nike commercial directed by Guy Ritchie, which included the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimović, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fàbregas, and Ronaldinho and is also featured in the 2006 video game Need for Speed: Carbon

Critical reception

In a similar vein to its predecessor, Death by Sexy received mostly positive reviews, earning a rating of 72 out of 100 on Metacritic.[7] Uncut and Allmusic both gave the album four stars out of five, with the latter calling it "thoroughly trashy fun". Rolling Stone agreed, stating that at the album's high points "the sexy propulsion could light up a bar, or a strip club" though conceded that the band's debut was "slightly hookier".[8] Some reviewers weren't so enthusiastic, with The Guardian likening the band "to how Electric Six would sound if they were drinking tepid water instead of vodka" and giving the album two stars.[9]

Track listing

All tracks by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme

  1. "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)" – 2:21
  2. "I Got a Feelin (Just Nineteen)" – 3:30
  3. "Cherry Cola" – 3:17
  4. "I Like to Move in the Night" – 3:59
  5. "Solid Gold" – 4:20
  6. "Don't Speak (I Came to Make a BANG!)" – 2:47
  7. "Keep Your Head Up" – 2:27
  8. "The Ballad of Queen Bee and Baby Duck" – 1:59
  9. "Poor Doggie" – 3:16
  10. "Chase the Devil" – 3:02
  11. "Eagles Goth" – 1:59
  12. "Shasta Beast" – 2:26
  13. "Bag O' Miracles" – 2:19

The European version contains 15 tracks:

There's a special tour edition with three extra tracks: - "Beat on the Brat" (Ramones cover) - "Addicted to Love" (Robert Palmer cover) - "High Voltage Rock´n´Roll" (AC/DC cover)

Credits

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 98
Dutch Midprice Albums (MegaCharts)[11] 50
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 169
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 60
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 108
US Billboard 200[15] 113
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 11

External links

References

  1. 1 2 Kelly, Jennifer. "Eagles of Death Metal: Death by Sexy". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. "Dead by Sexy - Eagles of Death Metal". Allmusic.
  3. http://web.archive.org/web/20081020230023/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com:80/article/record_review/17572-eagles-of-death-metal-death-by-sexy. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Eagles of Death Metal: Death by Sexy". PopMatters.
  5. "Eagles of Death Metal, 'Death by Sexy' (Downtown)". Spin.
  6. Passantino, Dom (2006-06-29). "CD: The Eagles of Death Metal, Death by Sexy". London: The Guardian.
  7. "Death by Sexy, Metacritic rating". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  8. Hoard, Christian (2006-04-05). "Eagles of Death Metal, Death by Sexy...". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  9. Passantino, Dom (2006-06-23). "Eagles of Death Metal, Death by Sexy...". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Eagles Of Death Metal – Death By Sexy..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  11. "Eagles Of Death Metal - Death By Sexy..." (in Dutch). Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  12. "Lescharts.com – Eagles Of Death Metal – Death By Sexy...". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  13. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  14. "Chart Log UK: E-40 - E-Z Rollers". Zobbel. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 "Death by Sexy - Eagles of Death Metal". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
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