Riot on an Empty Street | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 21 June 2004 | |||
Recorded | September 2003-March 2004 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 44:26 | |||
Label | Astralwerks | |||
Producer | Kings of Convenience Davide Bertolini | |||
Kings of Convenience chronology | ||||
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Riot on an Empty Street is the second album from Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience. It features two song collaborations with Canadian musician Feist. It peaked at #2 in Norway, #3 in Italy (staying in the chart for a year) and #49 in the UK.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
The Independent | [5] |
Mojo | [6] |
NME | 6/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10[8] |
Q | [9] |
Rolling Stone | [10] |
Uncut | [11] |
Riot on an Empty Street received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[1]
All tracks are written by Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Homesick" | 3:13 | |
2. | "Misread" | 3:08 | |
3. | "Cayman Islands" | 3:02 | |
4. | "Stay Out of Trouble" | 5:04 | |
5. | "Know-How" | 3:58 | |
6. | "Sorry or Please" | 3:47 | |
7. | "Love Is No Big Truth" | 3:48 | |
8. | "I'd Rather Dance with You" | 3:29 | |
9. | "Live Long" |
| 2:57 |
10. | "Surprise Ice" | 4:23 | |
11. | "Gold in the Air of Summer" | 3:33 | |
12. | "The Build-Up" |
| 4:05 |
Total length: | 44:26 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
United States | — | 78,000[13] |
Summaries | ||
Europe | — | 400,000[14] |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |