The Terror
Studio album by
the Flaming Lips
ReleasedApril 1, 2013 (2013-04-01)
RecordedFebruary–April 2012
StudioTarbox Road Studios in Cassadaga, New York and Pink Floor Studios in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Genre
Length54:53
Label
Producer
The Flaming Lips chronology
The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
(2012) 		The Terror
(2013) 		The Time Has Come to Shoot You Down... What a Sound
(2013)
Singles from The Terror
  1. "Look... The Sun Is Rising"
    Released: March 3, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[1]
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubA−[4]
Chicago Tribune[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Independent[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork7.8/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin9/10[12]

The Terror is the thirteenth studio album by experimental rock band the Flaming Lips, released on April 1, 2013 worldwide and April 16 in the U.S., on Warner Bros in the United States and Bella Union in the United Kingdom.[13][14] It is the first album for band member Derek Brown and last with drummer Kliph Scurlock. Lead vocalist Wayne Coyne described the album's general idea in a press release:

"We want, or wanted, to believe that without love we would disappear, that love, somehow, would save us that, yeah, if we have love, give love and know love, we are truly alive and if there is no love, there would be no life. The Terror is, we know now, that even without love, life goes on... we just go on… there is no mercy killing."[13]

Experimental composer Dan Deacon remixed the album in its entirety.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Flaming Lips

No.TitleLength
1."Look...the Sun Is Rising"5:11
2."Be Free, a Way"5:13
3."Try to Explain"5:00
4."You Lust" (featuring Phantogram)13:02
5."The Terror"6:21
6."You Are Alone"3:46
7."Butterfly, How Long It Takes to Die"7:30
8."Turning Violent"4:16
9."Always There...In Our Hearts"4:34
Total length:54:53
iTunes exclusive bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Sun Blows Up Today"3:08
11."We Don't Control the Controls" (Mashed-the-F-Up Remix)14:36
UK exclusive bonus 3" mini CD
No.TitleLength
10."Sun Blows Up Today"3:10
11."All You Need Is Love" (written by Lennon–McCartney, featuring Alex and Jade of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)5:06

Personnel

The Flaming Lips

Guest performers

Production

Packaging

Charts

Chart performance for The Terror
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 100
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 199
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 50
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 42
US Billboard 200[20] 21
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[21] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 6

References

  1. ^ "The Terror by The Flaming Lips reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Reviews for The Terror by The Flaming Lips". Metacritic. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Terror – The Flaming Lips". AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Adams, Erik (April 16, 2013). "The Flaming Lips: The Terror". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  5. ^ Kot, Greg (April 15, 2013). "Album review: The Flaming Lips, 'The Terror'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  6. ^ Smith, Grady; Anderson, Kyle; Rahman, Ray (April 12, 2013). "Singles and Albums: April 19, 2013". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  7. ^ Simpson, Dave (March 28, 2013). "The Flaming Lips: The Terror – review". The Guardian. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  8. ^ Price, Simon (March 31, 2013). "Album: Flaming Lips, The Terror (Bella Union)". The Independent. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  9. ^ Horton, Matthew (April 2, 2013). "The Flaming Lips – 'The Terror'". NME. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  10. ^ Berman, Stuart (April 4, 2013). "The Flaming Lips: The Terror". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  11. ^ Fricke, David (April 16, 2013). "The Terror". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  12. ^ Tedder, Michael (April 15, 2013). "The Flaming Lips, 'The Terror' (Warner Bros.)". Spin. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  13. ^ a b "The Flaming Lips unleash "The Terror" on Monday 1st April 2013". Bella Union. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Pre-order The Flaming Lips' New Album The Terror Now!". Warner Bros. Records. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  15. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 22 April 2013 (Issue #1208)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-06. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Pandora Archive.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Flaming Lips – The Terror" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Flaming Lips – The Terror" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  18. ^ フレーミング・リップスのアルバム売上ランキング [The Flaming Lips Album Sales Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  20. ^ "The Flaming Lips Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  21. ^ "The Flaming Lips Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  22. ^ "The Flaming Lips Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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