Break Up (album)
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| Studio album by Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson | |||||
| Released | September 15, 2009 | ||||
| Recorded | 2006-2009 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, folk, alternative | ||||
| Length | 28:55 | ||||
| Label | Atco/Rhino | ||||
| Producer | Sunny Levine | ||||
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Break Up is a collaborative album between Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson. The first single, "Relator" was released as a digital download on May 25, 2009. The full album was released by Atco/Rhino on September 15, 2009. Pete's brother Rick Yorn is Scarlett's manager.[1]
Contents
Production
The album was recorded in 2006, thus preceding several albums that Yorn and Johansson have released as solo artists.[2] Johansson completed her vocals for the project in two afternoon sessions.[3]
Yorn said that the concept for the album was realized in a dream he had. The project was inspired by Serge Gainsbourg's 1967 and 1968 albums with Brigitte Bardot.[4]
Johansson spoke about the project at the time of the "Relator" single release; "The idea of two people vocalizing their relationship through duets...I always thought of it as just a small project between friends. It perfectly captured where I was in my life at the time".[5]
Promotion
During 2009, Yorn stated that he would like to do some live shows with Johansson to promote the album. By September 10 that year, Johansson and Yorn performed "Relator" on the French television show Le Grand Journal. It was Johansson's first live performance on television.
The duo were then interviewed by KCRW on October 7; they talked about past, present and future projects, and performed the single "Relator" along with "Blackie's Dead", "Search Your Heart", "Shampoo" and a cover of The Kinks' "Stop Your Sobbing". They also stated that they would like to tour, but because the short time the songs give them to perform (around 29 minutes), they would like to turn the concert into a dinner if there's the demand for them to tour.[6]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | C+[7] |
| Allmusic |   [8] |
| BBC | (average)[9] |
| CHARTattack |  [10] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[11] |
| The Independent | (positive)[12] |
| Now Magazine | [13] |
| Paste | (positive)[14] |
| Pitchfork Media | (4.7/10)[15] |
| Rolling Stone | [16] |
The album was rated a 52/100 among professional music critics on Metacritic, indicating mixed or average reviews.[17]
Formats and track listings
Standard edition
All songs written and composed by Pete Yorn, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Relator" | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Wear and Tear" | 3:22 |
| 3. | "I Don't Know What to Do" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Search Your Heart" | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Blackie's Dead" | 2:37 |
| 6. | "I Am the Cosmos" (Chris Bell) | 2:47 |
| 7. | "Shampoo" | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Clean" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Someday" | 4:17 |
| Amazon exclusive bonus tracks[18] | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 10. | "Blackie's Dead [Demo]" | 2:03 |
French special edition
CD 2 includes live versions recorded at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles on October 7, 2009. Originally broadcast on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley. This CD was launched like the "Live At KCRW.Com EP" on Amazon.com, and after included in "Break Up (Deluxe Edition)".
This enhanced CD also includes Relator video.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Relator" | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Blackie's Dead" | 2:38 |
| 3. | "I Don't Know What to Do" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Search Your Heart" | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Shampoo" | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Stop Your Sobbin'" | 2:38 |
| 7. | "Relator" (video) | 2:33 |
Personnel
- Robert Francis- banjo, bass guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar
- Max Goldblatt- banjo, synthesizer bass, background vocals
- Scarlett Johansson- lead vocals, background vocals
- Sunny D. Levine- programming, synthesizer bass
- Giuseppe Patanè- bass guitar
- Amir Yaghmai- synthesizer strings, synthesizer
- Pete Yorn- banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, tambourine, lead vocals, background vocals
Sales chart performance
- Album
| Chart (2009) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] | 78 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] | 45 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[21] | 18 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] | 89 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 58 |
| UK Albums Chart[24] | 160 |
| US Billboard 200[25] | 41 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[25] | 6 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard[25] | 14 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Relator" | Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) | 10 |
| German Singles Chart | 91 | ||
| Swiss Singles Chart | 57 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[24] | 189 |
References
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- ↑ "Scarlett Johansson, Pete Yorn album on the way". NME. 23 May 2009.
- ↑ Gundersen, Edna (21 May 2009). "Listen as Yorn, Johansson 'Break Up'". USA Today.
- ↑ Michaels, Sean (26 May 2009). "Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn to Break Up". The Guardian.
- ↑ Heldman, Breanne L. (26 May 2009) "Scarlett Johansson's New Hookup: Pete Yorn". E! (eonline.com).
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- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Break Up at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson – Break Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson – Break Up" (in French). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson – Break Up". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson – Break Up". Hung Medien.
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