Beneath the Skin (Of Monsters and Men album)
| Beneath The Skin | ||||
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| Studio album by Of Monsters and Men | ||||
| Released |
8 June 2015 (Icelandic release) 9 June 2015 (International release) | |||
| Recorded | 2014-2015 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, indie pop | |||
| Length | 48:33 | |||
| Label | Republic | |||
| Producer | Of Monsters and Men, Rich Costey | |||
| Of Monsters and Men chronology | ||||
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| Icelandic release | ||||
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| Singles from Beneath the Skin | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| aNewRisingMusic |    [2] |
| Billboard | [3] |
| Consequence of Sound | C[4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[5] |
| Q | |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
Beneath The Skin is the second studio album by Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters and Men released on 8 June 2015 in Iceland,[7] and a day later in the rest of the world.[8] The album artwork and design has been created by artistic director Leif Podhajsky.[9] It debuted at number three on US Billboard 200, selling 61,000 copies in its first week, became the band's highest-charting album. The album was released to generally positive reviews.
The album title is derived from a lyric in the song "Human": Plants awoke and they slowly grow beneath the skin.
The album had a nomination for the 58th Grammys for Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package.
Commercial performance
On the chart dated 27 June 2015, Beneath The Skin debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart with 61,000 copies in the first week of its release (including 57,000 pure albums sales), became the highest-charting album of the band. Also, its sales in the first week made it the best sales week of the band.[10]
The album also made it entry at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 8,437 copies.[11] It dropped to number 40 with 2,749 units in the second week on chart.[12]
Track listing
All songs are credited to Of Monsters and Men, but were actually written by the band's individuals and/or others. The actual writers are listed alongside the tracks.[13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crystals" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Human" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Hunger" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Wolves Without Teeth" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Empire" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Slow Life" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson | 5:43 |
| 7. | "Organs" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Black Water" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Thousand Eyes" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson | 4:02 |
| 10. | "I of the Storm" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson | 4:36 |
| 11. | "We Sink" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson | 4:23 |
Total length: |
48:33 | ||
| Deluxe edition[14] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 12. | "Backyard" | 4:19 |
| 13. | "Winter Sound" | 3:42 |
| 14. | "Black Water" (Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear Remix) | 4:27 |
| 15. | "I of the Storm" (Alex Somers Remix) | 4:32 |
Total length: |
65:33 | |
Singles
Crystals, I of the Storm, Empire, and Hunger and Wolves Without Teeth were released as the album's singles.
Music & Lyric videos
There are currently three music videos, each for "Crystals," "Empire," and "Wolves without Teeth."
In addition, There are currently eleven lyric videos:
- "Crystals" lyric video features actor Siggi Sigurjóns lip-syncing the song's lyrics.
- "I of the Storm" lyric video features actor Atli Freyr Demantur lip-syncing the song's lyrics.
- "Empire" lyric video features actress Guðrún Bjarnadóttir lip-syncing the song's lyrics.
- "Hunger" lyric video features actress Natalie G. Gunnarsdóttir lip-syncing the song's lyrics.
- "Human" lyric video features actor Björn Stefánsson lip-syncing the song's lyrics.
- "Organs" lyric video features one of the band's lead vocalists Nanna lip-syncing the song's lyrics.
- "Thousand Eyes" lyric video features actor Ingvar E. Sigurðsson lip-syncing the song's lyrics.
- "Wolves Without Teeth" lyric video features actresses Erna Jónasdóttir and Hrefna Jónasdóttir lip-syncing the song's lyrics.
- "Black Water" lyric video features actress Guðrún Gísladóttir lip-syncing the song's lyrics.
- "Winter Sound" lyric video features actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson lip-syncing the song's lyrics.
- "Slow Life" lyric video features actor Tómas Lemarquis lip-syncing the song's lyrics.
All the videos start with their title cards.
The music videos:
- "Crystals" features the band dressed as construction workers in a warehouse, creating a girlish creature with crystal eyes out of her shame.
- "Empire" is filmed in black and white and features a young woman who has a very close relationship with another woman. The two of them hang out and it is implied that the young woman looks up to the other woman as a mentor figure in life. Time passes and it is revealed that it was just flashbacks as the young woman - now old - reflects on her life and wonders if she has really changed.
- "Wolves Without Teeth" features a man and a woman performing cha-cha dancing for judges in a gym.
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] | 4 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] | 20 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] | 23 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] | 50 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] | 1 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[20] | 17 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[21] | 62 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] | 10 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] | 28 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] | 10 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25] | 40 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] | 27 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 6 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[28] | 10 |
| US Billboard 200[29] | 3 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[30] | Gold | 40,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ "Reviews for Beneath the Skin". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ Varwig, Brandon (June 9, 2015). "Album Review Of Monsters and Men Beneath The Skin". Leader-Post. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ↑ Partridge, Kenneth (15 June 2015). "Of Monsters and Men Sink Their Teeth Into 'Beneath the Skin': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ Young, Killian. "Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ Vain, Madison (8 June 2015). "Beneath the Skin by Of Monsters and Men". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "Review: Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin". Sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Beneath The Skin". Rolling Stone. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ Coleman, Miriam (16 March 2015). "Of Monsters and Men Drop Lush New Single, Announce New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "Of Monsters And Men - Beneath The Skin - Leif Podhajský". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith (17 June 2015). "Muse Earns Its First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Official Charts Analysis: Muse's Drones fly to No.1 on sales of 72,863 - Music Week: Home Stream". mediaor.com. Music Week. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ Johnes, Alan (22 June 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Muse's Drones hover at No.1 for second week - Music Week: Home Stream". mediaor.com. Music Week. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "BMI - Repertoire Search". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Beneath the Skin (Deluxe)". United States: iTunes. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Of Monsters and Men – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Of Monsters and Men. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Of Monsters and Men – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Of Monsters and Men. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Of Monsters and Men – Beneath the Skin". Music Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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