2018 studio album by The Wombats
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life Released 9 February 2018 Studio
One Eyed Jack (London)
The Pool (London)
Assault & Battery 2 (London)
Stable Studio (Arnhem )
Genre Pop rock [1] Length 38 :43 Label
Producer
"Lemon to a Knife Fight " Released: 7 November 2017
"Turn " Released: 6 December 2017
"Cheetah Tongue" Released: 18 January 2018
"Black Flamingo" Released: 5 February 2018
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life is the fourth major studio album by British rock band The Wombats . The album was released on 9 February 2018.[2] The first single from the album, "Lemon to a Knife Fight ", was released on 7 November 2017. This was followed by "Turn ", "Cheetah Tongue", and "Black Flamingo".
Reception
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life received positive reviews from critics, with NME saying "there's nothing groundbreaking here, but little to be ashamed of either."[6] In a positive review, PopMatters describes the album's songs as "excellent workouts in powerful pop-rock."[1]
Track listing
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – Standard edition Title Writer(s) 1. "Cheetah Tongue" 3:39 2. "Lemon to a Knife Fight " 3:26 3. "Turn " 3:28 4. "Black Flamingo" 3:21 5. "White Eyes" 4:13 6. "Lethal Combination" 2:39 7. "Out of My Head" 3:02 8. "I Only Wear Black" Murphy Benjamin Freelander Sinclair 3:11 9. "Ice Cream" 3:44 10. "Dip You in Honey" 3:08 11. "I Don't Know Why I Like You but I Do" 3:50 Total length: 38:43
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – Extended Version Title Writer(s) 12. "Bee-Sting" 3:34 13. "Oceans" 3:41 14. "Lethal Combination" (Acoustic) 2:41 Total length: 47:37
Japanese bonus tracks [8] Title Writer(s) 12. "Lethal Combination" (Acoustic) 2:41 13. "Lemon to a Knife Fight" (Acoustic) 3:42 14. "Lemon to a Knife Fight" (Acoustic) 3:30 Total length: 48:50
Personnel
The Wombats
Matthew Murphy – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, production , recording
Dan Haggis – drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars, backing vocals, production, recording
Tord Øverland Knudsen – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production, recording
Additional contributors
Mark Crew – production, recording (all tracks); keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 2, 5–8)
Catherine Marks – production, recording (all tracks), programming (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
Vlado Meller – mastering
Rich Costey – mixing
Rob Whiteley – engineering
Adam "Cecil" Bartlett – engineering (2, 3)
Martin Cooke – mixing assistance
Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistance
Richie Kennedy – engineering assistance (2, 3)
Marius Drogsås Hagen – guitar (3)
Kianjia – vocals (5)
Lucas Donaud – artwork, design
Charts
Certifications
References
^ a b c "The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". PopMatters . 15 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018 .
^ "Album Review: The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Impact Nottingham . 8 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018 .
^ "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life by The Wombats". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 April 2018 .
^ "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – The Wombats – Songs, Reviews, Creditspublisher=AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 April 2018 .
^ "The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". musicOMH . 9 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018 .
^ a b "The Wombats - 'Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life' Review". NME . 9 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018 .
^ "Pop review: The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". The Times . Retrieved 22 April 2018 .
^ "「ビューティフル・ピープル・ウィル・ルイン・ユア・ライフ」- ザ・ウォンバッツ" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "Australiancharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "Austriancharts.at – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "Ultratop.be – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "Swisscharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "The Wombats Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "British album certifications – Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 26 March 2023 .