Rules (album)

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Rules
Studio album by
The Whitest Boy Alive
ReleasedMarch 30, 2009
GenreIndie pop, dream pop
Length44:08
LabelBubbles
ProducerThe Whitest Boy Alive
The Whitest Boy Alive chronology
Dreams
(2006) 		Rules
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
BBCFavourable link
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Contactmusic.comFavourable link
Gigwise.com link
The Guardian link
musicOMH link
NME link
Pitchforkmedia6.3/10 link
Popmatters link

Rules is the second and final album by indie pop band The Whitest Boy Alive. It was recorded in Punta Burros Nayarit, Mexico, where the band was staying to rest after a long tour.[1] In early 2009, Australian radio station Triple J named Rules their feature album of the week. The track "1517" was featured in FIFA 10, the video game by EA Sports. This would be the last material the members of the band would record together until the 2020 release of the non-album single "Serious".[2]

Track listing

CD sequencing

No.TitleLength
1."Keep a Secret"4:08
2."Intentions"3:39
3."Courage"4:23
4."Timebomb"3:44
5."Rollercoaster Ride"2:40
6."High on the Heels"3:20
7."1517"3:41
8."Gravity"3:49
9."Promise Less or Do More"4:18
10."Dead End"3:23
11."Island"7:04

Vinyl sequencing

The vinyl release of Rules sports a different track order to the CD release:

No.TitleLength
1."Courage"4:23
2."Gravity"3:49
3."Promise Less or Do More"4:18
4."Island"7:04
5."Rollercoaster Ride"2:40
6."Dead End"3:23
7."Keep a Secret"4:08
8."High on the Heels"3:20
9."Intentions"3:39
10."Timebomb"3:44
11."1517"3:41

Personnel

  • Erlend Øye – guitar, vocals
  • Daniel Nentwig – Fender Rhodes piano, Crumar synthesizer
  • Marcin Öz – bass; response vocal on "Gravity"
  • Sebastian Maschat – drums
  • D. Todorova – response vocal on "Gravity"
  • S. Rubi – response vocal on "Gravity"

Charts

Chart performance for Rules
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 45
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[5] 39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 69
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 171
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 31
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 50

References

  1. ^ "Rules: triple j music reviews". Abc.net.au. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  2. ^ "The Whitest Boy Alive Reunite & Share "Serious," Their First New Song In 11 Years: Listen". Stereogum. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 301.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.


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