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Something

Studio album by

Released

January 24, 2012

Genre

Length

41:39

Label

Producer

Dan Carey and Alan Moulder

Chairlift chronology

Does You Inspire You
(2008)

Something
(2012)

Moth
(2016)

Singles from Something

'Amanaemonesia'
Released: August 16, 2011^[1]
'Sidewalk Safari'
Released: October 18, 2011^[2]
'Met Before'
Released: November 30, 2011^[3]

Something is the second full-length album by American indie band Chairlift in the United States via the Columbia Records on January 24, 2012,^[4] and in the United Kingdom via Young Turks on January 23, 2012.^[2] The first album since founding member Aaron Pfenning left the band in 2010, Something features production from Dan Carey and Alan Moulder.^[5] The first single, 'Amanaemonesia', was released as a 7' on August 16, 2011 via Terrible Records.^[6] In March, 2012, an interactive video for 'Met Before' was released. The video, directed by Jordan Fish, allows the viewer to determine the direction the main character takes.^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Charlift (Caroline Polacheck, Patrick Wimberly). Additional co-writers listed below..

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	'Sidewalk Safari'	3:50
2.	'Wrong Opinion'	5:06
3.	'I Belong in Your Arms'	Andrew Harr	3:27
4.	'Take It Out on Me'	3:54
5.	'Ghost Tonight'	3:07
6.	'Cool as a Fire'	3:58
7.	'Amanaemonesia'	5:00
8.	'Met Before'	2:54
9.	'Frigid Spring'	3:49
10.	'Turning'	Feldman	3:00
11.	'Guilty as Charged'	3:34
Total length:			41:39

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100^[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	8/10^[9]
The A.V. Club	A-^[10]
Boston Phoenix	^[11]
Consequence of Sound	^[12]
Electric Banana	^[13]
Glide Magazine	^[14]
musicOMH	^[15]
NME	7/10^[16]
Pitchfork	8/10^[17]
PopMatters	7/10^[18]
Slant Magazine	^[19]
Spin	7/10^[20]
Sputnikmusic	(great)^[21]

Something has been well received by music critics. In its first week, Something reached #184 on the Billboard 200 chart and #5 on the Top Heatseekers chart.^[22]

The album was listed 9th on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012.^[23]

I Belong In Your Arms was ranked 95th tracks in the 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far in 2014 by Pitchfork.^[24]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[25]	45
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[26]	38
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[26]	3
UK Albums (OCC)^[27]	131
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[28]	15
US Billboard 200^[29]	184
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[30]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[31]	29
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[32]	47

References[edit]

^Chris Coplan (October 13, 2011). 'Chairlift readies Something for sophomore album'. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
^ ^a^bMichael Cragg (October 20, 2011). 'New Music: Chairlift - Sidewalk Safari'. The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
^ ^a^bMichael Cragg (March 2, 2012). 'New music: Chairlift – Met Before'. The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
^Alex Hudson (October 13, 2011). 'Chairlift announce sophomore album'. Exclaim!. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
^Laura Studarus (October 13, 2011). 'Chairlift Announce New Album, 'Something''. Under the Radar. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
^Natasha Moningka (September 7, 2011). 'Watch: Chairlift's 'Amanaemonesia' Music Video'. Under the Radar. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
^'Chairlift Something CD Album'. CD Universe. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
^'Something by Chairlift'. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^Tom Jowett (January 20, 2012). 'Chairlift-Something'. The 405. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
^Chris Martins (January 30, 2012). 'Chairlift: Something'. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
^'Chairlift - Something'. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^Paul De Revere (January 20, 2012). 'Album Review: Chairlift – Something'. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
^Pete Huxley (January 21, 2012). 'Chairlift – Something'. Electric Banana. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
^Jeffrey Taylor (January 20, 2012). 'CD Review: Chairlift Something'. Glide Magazine. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
^Martyn Young (Januar

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