$O$

For other uses, see SOS (disambiguation).

$O$
Studio album by
Die Antwoord
Released12 October 2010[1]
Recorded2008–2009
GenreAlternative hip hop, rave, electronica
Length68:03 (original release)
LabelIndie/Cherrytree (re-release)
ProducerDJ Hi-Tek
Diplo ("Evil Boy" on re-release)
Die Antwoord chronology
$O$
(2010) 		5
(2010)
Die Antwoord studio album chronology
$O$
(2010) 		Ten$ion
(2012)
Singles from $O$
  1. "Wat Pomp?"
    Released: 6 June 2009
  2. "Beat Boy"
    Released: 2009/10
  3. "Enter the Ninja"
    Released: 9 August 2010
  4. "Fish Paste"
    Released: 2010
  5. "Evil Boy"
    Released: 28 September 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(69/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
One Thirty BPM(87%)[4]
Pitchfork Media(5.5/10)[5]
Robert ChristgauA−[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Spin(7/10)[8]
The A.V. ClubB[9]
NME(5/10)[10]

$O$ is the debut studio album by South African rap-rave group Die Antwoord. The album was initially a widely circulated internet-only release, and made available to stream for free on the band's website prior to Interscope Records signing the band. The song "Wat Pomp?" had a music video released on 6 June 2009, followed by "Enter the Ninja" (a track with previous exposure as a viral video on YouTube and other video-hosting services), which received an official release on 9 August 2010. "Fish Paste" and "Beat Boy" have also been released as promotional singles. "Enter the Ninja" debuted at #37 in the UK Music Charts on 19 September 2010.

Following the group's signing to Interscope in the US, it was announced that $O$ would be re-released in physical format with a different track listing.[11][12] Diplo produced one of the new tracks on the re-release, "Evil Boy", for which a promotional video was made available on 6 October 2010. The US iTunes digital release includes the previously hidden track "$O$" separately, a bonus track "Wat Pomp?" and an alternate version of "Evil Boy" titled as "Evil Boy (F**k You In The Face Mix)" not present on US physical release.[13]

In an interview Ninja mentioned that he considered the album to be the first in a five-album plan.[14]

  1. ^ "$O$ – Die Antwoord – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Reviews for $O$ by Die Antwoord". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ "$O$ Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  4. ^ McMullen, Chase (13 October 2010). "$O$ Review". One Thirty BPM. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  5. ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (20 October 2010). "$O$ Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Die Antwoord Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  7. ^ Hoard, Christian (12 October 2010). "$O$ Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  8. ^ "$O$ Review". Spin. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  9. ^ Hyden, Steven (12 October 2010). "$O$ Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  10. ^ "$O$ Review". NME. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  11. ^ Coetzer, Diane. "Die Antwoord Confirm Interscope Album Details". Billboard.com. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  12. ^ Phillips, Amy (10 September 2010). "Die Antwoord Unleash Interscope Debut LP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  13. ^ "Die Antwoord – $O$ (File, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  14. ^ Jardin, Xeni (12 March 2010). "Die Antwoord to sign with Interscope, Neill Blomkamp to direct next video". BoingBoing. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.