The Libertines (album)

The Libertines
Studio album by
The Libertines
Released30 August 2004
RecordedSpring 2004
Genre
Length42:04
LabelRough Trade
ProducerMick Jones
The Libertines chronology
Up the Bracket
(2002) 		The Libertines
(2004) 		Time for Heroes – The Best of The Libertines
(2007)
Singles from The Libertines
  1. "Can't Stand Me Now"
    Released: 9 August 2004
  2. "What Became of the Likely Lads"
    Released: 25 October 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
NME9/10[6]
Pitchfork7.1/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
SpinA−[10]
The Village VoiceA−[11]

The Libertines is the second studio album by the English indie rock band The Libertines. Released on 30 August 2004, it is particularly biographical of the relationship between frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 72,189 copies in its first week of release.

The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[12] In 2006, NME placed the album 47 in a list of the greatest British albums ever.[13] In 2013, NME ranked the album at number 99 in its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[14] On the other hand, The Libertines was voted the third-most overrated album ever made in a 2005 BBC public poll.[15]

The Libertines, like its 2002 predecessor, Up the Bracket, was re-released with a bonus DVD on 22 November 2004. The DVD, entitled Boys in the Band, is a collection of live shows, band interviews, and the "Can't Stand Me Now" promotional video.

The song "Arbeit Macht Frei" featured in the 2006 film Children of Men.

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  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Libertines – The Libertines". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. ^ Adams, Jason (24 September 2004). "The Libertines". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ^ Costa, Maddy (20 August 2004). "The Libertines, The Libertines". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  5. ^ "The Libertines: The Libertines". Mojo (130): 94. September 2004.
  6. ^ Thornton, Anthony (7 August 2004). "The Libertines: The Libertines". NME. Archived from the original on 24 October 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  7. ^ Carr, Eric (30 August 2004). "The Libertines: The Libertines". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  8. ^ "The Libertines: The Libertines". Q (218): 108. September 2004.
  9. ^ Hoard, Christian (16 September 2004). "The Libertines: The Libertines". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  10. ^ Pappademas, Alex (September 2004). "The Libertines: The Libertines". Spin. 20 (9): 115. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert (3 April 2003). "Consumer Guide: Inter-Century Freundschaft". The Village Voice. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  12. ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  13. ^ "Rocklist.net...NME Writers Lists". Rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  14. ^ "Rocklist.net....NME: The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time : October 2013". rocklistmusic.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Most Overrated Album in the World". BBC 6 Music. 2005. Archived from the original on 11 November 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)