Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever

Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
Studio album by
the Cribs
Released21 May 2007
RecordedAutumn 2006 – Spring 2007
Studio
Genre
Length42:23
Label
ProducerAlex Kapranos
The Cribs chronology
The New Fellas
(2005) 		Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
(2007) 		Ignore The Ignorant
(2009)
Singles from Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
  1. "Men's Needs"
    Released: 14 May 2007
  2. "Moving Pictures"
    Released: 30 July 2007
  3. "Don't You Wanna Be Relevant? / Our Bovine Public"
    Released: 15 October 2007
  4. "I'm a Realist"
    Released: 25 February 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Drowned In Sound [3]
NME[4]
Okayplayer[5]
Pitchfork(6.7/10)[6]
Playlouder[7]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[1]
Rolling Stone[8]

Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever is the third studio album by English indie rock band the Cribs. It was released on 21 May 2007 through Wichita Recordings in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the U.S. Critically acclaimed, the album propelled the band into a greater audience, reaching number thirteen on the UK Album Charts, number nine on the annual 'Albums of the Year' by influential UK music magazine NME and various other end-of-year lists. The album's lead single, "Men's Needs", also reached number three in the same NME chart.

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  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  3. ^ Denney, Alex. "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007.
  4. ^ Jonze, Tim (23 May 2007). "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". NME.
  5. ^ Roussell, Adam. "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008.
  6. ^ Berman, Stuart (19 July 2007). "The Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007.
  7. ^ "The Cribs: Men's Needs Women's Needs Whatever (2007) review PLAYLOUDER". Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
  8. ^ "Rolling Stone : Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever : Review". Rolling Stone. 16 June 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2021.