Shaking the Habitual

Shaking the Habitual
Studio album by
the Knife
Released5 April 2013 (2013-04-05)
Recorded2010–2012
StudioStockholm and Berlin
Genre
Length77:18 (1-disc version)
96:20 (2-disc version)
LabelRabid
ProducerThe Knife
The Knife chronology
Tomorrow, in a Year
(2010) 		Shaking the Habitual
(2013)
Singles from Shaking the Habitual
  1. "Full of Fire"
    Released: 28 January 2013
  2. "A Tooth for an Eye"
    Released: 18 February 2013
  3. "Raging Lung"
    Released: 2 September 2013
  4. "Without You My Life Would Be Boring"
    Released: 20 May 2014

Shaking the Habitual is the fourth and final studio album by Swedish electronic music duo the Knife. It was released on 5 April 2013 by Rabid Records. The album was released as a double CD and triple LP,[2] and as a digital download. The album was lauded by critics at the time of its release and was featured on several critics' year-end lists.

"Full of Fire" was released as the album's lead single on 28 January 2013.[3] An accompanying short film was directed by Marit Östberg, who contributed a film to the 2009 Swedish feminist porn compilation Dirty Diaries.[4] The album's second single, "A Tooth for an Eye", was released on 18 February 2013,[5] for which a music video was directed by Roxy Farhat and Kakan Hermansson.[6] The duo embarked on the Shaking the Habitual Tour in support of the album, starting on 26 April 2013 in Bremen, Germany.[7]

  1. ^ Miller, Derek (12 April 2013). "The Knife – Shaking The Habitual". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ Phillips, Amy (25 January 2013). "The Knife Album Shaking the Habitual Is Almost 100 Minutes Long, Epic Tracklist Reveals". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Full of Fire: The Knife: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. ^ Knight, David (30 January 2013). "The Knife 'Full of Fire' by Marit Östberg". Promo News. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ "A Tooth For An Eye (2013) | The Knife". 7digital. Sweden. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  6. ^ Pelly, Jenn (8 March 2013). "Watch: The Knife Dismantle Gender Roles in Video for New Single "A Tooth for an Eye"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Shaking The Habitual Shows". TheKnife.net. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.