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| Released | June 19, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2011 | |||
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| Genre | Art pop[1] | |||
| Length | 42:39 | |||
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The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, frequently abridged as The Idler Wheel..., is the fourth studio album by Fiona Apple. Like her second album When the Pawn..., its title derives from a poem written by Apple herself.[2] It was released in the UK on June 18, 2012[3] and in the US on June 19 by Epic Records.[4] The album received a nomination at the 2013 Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Album.[5] The album received widespread acclaim from critics, and was frequently included in year and decade-end lists by several publications; in 2020, Rolling Stone placed the album at number 213 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was her highest debut in the US, reaching number 3 on the Billboard 200 with 72,000 copies sold in its first week.[6]
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- ^ Chiola, Enio (June 18, 2012). "Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw..." PopMatters. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ Battan, Carrie (March 7, 2012). "Fiona Apple Reveals Album Title". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ "The 55th Grammy Awards Nominees List". Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ "Justin Bieber, Kenny Chesney, Fiona Apple Lead Billboard 200". Billboard. June 27, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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