What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?

What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
Studio album by
the Vaccines
Released11 March 2011
RecordedAutumn 2010; RAK and
Miloco Square Studios,
London, United Kingdom
Genre
Length36:17
LabelColumbia Records
ProducerDan Grech-Marguerat
The Vaccines chronology
What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
(2011) 		Come of Age
(2012)
Singles from What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
  1. "Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)" / "Blow It Up"
    Released: 22 November 2010
  2. "Post Break-Up Sex"
    Released: 24 January 2011
  3. "If You Wanna"
    Released: 18 March 2011
  4. "All in White"
    Released: 5 June 2011
  5. "Nørgaard"
    Released: 22 August 2011
  6. "Wetsuit" / "Tiger Blood"
    Released: 11 December 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubA−[3]
The Daily Telegraph[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME8/10[1]
Mojo[7]
Pitchfork Media6.2/10[8]
Q[7]
Spin8/10[9]
Uncut[7]

What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? is the debut studio album by English indie rock band the Vaccines.[10] It was released on CD and digital download in the US, and on CD and LP in Europe and the UK, on 11 March 2011 by Columbia Records,[11] entering the UK Albums Chart at #4, going on to become the biggest-selling debut by a band in 2011.[citation needed] Two singles preceded the release of the album which attained generally positive reviews and gold status by May of the same year.

In 2021, the Vaccines released a ten year anniversary edition of the album on pink vinyl limited to 2500 copies.

  1. ^ a b "NME Reviews - The Vaccines - 'What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?' - NME.COM". NME.COM. 9 March 2011.
  2. ^ Sheffield, Rob (31 May 2011). "What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?". Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ a b "Review: The Vaccines: What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? · Music Review · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club.
  4. ^ AllMusic review
  5. ^ "The Vaccines: What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? CD review". Telegraph.co.uk. 11 March 2011.
  6. ^ Alexis Petridis. "The Vaccines: What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? – review". the Guardian.
  7. ^ a b c "Critic Reviews for What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? - Metacritic". Metacritic.
  8. ^ "The Vaccines". Pitchfork.
  9. ^ "The Vaccines, 'What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?' Review". SPIN.
  10. ^ Mitch Mosk, Atwood Magazine. "Feature: The Vaccines Celebrate a Decade of Debut Album 'What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?'".
  11. ^ "iTunes - Music - What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? by The Vaccines". iTunes.