It's Never Been Like That

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It's Never Been Like That
Studio album by Phoenix
Released	15 May 2006
Recorded	August - November 2005[1]
Genre	Alternative
Length	36:54
Label	EMI, Source, Astralwerks, Arts & Crafts
Producer	Phoenix
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Guardian Unlimited 5/12/06 This Is Fake DIY link Pitchfork Media (8.0/10) 5/24/06 Q (#239, June 2006, p. 118) Rolling Stone link
Phoenix chronology
Live! Thirty Days Ago (2004) It's Never Been Like That (2006)

It's Never Been Like That is the third studio album by French alternative rock band Phoenix. It was released 15 May 2006 in the United Kingdom and European Union. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Long Distance Call" on 8 May 2006 (see 2006 in British music and 2006 in music).

The Album was later re-released in Mexico as a Tour Edition with Four Bonus Tracks recorded live in Oslo the 20th April 2006.

It's Never Been Like That was rated #13 in Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2006.^[2]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Mexican Tour Edition Track listing 3 Release details 4 Charts 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

• All tracks written by Phoenix.

1. "Napoleon Says" – 3:13
2. "Consolation Prizes" – 3:16
3. "Rally" – 3:17
4. "Long Distance Call" – 3:04
5. "One Time Too Many" – 3:40
6. "Lost and Found" – 2:56
7. "Courtesy Laughs" – 3:14
8. "North" – 5:01
9. "Sometimes in the Fall" – 5:49
10. "Second to None" – 3:25

[edit] Mexican Tour Edition Track listing

• All tracks written by Phoenix.

1. "Napoleon Says" – 3:13
2. "Consolation Prizes" – 3:16
3. "Rally" – 3:17
4. "Long Distance Call" – 3:04
5. "One Time Too Many" – 3:40
6. "Lost and Found" – 2:56
7. "Courtesy Laughs" – 3:14
8. "North" – 5:01
9. "Sometimes in the Fall" – 5:49
10. "Second to None" – 3:25
11. "Napoleon Says (Live)" - 3:23
12. "Rally (Live)" - 3:18
13. "Sometimes in the Fall (Live)" - 6:07
14. "Second To None (Live)" - 6:29

[edit] Release details

The album was released in various countries:

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	10 May 2006	Toshiba-EMI	CD	TOCP-66575
United Kingdom European Union	15 May 2006	Source	LP	SOURLP123 / 0946 3 55716 1 5
			CD	CDSOUR123 / 0946 3 60910 2 0
United States	23 May 2006	Astralwerks	LP	ASW-55716 / 0946 3 55716 1 5
			CD	ASW-60911 / 0946 3 60911 2 9
Canada	13 June 2006	Arts & Crafts	CD	AC018

[edit] Charts

1. 81-Aria Charts (Australia)[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Discogs information about It's Never Been Like That
2. ^ Pitchfork Album: Top 50 Albums of 2006

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Label site

v • d • e Phoenix Thomas Mars • Laurent Brancowitz • Deck D'Arcy • Christian Mazzalai Albums United • Alphabetical • Live! Thirty Days Ago • It's Never Been Like That Singles "Too Young" • "Everything Is Everything" • "Run Run Run" • "Long Distance Call" • "Consolation Prizes"