Released March 10, 2008 Length 33:57 Release date 10 March 2008 | Recorded 2007 | |
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Cheap and cheerful the kills
Midnight Boom is the third album by indie rock band The Kills, released on March 10, 2008, through Domino Records (March 17, 2008, in the United States). It was recorded at the Key Club Recording Company in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The title refers to the hours from midnight to 6 a.m., in which the band was at the creative peak, writing material for the album.
Contents
- Cheap and cheerful the kills
- The kills u r a fever 2008
- Promotion
- Commercial performance
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Songs
- References
The kills u r a fever 2008
Promotion
"U.R.A. Fever" was released as the lead single from the album on December 3, 2007. The second single, "Cheap and Cheerful", was released on February 25, 2008. "Last Day of Magic" was released as the third single on June 15, 2008 Two final singles from the album were "Tape Song", released on November 16, 2008, and "Black Balloon", released on March 22, 2009. Both songs have charted in France.
"Sour Cherry" was featured on an episode of the TV series Gossip Girl, and became popular. "Sour Cherry" was also featured in The House Bunny.
Commercial performance
Midnight Boom was the band's first album that charted on the Billboard 200 in the U.S., peaking at number 133. It has also charted at number 16 on the Independent Albums, number 9 on Top Tastemaker Albums, and topped the Top Heatseekers Albums chart. In Europe, it reached number 47 on the UK Albums Chart, and has also charted in Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Critical reception
The album received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 31 reviews.
Track listing
All tracks written by The Kills.
Songs
1URA Fever2:16
2Cheap and Cheerful2:26
3Tape Song3:35