Released October 15, 2002 Producer David Newfeld Artist Broken Social Scene Label Paper Bag Records | Length 56:11 You Forgot It in People
(2002) Bee Hives
(2004) Release date 15 October 2002 Genres Indie rock, Baroque pop | |
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Recorded December 2001–July 2002 Awards Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year Similar Broken Social Scene albums, Indie rock albums | ||
You Forgot It in People is a 2002 album by Broken Social Scene. It followed Feel Good Lost, and was the band's commercial breakthrough. You Forgot It in People features intricate, experimental production techniques and a large number of instruments coinciding with the band's vastly expanded size. Local hype for the album was so big that initial pressings sold out quickly, causing the need for a 2003 reissue.
Contents
Music videos were made for "Stars and Sons", "Cause = Time", "Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix)", "Lover's Spit", and "I'm Still Your Fag". The album also features "Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl" and "Lover's Spit", two songs that went on to become the band's biggest fan favourites.
The songs that did not make it onto the album were featured in a B-sides compilation entitled Bee Hives, released in 2004.
Music
After releasing Feel Good Lost, Broken Social Scene changed their style from making ambient instrumental songs to full-blown rock songs. As they expanded to an 11 piece collective, Broken Social Scene used a variety of sounds for the album. Reflecting on this, frontman Kevin Drew said "I was scared to see if people were going to embrace the idea of a whole shitload of sounds on one album." You Forgot It in People also progresses to "proper" song style with defined verses and choruses.
Reception
The album received high acclaim from music critics, according to review aggregate site Metacritic, the album received a normalized score of 86 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Reviews for the album were almost unanimously positive. Pitchfork Media's Ryan Schreiber gave the album a 9.2 out of 10 saying "You Forgot It in People explodes with song after song of endlessly re-playable, perfect pop." The songs "Cause = Time" and "Stars and Sons" are listed at No. 145 and No. 275 on Pitchfork Media's Top 500 Songs of the 2000s list, respectively. A Kludge writer called it a "majestic" album, in which the group created a "unique sound of lush instrumentation." A Tiny Mix Tapes review stated that "[the album is] one of the best albums to come out of anywhere, really." A PopMatters review for the album was positive, although criticized the song "I'm Still Your Fag" for its "uncomfortably graphic lyrics". Conversely, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice selected "Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix)" as a "choice cut", indicating a "good song on an album that isn't worth your time or money." In 2003, the album won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. The album received the following accolades:
Usage in other media
The song "Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl" appears on the soundtrack of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as well as Snow Cake. "Shampoo Suicide" was also used in the film Half Nelson as well as "Stars and Sons". The song "Lover's Spit" appears on the soundtrack of Showtime's Queer as Folk. References are also made to "Lover's Spit" in the song Ribs by New Zealand singer Lorde.
Track listing
All songs written by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning.
Personnel
Songs
1Capture the Flag2:09
2KC Accidental3:51
3Stars and Sons5:09