Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do
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{{Infobox album
| name = Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do
| type = studio
| artist = Major Lazer
| cover = Album_Major_Lazer_Guns_Don't_Kill_People_Lazers_Do.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 16, 2009
| recorded = 2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|EDM|dancehall|reggae|funk carioca|bounce|moombahton}}
| length = 41:54
| label = Downtown
| producer = {{hlist|Diplo|Switch}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Lazers Never Die
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do
| type = studio
| single1 = Hold the Line
| single1date = April 20, 2009
| single2 = Keep It Goin' Louder
| single2date = June 18, 2009
| single3 = Pon de Floor
| single3date = August 3, 2009
| single4 = Jump Up
| single4date = 2009
}}
}}
Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do is the debut full-length studio album by the Jamaican-American electronic dance music band Major Lazer, which at the time consisted of Diplo and Switch. The album is heavily influenced by Jamaican dancehall music and features guest appearances from Jamaican artists on every track. it was released on June 16, 2009.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| title = Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do
| subtitle =
| MC = (77/100){{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/guns-dont-kill-peoplelazers-do |title=Review |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=29 June 2011}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r1585570 |tab=review |label=Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do -Major Lazer {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |first=John |last=Bush |access-date=13 March 2020}}
| rev2 = The Guardian
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/03/major-lazer-guns-don-t-kill-people |title=Major Lazer: Guns Don't Kill People ... Lazers Do |first=Paul |last=MacInnes |work=The Guardian |date=3 July 2009 |access-date=29 June 2011}}
| rev3 = NME
| rev3Score = (7/10){{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/10638 |title=Album review: Major Lazer - 'Guns Don't Kill People, Lazers Do' |first=Pete |last=Cashmore |magazine=NME |date=8 July 2009 |access-date=29 June 2011}}
| rev4 = Pitchfork Media
| rev4Score = (8.1/10){{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13236-guns-dont-kill-people-lazers-do/ |title=Album Reviews: Major Lazer – Guns Don't Kill People – Lazers Do |work=Pitchfork Media |first=Scott |last=Plagenhoef |date=1 July 2009 |access-date=29 June 2011}}
| rev5 = Paste
| rev5Score = (9.3/10){{cite magazine |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/06/major-lazerguns-dont-kill-people-lazers-do.html |title=Major Lazer: Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do |first=Nick |last=Marino |magazine=Paste |publisher=Norton |issn=1540-3106 |date=15 June 2009 |access-date=29 June 2011}}
| rev6 = PopMatters
| rev6Score = (7/10){{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/95332-major-lazer-guns-dont-kill-people...-lazers-do/ |title=Major Lazer: Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do |publisher=PopMatters |first=Christine |last=Kakaire |date=18 June 2009 |access-date=29 June 2011}}
| rev7 = Prefix Magazine
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28538842/review/28565472/gunz_dont_kill_people_lazers_do |title=Gunz Dont Kill People, Lazers Do |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=15 June 2009 |first=Will |last=Hermes |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622075149/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28538842/review/28565472/gunz_dont_kill_people_lazers_do |archive-date=22 June 2009}}
| rev9 = Spin
| rev9Score =(7/10){{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/major-lazer-guns-don%E2%80%99t-kill-peoplelazers-do-downtown |title=Major Lazer – 'Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do' |work=Spin |first=Barry |last=Walters |access-date=29 June 2011}}
| rev10 = Vibe
| rev10Score = (favourable){{cite magazine |url=http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2009/06/revs_major_lazer_guns_dont_kill_people_lazers_do/ |title=REVS: Major Lazer, 'Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do' |magazine=Vibe |date=24 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629175904/http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2009/06/revs_major_lazer_guns_dont_kill_people_lazers_do/ |archive-date=29 June 2009 |first=Rob |last=Kenner}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do was critically acclaimed among release, Rhapsody called it the 10th best album of 2009.[http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/best-albums-of-2009.html The 25 Best Albums of 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115060622/http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/best-albums-of-2009.html |date=2010-01-15 }} Referenced July 31, 2010 After the album's release, Major Lazer was commercially and critically accepted amongst the reggae community and are often credited for changing the dancehall, reggae and moombahton community and genres, making them more commercially accepted in the United States.
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Hold the Line
| note1 = featuring Mr. Lex and Santigold
| writer1 = {{hlist|Thomas Pentz|Dave Taylor|Christopher Palmer|Santi White}}
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = When You Hear the Bassline
| note2 = featuring Ms. Thing
| writer2 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor}}
| length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Can't Stop Now
| note3 = featuring Mr. Vegas and Jovi Rockwell
| writer3 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor|Clifford Smith|Joelle Carpenter|Curtis Mayfield}}
| length3 = 4:03
| title4 = Lazer Theme
| note4 = featuring Future Trouble; additional production by DJA
| writer4 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor}}
| length4 = 2:31
| title5 = Anything Goes
| note5 = featuring Turbulence
| writer5 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor|Sheldon Campbell}}
| length5 = 3:13
| title6 = Cash Flow
| note6 = featuring Jah Dan
| writer6 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor|Wayne Henry|Andrew Bain}}
| length6 = 4:06
| title7 = Mary Jane
| note7 = featuring Mr. Evil and Mapei
| writer7 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor|Craig Parkes|Jackie Cummings}}
| length7 = 3:27
| title8 = Bruk Out
| note8 = featuring T.O.K. and Ms. Thing
| writer8 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor|Alistaire McCalla|Roshaun Clarke|Craig Thompson|Xavier Davidson|John Carter|Manuel Joseph Parrish|Raul A. Rodriguez}}
| length8 = 2:54
| title9 = What U Like
| note9 = featuring Amanda Blank and Einstein
| writer9 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor|Amanda McGrath|Jermaine Shaw}}
| length9 = 2:25
| title10 = Keep It Goin' Louder
| note10 = featuring Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze; additional production by Ricky Blaze
| writer10 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor|Ricardo Johnson|Nicole Albino|Natalie Albino}}
| length10 = 3:46
| title11 = Pon de Floor
| note11 = featuring Vybz Kartel; additional production by Afrojack
| writer11 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor}}
| length11 = 3:33
| title12 = Baby
| note12 = featuring Prince Zimboo
| writer12 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor|Assaney Morris}}
| length12 = 1:17
| title13 = Jump Up
| note13 = featuring Leftside and Supahype; co-produced by Crookers
| writer13 = {{hlist|Pentz|Taylor|Parkes|Andrea Fratangelo|Francesco Barbaglia}}
| length13 = 3:43
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{{track listing
| headline = iTunes Store deluxe edition
| title14 = Zumbie
| note14 = featuring Andy Milonakis
| length14 = 4:00
| title15 = When You Hear the Bassline
| note15 = Dance Area Remix; featuring Ms. Thing
| length15 = 6:48
| title16 = When You Hear the Bassline
| note16 = Dance Area Remix Dub Version; featuring Ms. Thing
| length16 = 5:51
| title17 = Hold the Line
| note17 = Toadally Krossed Out Remix; featuring Mr. Lex and Santigold
| length17 = 2:53
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{{track listing
| headline = Special edition: Lazers Never Die EP
| title14 = Sound Of Siren
| note14 = featuring M.I.A. and Busy Signal
| length14 = 3:49
| title15 = Good Enuff
| note15 = "Cash Flow" Dub; featuring Collie Buddz and Lindi Ortega
| length15 = 2:49
| title16 = Bruk Out
| note16 = Buraka Som Sistema Mix
| length16 = 6:19
| title17 = Can't Stop Now
| note17 = Kicks Like a Mule Remix; featuring Mr. Vegas, Jovi Rockwell and Azealia Banks
| length17 = 5:14
| title18 = Jump Up
| note18 = Thom Yorke Remix
| length18 = 4:48
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{{track listing
| headline = 15th Anniversary Edition
| title14 = Zumbie
| note14 = featuring Andy Milonakis
| length14 =
| title15 = Pon de Streets
| note15 = featuring Afrojack
| length15 =
| title16 = Where's the Daddy?
| note16 = featuring M.I.A.
| length16 =
| title17 = Nobody Move
| note17 = featuring Vybz Kartel
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| total_length = 55:20
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Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Chart (2009) !scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row"|US Billboard 200{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r1585570 |tab=charts-awards/billboard-album |label=Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do |access-date=29 June 2011}}
|align="center"|169 |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Top Electronic Albums
|align="center"|7 |
| scope="row"|US Top Heatseekers
|align="center"|4 |