Riot on an Empty Street

{{Album ratings

| MC = 71/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/riot-on-an-empty-street/kings-of-convenience |title=Reviews for Riot On An Empty Street by Kings of Convenience |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=10 November 2015}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/riot-on-an-empty-street-mw0000207798 |title=Riot on an Empty Street – Kings of Convenience |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=10 November 2015 |last=Sendra |first=Tim}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = B+{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2004/08/06/riot-empty-street/ |title=Riot on an Empty Street |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=6 August 2004 |access-date=14 April 2018 |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617093503/http://www.ew.com/article/2004/08/06/riot-empty-street/ |archive-date=17 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1241157,00.html |title=Kings of Convenience, Riot on an Empty Street |work=The Guardian |date=18 June 2004 |access-date=10 November 2015 |last=Clarke |first=Betty}}

| rev4 = The Independent

| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite journal |title=Kings of Convenience: Riot on an Empty Street (Source) |journal=The Independent |date=20 June 2004 |last=Price |first=Simon}}

| rev5 = Mojo

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=Kings of Convenience: Riot on an Empty Street |journal=Mojo |page=114 |quote=Amid the album's fuzzy, halo'd mood, doe-eyed songs pop out like sweetbreads.}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6Score = 6/10{{cite journal |title=Kings of Convenience: Riot on an Empty Street |journal=NME |date=19 June 2004 |page=57}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7Score = 7.3/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4450-riot-on-an-empty-street/ |title=Kings of Convenience: Riot on an Empty Street |work=Pitchfork |date=27 July 2004 |access-date=10 November 2015 |last=Mitchum |first=Rob}}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=Kings of Convenience: Riot on an Empty Street |journal=Q |issue=217 |date=August 2004 |page=112}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com:80/artists/kingsofconvenience/albums/album/6384249/review/6389120/riot_on_an_empty_street |title=Kings Of Convenience: Riot On An Empty Street |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=16 September 2004 |access-date=14 April 2018 |last=O'Connor |first=Rob |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104192043/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kingsofconvenience/albums/album/6384249/review/6389120/riot_on_an_empty_street |archive-date=4 January 2010 |url-status=dead}}

| rev10 = Uncut

| rev10Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=Kings of Convenience: Riot on an Empty Street |journal=Uncut |issue=86 |date=July 2004 |page=101}}

}}

Riot on an Empty Street received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

{{tracklist

| all_writing = Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye, except where noted

| total_length = 44:26

| title1 = Homesick

| length1 = 3:13

| title2 = Misread

| length2 = 3:08

| title3 = Cayman Islands

| length3 = 3:02

| title4 = Stay Out of Trouble

| length4 = 5:04

| title5 = Know-How

| length5 = 3:58

| writer5 = {{flatlist|

• Eirik Glambek Bøe
• Erlend Øye
• Feist

}}

| title6 = Sorry or Please

| length6 = 3:47

| title7 = Love Is No Big Truth

| length7 = 3:48

| title8 = I'd Rather Dance with You

| length8 = 3:29

| title9 = Live Long

| length9 = 2:57

| writer9 = {{flatlist|

• lyrics: Are Glambek Bøe/Eirik Glambek Bøe/Erlend Øye

}}

| title10 = Surprise Ice

| length10 = 4:23

| title11 = Gold in the Air of Summer

| length11 = 3:33

| title12 = The Build-Up

| length12 = 4:05

| writer12 = {{flatlist|

• Eirik Glambek Bøe
• Erlend Øye
• Feist

}}

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese Edition (VJCP-68629) Bonus Trackshttps://www.discogs.com/release/1675303-Kings-Of-Convenience-Riot-On-An-Empty-Street

| title13 = Weight of My Words

| note13 = Four Tet Remix

| length13 = 4:58

| title14 = The Girl from Back Then

| note14 = Riton's Uber Jazz Mix

| length14 = 3:06

| title15 = Winning a Battle, Losing a War

| note15 = Andy Votel Mix

| length15 = 4:24

}}

;Kings of Convenience

• Erlend Øye - lead (6, 12), co-lead (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11) and harmony (5, 9, 10) vocals, guitar (7, 11, 12), steel string guitar (3, 4, 5, 10), electric guitar (1), bass (8), drums (5, 6, 8, 12), piano (8), banjo (6), trumpet (6), arrangement (4, 6)
• Eirik Glambek Bøe - lead (2, 5, 9, 10), co-lead (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11) and harmony (6) vocals, guitar (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), nylon string guitar (1, 3, 4, 10), bass (8), piano (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), drums (7), arpeggios (11), percussion (8), banjo (7), arrangement (4, 6)

;Additional personnel

• Feist - lead vocals [outro] (5, 12)
• Davide Bertolini - bass (7), upright bass (2, 4, 5, 6), bowed bass (11), arrangement (4, 6)
• Tobias Hett - viola (2, 4, 6, 8), arrangement (4, 6)
• Gary Peterson - trumpet (6), arrangement (6)
• Siri Hilmen - cello (2, 3), cello [outro] (4), arrangement (3, 4)
• Peter Kates - additional cymbals (8), hi-hat (8)
• John-Arild Suther - trombone (9, 11)
• Petter Alexander Olsen - creative consultant (9)

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{{Certification Table Summary}}

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