Sorry to Bother You (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Sorry to Bother You
| type = studio
| artist = The Coup
| cover = Sorrytobotheryou.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2012|10|30}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| length = {{Duration|m=46|s=11}}
| label = Anti-
| producer = Boots Riley, Damion Gallegos
| prev_title = Pick a Bigger Weapon
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/sorry-to-bother-you/the-coup|title=Sorry To Bother You by The Coup|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sorry-to-bother-you-mw0002423185|title=Sorry to Bother You - The Coup|work=AllMusic|first=Andy|last=Kellman|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2score = A−{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-coup-sorry-to-bother-you-1798174800|title=The Coup: Sorry To Bother You|work=The A.V. Club|first=Nathan|last=Rabin|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=July 16, 2018}}
| rev3 = Chicago Tribune
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-the-coup-album-review-sorry-to-bother-you-reviewed-20121104-column.html|title=Album review: The Coup, 'Sorry to Bother You'|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Greg|last=Kot|date=November 5, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
| rev4 = Consequence of Sound
| rev4score = C+{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2012/10/album-review-the-coup-sorry-to-bother-you/|title=The Coup – Sorry to Bother You|work=Consequence of Sound|first=Jon|last=Hadusek|date=October 31, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
| rev5 = Robert Christgau
| rev5score = A−{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=The+Coup|title=The Coup|work=Christgau's Consumer Guide|first=Robert|last=Christgau|author-link=Robert Christgau|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6score = 7.2/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17211-sorry-to-bother-you/|title=The Coup: Sorry to Bother You|work=Pitchfork|first=Jayson|last=Greene|date=November 1, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev7score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/165457-the-coup-sorry-to-bother-you-2495797638.html|title=The Coup: Sorry to Bother You|work=PopMatters|first=Josh|last=Langhoff|date=November 20, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/sorry-to-bother-you-20121030|title=The Coup: Sorry To Bother You|work=Rolling Stone|first=Jody|last=Rosen|date=October 30, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926162415/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/sorry-to-bother-you-20121030|archivedate=September 26, 2013|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
| rev9 = Spin
| rev9score = 7/10{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2012/10/the-coup-sorry-to-bother-you-anti/|title=The Coup, 'Sorry to Bother You' (Anti-)|work=Spin|first=Jason|last=Gubbels|date=October 30, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
| rev10 = Under the Radar
| rev10score = {{Rating|7.5|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/sorry_to_bother_you/|title=The Coup: Sorry to Bother You (ANTI-)|work=Under the Radar|first=Austin|last=Trunick|date=December 6, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
}}
Sorry to Bother You is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group The Coup. It was released on Anti- on October 30, 2012.
Background
In 2012, The Coup's frontman Boots Riley completed the first draft of the screenplay for the 2018 film Sorry to Bother You. While he would later direct the film from that screenplay, Riley had no way to produce the film in 2012. As such, The Coup made the album of the same name, which was inspired by the screenplay.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/02/625321886/boots-riley-mines-his-experiences-as-a-telemarketer-in-sorry-to-bother-you|title=Boots Riley Mines His Experiences As A Telemarketer In 'Sorry To Bother You'|work=NPR|first=Terry|last=Gross|date=July 2, 2018|accessdate=July 17, 2018}}
Music videos
Music videos were created for "The Magic Clap",{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaFQw52wJug|title=The Coup - "The Magic Clap"|website=YouTube|date=August 31, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}} "Land of 7 Billion Dances",{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yweBSaa3sCE|title=The Coup - "Land of 7 Billion Dances"|website=YouTube|date=September 10, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}} "The Guillotine",{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acT_PSAZ7BQ|title=The Coup - "The Guillotine"|website=YouTube|date=October 12, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}} and "Your Parents' Cocaine".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJtbSixXGgM|title=The Coup - "Your Parents' Cocaine"|website=YouTube|date=November 9, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80 based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
PopMatters placed it at number 5 on the "Best Hip-Hop of 2012" list.{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/166167-the-best-hip-hop-of-2012-2495793443.html|title=The Best Hip-Hop of 2012|work=PopMatters|first=|last=|date=December 11, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}} Todd Martens of Los Angeles Times placed it at number 8 on the "Best of 2012 Pop Music: Albums" list.{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/27/entertainment/la-et-ms-todd-martens-best-of-2012-pop-music-albums-20121227|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727215527/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/27/entertainment/la-et-ms-todd-martens-best-of-2012-pop-music-albums-20121227|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 27, 2013|title=Best of 2012 Pop Music: Albums|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Todd|last=Martens|date=December 27, 2012|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = The Magic Clap
| length1 = 3:12
| title2 = Strange Arithmetic
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = Your Parents' Cocaine
| length3 = 2:32
| note3 = Feat. Justin Sane from Anti-Flag
| title4 = The Gods of Science
| length4 = 3:06
| title5 = My Murder, My Love
| length5 = 3:32
| title6 = You Are Not a Riot (An RSVP from David Siquieros to Andy Warhol)
| length6 = 3:14
| title7 = Land of 7 Billion Dances
| length7 = 3:15
| title8 = Violet
| length8 = 4:34
| title9 = This Year
| length9 = 4:04
| title10 = We've Got a Lot to Teach You, Cassius Green
| length10 = 4:42
|note11= Feat. Japanther
| title11 = Long Island Iced Tea, Neat
| length11 = 2:04
| title12 = The Guillotine
| length12 = 4:45
| title13 = WAVIP
| length13 = 3:06
| note13 = Feat. Das Racist & Killer Mike
}}
Charts
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|495046|Sorry to Bother You}}
{{The Coup}}
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