Winning Days
{{about|the Vines album|the title track|Winning Days (song)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Winning Days
| type = studio
| artist = The Vines
| cover = TheVines WinningDays.jpg
| alt =
| released = 23 March 2004
| recorded = Summer 2003
| studio = Bearsville (Woodstock, New York)
| genre =
- Alternative rock{{cite web |url=http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_vines/winning_days/ |title=Winning Days |publisher=Rate Your Music |accessdate=6 October 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.last.fm/music/The+Vines/Winning+Days |title=Winning Days by The Vines |website=last.fm |accessdate=6 October 2011}}
- garage rock
- post-grunge
- neo-psychedelia
| length = 38:28
| label = Capitol
| producer = Rob Schnapf
| prev_title = Highly Evolved
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = Vision Valley
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Winning Days
| type = studio
| single1 = Fuck the World
| single1date = 15 December 2003
| single2 = Ride
| single2date = 8 March 2004
| single3 = Winning Days
| single3date = 24 May 2004
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 50/100{{ cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/winning-days/critic-reviews | title=Critic Reviews for Winning Days | publisher=Metacritic | accessdate=6 November 2011 }}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r676386 |tab=review |label="The Vines: Winning Days > Review" |first=Heather |last=Phares |accessdate=6 October 2011}}
| rev2 = Billboard
| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/bb/reviews/album_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000468026 |title=Winning Days |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=21 June 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040814145112/http://www.billboard.com/bb/reviews/album_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000468026 |archivedate=14 August 2004 |url-status=dead}}
| rev3 = Blender
| rev3score = {{rating|3.5|5}}
| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev4score = B{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,602384,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016000552/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,602384,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2008 |title=Winning Days (2004): The Vines |first=Tom |last=Sinclair |date=26 March 2004 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |issue=#757 |issn=1049-0434 |accessdate=6 October 2011}}
| rev5 = The Guardian
| rev5score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/mar/05/popandrock.shopping |title=The Vines, Winning Days |first=Caroline |last=Sullivan |date=5 March 2004 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |issn=0261-3077 |accessdate=6 October 2011}}
| rev6 = NME
| rev6score = {{rating|5|10}}{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/artistKeyname/7340 |title=Vines : Winning Days |first=Imran |last=Ahmed |date=12 March 2004 |journal=NME |issn=0028-6362 |accessdate=6 October 2011}}
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev7score = 2.7/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8472-winning-days |title=The Vines: Winning Days |last=Ott |first=Chris |date=14 April 2004 |website=Pitchfork |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307154203/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8472-winning-days/ |archive-date=7 March 2012 |access-date=6 October 2011}}
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thevines/albums/album/5198094/review/6067618/winning_days |title=The Vines: Winning Days : Music Reviews |last=Fricke |first=David |authorlink=David Fricke |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=10 March 2004 |accessdate=21 June 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513041740/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thevines/albums/album/5198094/review/6067618/winning_days |archivedate=13 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}
| rev9 = Uncut
| rev10 = The Village Voice
| rev10score = C+{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=30 November 2004|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgvts-04.php|title=Consumer Guide: Mine Enemy the Turkey|newspaper=The Village Voice|accessdate=13 December 2016}}
}}
Winning Days is the second studio album by Australian alternative rock band The Vines, and was released on 23 March 2004{{Cite web|title=Winning Days|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-vines/winning-days/|website=Rate Your Music|access-date=25 May 2020}} It is the follow-up to their debut, Highly Evolved. The enhanced CD has the music video for "Ride". Winning Days was recorded in the summer of 2003 at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York{{Cite web|title=The Vines - Winning Days|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Vines-Winning-Days/release/1159365|publisher=Discogs|access-date=25 May 2020}} and was assisted by Bill Synans. It was mixed in September 2003 at Cello Studios in Los Angeles and was assisted by Steven Rhodes.
This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
History
The Vines recorded Winning Days in May 2003 at Bearsville Studios with producer Rob Schnapf, who had also produced their debut album Highly Evolved.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/winning-days-ahead-for-vines-20031216 | title="Winning Days" Ahead for Vines | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=16 December 2003 | accessdate=13 June 2017 | author=Dansby, Andrew}} "Fuck the World" (later abbreviated to "F.T.W.") was the first song released from Winning Days and was released on 15 December 2003, three months prior to the album's release.{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-vines-40-1374273 | title=Fuck! It's the Vines! | work=NME | date=16 December 2003 | accessdate=13 June 2017 }} The song is sarcastic in nature despite what its title seems to imply; as stated in a 2005 NME article, "Winning Days is anything but".{{Cite web|title=Vines: Winning Days|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-7340-308386|date=12 September 2005|website=NME|access-date=25 May 2020}} During interviews given by lead singer Craig Nicholls in 2004, he stated "I definitely think the world is a good place, but maybe it would be better if people didn't hate so much and kill animals. At the same time, it's like, whatever. It's just a planet, that's all."{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1484502/01212004/vines_the.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040419001455/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1484502/01212004/vines_the.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2004 |title=Vines Saddle Up And 'Ride' To End of the World |first=Jon |last=Wiederhorn |date=26 January 2004 |publisher=VH1 |accessdate=6 October 2011}}
The next single "Ride" was released on 23 February 2004.{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-vines-41-1374837 | title=The Vines Back to 'Winning' Ways | work=NME | date=11 December 2003 | accessdate=13 June 2017}} "Ride" reached number 94 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
The title track was released as the third and final single on 24 May 2004.
Critical reception
Winning Days was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 50 based on 23 reviews.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Craig Nicholls, except where noted
| title1 = Ride
| length1 = 2:36
| title2 = Animal Machine
| length2 = 3:28
| title3 = TV Pro
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = Autumn Shade II
| length4 = 3:14
| title5 = Evil Town
| length5 = 3:06
| title6 = Winning Days
| length6 = 3:33
| title7 = She's Got Something to Say to Me
| writer7 = {{hlist|Nicholls|Patrick Matthews}}
| length7 = 2:32
| title8 = Rainfall
| length8 = 3:21
| title9 = Amnesia
| length9 = 4:39
| title10 = Sun Child
| length10 = 4:33
| title11 = F.T.W.
| length11 = 3:41
| total_length =
}}
{{Track listing
|headline=Japanese bonus edition{{cite web|url=https://www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_Vines_000000000193816/item_Winning-Days_1899366|title=Winnings Days - The Vines|publisher=hmv.co.jp|accessdate=4 April 2021|language=Japanese}}
|title12=Drown the Baptists
}}
Personnel
- Craig Nicholls – vocals, guitars, percussion, Moog
- Patrick Matthews – bass guitar, piano and keyboards
- Ryan Griffiths – guitars
- Hamish Rosser – drums, percussion
- Rob Schnapf – producer, mixing
- Doug Boehm – engineering, mixing
- Susanna Howe – album booklet photography
- Love Police – album sleeve
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Chart (2004) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|7|artist=The Vines|album=Winning Days|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 September 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|40|artist=The Vines|album=Winning Days|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 September 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|63|artist=The Vines|album=Winning Days|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 September 2020}} |
| {{album chart|France|51|artist=The Vines|album=Winning Days|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 September 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|47|id=4913|artist=The Vines|album=Winning Days|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 September 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|77|artist=The Vines|album=Winning Days|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 September 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|29|date=20040328|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 September 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|23|artist=The Vines|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 September 2020}} |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|127915|type=album}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=3b3b5d2a-bfb2-310f-af9c-ddc9c2a334c7|name=Winning Days}}
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Category:Capitol Records albums