You're a Woman, I'm a Machine

You're a Woman, I'm a Machine was recorded from February to April 2004 at The Chemical Sound in Toronto. Additional recording was done at Studio Plateau in Montreal and the album was engineered and produced by Al-P, with the exception of the Montreal sessions which were engineered by Drew Malamud.

All songs were written and recorded by Sebastien Grainger (drums and vocals) and Jesse F. Keeler (bass and synthesizer). The album was mastered by Joao Carvalho in his studio. All songs were published by Casino Steel Publishing Inc. and Iggy Softrock Publishing Inc. "Romantic Rights", "Blood on Our Hands" and "Black History Month" have been released as singles and remixed. "Little Girl", along with "Sexy Results", have also been remixed, and appear on their remix/b-side release, Romance Bloody Romance.

Vocalist and drummer Sebastien Grainger gave the song "Black History Month" its title simply because it was written in February. According to a post made by bassist Jesse F. Keeler on the band's forum, the song title "Sexy Results" is taken from The Simpsons. The episode "Pygmoelian" from the television series features the running line "...with sexy results".

The album's name is a play on a quote in the mini-series pilot of the 2004 reboot of Battlestar Galactica where Caprica Six tells Gaius Baltar "I'm a woman," to which he responds "You're a machine".

The liner notes dedicate the album to "Zoé", Grainger's niece. She is also the subject of the song "Little Girl" off the album.

{{Music ratings

| MC = 82/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/youre-a-woman-im-a-machine/death-from-above-1979 |title=Reviews for You're A Woman, I'm A Machine by Death from Above 1979 |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=June 15, 2015}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/youre-a-woman-im-a-machine-mw0000253738 |title=You're a Woman, I'm a Machine – Death from Above 1979 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=June 15, 2015 |last=Loftus |first=Johnny}}

| rev2 = Alternative Press

| rev2Score = 5/5{{cite journal |title=Death from Above 1979: You're a Woman, I'm a Machine |journal=Alternative Press |issue=198 |date=January 2005 |page=113}}

| rev3 = Drowned in Sound

| rev3Score = 10/10{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3914/reviews/11273- |title=Album Review: Death from Above 1979 – You're A Woman, I'm A Machine |work=Drowned in Sound |date=February 8, 2005 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |last=Diver |first=Mike |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018013457/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3914/reviews/11273- |url-status=dead }}

| rev4 = Mojo

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Death from Above 1979: You're a Woman, I'm a Machine |journal=Mojo |issue=135 |date=February 2005 |page=101}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5Score = 7/10{{cite journal |title=Death from Above 1979: You're a Woman, I'm a Machine |journal=NME |date=January 29, 2005 |page=59}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6Score = 8.3/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2587-youre-a-woman-im-a-machine/ |title=Death From Above 1979: You're a Woman, I'm a Machine |work=Pitchfork |date=October 28, 2004 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |last=Sylvester |first=Nick}}

| rev7 = Q

| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=Death from Above 1979: You're a Woman, I'm a Machine |journal=Q |issue=226 |date=May 2005 |page=111}}

| rev8 = Stylus Magazine

| rev8Score = A−{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2477 |title=Death From Above 1979 – You're A Woman, I'm A Machine – Review |work=Stylus Magazine |date=November 3, 2004 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |last=Pemberton |first=Rollie |author-link=Cadence Weapon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715134455/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2477 |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}

| rev9 = Uncut

| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Death from Above 1979: You're a Woman, I'm a Machine |journal=Uncut |issue=94 |date=March 2005 |page=104}}

| rev10 = The Village Voice

| rev10Score = B−{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv505-05.php |title=Consumer Guide: Beguilement and Rage |work=The Village Voice |date=May 17, 2005 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}

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The album has sold 175,000 copies worldwide according to the Toronto Star and gone gold (50,000 sold) in the band's native Canada.

{{track listing

|title1 = Turn It Out

|length1 = 2:39

|title2 = Romantic Rights

|length2 = 3:15

|title3 = Going Steady

|length3 = 2:49

|title4 = Go Home, Get Down

|length4 = 2:20

|title5 = Blood on Our Hands

|length5 = 2:58

|title6 = Black History Month

|length6 = 3:48

|title7 = Little Girl

|length7 = 4:00

|title8 = Cold War

|length8 = 2:33

|title9 = You're a Woman, I'm a Machine

|length9 = 2:53

|title10 = Pull Out

|length10 = 1:50

|title11 = Sexy Results

|length11 = 5:55

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Japan bonus track

|title12 = Romantic Rights (The Phones Lovers remix)

|length12 = 4:40

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{{track listing

|headline = Vinyl bonus track

|title12 = Do It

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{{track listing

|headline = UK bonus CD

|title1 = Better Off Dead

|note1 = La Peste cover

|length1 = 2:17

|title2 = Blood on Our Hands (Justice remix)

|length2 = 3:52

|title3 = Do It 93!

|note3 = live in Rio

|length3 = 4:52

|title4 = Romantic Rights (Erol Alkan's Love from Below re-edit)

|length4 = 6:20

|title5 = Little Girl (MSTRKRFT edition)

|length5 = 3:36

|title6 = You're Lovely (But You've Got Lots of Problems)

|length6 = 3:06

|title7 = Blood on Our Hands

|note7 = video

|length7 = 3:02

|title8 = Romantic Rights

|note8 = video

|length8 = 3:17

}}

;Death from Above 1979

• Jesse F. Keeler – bass, synthesizer, songwriting, recording, backing vocals on "Pull Out," "You're a Woman, I'm a Machine," design, layout
• Sebastien Grainger – drums, vocals, songwriting, recording

;Additional personnel

• Alex Puodziukas – production, engineering
• Drew Malamud – engineering
• Joao Carvalho – mastering
• Eva Michon – photography

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