You Forgot It in People

After releasing Feel Good Lost, Broken Social Scene changed their style from making ambient instrumental songs to full-blown rock songs. As they expanded to an 11 piece collective, Broken Social Scene used a variety of sounds for the album.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/gdn8/ |title=Review of Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People |publisher=BBC Music |date=13 August 2003 |access-date=21 December 2011 |last=Siebelt |first=Olli}} Reflecting on this, frontman Kevin Drew said "I was scared to see if people were going to embrace the idea of a whole shitload of sounds on one album." You Forgot It in People also progresses to "proper" song style with defined verses and choruses.

{{Album ratings

| MC = 86/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/you-forgot-it-in-people/broken-social-scene |title=Reviews for You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=December 21, 2011}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/you-forgot-it-in-people-mw0000032823 |title=You Forgot It in People – Broken Social Scene |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 21, 2011 |last=Carruthers |first=Sean}}

| rev2 = Eye Weekly

| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite news |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People |work=Eye Weekly |date=October 11, 2002 |last=Berman |first=Stuart}}

| rev3 = Houston Chronicle

| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Broken-Social-Scene-You-Forgot-it-in-People-9799707.php |title=Broken Social Scene – You Forgot it in People |work=Houston Chronicle |date=February 29, 2004 |access-date=April 26, 2017 |last=Martinez |first=Rebekah}}

| rev4 = Now

| rev4Score = 5/5{{cite news |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/broken-social-scene-2002-10-17/ |title=Broken Social Scene |work=Now |date=October 17, 2002 |access-date=February 23, 2020 |last=Galloway |first=Matt}}

| rev5 = The Philadelphia Inquirer

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People (Arts & Crafts) |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=June 22, 2003 |last=Klinge |first=Steve}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6Score = 9.2/10{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/952-you-forgot-it-in-people/ |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People |work=Pitchfork |date=February 2, 2003 |access-date=December 21, 2011 |last=Schreiber |first=Ryan}}

| rev7 = Q

| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People |journal=Q |issue=207 |date=October 2003 |page=100}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/brokensocialscene/albums/album/292350/review/5946183/you_forgot_it_in_people |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It In People |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 19, 2003 |access-date=December 21, 2011 |last=Friedland |first=Benjamin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529023204/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/brokensocialscene/albums/album/292350/review/5946183/you_forgot_it_in_people |archive-date=May 29, 2009 |url-status=dead}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9Score = B+{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GsC7vOTAWQAC&pg=PA115 |title=Breakdown |journal=Spin |volume=19 |issue=9 |date=September 2003 |access-date=January 11, 2016 |page=115}}

| rev10 = Stylus Magazine

| rev10Score = A−{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/broken-social-scene/you-forgot-it-in-people.htm |title=Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People – Review |work=Stylus Magazine |date=September 1, 2003 |access-date=April 7, 2018 |last=Estefan |first=Kareem |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200348/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/broken-social-scene/you-forgot-it-in-people.htm |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead}}

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On review aggregate site Metacritic, it earned a normalized score of 86 out of 100, based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Critics were almost unanimously enthusiastic. Pitchfork{{'}}s Ryan Schreiber gave the album a 9.2 out of 10 saying "You Forgot It in People explodes with song after song of endlessly re-playable, perfect pop." The songs "Cause = Time" and "Stars and Sons" are listed at No. 145 and No. 275 on Pitchfork Media's Top 500 Songs of the 2000s list, respectively.{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7686-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-200-101/6/ |title=Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 200-101 |date=August 18, 2009 |work=Pitchfork |access-date=December 21, 2011 |archive-date=October 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011113200/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7686-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-200-101/6/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/2/ |title=Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201 |date=August 17, 2009 |work=Pitchfork |access-date=December 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516153302/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/2/ |archive-date=May 16, 2012 }} A Kludge writer called it a "majestic" album, in which the group created a "unique sound of lush instrumentation."{{cite journal |url=http://www.kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=339 |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People |journal=Kludge |access-date=December 9, 2009 |last=Parise |first=Joseph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040105144223/http://www.kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=339 |archive-date=January 5, 2004}} A PopMatters review for the album was positive, although criticized the song "I'm Still Your Fag" for its "uncomfortably graphic lyrics".{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/brokensocialscene-youforgot-2495848707.html |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People |work=PopMatters |date=June 6, 2003 |access-date=December 21, 2011 |last=Begrand |first=Adrien}} Conversely, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice selected "Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix)" as a "choice cut",{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv104-04.php |title=Consumer Guide: MLK Fever |work=The Village Voice |date=January 13, 2004 |access-date=January 15, 2016 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}} indicating a "good song on an album that isn't worth your time or money."{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php |title=Key to Icons |publisher=RobertChristgau.com |access-date=January 15, 2016 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}} In 2003, the album won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/broken-social-scene-p482481/biography |title=Broken Social Scene |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 21, 2011 |last=Wilson |first=MacKenzie}} The album received the following accolades:

By 2005, sales in the United States had exceeded 77,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61879/new-broken-social-scene-more-horns-more-canadians "New Broken Social Scene: More Horns, More Canadians"]. Billboard, August 4, 2005.

In 2018, the album won the Polaris Heritage Prize Audience Award in the 1996-2005 category.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rush_alanis_morissette_kid_koala_among_polaris_heritage_prize_winners "Rush, Alanis Morissette, Kid Koala Among Polaris Heritage Prize Winners"]. Exclaim!, October 23, 2018.

"It's a very balmy and hungover post-rock record," observed Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke. "Really tender."{{cite journal|title= All Back to My Place |journal= Mojo |date=July 2005|issue=140|page=9}}

{{Track listing

|title1 = Capture the Flag

|length1 = 2:08

|title2 = KC Accidental

|length2 = 3:50

|title3 = Stars and Sons

|length3 = 5:08

|title4 = Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix)

|length4 = 4:22

|title5 = Looks Just Like the Sun

|length5 = 4:23

|title6 = Pacific Theme

|length6 = 5:09

|title7 = Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl

|length7 = 4:35

|title8 = Cause = Time

|length8 = 5:30

|title9 = Late Nineties Bedroom Rock for the Missionaries

|length9 = 3:46

|title10 = Shampoo Suicide

|length10 = 4:05

|title11 = Lover's Spit

|length11 = 6:22

|title12 = I'm Still Your Fag

|length12 = 4:23

|title13 = Pitter Patter Goes My Heart

|length13 = 2:26

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On the 2003 re-release, track 4 is listed as "Almost Crimes", track 7 as "Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl" and track 9 as "Late Night Bedroom Rock for the Missionaries".{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/Broken-Social-Scene-You-Forgot-It-In-People/release/5835646|title = Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It in People (2003, CD)|website = Discogs}}

• Kevin Drew – keyboards, vocals, guitar, feedback, bass, drums, piano
• Brendan Canning − bass, double bass, vocals, organ, acoustic guitar, drum machine, guitar, piano, keyboards
• Andrew Whiteman − guitar, tres, organ, vocals, bass, keyboards, tambourine
• Charles Spearin − guitar, bass, percussion, drum machine, harmonica, effects, acoustic guitar, organ, sampler
• Justin Peroff − drums, percussion, shaker, artwork
• John Crossingham − guitar, feedback, drums, bass
• Evan Cranley − trombone, strings, percussion
• James Shaw − trumpet, guitar, acoustic guitar
• Feist − vocals
• Emily Haines − vocals
• Jessica Moss − violin
• Ohad Benchetrit − flute
• Bill Priddle − guitar
• Brodie West − saxophone
• Susannah Brady − speaking
• David Newfeld − producer, mastering
• Noah Mintz − mastering
• Louise Upperton − artwork design

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