Chain Gang of Love

Chain Gang of Love
Studio album by The Raveonettes
Released	August 25, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Garage rock, noise pop, indie rock[1]
Length	33:08
Label	Sony Records
Producer	Richard Gottehrer, Sune Rose Wagner
The Raveonettes chronology
Whip It On (2002) Chain Gang of Love (2003) Pretty in Black (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.1/10)[3]
Playlouder	[4]
Q	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Stylus	(B-)[7]
Yahoo! Music	[8]

Chain Gang of Love is first full-length album by the Danish rock duo, The Raveonettes. The album was released in 2003 by Sony Records and was co-produced by Richard Gottehrer, who had previously worked on hit albums by Blondie, the Go-Go's and Richard Hell & the Voidoids.

All of the songs, but two, are under 3 minutes long and are written in the key of B flat major; a concept similar to their previous record, Whip It On, whose tracks had a similar length and were written in the key of B flat minor.

The album peaked at #123 in the U.S. charts and at #43 in the UK.

"That Great Love Sound" was featured on the soundtrack to EA Sports' FIFA Football 2004.

Track listing

All songs by Sune Rose Wagner, except where noted.

1. "Remember" – 2:40
2. "That Great Love Sound" (Gottehrer, Wagner) – 3:15
3. "Noisy Summer" – 2:24
4. "The Love Gang" – 2:16
5. "Let's Rave On" – 1:54
6. "Dirty Eyes (Sex Don't Sell)" – 2:25
7. "Love Can Destroy Everything" – 2:53
8. "Heartbreak Stroll" – 2:26
9. "Little Animal" – 3:09
10. "Untamed Girls" – 1:44
11. "Chain Gang of Love" – 2:35
12. "The Truth About Johnny" – 2:36
13. "New York Was Great" – 2:47
14. "C'mon Everybody" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) – 2:29 (Japan only bonus track)

References

1. ^ "The Raveonettes - A Class Act". Clash. http://www.clashmusic.com/artists/the-raveonettes. Retrieved March 07, 2011. 
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
4. ^ Playlouder review
5. ^ Q review
6. ^ Rolling Stone review
7. ^ Stylus review
8. ^ Yahoo! Music review

See also

• The Raveonettes on love, death, desire and war