Shine On (Jet album)

Shine On
Studio album by Jet
Released	30 September 2006
Recorded	2006 in Barbados; Massachusetts and Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre	Hard rock, alternative rock
Length	48:26
Label	Atlantic, Capitol [1]
Producer	Dave Sardy
Professional reviews
The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space. Allmusic link The Guardian 09/29/06 Okayplayer link Pitchfork Media (Chimpanzee Pee(0.0)/10)[2] Q (#244, November 2006, p. 136) Rolling Stone 09/21/06 Spin link
Jet chronology
Rare Tracks (2004) Shine On (2006) Shine On EP (2006)

Shine On is the second album by Australian Rock band Jet, released 30 September 2006, in Australia and 2–3 October 2006, internationally.

The iTunes Store leaked the album in the Australian and British stores on 16 September 2006, over two weeks before the actual release date.^[3] After iTunes leaked the album, Shine On made its way onto file sharing sites through forums of similar bands and people shared that information with other people on Jet's MySpace page.

On 23 September 2006, Triple J premiered the album on its Music Specials show along with interviews with the band. A day later, Nova 100 played the entire album on the radio as a preview.

History

NME first reported in June 2006 that the tracks *"L'esprit D'escalier", "Holiday", "Hey Kids" (for the U.S. version only), "Shiny Magazine", "Eleanor", and "All You Have To Do" were set to appear on the album.^[4]

"Hey Kids" was released on the Elektra soundtrack but the band liked it so much, they revived it for this album.

"Rip It Up" was originally titled "Nothing To Lose", and images of the work in progress lyrics can be viewed in the Shine On teaser video that was released in August 2006, along with lyrics for "Don't Worry Baby".

An article in Australian newspaper The Herald Sun included information on the following tracks prior to the release of Shine On:^{[citation needed]}

• "All You Have To Do":

“

The album will open and close with a track currently titled "All You Have To Do". "It was a difficult song to finish because we were trying to find the answer to the question and everything sounded cheesy.

”

• "Eleanor": "Eleanor" sounds like it's from the '40s.

• "King's Horses": There's one track, "King's Horses", which is this nursery rhyme which talks a bit about the bitterness we felt over the past two years.

• "Shiny Magazines": And there's "Shiny Magazines" which has the Phil Spector vibe.

• "Shine On": The song "Shine On" was written by Nic to comfort his family after his father's death." "It was inevitable I would write a song that dealt with all of that, but it was almost too big a subject for me to handle", Nic says. "Then I got a phone call from my mum saying everyone was fucked so I wrote the song through Dad's eyes, what he would say to help everyone through. We recorded it in one take, but it was fucking emotional, very heavy. We couldn't be happier with this album.

Singles

The first single, "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is", was released 18 September 2006 in the UK (see 2006 in British music).^[5] The song went to US radio outlets on August 7, 2006.^[6] It was first played on August 4, 2006 by Australian radio.

The second single, "Bring It on Back", was released on November 20, 2006 in the UK only. For Australia, "Rip It Up" was the second single to be released by Jet, it was released on the 27 November 2006. In December 2006, "Shine On" was released as the second single in the U.S. and in March 2007, "Shine On" was released worldwide as the third single. "Bring It on Back" was released in Australia as the fourth single in June 2007.^[7]

1. "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" - released September 18, 2006
2. "Bring It on Back" - released November 20, 2006
3. "Rip It Up" - released November 27, 2006
4. "Shine On" - released December 12, 2006

Reception

The album debuted at #3 on the Australian ARIA Albums chart the week of 8 October 2006 and became the fiftieth highest selling album for 2006. It has also gone platinum (70,000+ units shipped).^[8] It also debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Official UK Top 75 Albums Chart and 16 on the Billboard 200, but quickly fell out of the top 100 within four weeks.

Critical reaction to the album was mixed; British music magazine NME, for instance, called the record "another joyfully old-fashioned rock'n'roll album immersed in the classics,"^[9] while the American review site Pitchfork Media posted a review containing only a video clip of a chimpanzee urinating into its own mouth.^[2]

Track listing

All songs by Nic Cester and Cameron Muncey.

Shine On
No.	Title	Length
1.	"L'esprit D'escalier"	0:23
2.	"Holiday"	3:25
3.	"Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"	2:32
4.	"Bring It on Back"	4:09
5.	"That's All Lies"	2:43
6.	"Hey Kids" (Excluded on Australia editions)	3:14
7.	"Kings Horses"	3:20
8.	"Shine On"	4:36
9.	"Come On, Come On"	4:24
10.	"Stand Up"	4:33
11.	"Rip It Up"	3:19
12.	"Skin and Bones"	3:17
13.	"Shiny Magazine"	3:28
14.	"Eleanor"	3:34
15.	"All You Have to Do"	4:38
Total length:		48:26

Bonus tracks

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (UK & AUS) (Single) B-Sides

• "Snap Your Fingers" (Barbados demo) - Best Buy Shine On Album (bonus track); B-Side on "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" (UK 7" Pink Vinyl).
• "This Night Is Yours" - Best Buy Shine On Album (bonus track); B-side on "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" (AUS CD Single, and UK 7" Picture Disc).

Bring It On Back (UK) / Rip It Up (AUS) (Single) B-Sides

• "Jane Jones" - B-side to "Bring It On Back" (UK Single CD) and "Rip It Up" (AUS Single CD).
• "I Only Like You When I'm High" - B-side to "Bring It On Back" (UK 7" Blue Vinyl) and "Rip It Up" (AUS Single CD).
• "Where Are All My Good Friends" - B-side to "Bring It On Back" (UK 7" Picture Disc) (Note: Is not available in Australia, as "Bring It On Back" is a UK only single) .

Shine On (UK & AUS) B-Sides

• "Coming Home Soon" - B-Side to Shine On (UK & AUS CD Single) (also was available as an iTunes Exclusive Track) .
• "The Only Place That's Up From Here Is Down" - B-Side to "Shine On" Single (AUS) (also available on the Japanese edition).
• "Eleanor (Full Band Version)" - B-Side to "Shine On' (AUS CD Single, and UK 7" Picture Disc).

Other B-Sides

• "Don't Worry Baby" - Retitled "Coming Home Soon" and available on iTunes and "Shine On" Single (AUS).
• "Do It All Yourself" - Unreleased.
• "Falling Star" - released on the Spiderman 3 Soundtrack

Sales chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak Position
2006	Billboard 200	16[citation needed]
2006	Australian ARIA top 100	3[citation needed]
2006	Official UK Charts top 75	12[citation needed]
2006	Mainstream Rock Tracks	7[citation needed]
2006	Modern Rock Tracks	30[citation needed]
2006	Italian Charts top 100	33[citation needed]
2006	Irish Charts top 75	57[citation needed]
2006	NZ Charts top 50	35[citation needed]
2006	German Charts top 50	47[citation needed]
2006	Spanish Charts top 100	76[citation needed]
2006	Swiss Charts top 100	30[citation needed]
2006	Austrian Charts top 75	35[citation needed]

References

1. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Jet-Shine-On/release/2285005
2. ^ ^{a b} Ray Suzuki (2006-10-02). "Pitchfork Album Reviews: Jet: Shine On". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9464-shine-on/. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
3. ^ "Jet Album Accidentally Leaked on iTunes". Gigwise. 18 September 2006. http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=22379. Retrieved 2006-09-18. 
4. ^ "Jet reveal all about new album". NME. 22 June 2006. http://www.nme.com/news/jet/23403. Retrieved 2006-07-18. 
5. ^ "Jet new album details announced". NME. 24 July 2006. http://www.nme.com/news/jet/23705. Retrieved 2006-07-24. 
6. ^ "Jet Puts A 'Shine' On Sophomore Album". 24 July 2006. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002878433. Retrieved 2006-07-24. 
7. ^ "Jet announce new single". NME. 9 October 2006. http://www.nme.com/news/jet/24612. Retrieved 2006-10-10. 
8. ^ "Shine On goes platinum". http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1A50. 
9. ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/jet/8037 NME review

External links

• Jet Official Site
• billboard.com