Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life is the fourth major studio album by British rock band The Wombats. The album was released on 9 February 2018.[2] The first single from the album, "Lemon to a Knife Fight", was released on 7 November 2017. This was followed by "Turn", "Cheetah Tongue", and "Black Flamingo".

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
musicOMH[5]
NME[6]
PopMatters[1]
The Times[7]

Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life received positive reviews from critics, with NME saying "there's nothing groundbreaking here, but little to be ashamed of either."[6] In a positive review, PopMatters describes the album's songs as "excellent workouts in powerful pop-rock."[1]

Track listing

Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cheetah Tongue"
3:39
2."Lemon to a Knife Fight"
  • Murphy
  • Matt Radd
3:26
3."Turn"
3:28
4."Black Flamingo"
3:21
5."White Eyes"
  • Murphy
  • Decilveo
4:13
6."Lethal Combination"
2:39
7."Out of My Head"
  • Murphy
  • Timothy Pagnotta
3:02
8."I Only Wear Black"
  • Murphy
  • Benjamin Freelander
  • Sinclair
3:11
9."Ice Cream"
  • Murphy
  • Haggis
  • Knudsen
3:44
10."Dip You in Honey"
  • Murphy
  • Haggis
  • Knudsen
3:08
11."I Don't Know Why I Like You but I Do"
  • Murphy
  • Haggis
  • Knudsen
3:50
Total length:38:43
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – Extended Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Bee-Sting"
  • Murphy
  • Harnage
  • Premnath
3:34
13."Oceans"
  • Murphy
  • Haggis
  • Knudsen
3:41
14."Lethal Combination" (Acoustic)
  • Murphy
  • Sinclair
2:41
Total length:47:37
Japanese bonus tracks [8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Lethal Combination" (Acoustic)
  • Murphy
  • Sinclair
2:41
13."Lemon to a Knife Fight" (Acoustic)
  • Murphy
  • Radd
3:42
14."Lemon to a Knife Fight" (Acoustic)
  • Murphy
  • Radd
3:30
Total length:48:50

Personnel

The Wombats

  • Matthew Murphy – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, production, recording
  • Dan Haggis – drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars, backing vocals, production, recording
  • Tord Øverland Knudsen – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production, recording

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 75
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 39
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 57
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 3
US Billboard 200[17] 190

Certifications

Certifications for Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". PopMatters. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Album Review: The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Impact Nottingham. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life by The Wombats". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – The Wombats – Songs, Reviews, Creditspublisher=AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". musicOMH. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "The Wombats - 'Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life' Review". NME. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Pop review: The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". The Times. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. ^ "「ビューティフル・ピープル・ウィル・ルイン・ユア・ライフ」- ザ・ウォンバッツ" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  17. ^ "The Wombats Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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