Sorry to Bother You (album)
2012 studio album by The Coup
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Sorry to Bother You is the sixth and final studio album by American hip-hop group The Coup. It was released on Anti- on October 30, 2012.
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| Released | October 30, 2012 | |||
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| Length | 46:11 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Producer | Boots Riley, Damion Gallegos | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[3] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[5] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[7] |
| PopMatters | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Spin | 7/10[10] |
| Under the Radar | [11] |
Background
In 2012, The Coup's frontman Boots Riley completed the first draft of the screenplay for the 2018 film Sorry to Bother You. While he would later direct the film from that screenplay, Riley had no way to produce the film in 2012. As such, The Coup made the album of the same name, which was inspired by the screenplay.[12]
Music videos
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80 based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
PopMatters placed it at number 5 on the "Best Hip-Hop of 2012" list.[17] Todd Martens of Los Angeles Times placed it at number 8 on the "Best of 2012 Pop Music: Albums" list.[18]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Magic Clap" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Strange Arithmetic" | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Your Parents' Cocaine" (Feat. Justin Sane from Anti-Flag) | 2:32 |
| 4. | "The Gods of Science" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "My Murder, My Love" | 3:32 |
| 6. | "You Are Not a Riot (An RSVP from David Siquieros to Andy Warhol)" | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Land of 7 Billion Dances" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Violet" | 4:34 |
| 9. | "This Year" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "We've Got a Lot to Teach You, Cassius Green" | 4:42 |
| 11. | "Long Island Iced Tea, Neat" (Feat. Japanther) | 2:04 |
| 12. | "The Guillotine" | 4:45 |
| 13. | "WAVIP" (Feat. Das Racist & Killer Mike) | 3:06 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] | 7 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] | 48 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[21] | 22 |
| US Tastemakers (Billboard)[22] | 23 |
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[23] | 9 |