The Third Hand
2007 studio album by RJD2
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The Third Hand is the third studio album by RJD2.[1] It was released on XL Records on March 6, 2007.[2] It peaked at number 190 on the Billboard 200 chart,[3] number 5 on the Heatseekers Albums chart,[4] and number 23 on the Independent Albums chart.[5] The Third Hand Instrumentals, an instrumental version of the album, was also released in 2007.[6][7]
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| Released | March 6, 2007 | |||
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| Length | 47:05 | |||
| Label | XL Recordings | |||
| Producer | RJD2 | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| The A.V. Club | B−[8] |
| Billboard | mixed[9] |
| MusicOMH | [10] |
| NME | 5/10[11] |
| Pitchfork | 3.7/10[12] |
| PopMatters | [13] |
| Spin | mixed[14] |
| Stylus Magazine | C+[15] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, based on 28 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of B−, saying: "About half of The Third Hand is given over to dub exercises and soundtrack-ready soundscapes, while the other half pushes fairly conventional alt-pop, heavy on the Beatles-esque flourishes."[8] Dave Heaton of PopMatters gave the album 5 stars out of 10, saying: "You may have to listen past a few layers to be satisfied, but there is a level of satisfaction to be found."[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 1:00 |
| 2. | "You Never Had It So Good" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Have Mercy" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Reality" | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Work It Out" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Laws of the Gods" | 2:10 |
| 7. | "Get It" | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Someday" | 1:22 |
| 9. | "The Bad Penny" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Beyond the Beyond" | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Sweet Piece" | 4:00 |
| 12. | "Rules for Normal Living" | 4:03 |
| 13. | "Paper Bubbles" | 2:49 |
| 14. | "Just When" | 3:28 |
| 15. | "The Evening Gospel" | 2:53 |
| Total length: | 47:05 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 16. | "The Past Time" | 9:22 |
| 17. | "The Wilderness" | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 60:09 | |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[3] | 190 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] | 5 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] | 23 |