Up in Flames (album)
2003 studio album by Manitoba
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Up in Flames is the second studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released under the moniker Manitoba on March 31, 2003, by The Leaf Label and Domino Recording Company.[6] It is Snaith's second and final album credited under Manitoba, and received critical acclaim when it was released.
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| Released | March 31, 2003[1] | |||
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| Length | 39:02 | |||
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| Producer | Dan Snaith | |||
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| Singles from Up in Flames | ||||
In 2006, a special edition of Up in Flames was released. In 2013, the album was reissued under Snaith's current moniker, Caribou, and in 2015, it was selected by fans as one of ten albums re-issued by The Leaf Label as part of the label's 20th anniversary celebrations. This saw the album released on limited edition double vinyl and made available to fans via the PledgeMusic service.[7]
News program Democracy Now! uses "Kid You'll Move Mountains" as part of their regular theme music.[citation needed]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 88/100[8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Alternative Press | 5/5[10] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[11] |
| Mojo |  [12] |
| Muzik | [13] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10 (2003)[14] 9.0/10 (2006)[15] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[16] |
| Q | [17] |
| Stylus Magazine | A[18] |
| Uncut | [19] |
Up in Flames received acclaim from critics and has been assigned a score of 88 based on 20 critic reviews, translating to "universal acclaim", from Metacritic.[8] Online magazine Pitchfork placed Up in Flames at number 106 on its list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[20]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dan Snaith, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I've Lived on a Dirt Road All My Life" | 5:35 | |
| 2. | "Skunks" | 3:45 | |
| 3. | "Hendrix with Ko" |
| 3:57 |
| 4. | "Jacknuggeted" | 3:29 | |
| 5. | "Why the Long Face" | 0:44 | |
| 6. | "Bijoux" | 4:18 | |
| 7. | "Twins" | 1:46 | |
| 8. | "Kid You'll Move Mountains" | 5:01 | |
| 9. | "Crayon" |
| 2:40 |
| 10. | "Every Time She Turns Round It's Her Birthday" | 7:47 | |
| Total length: | 39:02 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cherrybomb" | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Silver Splinters" | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Olé" | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Thistles and Felt" | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Seaweed" | 6:19 |
| 6. | "Cherrybomb Part II" | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 27:33 | |
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (Official Charts)[21] | 155 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[22] | 15 |