Beautiful Machine
| Beautiful Machine | ||||
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| Released |  21 April 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne | |||
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| Label | Warner Music | |||
| Producer | Alan Moulder, Shihad, Scott Horscroft | |||
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| Alternative covers | ||||
 Beautiful Machine 2 CD cover | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Beautiful Machine pre-release artwork | ||||
| Singles from Beautiful Machine | ||||
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 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2022) |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Salient | [1] |
| Yahoo!Xtra | [2] |
| Yahoo!Xtra | [3] |
Beautiful Machine is the seventh studio album by Shihad and was released on 21 April 2008 in New Zealand and 17 May 2008 in Australia.
The album is much softer than previous Shihad releases, including many electronica elements and '80s backing rhythms - to the point where lead singer Jon Toogood has called some tracks "dance songs".
The lead single "One Will Hear the Other" was released early January 2008, where it peaked as the second most played Kiwi song. "Vampires" was the album's second single and surpassed "One Will Hear the Other" in airplay, peaking as the number one most played Kiwi song shortly after its release.
Beautiful Machine entered the New Zealand Music Chart at number 1, going Gold on its first day of release (7,500+ sales). Despite this achievement it failed to go Platinum, Shihad's first album to not do so in 12 years.
Like Shihad's previous album Love Is the New Hate, Beautiful Machine's top position on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart was 11.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Will Hear The Other" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Rule The World" | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Hard To Please" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Beautiful Machine" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Vampires" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Count It Up" | 2:22 |
| 7. | "Waiting Around For God" | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Chameleon" | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Eliza" | 4:39 |
| 10. | "The Bible And The Gun" | 4:22 |
| 11. | "When You Coming Home?" | 3:44 |
| 12. | "The Prophet" | 5:14 |
| Total length: | 51:56 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lowlife" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Won't Let You Down" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Skank" (Played live 2007) | 3:50 |
| 4. | "It's a Crime" | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Lightbulb" | 2:49 |
| 6. | "Name Your Price" | 4:22 |
| Total length: | 23:24 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Violence+Bloodshed" | |
| 2. | "Easy Life Romance" | |
| 3. | "No Religion (Getting Nowhere Fast)" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Settle Down" | |
| 2. | "Michaelangelo" | |
| 3. | "Alazama" | |
| 4. | "Outta Here" (Played live 2006) | |
| 5. | "Whatever" (Played live 2006) |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[3] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Track names announced". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
- ^ Beautiful Machine listing - JB Hifi
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Shihad – Beautiful Machine". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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