Rolling Blackouts is the third studio album by English band the Go! Team. It was released by Memphis Industries on 31 January 2011 in the United Kingdom and on 1 February 2011 in the United States.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.9/10
Metacritic73/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The A.V. ClubB+
Entertainment WeeklyB+
The Guardian
NME3/10
Pitchfork7.5/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Spin7/10
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Rolling Blackouts currently holds a score of 73 on the review aggregate website Metacritic, indicating "generally positive reviews".

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Go! Team, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."T.O.R.N.A.D.O."The Go! TeamStuart BogieAaron Johnson2:09
2."Secretary Song"The Go! TeamEddie LasheaPiero Piccioni3:32
3."Apollo Throwdown"The Go! TeamHarry Nilsson3:20
4."Ready to Go Steady"2:45
5."Bust-Out Brigade"The Go! TeamJoe Tex2:42
6."Buy Nothing Day"3:59
7."Super Triangle"1:46
8."Voice Yr Choice"The Go! TeamSyl JohnsonMarvin Smith3:34
9."Yosemite Theme"The Go! TeamMajrooh SultanpuriR. D. BurmanS. D. Burman4:09
10."The Running Range"3:45
11."Lazy Poltergeist"1:40
12."Rolling Blackouts"3:30
13."Back Like 8 Track"The Go! TeamAlèmayèhu Eshète3:49
Total length:40:40

Sample credits

  • "T.O.R.N.A.D.O." contains samples of "Beaten Metal", written by Stuart Bogie and Aaron Johnson, and performed by Antibalas.
  • "Secretary Song" contains samples of "How Do You Like It?", written by Eddie Lashea and performed by The Sheppards; and "Acapulco Background Music", written and performed by Piero Piccioni.
  • "Apollo Throwdown" contains samples of "The Birds", written and performed by Harry Nilsson.
  • "Bust-Out Brigade" contains samples of "You're Right Ray Charles", written and performed by Joe Tex.
  • "Voice Yr Choice" contains samples from "Different Strokes (B.E.T.)", written and performed by Syl Johnson; and "Remember the Rain", written by Marvin Smith and performed by 21st Century.
  • "Yosemite Theme" contains samples of "Yeh Ladka Hai Allah Kaisa Hai Diwana", written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and R. D. Burman, and performed by Mohammed Rafi; and "Ab To Hai Tum Se", written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and S. D. Burman, and performed by Lata Mangeshkar.
  • "Back Like 8 Track" contains samples of "Tèmèlès" and "Tèy Geryèlèshem", written by Alèmayèhu Eshète and performed by Eshète and Hirut Bekele.

Personnel

Credits for Rolling Blackouts adapted from album liner notes.

The Go! Team

  • Jamie Bell
  • Sam Dook
  • Ninja
  • Ian Parton
  • Chi Fukami Taylor
  • Kaori Tsuchida

Additional musicians

  • Yuko Araki – performance on "Secretary Song"
  • Bethany Cosentino – performance on "Buy Nothing Day" and "Rolling Blackouts"
  • Angèle David-Guillou – performance on "The Running Range"
  • Marina Gasolina – performance on "The Running Range"
  • The Girls at Dawn – performance on "Buy Nothing Day"
  • Lispector – performance on "Ready to Go Steady"
  • The London African Gospel Choir – performance on "The Running Range"
  • Satomi Matsuzaki – performance on "Secretary Song"
  • The Pink Diamonds – performance on "Back Like 8 Track"
  • Dominique Young Unique – performance on "Apollo Throwdown" and "Voice Yr Choice"
  • Franklin Anane
  • Daniel Baboulene
  • Samuel Byard
  • Laurie Carpenter
  • Sophia Gore
  • Crystal Hardwicke
  • Yeelen Hardwicke
  • Sam Hiscox
  • Lewis Husbands
  • Gary Kavanagh
  • Micki Lekoma
  • Ollie Malley
  • Lashelle McDonald
  • Angel Mhlanga
  • James SK Wān
  • Gloria Moyo
  • Mbombo Nfumi
  • Samantha Pugh
  • Luke Rhoden
  • Noly Sithole
  • William Wells
  • Rebecca Wheddon

Production

  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • The Go! Team – production
  • Gareth Parton – production
  • Sam Williams – additional mixing

Artwork and design

  • James Taylor – artwork

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)59
Japanese Albums (Oricon)84
Scottish Albums (OCC)44
UK Albums (OCC)50
UK Independent Albums (OCC)5
US Billboard 200162
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)18
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)22
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)33

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