Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life

Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
Studio album by
The Wombats
Released9 February 2018
Studio
  • One Eyed Jack (London)
  • The Pool (London)
  • Assault & Battery 2 (London)
  • Stable Studio (Arnhem)
GenrePop rock[1]
Length38:43
Label
Producer
The Wombats chronology
Glitterbug
(2015) 		Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
(2018) 		Fix Yourself, Not the World
(2022)
Singles from Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
  1. "Lemon to a Knife Fight"
    Released: 7 November 2017
  2. "Turn"
    Released: 6 December 2017
  3. "Cheetah Tongue"
    Released: 18 January 2018
  4. "Black Flamingo"
    Released: 5 February 2018

Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life is the fourth major studio album by British rock band The Wombats. The album was released on 9 February 2018.[2] The first single from the album, "Lemon to a Knife Fight", was released on 7 November 2017. This was followed by "Turn", "Cheetah Tongue", and "Black Flamingo".

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
musicOMH[5]
NME[6]
PopMatters[1]
The Times[7]

Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life received positive reviews from critics, with NME saying "there's nothing groundbreaking here, but little to be ashamed of either."[6] In a positive review, PopMatters describes the album's songs as "excellent workouts in powerful pop-rock."[1]

Track listing

Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cheetah Tongue"
3:39
2."Lemon to a Knife Fight"
  • Murphy
  • Matt Radd
3:26
3."Turn"
3:28
4."Black Flamingo"
3:21
5."White Eyes"
  • Murphy
  • Decilveo
4:13
6."Lethal Combination"
2:39
7."Out of My Head"
  • Murphy
  • Timothy Pagnotta
3:02
8."I Only Wear Black"
  • Murphy
  • Benjamin Freelander
  • Sinclair
3:11
9."Ice Cream"
  • Murphy
  • Haggis
  • Knudsen
3:44
10."Dip You in Honey"
  • Murphy
  • Haggis
  • Knudsen
3:08
11."I Don't Know Why I Like You but I Do"
  • Murphy
  • Haggis
  • Knudsen
3:50
Total length:38:43
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – Extended Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Bee-Sting"
  • Murphy
  • Harnage
  • Premnath
3:34
13."Oceans"
  • Murphy
  • Haggis
  • Knudsen
3:41
14."Lethal Combination" (Acoustic)
  • Murphy
  • Sinclair
2:41
Total length:47:37
Japanese bonus tracks [8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Lethal Combination" (Acoustic)
  • Murphy
  • Sinclair
2:41
13."Lemon to a Knife Fight" (Acoustic)
  • Murphy
  • Radd
3:42
14."Lemon to a Knife Fight" (Acoustic)
  • Murphy
  • Radd
3:30
Total length:48:50

Personnel

The Wombats

  • Matthew Murphy – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, production, recording
  • Dan Haggis – drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars, backing vocals, production, recording
  • Tord Øverland Knudsen – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production, recording

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 75
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 39
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 57
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 3
US Billboard 200[17] 190

Certifications

Certifications for Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". PopMatters. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Album Review: The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Impact Nottingham. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life by The Wombats". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – The Wombats – Songs, Reviews, Creditspublisher=AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". musicOMH. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "The Wombats - 'Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life' Review". NME. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Pop review: The Wombats: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". The Times. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. ^ "「ビューティフル・ピープル・ウィル・ルイン・ユア・ライフ」- ザ・ウォンバッツ" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  17. ^ "The Wombats Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 March 2023.