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Screen Violence

2021 studio album by Chvrches

Screen Violence is Chvrches's fourth studio album. The album contains singles like "He Said She Said", "California", "Violent Delights" and "Lullabies".

Screen Violence
Studio album by
Chvrches
Released27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
Studio
  • Glasgow, Scotland
  • Los Angeles, United States
Genre
Length42:53
Label
ProducerChvrches
Chvrches chronology
Hansa Session EP
(2018) 		Screen Violence
(2021)
Singles from Screen Violence
  1. "He Said She Said"
    Released: 19 April 2021
  2. "How Not to Drown"
    Released: 2 June 2021
  3. "Good Girls"
    Released: 12 July 2021
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[6]
Paste6.1/10[7]
Pitchfork7.2/10[8]
PopMatters8/10[1]
Slant Magazine3.5/5 stars[9]

Track listing

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All songs written and composed by Iain Cook, Martin Doherty, and Lauren Mayberry; "How Not to Drown" co-written by Robert Smith. 

Screen Violence track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Asking for a Friend"   5:05
2. "He Said She Said"   3:09
3. "California"   4:08
4. "Violent Delights"   5:20
5. "How Not to Drown" (with Robert Smith) 5:31
6. "Final Girl"   4:30
7. "Good Girls"   3:19
8. "Lullabies"   3:45
9. "Nightmares"   4:34
10. "Better If You Don't"   3:32
Total length:
 42:53
Japanese edition (bonus track)[10]
No. Title Length
11. "How Not to Drown" (Robert Smith Remix) 7:07
Screen Violence (Director's Cut) bonus tracks
No. Title Length
11. "Killer"   3:20
12. "Screaming"   3:34
13. "Bitter End"   4:38

Personnel

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Chvrches

  • Lauren Mayberry – vocals, keyboards, percussion, production
  • Iain Cook – keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, production, mixing
  • Martin Doherty – keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, additional vocals on "Violent Delights", production, mixing

Additional personnel

Charts

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Chart performance for Screen Violence
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 49
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 74
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[16] 71
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 91
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 15
Irish Albums (OCC)[19] 4
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[20] 46
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 65
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 4
US Billboard 200[26] 31

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Piatkowski, Peter (23 August 2021). "Chvrches' 'Screen Violence' Reaches for the Heart, Mind, and Feet". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Screen Violence by Chvrches Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather (26 August 2021). "Screen Violence – Chvrches". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ↑ McLevy, Alex (27 August 2021). "Chvrches' album Screen Violence finds a newly mature band rediscovering its strengths". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Blinov, Paul (24 August 2021). "CHVRCHES Find New Vitality in Analyzing Modern Society's 'Screen Violence'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Oleinik, Marie (24 August 2021). "Chvrches settle confidently into their pop soundscapes on Screen Violence". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Sharples, Grant (23 August 2021). "CHVRCHES' Screen Violence Does Little to Refine or Evolve Their Sound". Paste (magazine). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  8. ↑ St. Asaph, Katherine (2 September 2021). "Chvrches: Screen Violence Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Mason, Eric (23 August 2021). "Review: Chvrches's Screen Violence Transforms Hopelessness Into Inspiration". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "BEATINK.COM Cavalcade". Beatink.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Chvrches Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 202135 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2021/09/01". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "チャーチズ" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  23. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Chvrches – Screen Violence". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Chvrches – Screen Violence". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  25. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "Chvrches Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2021.


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