Hits Are for Squares

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Hits Are for Squares
Hits Are for Squares cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Sonic Youth
ReleasedJune 10, 2008
Recorded1982–2008
Genre
Length76:09
LabelStarbucks
ProducerVarious
Sonic Youth compilation album chronology
The Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities
(2006) 		Hits Are for Squares
(2008)
Sonic Youth chronology
SYR7: J'Accuse Ted Hughes
(2008) 		Hits Are for Squares
(2008) 		SYR8: Andre Sider Af Sonic Youth
(2008)

Hits Are for Squares is a compilation album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released in 2008 on Starbucks Music.

Content[]

The album contains sixteen tracks: the first fifteen were selected by other artists, and the sixteenth is an exclusive new recording by Sonic Youth.

Release[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
BBC Musicpositive[2]
The New Zealand Herald4/5 stars[3]
PopMatters7/10[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[5]
The Skinny4/5 stars[6]
Uncut5/5 stars[7]

Hits Are for Squares was initially only released in America. It received a limited international release on vinyl for Record Store Day 2010.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley except "Superstar".

No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
1."Bull in the Heather" (selected by Catherine Keener, actress)Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, 19943:06
2."100%" (selected by Mike D of Beastie Boys)Dirty, 19922:30
3."Sugar Kane" (selected by Beck)Dirty5:58
4."Kool Thing" (selected by Radiohead)Goo, 19904:07
5."Disappearer" (selected by Portia de Rossi, actress)Goo5:08
6."Superstar" (selected by Diablo Cody, screenwriter; Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell)If I Were a Carpenter, 19944:08
7."Stones" (selected by Allison Anders, film director)Sonic Nurse, 20047:08
8."Tuff Gnarl" (selected by Dave Eggers, writer and Mike Watt, bassist)Sister, 19873:16
9."Teen Age Riot" (selected by Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam's vocalist)Daydream Nation, 19886:58
10."Shadow of a Doubt" (selected by Michelle Williams, actress)EVOL, 19863:34
11."Rain on Tin" (selected by Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers's bassist)Murray Street, 20027:55
12."Tom Violence" (selected by Gus Van Sant, film director)EVOL3:07
13."Mary-Christ" (selected by David Cross, comedian)Goo3:11
14."The World Looks Red" (selected by Chloë Sevigny, actress)Confusion Is Sex, 19832:41
15."Expressway to Yr Skull" (selected by The Flaming Lips)EVOL7:08
16."Slow Revolution"New song, 20086:14
Total length:76:09


References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Phares, Heather. "Hits Are for Squares - Sonic Youth". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  2. ^ Deller, Alex (2011-11-04). "Review of Sonic Youth - Hits Are for Squares". BBC Music. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  3. ^ Kara, Scott (2011-10-15). "Album Review: Sonic Youth, Hits Are For Squares". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  4. ^ Heaton, Dave (2008-07-17). "Sonic Youth: Hits Are for Squares". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  5. ^ "Sonic Youth: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  6. ^ Tasseltine, Austin (2011-10-24). "Sonic Youth - Hits Are For Squares". The Skinny. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  7. ^ "Sonic Youth - Hits Are for Squares CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-06-24.


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