Hits Are for Squares
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Released | June 10, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 1982–2008 | |||
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Length | 76:09 | |||
Label | Starbucks | |||
Producer | Various | |||
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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[]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BBC Music | positive[2] |
The New Zealand Herald | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | 7/10[4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Skinny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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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. | Title | Original Album | Length |
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1. | "Bull in the Heather" (selected by Catherine Keener, actress) | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, 1994 | 3:06 |
2. | "100%" (selected by Mike D of Beastie Boys) | Dirty, 1992 | 2:30 |
3. | "Sugar Kane" (selected by Beck) | Dirty | 5:58 |
4. | "Kool Thing" (selected by Radiohead) | Goo, 1990 | 4:07 |
5. | "Disappearer" (selected by Portia de Rossi, actress) | Goo | 5:08 |
6. | "Superstar" (selected by Diablo Cody, screenwriter; Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell) | If I Were a Carpenter, 1994 | 4:08 |
7. | "Stones" (selected by Allison Anders, film director) | Sonic Nurse, 2004 | 7:08 |
8. | "Tuff Gnarl" (selected by Dave Eggers, writer and Mike Watt, bassist) | Sister, 1987 | 3:16 |
9. | "Teen Age Riot" (selected by Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam's vocalist) | Daydream Nation, 1988 | 6:58 |
10. | "Shadow of a Doubt" (selected by Michelle Williams, actress) | EVOL, 1986 | 3:34 |
11. | "Rain on Tin" (selected by Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers's bassist) | Murray Street, 2002 | 7:55 |
12. | "Tom Violence" (selected by Gus Van Sant, film director) | EVOL | 3:07 |
13. | "Mary-Christ" (selected by David Cross, comedian) | Goo | 3:11 |
14. | "The World Looks Red" (selected by Chloë Sevigny, actress) | Confusion Is Sex, 1983 | 2:41 |
15. | "Expressway to Yr Skull" (selected by The Flaming Lips) | EVOL | 7:08 |
16. | "Slow Revolution" | New song, 2008 | 6:14 |
Total length: | 76:09 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Phares, Heather. "Hits Are for Squares - Sonic Youth". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ^ Deller, Alex (2011-11-04). "Review of Sonic Youth - Hits Are for Squares". BBC Music. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ^ Kara, Scott (2011-10-15). "Album Review: Sonic Youth, Hits Are For Squares". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ^ Heaton, Dave (2008-07-17). "Sonic Youth: Hits Are for Squares". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ^ "Sonic Youth: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ^ Tasseltine, Austin (2011-10-24). "Sonic Youth - Hits Are For Squares". The Skinny. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ^ "Sonic Youth - Hits Are for Squares CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
Categories:
- 2008 compilation albums
- Sonic Youth compilation albums
- Hear Music compilation albums
- 2000s alternative rock album stubs