Flight of the Conchords (album)

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Flight of the Conchords
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Studio album by
Released21 April 2008
Recorded2006/2007
Genre Comedy rock, anti-folk, alternative rock
Length42:06
Label Sub Pop
Producer Mickey Petralia
Flight of the Conchords chronology
The Distant Future
(2007)
Flight of the Conchords
(2008)
I Told You I Was Freaky
(2009)
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Flight of the Conchords is the debut full-length studio recorded album by New Zealand folk parody duo Flight of the Conchords, released 21 April 2008 by Sub Pop. [2] Two songs, "Business Time" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)", [3] have been released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band . [4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie.

No.TitleLength
1."Foux du Fafa"2:47
2."Inner City Pressure"3:27
3."Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros"2:09
4."Think About It"3:15
5."Ladies of the World"3:57
6."Mutha'uckas"2:27
7."The Prince of Parties"1:49
8."Leggy Blonde" (feat. Rhys Darby)2:42
9."Robots"3:43
10."Boom"2:18
11."A Kiss Is Not a Contract"1:55
12."The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)"4:02
13."Business Time"4:05
14."Bowie"3:16
15."Au Revoir"0:22
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
16."Bret, You've Got It Going On" (pre-order only)1:43

Personnel

Sales and chart performance

The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 52,000 copies in its first week. [5] In their home country of New Zealand, the album debuted at number two, beaten to the top spot by Shihad's Beautiful Machine . The following week it jumped to the number one spot. The album was certified 2× Platinum in New Zealand on 23 August 2009, [6] shipping over 30,000 copies. [7]

Appearances on the TV show

All of the tracks on the album, with the exception of track 15, were featured in an episode of the TV series Flight of the Conchords .

Many tracks are rerecorded or slightly remixed versions of those featured in the television program.

"Business Time" previously appeared on The Distant Future EP, along with live versions of "Robots" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)".

Music videos

A music video for the song "Ladies of the World" has been released by Sub Pop records. It is available on the Sub Pop YouTube channel. [8]

In the video, Bret and Jemaine skate around a beach (mostly in slow motion) in a parody of "cheesy" 70's music videos. When they reach the hermaphrodite lyrics, the camera zooms in on a bulge in a woman's swimsuit. When the music fades back in at the end of the song, Bret and Jemaine "fly" into space; Bret flaps his arms and Jemaine uses his vest as wings.

Awards

AwardAwarded atOther Contenders in Category
Album of the YearNew Zealand Music Awards 08 Anika Moa, Liam Finn, Scribe, Tiki Taane
Best GroupNew Zealand Music Awards 08 Shihad, The Phoenix Foundation
Breakthrough Artist of the YearNew Zealand Music Awards 08 Cut Off Your Hands, Tiki Taane
International AchievementNew Zealand Music Awards 08 Savage

Charts

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