About a Boy(soundtrack)

About a Boy
About a Boy
Soundtrack albumby Badly Drawn Boy
Released	8 April 2002
Genre	Folk rock,folk pop
Length	44:22
Label	Twisted Nerve; XL; ARTISTdirect;
Producer	Badly Drawn Boy,Tom Rothrock,Steve McLaughlin
Badly Drawn Boychronology
SinglesfromAbout a Boy
	"Silent Sigh"; Released: 25 March 2002; "Something to Talk About"; Released: 10 June 2002;

About a Boyis the second album by English singer-songwriterBadly Drawn Boy(Damon Gough), released in 8 April 2002 underTwisted Nerve RecordsandXL Recordings,and in America under the short-livedARTISTdirectRecords, as the soundtrack to the filmAbout a Boy.Gough was chosen to compose and perform the entire soundtrack.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Blender	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
Los Angeles Times	^[6]
NME	8/10^[7]
Pitchfork	4.9/10^[8]
Q	^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]
Uncut	^[11]

In his book31 Songs,About a BoyauthorNick Hornbylists Gough's track "A Minor Incident" as one of the songs that has had an effect on his life.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Exit Stage Right"	0:21
2.	"A Peak You Reach"	4:33
3.	"Something to Talk About"	3:41
4.	"Dead Duck"	0:45
5.	"Above You, Below Me"	2:40
6.	"I Love NYE"	3:19
7.	"Silent Sigh"	4:44
8.	"Wet, Wet, Wet"	0:42
9.	"River, Sea, Ocean"	2:24
10.	"S.P.A.T."	3:24
11.	"Rachel's Flat"	0:34
12.	"Walking Out of Stride"	1:48
13.	"File Me Away"	3:23
14.	"A Minor Incident"	3:44
15.	"Delta (Little Boy Blues)"	4:00
16.	"Donna and Blitzen"	4:19

Personnel

Damon Gough– vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, keyboards,celeste,Fender Rhodes,xylophone,harmonica, backing vocals,horns,strings,flute, percussion,triangle,co-producer

Additional musicians

Sasha Krivstsov – bass
Joey Waronker– drums
Pete Thomas– drums
Tom Rothrock– drum programming, synth sweeps, synth, bass, co-producer
Jon Brion– fuzz guitar,Chamberlin,bass, vibes, voices
Mike Brenner–lap steel,lap steel noises
Steve McLaughlin– keyboards, co-producer
Patrick Seymour– keyboards, conductor
Jonathan Reese – orchestra leader
Pete Beechill –trombone
Jeff Turmes – saxophone
Chuy Flores – backward noises
Suzie Katayyama – orchestra arranger & conductor
Sharon Celani – backing vocals
Gia Ciambotti– backing vocals
Ashley Arrison – backing vocals
London Metropolitan Orchestra– strings

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)^[12]	42
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[13]	51
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[14]	100
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	53
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[16]	6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[17]	42
Scottish Albums(OCC)^[18]	5
UK Albums(OCC)^[19]	6
USBillboard200^[20]	180
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[21]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[22]	74

References

^"Reviews for About A Boy [Soundtrack] by Badly Drawn Boy".Metacritic.Retrieved8 April2018.
^Bush, John."About a Boy [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] – Badly Drawn Boy".AllMusic.Retrieved19 June2009.
^Harris, John(June–July 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy".Blender(7): 103. Archived fromthe originalon 13 August 2004.Retrieved8 April2018.
^Hermes, Will(3 May 2002)."About a Boy / Chelsea Walls".Entertainment Weekly.Retrieved8 April2018.
^Sullivan, Caroline (5 April 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy OST".The Guardian.Retrieved8 April2018.
^Hilburn, Robert(21 April 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy 'About a Boy' ARTISTdirect Records/XL Recordings".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved8 April2018.
^Segal, Victoria (6 April 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy: About A Boy OST".NME.Archived fromthe originalon 15 August 2004.Retrieved8 April2018.
^Haywood, Brad (13 August 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy".Pitchfork.Retrieved19 June2009.
^"Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy".Q(189): 106. April 2002.
^Wolk, Douglas(9 May 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy: About A Boy".Rolling Stone.Archived fromthe originalon 19 March 2003.Retrieved8 April2018.
^"Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy".Uncut(60): 96. May 2002.
^Ryan, Gavin (2011).Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010(pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 23.
^"Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy"(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^"Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^"Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^"Irish-charts.com – Discography Badly Drawn Boy".Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^"Charts.nz – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy".Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^"Badly Drawn Boy Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^"Badly Drawn Boy Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^"End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002".Official Charts Company.Retrieved6 August2021.

[1] "Reviews for About A Boy [Soundtrack] by Badly Drawn Boy".Metacritic.Retrieved8 April2018.

[allmusic_review-2] Bush, John."About a Boy [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] – Badly Drawn Boy".AllMusic.Retrieved19 June2009.

[3] Harris, John(June–July 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy".Blender(7): 103. Archived fromthe originalon 13 August 2004.Retrieved8 April2018.

[4] Hermes, Will(3 May 2002)."About a Boy / Chelsea Walls".Entertainment Weekly.Retrieved8 April2018.

[5] Sullivan, Caroline (5 April 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy OST".The Guardian.Retrieved8 April2018.

[6] Hilburn, Robert(21 April 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy 'About a Boy' ARTISTdirect Records/XL Recordings".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved8 April2018.

[7] Segal, Victoria (6 April 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy: About A Boy OST".NME.Archived fromthe originalon 15 August 2004.Retrieved8 April2018.

[Pitchfork_review-8] Haywood, Brad (13 August 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy".Pitchfork.Retrieved19 June2009.

[9] "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy".Q(189): 106. April 2002.

[10] Wolk, Douglas(9 May 2002)."Badly Drawn Boy: About A Boy".Rolling Stone.Archived fromthe originalon 19 March 2003.Retrieved8 April2018.

[11] "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy".Uncut(60): 96. May 2002.

[aus-12] Ryan, Gavin (2011).Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010(pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 23.

[ac_Austria_Soundtrack_/_Badly_Drawn_Boy-13] "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy"(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Soundtrack_/_Badly_Drawn_Boy-14] "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Soundtrack_/_Badly_Drawn_Boy-15] "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[ac_Ireland2_Badly_Drawn_Boy-16] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Badly Drawn Boy".Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Soundtrack_/_Badly_Drawn_Boy-17] "Charts.nz – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy".Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-18] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[ac_UK2_-19] "Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Badly_Drawn_Boy-20] "Badly Drawn Boy Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[ac_BillboardSoundtrack_Badly_Drawn_Boy-21] "Badly Drawn Boy Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[22] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002".Official Charts Company.Retrieved6 August2021.

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