Fist of God
Studio album by
Mstrkrft
Released17 March 2009
GenreElectro house
Length38:45
Label
ProducerMstrkrft
Mstrkrft chronology
The Looks
(2006)		 Fist of God
(2009)		 Operator
(2016)
Singles from Fist of God
  1. "Bounce / Vuvuvu"
    Released: 1 April 2008
  2. "Heartbreaker"
    Released: 26 July 2009

Fist of God is the second album by Mstrkrft, released on 17 March 2009 by Last Gang Records and Dim Mak Records/Downtown Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash7/10[3]
NME[4]
Pitchfork6.0/10[5]
PopMatters3/10[6]

Initial critical response to Fist of God was average. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 58, based on 122 reviews.[1] Jesse F. Keeler told Clash that he expected the mixed reception:

I expect a lot of people to not like the record, but I expect a lot more people to like the record now that we’ve reached a way bigger audience making it. It might sound like a calculated business move, but it was mainly a musical thing. We kinda knew what the reaction’d be, and we even told a lot of the kids on the message boards: ‘Well, a lot of you are gonna hate it’. It’s difficult, too, you know, because a lot of people have just discovered us, and they’re going to go on this record initially; but we didn’t want to make a record that was too ‘now’. We could have got a lot of the rappers - like The Cool Kids, Spank Rock and Kid Sister - but we tried to choose things and people that were more timeless. And, anyway, I love bad reviews, they’re my favourite things.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jesse F. Keeler and Al-P

Fist of God track listing[7]
No.TitleLength
1."It Ain't Love" (featuring Lil' Mo)3:40
2."1,000 Cigarettes"3:26
3."Bounce" (featuring N.O.R.E. and Isis)2:51
4."Vuvuvu"3:39
5."Heartbreaker" (featuring John Legend)3:12
6."Fist of God"4:03
7."So Deep" (featuring Jahmal from The Carps)3:26
8."Click Click" (featuring E-40)3:28
9."Word Up" (featuring Ghostface Killah)3:51
10."Breakaway" (featuring Jahmal from The Carps)3:38
11."1,000 Cigarettes" (featuring Freeway) (bonus track)3:11
Total length:38:45

Charts

Chart performance for Fist of God
Chart (2009) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 151
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 43
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[10] 12

References

  1. 1 2 "Fist of God Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Sendra, Tim. Review of Fist of God at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 Diver, Mike (27 May 2009). "MSTRKRFT - Fist Of God". Clash. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Album Review: MSTRKRFT - 'Fist Of God' - NME". NME. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Howe, Brian (17 March 2009). "MSTRKRFT: Fist of God Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Stewart, Bill (15 March 2009). "MSTRKRFT: Fist of God". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "First of God by MSTRKRFT". iTunes (US). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Mstrkrft Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Mstrkrft Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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