Myth Takes
Studio album by
!!!
ReleasedMarch 5, 2007
Recorded2006
GenreDance-punk
Length48:20
LabelWarp WARP154
ProducerJustin Van Der Volgen, The Brothers
!!! chronology
Take Ecstasy with Me/Get Up
(2005)		 Myth Takes
(2007)		 Strange Weather, Isn't It?
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Blender[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[6]
The Guardian[7]
Pitchfork8.0/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin[10]
Uncut[11]

Myth Takes is the third album by !!!. The album was released on March 5, 2007.[12] It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, and features drummer Jerry Fuchs. Early limited edition copies of the CD version of the album came with a second disc containing three remixes.

The first single was "Heart of Hearts", which was released as a free download and a limited vinyl picture disc on February 19, 2007.[13] A video has been made for "Must Be the Moon" by Ben Dickinson.[14] "Must Be the Moon" was released as a single on May 14, 2007 (June 5, 2007 in North America). It is only available as a digital download and 12" vinyl.[15]

The song "All My Heroes Are Weirdos" is available in the video games Tony Hawk's Proving Ground and FIFA 08. "Yadnus" would be heard in an episode of The Blacklist. In addition, the Still Going to the Roadhouse mix of "Yadnus" appears on the Radio Broker radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV. The album art was created by artist Kevin Hooyman, a friend of the band. The song "Must Be the Moon" was featured in a 2010 Cartoon Network bumper.

A poster advertising this album is prominently featured on the wall of the basement office that forms the setting of the British sitcom The IT Crowd.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Myth Takes"2:24
2."All My Heroes Are Weirdos"3:04
3."Must Be the Moon"5:56
4."A New Name"4:54
5."Heart of Hearts"6:02
6."Sweet Life"3:46
7."Yadnus"5:13
8."Bend Over Beethoven"8:06
9."Break in Case of Anything"3:39
10."Infinifold"5:11
Total length:48:20
Bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Myth Takes" (Acouth Take)2:14
2."Bend Over Beethoven" (Original Nashville Jam)4:03
3."Heart of Hearts" (The Brothers Mix)5:43

Personnel

Band members

  • Mario Andreoni – guitars, bass guitar, some keyboard, some percussion
  • Nic Offer – vocals, keyboards, some guitars
  • Tyler Pope – guitars, bass guitar, synths, drum programming
  • John Pugh – vocals, drums, some bass, some percussion
  • Justin van der Volgen – bass
  • Allan Wilson – horns, synth, percussion
  • Gerhardt Fuchs – drums

Additional musicians

  • Jonno Lee, David Weiss, Joseph Baldbridge, Dayvan Duronslet, John Blake – drum corps on "All My Heroes Are Weirdos"
  • Shannon Funchess – vocals on "Heart of Hearts"
  • Jared Samuel clavinet on "Heart of Hearts"
  • Eric Emm – E bow on "Infinifold"
  • Olivia Mori – vocals on "Infinifold"
  • Phyllis Forbes, Molly Schnick, Madeline Davies – vocals on "Break in Case of Anything"
  • Amy Cimini – viola on "Infinifold"
  • Heather Sommerlad, Lori Told, Alex Powell, Adele Mori – strings on "Yadnus"

Charts

Chart performance for Myth Takes
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 58
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 134
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 81
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 36
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 135
US Billboard 200[21] 195
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[22] 3

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Myth Takes by !!! [Chik Chik Chik]". Metacritic. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Myth Takes – !!!". AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ French, Chris (June 22, 2007). "The punk-funk party-starter of 2007? Probably". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2007.
  4. ↑ Murray, Noel (March 6, 2007). "!!!: Myth Takes". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ "!!!: Myth Takes". Blender (57): 110. April 2007.
  6. ↑ Brunner, Rob (March 2, 2007). "Myth Takes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ Southall, Nick (March 2, 2007). "!!!, Myth Takes". The Guardian. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ Howe, Brian (March 2, 2007). "!!!: Myth Takes". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  9. ↑ Hoard, Christian (March 9, 2007). "!!!: Myth Takes". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 22, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  10. ↑ Modell, Josh (March 2007). "!!!: Myth Takes". Spin. 23 (3): 86. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  11. ↑ "!!!: Myth Takes". Uncut (119): 92. April 2007.
  12. ↑ "!!! News". !!!. November 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  13. ↑ "!!! News". Warp Records. February 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
  14. ↑ "Pitchfork interview". Pitchfork Media. January 21, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
  15. ↑ "Myth Takes". chkchkchk.net. April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – !!! – Myth Takes" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Lescharts.com – !!! – Myth Takes". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – !!! – Myth Takes". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  19. ↑ "!!!(チック・チック・チック)のアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  20. ↑ "!!! – 99th Floor Elevators". zobbel.de. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Chk Chk Chk 2 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Chk Chk Chk 2 Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
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