It's Never Been Like That

It's Never Been Like That
Studio album by Phoenix
Released	May 15, 2006
Recorded	August–November 2005[1]
Genre	Indie pop
Length	36:54
Label	EMI, Source, Astralwerks, Arts & Crafts
Producer	Phoenix
Phoenix chronology
Live! Thirty Days Ago (2004) It's Never Been Like That (2006) Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Guardian Unlimited	(Positive)[3]
Pitchfork Media	8.0/10[4]
Q	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
This Is Fake DIY	[7]

It's Never Been Like That is the third studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix. It was released 15 May 2006 in the European Union. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Long Distance Call" on 8 May 2006 (see 2006 in British music and 2006 in music).

The album was later re-released in Mexico as a tour edition with four bonus tracks recorded live in Oslo the 20 April 2006.

It's Never Been Like That was rated number 13 in Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2006^[8] and 38 in their Top Albums of the 2000s.^[9] The album has sold 36,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Phoenix. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Napoleon Says"	3:13
2.	"Consolation Prizes"	3:16
3.	"Rally"	3:17
4.	"Long Distance Call"	3:04
5.	"One Time Too Many"	3:40
6.	"Lost and Found"	2:56
7.	"Courtesy Laughs"	3:14
8.	"North"	5:01
9.	"Sometimes in the Fall"	5:49
10.	"Second to None"	3:25
11.	"Diet of the Heart" (iTunes bonus track)	1:03

Mexican tour edition / 2006 Virgin Music (France) edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Napoleon Says" (live)	3:23
12.	"Rally" (live)	3:18
13.	"Sometimes in the Fall" (live)	6:07
14.	"Second to None" (live)	6:29

This edition of the album is referred to as the "New Edition". It was released in France and on tour in Mexico back in 2006, but is now being sold as a 2009 release in the US.

The live tracks were recorded in Oslo on April 20, 2006.

Release details

The album was released in various countries:

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	10 May 2006	Toshiba-EMI	CD	TOCP-66575
United Kingdom European Union	15 May 2006	Source	LP	SOURLP123 / 0946 3 55716 1 5
			CD	CDSOUR123 / 0946 3 60910 2 0
United States	23 May 2006	Astralwerks	LP	ASW-55716 / 0946 3 55716 1 5
			CD	ASW-60911 / 0946 3 60911 2 9
Canada	13 June 2006	Arts & Crafts	CD	AC018

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	81
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	86
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	89
French Albums (SNEP)[15]	34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	41
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17]	118
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18]	14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19]	18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]	66
UK Albums (OCC)[21]	108
US Top Heatseeker Albums (Billboard)[22]	23

References

1. Discogs information about It's Never Been Like That
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r834864
3. 5/12/06
4. Phoenix: It's Never Been Like That | Album Reviews | Pitchfork
5. (#239, June 2006, p. 118)
6. Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews
7. link
8. Pitchfork Album: Top 50 Albums of 2006
9. Staff Lists: The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 50-21 | Features | Pitchfork
10. "Phoenix Rises With New Album, Label". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
11. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 April 2007" (PDF) (892). Pandora Archive. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
12. "Austriancharts.at – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
13. "Ultratop.be – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
14. "Ultratop.be – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
15. "Lescharts.com – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
16. "Officialcharts.de – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
17. イッツ・ネヴァー・ビン・ライク・ザット (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
18. "Norwegiancharts.com – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
19. "Swedishcharts.com – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
20. "Swisscharts.com – Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
21. "UK Chartlog: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". zobbel.de. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
22. "It's Never Been Like That - Phoenix Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Label website