No More Idols

No More Idols
Studio album by Chase & Status
Released 28 January 2011
Recorded 2009–10
Genre
Length 59:26
Label
Producer Chase & Status
Chase & Status chronology
More Than Alot
(2008)		 No More Idols
(2011)		 Brand New Machine
(2013)
Singles from No More Idols
  1. "End Credits"
    Released: 29 October 2009
  2. "Let You Go"
    Released: 15 August 2010
  3. "Blind Faith"
    Released: 21 January 2011
  4. "Time"
    Released: 29 April 2011
  5. "Hitz"
    Released: 15 July 2011
  6. "Flashing Lights"
    Released: 21 November 2011

No More Idols is the second album by British bass music production duo Chase & Status, released on 28 January 2011. No More Idols marks the first major full-length release by Chase & Status since their debut album More Than Alot three years prior; a period in which the group signed a major management deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation and focused more on producing for other artists including Rihanna's 2009 album Rated R.

Produced entirely by the group, No More Idols features vocal contributions from primarily UK talent including Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal, Clare Maguire, Tempa T, White Lies and long-time collaborator Plan B amongst others. Upon its release the album met with generally positive reviews, receiving comparisons to similar acts such as Pendulum and The Prodigy. The genre-bending production style employed on the album was noted as a stand-out feature.[1] The album was preceded by three singles which attained UK chart success. No More Idols was announced as the seventeenth biggest-selling album of 2011 in the UK, with sales exceeding 461,000 copies.[2]

The song "No Problem" was included in the soundtrack of the game FIFA 12 and "Blind Faith" in the video games Dirt 3 and Forza Horizon.

Singles

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
BBCfavourable[1]
Clash[5]
Financial Times[6]
The Guardian[7]
Gigwise.com[8]
The Independent[9]
Metro[10]
NME[11]
Daily Telegraph[12]

The album received a generally positive response on its release. Mike Haydock of the BBC gave the album a positive review stating: "No More Idols is a whirlwind of an album, one that smashes together a hundred genres, from trance to grime, hip hop to indie rock, always keeping the listener on their toes. Songs shift between moods in a heartbeat, pulling the carpet out from under you. And the list of collaborations is both smart and prescient: they’ve teamed up with old pal Plan B, Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal, White Lies, Clare Maguire and Cee-Lo Green – artists that can pull in a vast audience in their own right."[1] Andy Gill of The Independent gave it a four out of five rating,[9] as did Jon Bye of Gigwise.com, who described it as "an early contender for one of the albums of the year".[8] Allmusic's Jon O'Brien also gave it four stars, describing it as "a consistently impressive and intriguing listen that has the potential to be the drum'n'bass genre's defining studio album".[4] The Observer's Kitty Empire described it as sounding "more like a compilation".[13] Metro gave it three out of five, commenting on "increasingly polished songwriting",[10] and the Daily Telegraph also gave it three out of five, describing it as "an effectively youthful update on the Prodigy’s formula".[12] The album received similarly lukewarm reviews from Clash (Matt Oliver stating "It’s alright and will shift units"),[5] The Guardian,[7] and the Financial Times.[6] The album received a one out of ten review in NME, with reviewer Ash Dosanjh calling it "soulless nonsense".[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Will Kennard and Saul Milton. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "No Problem"  Takura Tendayi 4:10
2. "Fire in Your Eyes" (featuring Maverick Sabre)Michael Stafford 4:15
3. "Let You Go" (featuring Mali)Ben Drew 3:54
4. "Blind Faith" (featuring Liam Bailey)
 3:53
5. "Fool Yourself" (featuring Plan B & Rage)
  • Drew
  • Patrick Williams
 4:34
6. "Hypest Hype" (featuring Tempa T)
 3:29
7. "Hitz" (featuring Tinie Tempah)Patrick Okogwu 3:08
8. "Heavy" (vs. Dizzee Rascal)Dylan Mills 3:33
9. "Brixton Briefcase" (featuring Cee Lo Green)
 3:58
10. "Hocus Pocus"    3:59
11. "Flashing Lights" (with Sub Focus featuring Takura)
 4:11
12. "Embrace" (featuring White Lies)Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave 4:58
13. "Time" (featuring Delilah)
 4:20
14. "Midnight Caller" (featuring Clare Maguire)Claire Maguire 3:45
15. "End Credits" (featuring Plan B)Drew 3:20
Total length:
 59:26
Sample credits

Personnel

Chase & Status[19]
  • Will Kennard – producer, mixing
  • Saul Milton – producer, mixing
Additional musicians[19]
Other personnel[19]
  • John Oakely – executive producer, photography
  • Carsten – photography
  • Ian Hunter – photography
  • Sam Neill – photography
  • Søren Solkær Starbird – photography
  • Bob Torrez – cover photo
  • Traffic – art direction, design

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 36
Danish Albums Chart 34
Irish Albums Chart[20] 50
New Zealand Albums Chart[21] 29
UK Albums Chart[22] 2
UK Dance Album Chart[23] 1

Certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
United Kingdom[24] BPI 600,000+ 2x Platinum

Release history

Region Date Label Format
United Kingdom 28 January 2011 Mercury Records Digital download[25]
31 January 2011 CD[26]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mike Haydock. "Chase & Status No More Idols Review". BBC. www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "UK's Top Selling 2011 Albums and Singles: By the Numbers". Billboard. 3 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Chase & Status release Flashing Lights and sell out UK tour". PurpleRevolver.com. 11 October 2011.
  4. 1 2 O'Brien, Jon (2011) "No More idols Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-02-06
  5. 1 2 Oliver, Matt (2011) "Chase and Status - No More idols", Clash, 31 January 2011, retrieved 2011-02-06
  6. 1 2 Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (2011) "Chase and Status: No More Idols", Financial Times, 29 January 2011, retrieved 2011-02-06
  7. 1 2 Petridis, Alex (2011) "Chase and Status: No More Idols – review", The Guardian, 27 January 2011, retrieved 2011-02-06
  8. 1 2 Bye, Jon (2011) "Chase And Status - 'No More Idols' (Mercury) Released: 31/01/11", Gigwise.com, 28 January 2011, retrieved 2011-02-06
  9. 1 2 Gill, Andy (2011) "Album: Chase and Status, No More Idols (Vertigo)", The Independent, 28 January 2011, retrieved 2011-02-06
  10. 1 2 Haider, Arwa (2011) "No More Idols is Chase And Status's slice of bombastic pop", Metro, 30 January 2011, retrieved 2011-02-06
  11. 1 2 Dosanjh, Ash (2011) "Chase And Status – No More idols: Soulless dross from London duo", NME, 29 January 2011 issue, p. 39, retrieved 2011-02-06
  12. 1 2 Green, Thomas H. (2011) "Chase and Status: No More Idols, CD review", Daily Telegraph, 28 January 2011, retrieved 2011-02-06
  13. ↑ Empire, Kitty (2011) "Chase & Status: No More Idols – review", The Observer, 30 January 2011, retrieved 2011-02-06
  14. ↑ iTunes - Music - No More Idols by Chase & Status
  15. ↑ Chase & Status - No More Idols (Deluxe Edition) (CD, Album) at Discogs
  16. ↑ iTunes - Music - No More Idols by Chase & Status
  17. 1 2 iTunes - Music - No More Idols (Platinum Edition) by Chase & Status
  18. ↑ Buy Chase & Status: No More Idols (Australian Tour Edition) on Audio CD, DVD-Video | WOW HD UK
  19. 1 2 3 No More Idols – Chase & Status
  20. ↑ "Chart Track". Irish Albums Chart. GfK. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  21. ↑ Chase & Status – charts.org.nz
  22. ↑ "Artist Chart History - Chase & Status". Official Charts Company.
  23. ↑ "2011 Top 40 Dance Albums Archive - 12th February 2011". Official Charts Company.
  24. ↑ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  25. ↑ Chase & Status - No More Idols - iTunes.Apple.com
  26. ↑ Chase & Status - No More Idols - Amazon.co.uk

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