Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will | ||||
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Released | 14 February 2011 | |||
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Genre | Post-rock | |||
Length | 53:08 | |||
Label | Rock Action | |||
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Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will is the seventh studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 14 February 2011 by Rock Action Records.
In October 2011, it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA), which indicated sales in excess of 20,000 copies throughout Europe. [1]
The album's cover art is a photo of New York City as seen from the Hudson River. [2] The inspiration for the closing track's title, "You're Lionel Richie", comes from what a hungover Stuart Braithwaite said when he ran into the singer at an airport. [3]
The album continues the post-rock sound Mogwai’s previous releases, with most tracks being instrumental.
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 [4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B [6] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [7] |
NME | 8/10 [8] |
Paste | 7.6/10 [9] |
Pitchfork | 6.6/10 [10] |
PopMatters | 6/10 [11] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 7/10 [14] |
Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will received mostly positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 34 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [4]
All tracks are written by Mogwai, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "White Noise" | 5:04 |
2. | "Mexican Grand Prix" (writers: Mogwai, Luke Sutherland) | 5:18 |
3. | "Rano Pano" | 5:15 |
4. | "Death Rays" | 6:00 |
5. | "San Pedro" | 3:28 |
6. | "Letters to the Metro" | 4:40 |
7. | "George Square Thatcher Death Party" | 4:00 |
8. | "How to Be a Werewolf" | 6:23 |
9. | "Too Raging to Cheers" | 4:30 |
10. | "You're Lionel Richie" | 8:30 |
Total length: | 53:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Slight Domestic" | 5:33 |
12. | "Hasenheide" | 3:29 |
Total length: | 62:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Music for a Forgotten Future (The Singing Mountain)" | 23:09 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will. [17]
Mogwai
Additional personnel
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [18] | 78 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [19] | 49 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [20] | 31 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [21] | 39 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [22] | 83 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [23] | 46 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [24] | 27 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [25] | 25 |
Irish Independent Albums ( IRMA) [26] | 3 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [27] | 12 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [28] | 57 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [29] | 45 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [30] | 25 |
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [31] | 4 |
US Billboard 200 [32] | 97 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [33] | 14 |
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard) [34] | 15 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [35] | 25 |
Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 14 February 2011 | |||
Studio |
| |||
Genre | Post-rock | |||
Length | 53:08 | |||
Label | Rock Action | |||
Producer |
| |||
Mogwai chronology | ||||
|
Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will is the seventh studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 14 February 2011 by Rock Action Records.
In October 2011, it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA), which indicated sales in excess of 20,000 copies throughout Europe. [1]
The album's cover art is a photo of New York City as seen from the Hudson River. [2] The inspiration for the closing track's title, "You're Lionel Richie", comes from what a hungover Stuart Braithwaite said when he ran into the singer at an airport. [3]
The album continues the post-rock sound Mogwai’s previous releases, with most tracks being instrumental.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (November 2023) |
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 [4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B [6] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [7] |
NME | 8/10 [8] |
Paste | 7.6/10 [9] |
Pitchfork | 6.6/10 [10] |
PopMatters | 6/10 [11] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 7/10 [14] |
Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will received mostly positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 34 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [4]
All tracks are written by Mogwai, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "White Noise" | 5:04 |
2. | "Mexican Grand Prix" (writers: Mogwai, Luke Sutherland) | 5:18 |
3. | "Rano Pano" | 5:15 |
4. | "Death Rays" | 6:00 |
5. | "San Pedro" | 3:28 |
6. | "Letters to the Metro" | 4:40 |
7. | "George Square Thatcher Death Party" | 4:00 |
8. | "How to Be a Werewolf" | 6:23 |
9. | "Too Raging to Cheers" | 4:30 |
10. | "You're Lionel Richie" | 8:30 |
Total length: | 53:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
11. | "Slight Domestic" | 5:33 |
12. | "Hasenheide" | 3:29 |
Total length: | 62:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Music for a Forgotten Future (The Singing Mountain)" | 23:09 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will. [17]
Mogwai
Additional personnel
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [18] | 78 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [19] | 49 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [20] | 31 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [21] | 39 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [22] | 83 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [23] | 46 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [24] | 27 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [25] | 25 |
Irish Independent Albums ( IRMA) [26] | 3 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [27] | 12 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [28] | 57 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [29] | 45 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [30] | 25 |
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [31] | 4 |
US Billboard 200 [32] | 97 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [33] | 14 |
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard) [34] | 15 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [35] | 25 |