Out of Exile is the second studio album by AmericanrocksupergroupAudioslave, released on May 23, 2005, internationally, and a day later in theUnited States, throughEpic Records andInterscope Records. It is the band's only album to chart at number one on theBillboard 200 chart. The album spawned the singles "Be Yourself", "Your Time Has Come", "Doesn't Remind Me", and "Out of Exile"; "Doesn't Remind Me" was nominated forBest Hard Rock Performance at the48th Grammy Awards.
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Released | May 23, 2005 (2005-5-23) | |||
Recorded | July 2004 – January 2005 | |||
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Background
editIn an interview shortly before the release of the album, drummerBrad Wilk said: "Audioslave the band has arrived. The first record was people from two other bands with history attached. I don't feel that with this record."[1] For his part,Chris Cornell said he wrote his most personal songs ever for the album, influenced by positive changes in his life since 2002.[2] He also described the album as more varied than the debut and relying less on heavy guitar riffs.[3]
On May 4, 2005, the band traveled toHavana, Cuba, to spend some time interacting with Cuban musicians[4] before playing a concert in the city on May 6.[5] An audience of 70,000 attended the free show, and Audioslave became the first American rock group to perform in Cuba.[6] At the time, Cornell said he hoped the concert would "help to open the musical borders between our two countries." The 26-song set made the concert the longest the band had ever played.[7] Many songs fromOut of Exile were performed live for the first time at the concert, which was held three weeks prior to the release of the album.Live in Cuba, a concert documentary covering the band's time in Cuba, was released on DVD in October 2005.
The songs "Your Time Has Come" and "Man or Animal" were featured in the 2006 racing video gameFlatOut 2.
Reception
editCritical
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100[8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
The Austin Chronicle | [10] |
Blabbermouth.net | 6.5/10[11] |
Robert Christgau | [12] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[13] |
Los Angeles Times | [14] |
Pitchfork Media | 6.8/10[15] |
PopMatters | 5/10[16] |
Rolling Stone | [17] |
Slant Magazine | [18] |
Critical response to the album was mostly warm, with many reviews highlighting the fact that the band was beginning to establish its own identity, as opposed to just beingRage Against the Machine fronted by Cornell, which is how some critics described the sound of theirfirst album.[19] Improvement was noted in the quality of Cornell's vocals, likely the result of him quitting smoking and drinking.[20]Slant Magazine saidOut of Exile had "the sound of a band coming into its own",[21] andAllmusic praised the album as "lean, hard, strong, and memorable."[22]
The lyrics, however, were still a common complaint, with musicOMH.com writing that Cornell's lyrics "continue to border on the ridiculous."[23]
The album was chosen as one ofAmazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.
Commercial
editOut of Exile was released in the United States on May 24, 2005. It sold 263,000album-equivalent units in its first week of release, debuting at number one on theBillboard 200 chart.[24][25] The album has been certified platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America, indicating sales of a million units.
Track listing
editAll lyrics written byChris Cornell; all music composed byAudioslave.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Your Time Has Come" | 4:15 |
2. | "Out of Exile" | 4:51 |
3. | "Be Yourself" | 4:39 |
4. | "Doesn't Remind Me" | 4:15 |
5. | "Drown Me Slowly" | 3:53 |
6. | "Heaven's Dead" | 4:36 |
7. | "The Worm" | 3:57 |
8. | "Man or Animal" | 3:53 |
9. | "Yesterday to Tomorrow" | 4:33 |
10. | "Dandelion" | 4:38 |
11. | "#1 Zero" | 4:59 |
12. | "The Curse" | 5:09 |
Total length: | 53:38 |
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13. | "Like a Stone" (live) | 4:24 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Super Stupid" (Funkadelic cover) (live) | Edward Hazel,Lucious Ross,William Nelson,George Clinton | 3:26 |
14. | "Like a Stone" (live) | 4:24 |
Note
- The lyrics in the background during the bridge of "Drown Me Slowly" were reused as the lyrics of the bridge of "Sound of a Gun" on Audioslave'snext album.
Personnel
editAudioslave
- Chris Cornell – lead vocals
- Tom Morello – guitars
- Tim Commerford – bass guitar
- Brad Wilk – drums
Production and design
- Produced byRick Rubin and Audioslave
- Recorded byBrian Virtue, Thom Russo, and Jim Scott; Assisted by Jonny Polonsky, Jason Gossman, Dan Leffler, and Billy Mimes
- Album production coordinator/wrangler: Lindsay Chase
- Mixed byBrendan O'Brien
- Additional engineering by Billy Bowers
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
- Album cover by Antony Nagelmann
- Art direction by Robert Fisher
- Photography byEthan Russell
- Pre-production engineering by Keith Simon
Chart positions
editWeekly chartsedit
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Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[52] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[53] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[56] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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