You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
| You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 24 March 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Length | 38:30 | |||
| Labels | Virgin, Startime, Almost Gold | |||
| Producers | Elliot James Does It Offend You, Yeah? | |||
| Does It Offend You, Yeah? chronology | ||||
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| Singles from You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 59/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| AbsolutePunk.net | 83%[3] |
| DJ | |
| Drowned in Sound | |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | 7/10[7] |
| Q | |
| The Second Supper | not rated[9] |
| Spin | |
You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into is the debut album from Does It Offend You, Yeah?. It was released on 24 March 2008.[11]
Track listing
All tracks were written and recorded by Does It Offend You, Yeah? except tracks 2 and 7 which were co-written with Eliot James and Sebastien Grainger respectively.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Battle Royale" | Does It Offend You, Yeah? | 3:35 |
| 2. | "With a Heavy Heart (I Regret to Inform You)" | Does It Offend You, Yeah? & Eliot James | 4:03 |
| 3. | "We Are Rockstars" | Does It Offend You, Yeah? | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Dawn of the Dead" | Does It Offend You, Yeah? | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Doomed Now" | Does It Offend You, Yeah? | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Attack of the 60 ft Lesbian Octopus" | Does It Offend You, Yeah? | 1:57 |
| 7. | "Let's Make Out" (featuring Sebastien Grainger of Death From Above 1979) | Does It Offend You, Yeah? & Sebastien Grainger | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Being Bad Feels Pretty Good" | Does It Offend You, Yeah? | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Weird Science" | Does It Offend You, Yeah? | 5:02 |
| 10. | "Epic Last Song" | 4:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Like the Way I Do" | 3:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Tales of the Chameleon" | 3:39 |
Personnel
- James Rushent – lead vocals, bass, guitar, synth, vocoder
- Rob Bloomfield – drums, bass, guitar, synth, backing vocals
- Dan Coop – synth
- Sebastien Grainger – vocals on "Let's Make Out"
- Elliot James – guitar
- Morgan Quaintance – guitar on "Doomed Now"
Production
- Producers: Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Eliot James
- Mix: Rich Costey
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 48 |
References
- ↑ "You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into by Does It Offend You, Yeah?". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ↑
- ↑ DJ Magazine, March '08
- ↑ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (20 March 2008). "Does it Offend You Yeah?, You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Does It Offend You, Yeah?". NME. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ Q, March '08
- ↑ "The Second Supper review". Secondsupper.com. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ↑ "Does It Offend You, Yeah?, 'You Have No Idea What You Are Getting Yourself Into' (Almost Gold) - SPIN". 15 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
