It's Never Been Like That is the third studio album by French band Phoenix, released on 15 May 2006 through Virgin Records and EMI internationally and Astralwerks in the United States. The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Long Distance Call" and "Consolation Prizes". The album was later re-released in Mexico as a tour edition with four bonus tracks recorded live in Oslo on 20 April 2006.
Commercial performance As of 2013, sales in the United States have exceeded 92,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Critical reception
It's Never Been Like That was rated number 13 in Pitchforks Top 50 Albums of 2006 and 38 in their Top Albums of the 2000s.
Track listing
Notes 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 Hackney, Hackney, England on 20 April 2006.
Charts + Chart performance for It's Never Been Like ThatChart (2006)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)81Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)50Japanese Albums (Oricon)118UK Albums (OCC)108US Top Heatseeker Albums (Billboard)23
Release history + Release history and formats for It's Never Been Like That Country Date Label Format Catalog Japan 10 May 2006 Toshiba-EMI CD TOCP-66575 United KingdomEurope 15 May 2006 Virgin/EMI 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
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