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Grinning Streak
Studio album by
Barenaked Ladies
Released4 June 2013
RecordedMay 2012
February–April 2013
StudioNoble Street Studios;
Revolution Recording;
Jimmy C's
(Toronto, Ontario)
GenreAlternative rock
Length44:46
LabelVanguard
ProducerHowie Beck
Gavin Brown
Barenaked Ladies chronology
Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before
(2012) 		Grinning Streak
(2013) 		The Long Weekend EP
(2014)
Singles from Grinning Streak
  1. "Boomerang"
    Released: 26 March 2013
  2. "Odds Are"
    Released: 14 July 2013
  3. "Did I Say That Out Loud?"
    Released: 31 January 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Mojo[3]
Montreal Gazette[4]
Popmatters[5]
Q[6]
Uncut[7]

Grinning Streak is the tenth full-length original-material studio album by Barenaked Ladies,[8] released on 4 June 2013 on Vanguard Records. It is the band's first album on Vanguard.[9] The album is the band's second studio album since the departure of founding member Steven Page in February 2009. The album was recorded February–April 2013 in separate sessions with Howie Beck and Gavin Brown The first single, "Boomerang" was recorded in a separate session produced by Brown in May 2012, initially for release that summer.

Commercial performance

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Grinning Streak debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 26,000 copies in its first week.[10] It is the band's highest position on the chart since their album Everything to Everyone also debuted at No. 10 in 2003. Grinning Streak also debuted at No. 12 on Canada's Top Album Chart, and No. 101 on the UK Albums Chart.[11] The album has sold 68,000 copies in the US as of May 2015.[12]

Released versions

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Grinning Streak was released in CD and digital download format, as well as a vinyl edition, which was made available for sale at the Last Summer on Earth 2013 shows.[13]

Versions with bonus tracks were released on the Canadian iTunes Store, and in a Target-exclusive version in the United States; the former including an extra remix not included in the latter.

On 1 July 2014, a new Grinning Streak Deluxe digital package was released in the U.S.s including the three bonus tracks from the Target edition, along with three newly recorded acoustics. These new tracks were released in Canada on The Long Weekend EP.[14] Additionally, a live version of "Did I Say That Out Loud?" is included on The Long Weekend EP, but not on the Grinning Streak Deluxe digital package.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ed Robertson, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead Vocal(s)Length
1."Limits" Ed Robertson4:28
2."Boomerang" (Bob Clearmountain Mix)
  • Ed Robertson
  • Zac Maloy
Ed Robertson2:34
3."Off His Head" Ed Robertson4:10
4."Gonna Walk"
Ed Robertson2:40
5."Odds Are"
  • Ed Robertson
  • Kevin Griffin
Ed Robertson3:02
6."Keepin' It Real" Ed Robertson3:31
7."Give It Back to You" Ed Robertson2:46
8."Best Damn Friend" Ed Robertson3:48
9."Did I Say That Out Loud?"
  • Ed Robertson
  • Kevin Griffin
Ed Robertson2:28
10."Daydreamin'"Kevin HearnKevin Hearn5:45
11."Smile" Ed Robertson2:26
12."Crawl" Ed Robertson6:47
Canadian iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead Vocal(s)Length
13."Blacking Out"
Ed Robertson4:09
14."Fog of Writing" Ed Robertson5:13
15."Who Knew?"Jim CreegganJim Creeggan3:12
16."Boomerang" (Mark Endert Mix)
  • Ed Robertson
  • Zac Maloy
Ed Robertson2:45
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead Vocal(s)Length
13."Blacking Out"
  • Ed Robertson
  • Ian LeFeuvre
Ed Robertson4:09
14."Fog of Writing" Ed Robertson5:13
15."Who Knew?"Jim CreegganJim Creeggan3:12
Grinning Streak Deluxe (2014)
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead Vocal(s)Length
13."Blacking Out"
  • Ed Robertson
  • Ian LeFeuvre
Ed Robertson4:09
14."Fog of Writing" Ed Robertson5:13
15."Who Knew?"Jim CreegganJim Creeggan3:12
16."Odds Are" (acoustic)
  • Ed Robertson
  • Kevin Griffin
Ed Robertson3:06
17."Smile" (acoustic) Ed Robertson2:36
18."Blame It On Me" (acoustic)
Ed Robertson4:44

Personnel

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  • Jim Creeggan – double bass, electric bass, background vocals, lead vocals ("Who Knew?")
  • Kevin Hearn – piano, synthesizers, keyboards, celeste, accordion, melodica, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, background vocals, lead vocals ("Daydreaming")
  • Ed Robertson – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Magnus air organ, background vocals
  • Tyler Stewart – drums, percussion, background vocals

Additional:

  • Gavin Brown – programming
  • John Scholz – trenchwork
  • Chris Stapleton – starring as being Stapes
  • Nora Patterson – background vocals ("Odds Are")

Charts

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Year Chart Position
2013 Canadian Albums 12[15]
2013 Billboard 200 10[16]
2013 Digital Albums 4[17]
2013 Rock Albums 5[18]
2013 Top Album Sales 10[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Grinning Streak by Barenaked Ladies". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ Collar, Matt. "Barenaked Ladies: Grinning Streak". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Barenaked Ladies: Grinning Streak Review". Mojo: 88. September 2013.
  4. ^ Perusse, Bernard (31 May 2013). "New music review: Grinning Streak, Barenaked Ladies (Warner Music Canada)". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ Conaton, Chris (20 June 2013). "Barenaked Ladies: Grinning Streak". Popmatters. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Barenaked Ladies: Grinning Streak Review". Q: 94. August 2013.
  7. ^ "Barenaked Ladies: Grinning Streak Review". Uncut: 67. August 2013.
  8. ^ "Grinning Streak: Barenaked Ladies: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Grinning Streak – Barenaked Ladies : Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Queens of the Stone Age Get First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  11. ^ https://musiccanada.com/Top20Album.aspx?scid=64538
  12. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Grinning Streak". Amazon.
  14. ^ Barenaked Ladies News post, May 28, 2014 (accessed May 28, 2014)
  15. ^ "Barenaked Ladies". Billboard.
  16. ^ "Barenaked Ladies". Billboard.
  17. ^ "Barenaked Ladies". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Barenaked Ladies". Billboard.
  19. ^ "Barenaked Ladies". Billboard.
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