Horehound is the debut studio album by American rock band the Dead Weather. It was released on July 10 in Australia, July 13 in Europe, and July 14, 2009 in North America. The album was recorded at Third Man Studios during a three-week session in January 2009.[14][15] The first single from the album, "Hang You from the Heavens", was released through iTunes on March 11, 2009, and on vinyl on April 18, 2009.[14][16] "Treat Me Like Your Mother" was released as the second single from the album on May 25, 2009.[17] The third single from the album was set to be "I Cut Like A Buffalo" and includes a cover of The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band's "A Child of a Few Hours is Burning to Death" as a B-side.[18] The album debuted at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Album Charts and at No. 14 on the UK Album Charts. As of 2010, sales in the United States have exceeded 163,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[19]

Horehound
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 14, 2009
RecordedJanuary 2009
StudioThird Man Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length43:55
LabelThird Man/Warner Bros.
ProducerJack White
The Dead Weather chronology
Horehound
(2009)
Sea of Cowards
(2010)
Singles from Horehound
  1. "Hang You from the Heavens"
    Released: March 11, 2009
  2. "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
    Released: May 25, 2009
  3. "I Cut Like a Buffalo"
    Released: October 26, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10[2]
Metacritic75/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Daily Telegraph[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Independent[8]
Los Angeles Times[9]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−[10]
NME5/10[11]
Pitchfork7.5/10[12]
Rolling Stone[13]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."60 Feet Tall"5:33
2."Hang You from the Heavens"3:40
3."I Cut Like a Buffalo"3:28
4."So Far from Your Weapon"3:40
5."Treat Me Like Your Mother"4:10
6."Rocking Horse"3:00
7."New Pony"3:58
8."Bone House"3:26
9."3 Birds"3:44
10."No Hassle Night"2:56
11."Will There Be Enough Water?"6:20
iTunes Pre-Order
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Outside" (Downliners Sect cover)Arthur Keith Evans, Michael O'Donnell2:50
Japanese Version[20]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."You Just Can't Win" (Them cover)Van Morrison 
13."Are 'Friends' Electric?" (Tubeway Army cover)Gary Numan 

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 48
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 39
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[26] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 65
Irish Albums (IRMA)[28] 56
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29] 63
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[30] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[32] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[33] 14
US Billboard 200[34] 6
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[35] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[36] 2
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[37] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Silver 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ "Horehound by The Dead Weather reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Reviews for Horehound by The Dead Weather". Metacritic. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Phares, Heather. "Horehound – The Dead Weather". AllMusic. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Perry, Andrew (July 10, 2009). "The Dead Weather, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Pastorek, Whitney (July 8, 2009). "Horehound". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  7. ^ Petridis, Alexis (July 10, 2009). "The Dead Weather: Horehound". The Guardian. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Gill, Andy (July 17, 2009). "Album: The Dead Weather, Horehound (Columbia)". The Independent. Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Lewis, Randy (July 13, 2009). "Album review: The Dead Weather's 'Horehound'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 2009). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  11. ^ Parkin, Chris (July 9, 2009). "Album review: The Dead Weather – 'Horehound'". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  12. ^ Berman, Stuart (July 13, 2009). "The Dead Weather: Horehound". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  13. ^ Sheffield, Rob (July 13, 2009). "Horehound". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  14. ^ a b Gil Kaufman (March 12, 2009). "Jack White Debuts New Band, The Dead Weather". MTV. Archived from the original on March 14, 2009.
  15. ^ Graff, Gary (April 16, 2009). "Dead Weather Recording More Music Before Tour". Billboard. New York City: Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  16. ^ Michael D. Ayers (March 12, 2009). "Jack White Forms The Dead Weather". Billboard. New York.
  17. ^ Treat Me Like Your Mother Songfacts
  18. ^ Dead Weather Cover West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band on New 7"
  19. ^ "The Dead Weather". Billboard. 3 April 2010. p. 32. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  20. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Dead-Weather-Horehound/release/5735710 Retrieved 2017-05-30 11:44
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  27. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Dead Weather – Horehound" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  28. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 29, 2009". Chart-Track. IRMA.
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  33. ^ "Dead Weather | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  34. ^ "The Dead Weather Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  35. ^ "The Dead Weather Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
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