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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Studio album by Phoenix
Released	May 25, 2009 (Internationally); May 26, 2009 United States
Recorded	2008
Genre	Alternative rock; Indie rock; Synth pop
Label	V2 Records, Loyauté
Producer	Phoenix, Philippe Zdar
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link; Drowned In Sound (9/10) link; Entertainment Weekly (A-) link; The A.V. Club (A) link; The Guardian link; musicOMH link; NME (8/10) link; Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) link; Rolling Stone link; SPIN link;
Phoenix chronology
Singles from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
	"1901"; Released: February 23, 2009; "Lisztomania"; Released: July 7, 2009;

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is the fourth studio album by the French rock band Phoenix. The album is mixed by Philippe Zdar who also mixed Phoenix's debut studio album, United. Phoenix released the song "1901" as a free download on February 23, 2009 when the redesigned official website launched.^[1]

[edit] Background

The album's first single is "Lisztomania". The term "Lisztomania" was coined by the German romantic literary figure Heinrich Heine to describe the massive public response to Franz Liszt's virtuosic piano performances. There were allegedly screaming women at these performances, and the audience was sometimes limited to standing room only.^[2].

The inspiration for "Love Like a Sunset" came to vocalist Thomas Mars during a car journey. ^[3]

In keeping with the album’s classical theme, Phoenix shot the video for the album's first single, Lisztomania, at Bayreuth in Bayreuth Festspielhaus, the historic 19th-century theatre where the annual Wagner festival takes place. An unofficial home-made video appeared on YouTube in which footage of people dancing from the 1980s brat-pack movies The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Footloose and Mannequin is synchronised to the song. Phoenix's band members have publicly stated they prefer it to their own, rather expensive "official" effort. Vocalist Thomas Mars has claimed it is the band's best video.^[4]

From May 12, 2009 the album was available to download from the iTunes Store for customers in North America^[5] and from Amazon MP3.^[6]

On 7 August, 2009, Phoenix performed a live version of "Lisztomania" on Australian youth radio network Triple J in a program called "Like a Version". ^[7] Phoenix used Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies to help them in the creative process for this album.

The track "1901" was used for the theatrical trailer of the film New York, I Love You and has been featured in commercials for the 2010 Cadillac SRX.

[edit] Reception

In Australia, the album debuted at #13.^[8] It debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart at #37 and remained in the Top 100 for several weeks due to the alternative radio success of the album's second single "1901."

The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album on December 2, 2009.^[9]

Year-end list entries

5th – Time's Top 10 Albums of 2009^[10]

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Length
1.	"Lisztomania"	4:02
2.	"1901"	3:13
3.	"Fences"	3:45
4.	"Love Like a Sunset, Pt. 1"	5:39
5.	"Love Like a Sunset, Pt. 2"	1:57
6.	"Lasso"	2:48
7.	"Rome"	4:38
8.	"Countdown"	3:57
9.	"Girlfriend"	3:24
10.	"Armistice"	3:05

[edit] Special Edition 2CD Box Set

This Special Edition was released on November 2, 2009.

[edit] CD1 : Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

[edit] CD2 : Bonus Remix CD

#	Title	Remix Artist	Length
1.	"Lisztomania"	Alex Metric	5:08
2.	"Fences"	The Soft Pack	4:19
3.	"1901 Bo Flex'd"	Passion Pit	4:14
4.	"Lasso"	2 Door Cinema Club	2:53
5.	"Fences"	25 Hrs a Day	4:05
6.	"1901"	L'Aiglon	3:12
7.	"Love Like A Sunset"	Turzi	4:31
8.	"Fences"	Boombass	6:54
9.	"Lisztomania"	25 Hrs a Day	5:36
10.	"Fences"	Friendly Fires	5:11
11.	"Armistice"	Yacht	4:38
12.	"Girlfriend"	Young Fathers	4:20
13.	"Fences"	Chairlift	4:06
14.	"Rome"	Neighbours (with Devendra Banhart)	4:54
15.	"Love Like A Sunset (Deakins Jam)"	Animal Collective	4:07

[edit] Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
United States Billboard 200	37
Australian Albums Chart	13
Austrian Albums Chart	66
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	27
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)	22
French Albums Chart	14
Norwegian Albums Chart	39
Swedish Albums Chart	34
Swiss Albums Chart	23

[edit] References

^ Phoenix Reveal Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Details Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.
^ Commentary & Bio on Liszt, Page 2 esperantonord.free.fr. Retrieved on April 17, 2009.
^ Love Like a Sunset Songfacts
^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6328608.ece
^ Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix iTunes store. Retrieved on May 13, 2009.
^ Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Amazon MP3. Retrieved on May 13, 2009.
^ Listen to Phoenix's Like a Version Like a Version. Retrieved on August 31, 2009.
^ "Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Album)". http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1G50. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
^ "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List",Grammy.com, December 2, 2009
^ http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1943810_1943820,00.html

[edit] External links

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[0] Phoenix Reveal Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Details Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.

[1] Commentary & Bio on Liszt, Page 2 esperantonord.free.fr. Retrieved on April 17, 2009.

[2] Love Like a Sunset Songfacts

[3] ttp://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6328608.ece

[4] Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix iTunes store. Retrieved on May 13, 2009.

[5] Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Amazon MP3. Retrieved on May 13, 2009.

[6] Listen to Phoenix's Like a Version Like a Version. Retrieved on August 31, 2009.

[7] "Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Album)". http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1G50. Retrieved 31 May 2009.

[8] "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List",Grammy.com, December 2, 2009

[9] ttp://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1943810_1943820,00.html

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