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Whip It On

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Whip It On
EP by
Released6 August 2002
StudioOnce Was & Sauna Recording Studio
GenreNoise pop, garage rock
Length21:10
LabelSony
The Raveonettes chronology
Whip It On
(2002)
Chain Gang of Love
(2003)
Singles from Whip It On
  1. "Attack of the Ghost Riders"
    Released: 9 December 2002[1]
  2. "Beat City"
    Released: 18 March 2003[2]

Whip It On is the debut mini-album of Danish indie rock group The Raveonettes, which was released on 6 August 2002. Every song is in the key of B-flat minor in contrast to the follow-up album Chain Gang of Love, which is almost entirely in the key of B-flat major. Each song also features only three chords.

The artwork for the album is a photograph taken by Søren Solkær Starbird.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
NME[5]
Pitchfork Media(5.8/10)[6]

The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Sune Rose Wagner

No.TitleLength
1."Attack of the Ghost Riders"2:30
2."Veronica Fever"2:37
3."Do You Believe Her"2:07
4."Chains"2:34
5."Cops on Our Tail"2:58
6."My Tornado"2:05
7."Bowels of the Beast"3:14
8."Beat City"3:08
Total length:21:10

References

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  1. ^ "The Raveonettes - Attack of the Ghost Riders - Single". Discogs. 9 December 2002. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  2. ^ "The Raveonettes - Beat City - Single". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link]
  4. ^ "Whip It On - The Raveonettes | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Latest Reviews: The Raveonettes: Whip It On". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  6. ^ "The Raveonttes: Whip It On, Album Reviews, Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  7. ^ "Whip It On Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2011-12-12.