Album
Motörizer
Motörizer is a Motörhead studio album, released on 26 August 2008, with a UK and European release following on 1 September. It sits between Kiss of Death (2006) and The Wörld Is Yours (2010), in the later stretch of the band's long run of records. Its sound is hard rock and heavy metal, delivered in the band's familiar style.
Motörizer: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 39:30Tracklist
- 1Runaround ManCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:02
- 2Teach You How to Sing the BluesCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:05
- 3When the Eagle ScreamsCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:45
- 4Rock OutCampbell, Dee, Kilmister2:10
- 5One Short LifeCampbell, Dee, Kilmister4:10
- 6Buried AliveCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:14
- 7English RoseCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:42
- 8Back on the ChainCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:27
- 9HeroesCampbell, Dee, Kilmister5:01
- 10Time Is RightCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:16
- 11The Thousand Names of GodCampbell, Dee, Kilmister4:38
- Produced by
- Cameron Webb
- Recorded at
- Studio 606 and Sage & Sound
- Recorded
- Late 2007 – early 2008
- Mixed by
- Cameron Webb
- Engineered by
- Sergio Chavez, Cameron Webb
- Label
- Hellion Records
- Length
- 39:30
Line-up
- Phil Campbell · guitar
- Mikkey Dee · drums (drum set)
- Lemmy Kilmister · bass guitar, lead vocals
- Wesley Mischener · slide guitar · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2008 | 32 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2008 | 82 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2008 | 2 |
| German Albums · 2008 | 5 |
| US Independent Albums · 2008 | 5 |
| Finnish Albums · 2008 | 9 |
| Swedish Albums · 2008 | 10 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2008 | 11 |
| Swiss Albums · 2008 | 11 |
| US Hard Rock · 2008 | 11 |
All 21 charts
| Austrian Albums · 2008 | 13 |
| US Tastemaker · 2008 | 14 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2008 | 16 |
| Danish Albums · 2008 | 20 |
| French Albums · 2008 | 24 |
| Scottish Albums · 2008 | 43 |
| Italian Albums · 2008 | 47 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2008 | 55 |
| Dutch Albums · 2008 | 58 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2008 | 70 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2008 | 117 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 August 2008 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 26 August 2008 | |
| Wikidata | 26 August 2008 | |
| US release | 26 August 2008 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1 September 2008 | earliest UK or European date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | BR | Hellion Records | 7898237387772 | other |
| 26 August 2008 | XW | Steamhammer | original | |
| 26 August 2008 | US | Steamhammer | 693723916309 | original |
| 29 August 2008 | DE | Steamhammer | 693723916323 | other |
| 29 August 2008 | DE | Steamhammer | 693723916309 | other |
| 1 September 2008 | XE | Steamhammer | other | |
| 3 September 2008 | JP | Victor | 4988002553518 | other |
| 5 April 2019 | XE | BMG | 4050538464535 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| coverartarchive | 1448×1479 | upscaled |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |