Album
Era Vulgaris
Era Vulgaris is the fifth studio album by Queens of the Stone Age, released in June 2007 on Interscope Records. It followed Lullabies to Paralyze from 2005 and was recorded between July 2006 and April 2007. It also turned out to be the band's last record for the label.
The album sits in the hard-edged, stoner-flecked corner of their catalogue, and it was well supported by singles: "Sick, Sick, Sick" and "3's & 7's" arrived ahead of release, with "Make It wit Chu" following in October. It did solid business too, reaching No. 14 in the US, No. 7 in the UK, No. 5 in Canada and No. 4 in Australia. It makes a good stop for anyone tracing the band's path between the mid-2000s and …Like Clockwork.
Era Vulgaris: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 54:25Tracklist
- 1Turnin’ on the ScrewCastillo, Homme, Leeuwen5:20
- 2Sick, Sick, SickCastillo, Goss, Homme, Leeuwen3:35
- 3I’m DesignerCastillo, Homme, Leeuwen4:04
- 4Into the HollowCastillo, Homme, Leeuwen3:42
- 5Misfit LoveCastillo, Homme, Leeuwen5:40
- 6Battery AcidCastillo, Homme, Leeuwen4:06
- 7Make It Wit ChuCastillo, Homme, Johannes, Leeuwen, Melchiondo4:50
- 83’s & 7’sCastillo, Homme, Leeuwen3:34
- 9Suture Up Your FutureCastillo, Homme, Leeuwen4:37
- 10River in the RoadCastillo, Homme, Leeuwen3:20
- 11Run, Pig, RunCastillo, Homme, Leeuwen4:40
- 12The Fun Machine Took a S**! & DiedJosh Homme6:56
- Produced by
- Chris Goss, Josh Homme, The Fififf Teeners, (Chris Goss and Josh Homme)
- Recorded at
- Cherokee (Los Angeles), Steakhouse (Studio City), Sound City (Van Nuys)
- Recorded
- July 2006 – April 2007
- Mixed by
- Alain Johannes, Joe Barresi
- Mixed at
- Bay 7 Studios
- Engineered by
- John Silas Cranfield, Alain Johannes
- Labels
- Interscope Records, Interscope, Rekords
- Length
- 54:25
Line-up
- Joey Castillo · drums (drum set), percussion
- Chris Goss · guitar, keyboard, organ, electric piano, background vocals, bass
- Josh Homme · guitar, vocals, bass guitar, keyboard, lap steel guitar, Rhodes piano, electric piano, organ, percussion, piano
- Alain Johannes · bass, fiddle, guitar, background vocals
- Troy Van Leeuwen · guitar, keyboard, percussion, background vocals, bass, Moog, Rhodes piano, slide guitar
- Julian Casablancas · guitar, vocals · guest
- Brody Dalle · background vocals · guest
- Liam Lynch · background vocals · guest
- Serrina Sims · background vocals · guest
- Mark Lanegan · other vocals · guest
Singles
- “Sick, Sick, Sick” · 8 May 2007
- “3's & 7's” · 4 June 2007
- “Make It wit Chu” · October 2007
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2007 | 7 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2007 | 14 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2007 | 2 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2007 | 2 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2007 | 4 |
| Austrian Albums · 2007 | 4 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2007 | 4 |
| Scottish Albums · 2007 | 4 |
| Swiss Albums · 2007 | 4 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2007 | 5 |
All 24 charts
| German Albums · 2007 | 5 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2007 | 5 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2007 | 5 |
| Finnish Albums · 2007 | 6 |
| Ireland 2 · 2007 | 6 |
| Swedish Albums · 2007 | 6 |
| Dutch Albums · 2007 | 7 |
| Danish Albums · 2007 | 8 |
| French Albums · 2007 | 22 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2007 | 27 |
| Italian Albums · 2007 | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2007 | 29 |
| Spanish Albums · 2007 | 65 |
| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) · 2007 | 89 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada | Gold |
| United Kingdom | Gold |
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86.1
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
8.6k
ListenBrainz listeners
98k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
39k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2007-06-12 vs 2007-06-08 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 8 June 2007 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 12 June 2007 | |
| Wikidata | 2007 | |
| US release | 12 June 2007 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 11 June 2007 | earliest UK or European date |
27 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | XE | Interscope Records | 602517353671 | deluxe |
| 2007 | ZA | Interscope Records | 6009143265837 | other |
| 2007 | US | Ipecac Recordings | 689230009115 | other |
| 2007 | AR | Interscope Records | 0602517353671 | other |
| 2007 | AU | Interscope Records | 0602517365261 | other |
| 2007 | US | Interscope Records | 0602517401488 | other |
| 2007 | US | Interscope Records | other | |
| 2007 | DE | Interscope Records | 0602517545229 | other |
| 2007 | RU | Interscope Records | other | |
| 8 June 2007 | DE | Interscope Records | 602517353671 | original |
| 8 June 2007 | XW | Interscope Records | 00602517391345 | original |
| 8 June 2007 | DE | Interscope Records | 602517353671 | original |
| 11 June 2007 | IE | Interscope Records | 00602517378094 | other |
| 11 June 2007 | GB | Interscope Records | 00602517365261 | other |
| 12 June 2007 | CA | Interscope Records | 602517346567 | other |
| 12 June 2007 | US | Interscope Records | 602517346567 | other |
| 12 June 2007 | XW | Interscope Digital Distribution | other | |
| 12 June 2007 | US | Interscope Records | 602517352131 | deluxe |
| 18 June 2007 | GB | Interscope Records | 602517365261 | other |
| 27 June 2007 | JP | Interscope Records | 4988005475039 | other |
| February 2008 | DE | Interscope Records | 602517601352 | other |
| 17 March 2008 | AU | Interscope Records | 602517601352 | other |
| 17 March 2008 | XE | Interscope Records | 602517601352 | other |
| 17 March 2008 | MY | Interscope Records | 602517601352 | other |
| 15 April 2008 | CA | Interscope Records | 602517669277 | other |
| 20 December 2019 | US | Interscope Records | 602508108259 | other |
| 20 December 2019 | XE | Interscope Records | 602508108259 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |