Horehound (album)

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 The Dead Weather
Released	July 14, 2009
Recorded	January 2009 at Third Man Studio
Genre	Garage rock blues rock[1]
Length	43:55
Label	Third Man/Warner Bros.
Producer	Jack White
The Dead Weather chronology
Horehound (2009) Sea of Cowards (2010)
Singles from Horehound
"Hang You from the Heavens" Released: March 11, 2009 "Treat Me Like Your Mother" Released: May 25, 2009 "I Cut Like a Buffalo" Released: October 26, 2009

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.8/10[2]
Metacritic	75/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Daily Telegraph	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B[6]
The Guardian	[7]
The Independent	[8]
Los Angeles Times	[9]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)	A−[10]
NME	5/10[11]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[12]
Rolling Stone	[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"60 Feet Tall"	Mosshart, Fertita	5:33
2.	"Hang You from the Heavens"	Mosshart, Fertita	3:40
3.	"I Cut Like a Buffalo"	White	3:28
4.	"So Far from Your Weapon"	Mosshart	3:40
5.	"Treat Me Like Your Mother"	Mosshart, White, Fertita, Lawrence	4:10
6.	"Rocking Horse"	Mosshart, White	3:00
7.	"New Pony"	Bob Dylan	3:58
8.	"Bone House"	Mosshart, White, Fertita, Lawrence	3:26
9.	"3 Birds"	Mosshart, White, Fertita, Lawrence	3:44
10.	"No Hassle Night"	Mosshart, White	2:56
11.	"Will There Be Enough Water?"	White, Fertita	6:20

iTunes Pre-Order

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Outside" (Downliners Sect cover)	Evans/O'Donnell	2:50

Japanese Version[20]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"You Just Can't Win" (Them cover)	Van Morrison
13.	"Are 'Friends' Electric?" (Tubeway Army cover)	Gary Numan

Charts

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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]	Silver	60,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Alison Mosshart – lead vocals, guitar on "3 Birds" and "I Cut Like a Buffalo"
• Jack White – drums, vocals, acoustic guitar on "Will There Be Enough Water?", production
• Dean Fertita – lead guitar, organ, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals, bass on "Rocking Horse"
• Jack Lawrence – bass, backing vocals, drums on "Will There Be Enough Water?", guitar on "Rocking Horse"

References

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4. Phares, Heather. "Horehound – The Dead Weather". AllMusic. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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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.
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10. Christgau, Robert (September 2009). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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13. Sheffield, Rob (July 13, 2009). "Horehound". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
14. Gil Kaufman (March 12, 2009). "Jack White Debuts New Band, The Dead Weather". MTV.
15. Graff, Gary (April 16, 2009). "Dead Weather Recording More Music Before Tour". Billboard. New York City: Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
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18. Dead Weather Cover West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band on New 7"
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38. "British album certifications – The Dead Weather – Horehound". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 May 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Horehound in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.