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3 Personnel  





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Float (Flogging Molly album)






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Float
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 4, 2008
GenreCeltic rock, punk rock
Length39:35
LabelSideOneDummy
ProducerFlogging Molly
Flogging Molly chronology
Complete Control Sessions
(2007)
Float
(2008)
Live at the Greek Theatre
(2010)
Singles from Float

  1. "Requiem for a Dying Song"
    Released: March 4, 2008
  2. "Float"
    Released: June 24, 2008

Float is the fourth studio album by the Celtic punk band Flogging Molly. It was released on March 4, 2008, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling about 48,000 copies in its first week.[1] It also reached number one on the Billboard Independent chart and number two on the Billboard Alternative chart.

The album features a darker and more political subject matter, with less whimsical and punk-influenced music.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Spin7/10[3]
DecoyMusic[4]

Float received generally positive reviews from critics. While Decoymusic noted that the edge from Flogging Molly's previous albums Swagger and Drunken Lullabies "isn't there any more", they praised the band for their consistency and for "sharpening their well established sound". In another positive review, AllMusic wrote that Float is "full of the boozy, bleary-eyed, fatalistic poetry that makes Irish music at once romantic and grimly realistic". They also noted the album's political themes regarding the treatment of Iraq war veterans ("From the Back of a Broken Dream") and problems with America's capitalist economy ("You Won't Make a Fool out of Me", "Man with No Country" and "Requiem for a Dying Song"). Spin magazine's review pointed to the band's non-Irish influences evident on the album, including Motörhead, Johnny Cash and John Lennon.

Track listing

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  1. "Requiem for a Dying Song" – 3:30
  2. "(No More) Paddy's Lament" – 3:24
  3. "Float" – 4:53
  4. "You Won't Make a Fool Out of Me" – 2:43
  5. "The Lightning Storm" – 3:29
  6. "Punch Drunk Grinning Soul" – 4:20 (the end features a 30-second performance by Tom Corrigan called "Moral Decay")
  7. "Us of Lesser Gods" – 3:19
  8. "Between a Man and a Woman" – 3:21
  9. "From the Back of a Broken Dream" – 3:21
  10. "Man with No Country" – 3:04
  11. "The Story So Far" – 4:11

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 37
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 45
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 91
USBillboard 200[12] 4
USTop Alternative Albums (Billboard)[13] 2
USIndependent Albums (Billboard)[14] 1
USTop Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 2

References

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  1. ^ Katie Hasty, "Alan Jackson Bests Janet To Top Billboard 200", Billboard.com, March 12, 2008.
  • ^ FloatatAllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  • ^ Float (Flogging Molly album) at Spin, Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  • ^ Float (Flogging Molly album) at Decoy Music, Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  • ^ "Austriancharts.at – Flogging Molly – Float" (in German). Hung Medien.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Flogging Molly – Float" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  • ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Flogging Molly – Float" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  • ^ "Flogging Molly: Float" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Flogging Molly – Float" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  • ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Flogging Molly – Float". Hung Medien.
  • ^ "Swisscharts.com – Flogging Molly – Float". Hung Medien.
  • ^ "Flogging Molly Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  • ^ "Flogging Molly Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  • ^ "Flogging Molly Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  • ^ "Flogging Molly Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.

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