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Wish Bone (album)

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Wish Bone

Studio album by

Oh Land

Released

16 September 2013

Recorded

2012–13

Studio

Chalice Recording Studios (Los Angeles)

Crush Studios, Premier Sound (New York City)

Federal Prism Studios (Glendale, California)

Medley Studios (Copenhagen)

Mr. Dans (London)

Samurai Hotel Recording (Long Island City, New York)

Length

47:14

Label

Tusk or Tooth

A:larm

Producer

Dan Carey

Nanna Øland Fabricius

David Andrew Sitek

WNDRBRD

Oh Land chronology

Oh Land
(2011)

Wish Bone
(2013)

Earth Sick
(2014)

Singles from Wish Bone

"Renaissance Girls"
Released: 20 May 2013
"Pyromaniac"
Released: 2 September 2013
"Cherry on Top"
Released: 20 April 2014

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Gaffa	^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
Mojo	^[5]
Q	^[6]
Slant Magazine	^[7]

Wish Bone is the third studio album by Danish recording artist Oh Land, released on 16 September 2013 by Tusk or Tooth and A:larm Music. The album features production by Oh Land herself, along with David Andrew SitekofTV on the Radio, Dan Carey and Grant "WNDRBRD" Michaels. It was preceded by the singles "Renaissance Girls" and "Pyromaniac".

Background and release[edit]

In 2012, Oh Land announced that she was developing new music in the studio.

On 10 July 2013, the track "My Boxer" premiered on Spin.com as the first taste of the album.^[8] "Renaissance Girls" was released as the album's official lead single in Denmark on 20 May 2013 and in the United States on 6 August.^[9]^[10] The accompanying music video debuted on 6 August 2013 and features Oh Land, along with four backing dancers, dancing in an empty warehouse.^[11]^[12] "Pyromaniac" was released on 2 September 2013 as the second single from the album.^[13]

The New York Times featured Wish Bone on its Press Play blog, previewing several of the tracks on the website.^[14]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bird in an Aeroplane"	Nanna Øland Fabricius David Andrew Sitek	Sitek	4:00
2.	"Renaissance Girls"	Fabricius	Sitek	3:10
3.	"Cherry on Top"	Fabricius E. Kidd Bogart Emanuel Kiriakou	Sitek	3:48
4.	"1 Chance"	Fabricius Julian Bunetta	Fabricius	2:28
5.	"My Boxer"	Fabricius Dan Carey	Carey	2:50
6.	"Love a Man Dead"	Fabricius	Sitek	3:58
7.	"Next Summer"	Fabricius	Sitek	2:32
8.	"Sleepy Town"	Fabricius Sitek David Poe	Sitek	5:00
9.	"Pyromaniac"	Fabricius Jimmy Harry	Sitek	3:42
10.	"Green Card"	Fabricius Sia Furler Grant Michaels	WNDRBRD	4:07
11.	"Kill My Darling"	Fabricius Michaels	WNDRBRD	3:56
12.	"Love You Better"	Fabricius Poe	Fabricius	3:43
13.	"First to Say Goodnight"	Fabricius Sam Farrar	Sitek	4:00

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wish Bone.^[15]

Nanna Øland Fabricius – vocals (all tracks); vocal arrangements (tracks 1–3, 5–13); instruments (tracks 1–3, 6–9, 13); production (tracks 4, 12); executive producer
b14 – graphic design
Owen Beverly – guitar, engineering (track 10)
Dan Carey – engineering, mixing, production (track 5)
Asger Carlsen – cover photo
Vincent Chauncey – French horn (track 11)
Danny Cheung – engineering (track 12)
Andrew Dunn – trombone (track 11)
Josh Edmondson – additional engineering (track 10)
Katrine Muff Enevoldsen – choir singer (track 4)
Bendt Fabricius – harp and choir arrangement (track 4)
Steve Fallone – mastering
Matty Green – mixing (track 2)
Eske Kath – Wish Bone font, paintings
Dana Leong – trombone (track 10)
Farra Mathews – executive production
Nathaniel Morton – drums (tracks 3, 9)

Anna Mose – choir singer (track 4)
Tore Nissen – engineering, mixing (track 4)
Carolina Parra – piano (track 7)
David Poe – guitar (track 12)
Andros Rodriguez – engineering (track 10); mixing (tracks 10, 11)
Maylen Rusti – choir singer (track 4)
Michael Shobe – trumpet (tracks 10, 11); brass arrangement (track 11)
Todd Simon – brass (track 9)
David Andrew Sitek – instruments, production (tracks 1–3, 6–9, 13); mixing (track 7)
Zeph Sowers – engineering (tracks 1–3, 6–9, 13); mixing (tracks 1, 3, 6–9, 13)
David Stoller – engineering (tracks 10, 11)
Lillian Törnqvist – harp (track 4)
Qarin Wikström – choir singer (track 4)
WNDRBRD – engineering, production (tracks 10, 11)
Sophie Ziedoy – choir singer (track 4)

Charts[edit]

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Danish Albums Chart^[16]	4
USHeatseekers Albums^[17]	32

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label
Denmark^[18]	16 September 2013	CD digital download	Tusk or Tooth A:larm Music
Australia^[19]	24 September 2013	Digital download	Federal Prism
Germany^[20]
United Kingdom^[21]
United States^[22]		CD digital download
Australia^[23]	1 November 2013	CD
United Kingdom^[24]	4 November 2013
Germany^[25]	15 November 2013		Rykodisc

References[edit]

^ "Wishbone – Oh Land". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

^ Monger, James Christopher. "Wishbone – Oh Land". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

^ Gonzalez, Michael Jose (14 September 2013). "Oh Land: Wishbone". Gaffa (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

^ MacInnes, Paul (14 November 2013). "Oh Land: Wish Bone – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

^ Monk, Christopher (7 October 2013). "Oh Land – Wish Bone". Mojo. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

^ Cooper, Leonie (8 November 2013). "Oh Land – 'Wish Bone'". Q. IPC Media. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

^ Cataldo, Jesse (26 September 2013). "Oh Land: Wishbone". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 September 2013.

^ McGovern, Kyle (10 July 2013). "Hear Oh Land's Sinewy 'My Boxer'". Spin. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

^ "Renaissance Girls – Single by Oh Land". iTunes Store Denmark. Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

^ "Renaissance Girls – Single by Oh Land". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

^ Musacchio, Lauren (6 August 2013). "Oh Land Celebrates Fun in 'Renaissance Girls' – Premiere". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

^ McGovern, Kyle (7 August 2013). "Oh Land's 'Renaissance Girls' Video Is a Women's Studies Dance Party". Spin. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

^ "Pyromaniac – Single by Oh Land". iTunes Store Denmark. Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

^ "Press Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2013.

^ Wish Bone (CD liner notes). Oh Land. Tusk or Tooth. 2013. TOTCD001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

^ "Oh Land – Wish Bone". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

^ "Oh Land – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

"Wish Bone – Album – Oh Land" (in Danish). CDON.dk. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
"Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store Denmark. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

^ "Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store Australia. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

^ "Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store Germany. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

^ "Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

"Wishbone". Amazon. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
"Wishbone by Oh Land". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

^ "Wish Bone – Oh Land". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

^ "Wishbone". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

^ "Wish Bone" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

v t e Oh Land
Discography Songs
Studio albums	Fauna Oh Land Wish Bone Earth Sick Family Tree Loop Soup
Extended plays	Replanting Family Tree Xtra
Soundtracks	Askepot Watermusic
Singles	"Sun of a Gun" "Wolf &I" "Voodoo" "White Nights" "Speak Out Now" "Renaissance Girls" "Pyromaniac" "Cherry on Top" "Head Up High" "Human Error" "Brief Moment" "Kiss in Songs" "Salt" "Wishes" "I Miss One Week Ago" "Julefeber" "Listen a Little Less" "Bleeed" "My Freak"
Other songs	"Life Goes On" "My Boxer" "Love You Better" "I'd Rather Sing"

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