Writer's Block (Peter Bjorn and John album)

Writer's Block
Studio album by Peter Bjorn and John
Released	August 14, 2006 February 6, 2007 (USA)
Genre	Indie rock, Indie Pop
Label	Wichita/V2
Peter Bjorn and John chronology
Falling Out (2005) Writer's Block (2006) Seaside Rock (2008)

Writer's Block is an album by Peter Bjorn and John.

The track "Young Folks" was ranked at #5 on Pitchfork Media's list of the top 100 songs of 2006. Writer's Block was ranked at #24 on Pitchfork's list of the top 50 albums of 2006.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Billboard
The Guardian
NME	(9/10)
Pitchfork Media	(8.5/10)
Pop Matters	(8/10)
Rolling Stone
Spin
Stylus	A−
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Writer's Block was also ranked at #5 album of the year by Almost Cool and #10 by Under the Radar. This album was #44 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.

Track listing

1. "Writer's Block" - 0:16
2. "Objects of My Affection" - 4:35
3. "Young Folks" (featuring Victoria Bergsman) - 4:39
4. "Amsterdam" - 3:37
5. "Start to Melt" - 2:15
6. "Up Against the Wall" - 7:06
7. "Paris 2004" - 3:52
8. "Let's Call It Off" - 4:05
9. "The Chills" - 3:50
10. "Roll the Credits" - 6:31
11. "Poor Cow" - 4:45

U.S. Bonus Disc

The US Release features the single mix of "Let's Call It Off" on the main disc in place of the original.

1. "Ancient Curse"
2. "All Those Expectations (Weak Remix)"
3. "Self-Pity"
4. "Let's Call It Off" (Original Mix)
5. "Sitar Folks"
6. "Young Folks(Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)"

Trivia

• The song Amsterdam is used in skateboard team Unabomber's Urbane Mob video.
• The song The Chills is featured in MLB 2K8.
• The song Young Folks is featured on the FIFA 08 soundtrack, an American Eagle Outfitters commercial and the 2008 film 21, amongst many others. For the full list, see the article for Young Folks.
• The song Up Against the Wall is featured in a Levi's Jeans commercial.
• The song Amsterdam is sampled in the rapper MOD SUN's (Four Letter Lie's former drummer) song Went To Amsterdam.
• The poster for the Writer's Block European Tour was designed by Berlin-based poster artist Stefan Guzy.
• The music video for the song Objects of My Affection was produced by B-Reel who also produced the interactive music experience The Wilderness Downtown.