How We Operate

"All Too Much" redirects here. For the similarly titled song by The Beatles, see It's All Too Much.

How We Operate
Studio album by Gomez
Released	2 May 2006 (US, Australia) 5 June 2006 (UK)
Recorded	RAK Studios, London
Genre	Rock
Label	ATO Records (US) Shock Records (Australia) Independiente (UK)
Producer	Gomez Gil Norton
Professional reviews
The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space. Allmusic link The Guardian 9 June 2006 The Independent 9 June 2006 Pitchfork Media (5.1/10) link PopMatters (8/10) 4 May 2006 Stylus (A-) 1 May 2006 The Times 28 April 2006
Gomez chronology
Out West (2005) How We Operate (2006) Five Men in a Hut (2006)

How We Operate is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Gomez, which was released in May 2006. The album was produced by Gil Norton who has worked with the likes of Pixies and Foo Fighters, and was recorded at RAK Studios, London. The band have again adopted the more minimalist and mellow sound for which they are famed and acclaimed. It received mostly positive reviews, and reached #69 in the UK charts.

Track listing

1. "Notice" – 4:01
2. "See the World" – 4:03
3. "How We Operate" – 5:26
4. "Hamoa Beach" – 3:34
5. "Girlshapedlovedrug" – 4:00
6. "Chasing Ghosts with Alcohol" – 3:42
7. "Tear Your Love Apart" – 4:06
8. "Charley Patton Songs" – 5:13
9. "Woman! Man!" – 4:05
10. "All Too Much" – 4:33
11. "Cry on Demand" – 4:22
12. "Don't Make Me Laugh" – 4:34

Trivia

Ben Ottewell wrote How We Operate the same morning he wrote Blackbird off his solo album Shapes and shadows, and was quoted saying "was quite a productive morning, I wish all hangovers were like that"

Singles

• "How We Operate" (17 April 2006) Released as a US only single
• "Girlshapedlovedrug" (29 May 2006) #66
• "See The World" (3 September 2006) #107

External links

• How We Operate at MusicBrainz
• Gomez the band
• 'See the world' song of the day on thishereboogie.com 2nd December 2008