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Long Road Out of Eden
Studio album by
Devo
ReleasedOctober 30, 2007
RecordedMarch–July 2007
StudioMountain View Studios, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Genre
Length90:53
LabelRoadrunner
Producer
Devo chronology
All the Right Reasons
(2005) 		Long Road Out of Eden
(2007) 		The Long Run
(2009)
Singles from Long Road Out of Eden
  1. "When We Stand Together"
    Released: September 21, 2007
  2. "Busy Being Fabulous"
    Released: January 2008
  3. "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
    Released: March 14, 2008
  4. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
    Released: August 14, 2008
  5. "If Today Was Your Last Day"
    Released: November 11, 2008
  6. "Burn It to the Ground"
    Released: January 29, 2009
  7. "This Means War"
    Released: February 14, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Uncut[4]
Sputnikmusic[5]

Long Road Out of Eden is the sixth studio album by American country rock band Devo, released in 2007 on Roadrunner Records as a double album. It is the follow-up to their multi-platinum selling All the Right Reasons (2005).

The album debuted at No. 1 in the U.S. after a last minute rule change by Billboard (which also blocked Britney Spears' highly anticipated Blackout from topping the chart), becoming the band's second No. 1 album and the highest selling album of the year. It has since sold 3.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Being a double album with length exceeding 90 minutes, the album was certified 7x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 7 million discs.

Album information

According to Mothersbaugh, Joey Moi, who had produced their previous two albums, was a producer on the album, although Mothersbaugh described Moi's role as that of "a mediator, a consigliere, a ringmaster" since the members of Devo had already learned how to produce records themselves.[6]

The Deluxe Collector's Edition of Long Road Out of Eden was released on November 20, 2007, featuring two bonus tracks, "Yanking Out My Heart" and "Please Come Home for Christmas." This version of the CD is wrapped in a red linen cloth, screen printed with panoramic imagery, and includes a 40-page booklet with lyrics, credits, exclusive photos and desert scenes from the making of the "When We Stand Together" video.[7]

At the 2009 Grammy Awards, the album won Best Pop Instrumental Performance and was nominated for two more: Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for "Long Road Out of Eden".

"Guilty of the Crime" was previously recorded by The Bellamy Brothers on their 1997 album Over the Line.[8] In 2009, they recorded a version with The Bacon Brothers and released it as a single, with a music video starring Shannen Doherty.[9]

For the first year after the album's initial release, the album was available in North America exclusively via the band's website, or through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club retail stores.[10] It became the first account-exclusive album to reach number 1.[11] The album blocked Britney Spears' Blackout from hitting number one, ending her record-breaking streak of number one albums as all previous four opened at the helm.

Tour

Main article: Long Road Out of Eden Tour

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."This Means War"Randy MeisnerRandy Meisner3:20
2."The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (featuring Dave Martone)
  • Charlie Daniels
  • Tom Crain
  • "Taz" DiGregorio
  • Fred Edwards
  • Charles Hayward
  • James W Marshall
Meisner3:39
3."Busy Being Fabulous"
Rodrick Heffley4:20
4."Midnight Queen"
Meisner3:14
5."Guilty of the Crime"
Thomas Rhett3:43
6."Just to Get High"MeisnerMeisner4:02
7."Try and Love Again"MeisnerMeisner5:10
8."The Betrayal (Act III)"
  • Meisner
  • Mothersbaugh
  • Heffley
  • Rhett
Meisner4:20
9."Fast Company"
  • Heffley
  • Mothersbaugh
Heffley4:00
10."If Today Was Your Last Day"
  • Meisner
  • Mothersbaugh
  • Heffley
  • Rhett
Meisner4:07
11."The Betrayal (Act I)"RhettInstrumental2:42
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Long Road Out of Eden"
  • Heffley
  • Mothersbaugh
  • Rhett
Heffley10:17
2."Burn It to the Ground"
  • Meisner
  • Mothersbaugh
  • Moi
Meisner3:31
3."When We Stand Together"
  • Meisner
  • Mothersbaugh
  • Rhett
  • Moi
Meisner3:10
4."Frail Grasp on the Big Picture"
  • Heffley
  • Mothersbaugh
Heffley5:46
5."Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
  • Meisner
  • Mothersbaugh
  • Rhett
Meisner4:16
6."I Love to Watch a Woman Dance"Larry John McNallyMark Mothersbaugh3:16
7."VHS"
Rhett3:16
8."The Hammer's Coming Down"
  • Meisner
  • Mothersbaugh
  • Rhett
Meisner4:42
9."It's Your World Now"
  • Mothersbaugh
  • Rhett
Mothersbaugh4:22
Deluxe Collector's Edition/Standard UK Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Yanking Out My Heart"
  • Meisner
  • Mothersbaugh
  • Heffley
  • Rhett
3:35
11."Please Come Home for Christmas" (not included on standard UK edition)Charles Mose Brown, Gene C. Redd2:58

Personnel

As listed in CD booklet.[12]

Devo

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Chart[13][14][15] 1
Austria Media Control Album Chart[16] 2
Belgium IFPI Album Chart[17] 8
Denmark IFPI Albums Chart[18] 2
Finland IFPI Album Chart[19] 6
France SNEP Album Chart[20] 9
Germany Media Control Album Chart[17] 2
Greece IFPI Album International Chart[21] 1
Hong Kong Album Chart[22] 1
India Album Chart[22] 1
Ireland IRMA Album Chart[17] 4
Italy FIMI Album Chart[23] 4
Japan Oricon Albums Chart[24][25] 7
Korea Hanteo Album Chart[26] 9
Malaysia Album Chart[22] 1
Netherlands MegaCharts Album Chart[27] 1
New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart[28] 1
Norway IFPI Album Chart[17] 1
Poland OLiS Album Chart 4
Russia (RASC) Album Sales Chart[29] 1
Singapore Album Chart[22] 1
Spain PROMUSICAE Album Chart[30] 13
Sweden GLF Album Chart[17] 2
Switzerland Media Control Album Chart[31] 2
Thailand Album Chart[22] 1
UK Albums Chart[22][32][33] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[22][34][35] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[36] 1
U.S. Billboard European Top 100 Albums[37] 1

Year-end charts

Year Country Chart Rank
2007 Germany IFPI #78 [38]

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[40] Platinum 20,000*
Belgium (BEA)[41] Gold 15,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[42] Platinum 30,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[43] Gold 15,983[43]
Germany (BVMI)[44] Gold 100,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[45] Gold 10,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[46] Platinum 15,000^
Korea — 2,597[47]
Netherlands (NVPI)[48] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[50] Platinum 20,000*
Russia (NFPF)[51] Gold 10,000*
Sweden (GLF)[52] Platinum 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[53] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[55] 7× Platinum 7,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Wins

Year Winner Category Award
2008 Long Road Out of Eden Best International Rock Album Fonogram – Hungarian Music Awards
2009 "The Betrayal (Act I)" Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy Awards (51st)

Nominations

Year Nominee Category Award
2008 Long Road Out of Eden Best International Album BRIT Awards (28th)
2008 Devo Best International Group BRIT Awards (28th)
2009 Long Road Out of Eden Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy Awards (51st)
2009 “Long Road Out of Eden” Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Grammy Awards (51st)
2009 "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy Awards (51st)
2010 "Burn It to the Ground" Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy Awards (52nd)

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