Out of Exile

Out of Exile is the second studio album by American rock supergroup Audioslave. It was released on May 23, 2005 internationally and a day later in the United States, by Epic Records and Interscope Records. It is the band's only album to chart at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Four singles were released from the album, which were "Be Yourself", "Your Time Has Come", "Doesn't Remind Me", and "Out of Exile". "Doesn't Remind Me" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 48th Grammy Awards in 2006.

Out of Exile
Studio album by Audioslave
Released	May 23, 2005
Recorded	July 2004 – January 2005
Studio	Cello Studios, Hollywood, California Akadamie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles, California Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California Pre-Production, Swinghouse, West Hollywood, California
Genre	Hard rock alternative metal alternative rock
Length	53:38
Label	Epic Interscope
Producer	Rick Rubin Audioslave
Audioslave chronology
Audioslave (2002) Out of Exile (2005) Revelations (2006)
Singles from Out of Exile
"Be Yourself" Released: February 2, 2005 "Your Time Has Come" Released: May 3, 2005 "Doesn't Remind Me" Released: July 5, 2005 "Out of Exile" Released: November 2005

Background

Drummer Brad Wilk explained: "Audioslave the band has arrived. The first record was people from two other bands with history attached. I don't feel that with this record."[1] Chris Cornell admitted to writing his most personal songs ever on this album, influenced by the positive changes in his life since 2002.[2] He also described the album as more varied than the debut and relying less on heavy guitar riffs.[3]

On May 6, 2005, Audioslave played a free show in Havana, Cuba.[4] Audioslave became the first American rock group to perform a concert in Cuba, playing in front of an audience of 70,000.[5] The band traveled to Havana on May 4 to interact with Cuban musicians.[6] Cornell commented: "Hopefully, this concert will help to open the musical borders between our two countries." The 26-song set concert was the longest the band had ever played.[7] Many songs from Out of Exile were performed at the concert, held three weeks prior to the release date, making these the first live performances of the tracks from this album. The concert was documented on the Live in Cuba DVD released in October of the same year.

The songs "Your Time Has Come" and "Man or Animal" were featured on 2006's racing video game FlatOut 2.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[9]
The Austin Chronicle	[10]
Blabbermouth.net	(6.5/10)[11]
Robert Christgau	[12]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[13]
Los Angeles Times	[14]
Pitchfork Media	(6.8/10)[15]
PopMatters	[16]
Rolling Stone	[17]
Slant Magazine	[18]

Critical response was mostly warm, highlighting the fact that the band was working towards defining its own sound, as opposed to just Rage Against the Machine fronted by Cornell. Critics initially described Audioslave as an amalgamation of Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden,[19] but by the band's second album, Out of Exile, noted that they had established a separate identity. The album was received more favorably than Audioslave's debut; critics noted Cornell's stronger vocals, likely the result of quitting smoking and drinking,[20] and pointed out that Out of Exile is "the sound of a band coming into its own."[21] Allmusic praised the album as "lean, hard, strong, and memorable."[22] The lyrics, however, were still a common complaint; musicOMH.com wrote that Cornell's lyrics "continue to border on the ridiculous."[23] The album was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.

Commercial performance

Out of Exile was released in May 2005 and debuted at number one on the U.S. charts with 263,000 equivalent album units, thus being the best selling album in the first week of Audioslave's release.[24][25] The album has since gone on to achieve platinum status.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Chris Cornell; all music composed by Audioslave.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Your Time Has Come"	4:15
2.	"Out of Exile"	4:51
3.	"Be Yourself"	4:39
4.	"Doesn't Remind Me"	4:15
5.	"Drown Me Slowly"	3:53
6.	"Heaven's Dead"	4:36
7.	"The Worm"	3:57
8.	"Man or Animal"	3:53
9.	"Yesterday to Tomorrow"	4:33
10.	"Dandelion"	4:38
11.	"#1 Zero"	4:59
12.	"The Curse"	5:09
Total length:		53:38

UK bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Like a Stone (live)"	4:24

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Super Stupid" (Funkadelic cover)	Edward Hazel, Lucious Ross, William Nelson, George Clinton	3:26
14.	"Like a Stone (live)"		4:24

Note

• In the song "Drown Me Slowly", a melody line can be heard in the background during the bridge that is also in the song "Sound of a Gun" from their 2006 album 'Revelations'.

Personnel

• Chris Cornell – vocals
• Tom Morello – guitar
• Tim Commerford – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Brad Wilk – drums

Production and design

• Rick Rubin - producer
• Brendan O'Brien - mixing
• Billy Bowers - additional engineering
• Stephen Marcussen - mastering
• Antony Nagelmann - album cover
• Robert Fisher - art direction
• Ethan Russell - photography
• Lindsay Chase – coordination
• Jason Gossman – assistant
• Dan Leffler – assistant
• Billy Mims – assistant
• Jonny Polonsky – Assistant
• Thom Russo – engineer
• Jim Scott – engineer
• Keith Simon - pre-production engineer
• Brian Virtue – engineer

Chart positions

Album Chart (2005) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[26] 3 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[27] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28] 35 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] 44 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[30] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[31] 5 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[32] 10 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[33] 5 French Albums (SNEP)[34] 31 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[35] 6 Irish Albums (IRMA)[36] 3 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[37] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[38] 1 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[39] 10 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[40] 7 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[41] 17 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[44] 5 UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[45] 10 US Billboard 200[46] 1

Singles Year Track name Chart Position 2005 "Be Yourself" The Billboard Hot 100 32 Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 Hot Digital Songs 13 Modern Rock Tracks 1 Pop 100 33 "Your Time Has Come" Mainstream Rock Tracks 12 Modern Rock Tracks 12 Pop 100 93 "Doesn't Remind Me" The Billboard Hot 100 68 Hot Digital Songs 66 Pop 100 75 Mainstream Rock Tracks 2 Modern Rock Tracks 3 2006 "Out of Exile" Mainstream Rock Tracks 9 Modern Rock Tracks 14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[47]	Platinum	70,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[48]	Platinum	100,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49]	Platinum	15,000^^
United States (RIAA)[50]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[51]	Gold	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2005 (Canada)
• List of number-one albums in 2005 (New Zealand)
• List of number-one albums of 2005 (U.S.)

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External links

• Out of Exile at Metacritic