Streets of Gold

Streets of Gold is the third studio album by American electronic music duo 3OH!3. It was released on June 29, 2010 in the United States and July 19, 2010 in the United Kingdom.[3][4][5] The album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200, selling 41,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, Streets of Gold received generally mixed reviews from most music critics.

For the 1986 film, see Streets of Gold (film).

Streets of Gold
Studio album by 3OH!3
Released	June 29, 2010 (2010-06-29)
Recorded	2009–2010
Studio	The Lair Recording Studio (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Crunkcore, electronic rock[1]
Length	44:16
Label	Photo Finish, Atlantic
Producer	Matt Squire, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Greg Kurstin, 3OH!3
3OH!3 chronology
Want (2008) Streets of Gold (2010) Omens (2013)
Singles from Streets of Gold
"House Party" Released: April 8, 2010[2] "My First Kiss" Released: May 4, 2010 "Double Vision" Released: June 15, 2010 "Touchin' on My" Released: January 20, 2011

Background

3OH!3 released a video for the song "House Party" on April 8 as a teaser for Streets of Gold.[6] The group hired Andrew W.K. to do a rock remix of "House Party", which was released virally on Friday April 16, 2010. 3OH!3 had met Andrew W.K. at a house party in Memphis, Tennessee.[7] First single, "My First Kiss" was released on their website at 3:03 PM EST May 3.[8] and digitally at midnight on May 4. On May 18, 2010, the song "Touchin' on My" was released exclusively on iTunes Store.[9] 3OH!3 planned to release a new song every other Tuesday up to the release of the album. "Déjà Vu" was released on June 1, and "Double Vision" was released on June 15.[9] On June 8, the song "I Can Do Anything" was released to members only on the 3OH!3 website. The song "I Know How To Say" was used in a trailer for the animated Disney film Mars Needs Moms. An excerpt from the instrumental version of the song can be heard on the official Mars Needs Moms website.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Alternative Press	[12]
BBC Online	(mixed)[5]
Entertainment Weekly	(C+)[13]
MusicOMH	[14]
The New York Times	(favorable)[15]
NME	(0/10)[16]
Rolling Stone	[1]
Spin	(2/10)[17]
The Washington Post	(favorable)[18]

The album received mixed reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 48, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally mixed or average reviews".[12] AllMusic writer David Jeffries noted "over-the-top performances" and stated "3oh!3 are nothing if not loud and shameless, so if you expect end-to-end excellence from their albums, you’ve got a lot to learn about cheap thrills".[11] Entertainment Weekly's Leah Greenblatt gave the album a C+ rating and wrote that "Streets of Gold's beats still sound garage-sale-Casio cheap, but the album yields several doofy, affable sing-alongs".[13] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times complimented its incorporation of hip hop, rock, and electro-pop styles and described it as "an oppressive and convincing wall of sounds".[15] Alternative Press gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that it "sweeps across a broad range of stylistic tones, maintaining levity while dabbling in comparably serious musical pursuits".[12] The Washington Post's Sean Fennessey called 3OH!3 "cheeky stylists with quips that frequently devolve into misogyny" and noted "little depth", but concluded "Still, this is a group that excels when no one is listening to what they're saying, only to how they sound, which is always committed and fearlessly grand".[18]

In contrast, BBC Online's Fraser McAlpine panned the album's lyrics and called it "dumb for sure, but no fun whatsoever".[5] Ben Weisz of MusicOMH gave it 2 out of 5 stars and stated "the lyrics are generally unimaginative, sacrificing any shred of credibility to chase the cheap rhyme".[14] Stacey Anderson of Spin criticized the songs' "witticisms" and noted "brutish synths and hammy bleats".[17] Giving it 1 out of 5 stars, Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone called it "grim stuff – a soundtrack for beer-pong tournaments" and panned its formula of "dopey electro rock bolstering 'raps' about drinking... and getting girls to 'touch on' their privates".[1] NME's Mark Beaumont gave the album a 0/10 rating and called 3OH!3 "electro-hip-pop white bread American scum", stating "If 'Streets Of Gold'’s lyrics are unlikely to bother the Nobel committee, musically 3OH!3 are a boyband pendulum: the threat of the latter tamed and glossed by the cash-hungry urge to be the former".[16]

Commercial performance

Streets of Gold debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 with 41,000 copies sold in its first week.[19] The album has sold more than 100,000 copies in US.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beaumont"	Sean Foreman Nathaniel Motte	Matt Squire 3OH!3	1:08
2.	"I Can Do Anything"	Foreman Motte	Squire 3OH!3	3:10
3.	"My First Kiss" (featuring Kesha)	Lukasz Gottwald Benjamin Levin Foreman Motte	Dr. Luke Benny Blanco 3OH!3	3:12
4.	"Déjà Vu"	Foreman Motte Greg Kurstin	Kurstin 3OH!3	3:04
5.	"We Are Young"	Foreman Motte	Squire 3OH!3	3:20
6.	"Touchin' on My"	Foreman Motte	Squire 3OH!3	3:02
7.	"House Party"	Foreman Motte	Squire 3OH!3	3:06
8.	"R.I.P."	Foreman Motte	Squire 3OH!3	3:44
9.	"I Know How to Say"	Foreman Motte Kurstin	Kurstin 3OH!3	3:14
10.	"Double Vision"	Squire Levin Foreman Motte	Blanco Squire 3OH!3	3:10
11.	"I'm Not the One"	Foreman Motte Kurstin	Kurstin 3OH!3	4:10
12.	"Streets of Gold"	Gottwald Levin Foreman Motte	Dr. Luke Blanco 3OH!3	3:12
13.	"See You Go"	Foreman Motte	Squire 3OH!3	2:48
14.	"Love 2020"	Foreman Motte	Squire 3OH!3	3:56

iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"My First Kiss" (Innerpartysystem Remix) (featuring Kesha)	Gottwald Levin Foreman Motte	Dr. Luke Blanco 3OH!3	5:08
16.	"House Party" (Andrew W.K. Remix)	Foreman Motte	Squire 3OH!3	2:58

International bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Don't Trust Me"	Levin Foreman Motte	Blanco 3OH!3	3:14
16.	"Starstrukk" (featuring Katy Perry)	Foreman Motte	Squire 3OH!3	3:23

Personnel

Credits for Streets of Gold adapted from AllMusic.[20]

Musicians

3OH!3 Nathaniel Motte – vocals, composer, drums, keyboards, programming Sean Foreman – vocals, composer

Guest musicians Kesha – vocals on track 3 Katy Perry – vocals on track 16

Production

Benny Blanco – drums, keyboards, programming, vocals, backing vocals, producer, engineer, musician Joseph Cultice – photography Megan Dennis – production coordination Dr. Luke – programming, vocals, producer, musician Chris Gehringer – material Serban Ghenea – mixing Larry Goetz – assistant Aniela Gottwald – assistant Tatiana Gottwald – assistant John Hanes – mixing Sam Holland – engineer

Jimmy James – production assistant Andrew Kimmell – artwork Greg Kurstin – guitars, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, mixing Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin – assistant Nicholas Motte – artwork Michelle Piza – packaging manager Irene Richter – production coordination Tim Roberts – mixing assistant Vanessa Silberman – production coordination Matt Squire – guitar, drums, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, mixing, vocal editing Steve Tippeconic – tambourine, assistant Emily Wright – engineer, vocal editing

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[21]	75
Canadian Albums Chart[22]	10
Irish Albums Chart[23]	79
UK Albums Chart[24]	19
US Billboard 200[22]	7
US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums[22]	1

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16. Beaumont, Mark (July 11, 2010). Review: Streets of Gold. NME. Archived from the original on 2010-09-12.
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19. Emimem's 'Recovery' Remains at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-09-12.
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