A Lesson in Crime

A Lesson in Crime is an EP by Tokyo Police Club released April 25, 2006. It reached #194 on the Canadian album charts. The single "Nature of the Experiment" is featured as the opening to the Comedy Central sketch comedy show Nick Swardson's Pretend Time.

A Lesson in Crime
EP by Tokyo Police Club
Released	April 25, 2006
Recorded	2005
Studio	Signal to Noise (Toronto)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	16:23
Label	Paper Bag Records
Producer	Jon Drew
Tokyo Police Club chronology
A Lesson in Crime EP (2006) Smith EP (2007)
Singles from A Lesson in Crime
"Nature of the Experiment" Released: 2006 "Cheer It On" Released: 2007 "Citizens of Tomorrow" Released: 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau	A−[1]
Pitchfork Media	7.9/10[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Alsop, Hooks, Monks, and Wright.

Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cheer It On"	1:59
2.	"Nature of the Experiment"	2:02
3.	"Citizens of Tomorrow"	2:44
4.	"Shoulders & Arms"	2:39
5.	"If It Works"	2:04
6.	"Be Good"	2:05
7.	"La Ferrassie"	2:50
Total length:		17:38

UK Edition (Vinyl/CD)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cut Cut Paste" (Bonus Track)	1:44
Total length:		19:22

10th Anniversary Edition (Digital)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cheer It On"	1:59
2.	"Nature of the Experiment"	2:02
3.	"Citizens of Tomorrow"	2:44
4.	"Shoulders & Arms"	2:39
5.	"If It Works"	2:04
6.	"Cut Cut Paste"	1:44
7.	"Be Good"	2:05
8.	"La Ferrassie"	2:50
9.	"Cheer It On" (Demo Version)	1:55
10.	"Nature of the Experiment" (Demo Version)	2:01
11.	"Be Good" (Demo Version)	2:04
12.	"Box" (Demo Version)	2:13
13.	"Cut Cut Paste" (Demo Version)	1:55
14.	"Your English is Good" (Demo Version)	3:21
15.	"Happy Valentines Day" (Demo Version)	2:11
16.	"Algebra Love Scene" (Demo Version)	2:46
17.	"Nature of the Experiment" (Demo Alternative Version)	2:03
Total length:		38:46

10th Anniversary Edition (Vinyl/CD)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cheer It On"	1:59
2.	"Nature of the Experiment"	2:02
3.	"Citizens of Tomorrow"	2:44
4.	"Shoulders & Arms"	2:39
5.	"If It Works"	2:04
6.	"Be Good"	2:05
7.	"La Ferrassie"	2:50
8.	"Box"	2:33
9.	"Cut Cut Paste"	1:46
10.	"A Lesson in Crime"	3:30
11.	"Be Good (RAC remix)"	2:45
Total length:		28:17

Personnel

• Greg Alsop – drums
• Joshua Hook – guitar
• Graham Wright – keyboards, vocals
• David Monks – vocals, bass guitar
• Jon Drew – producer, engineering, tambourine
• Rich Cohen – management
• Geoff Wilson – artwork

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[4]	139[failed verification]

References

1. "Album: Tokyo Police Club: A Lesson in Crime". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
2. Moerder, Adam (2006-08-11). "Tokyo Police Club: A Lesson in Crime EP". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
3. Sheffield, Rob (2007-01-05). "A Lesson In Crime : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2016.