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Passive Me, Aggressive You (stylised as Passive Me • Aggressive You) is the debut studio album by New Zealand indie electronic band the Naked and Famous, released on 6 September 2010 by Somewhat Damaged. The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart. The album spawned four singles: "All of This", "Young Blood", "Punching in a Dream" and "Girls Like You"; with "Young Blood" peaking at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart.
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| Released | 6 September 2010 | |||
| Studio | The Lab (Auckland, New Zealand) | |||
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| Length | 49:15 | |||
| Label | Somewhat Damaged | |||
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| The Naked and Famous chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Passive Me, Aggressive You | ||||
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Passive Me, Aggressive You is a synth-pop and electro-rock album,[1][2] drawing from the genres of dance-rock, and featuring post-punk influences.[3] "Young Blood" is a synth-pop song, while "Punching in a Dream" is of the dream pop genre. "Spank" is psychedelic rock.[4]
The first single from Passive Me, Aggressive You, "All of This", was released on 16 November 2009, almost a year prior to the album's release.
"Young Blood" was released as the album's second single on 7 July 2010, debuting at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart and spending two consecutive weeks atop the chart.[5]
"Punching in a Dream" was released as the third single on 23 August 2010, reaching number 11 in New Zealand.
The album's fourth and final single, "Girls Like You", was released on 5 June 2011.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| BBC Music | Mixed[4] |
| Consequence of Sound |  [7] |
| The Dominion Post | [8] |
| The Nelson Mail | [9] |
| The New Zealand Herald | [10] |
| NME | 8/10[11] |
| Otago Daily Times | [12] |
Chris Schulz from Stuff.co.nz awarded Passive Me, Aggressive You five out of five stars, and praised its production and variety of musical styles.[13] AllMusic's Matt Collar praised the songs' catchy choruses and, awarding the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, concluded, "there's nothing passive about how much you could aggressively love this band".[3] Scott Kara of The New Zealand Herald rated Passive Me, Aggressive You a perfect five stars, summarising "Forget the hype. It's real".[10] The Nelson Mail's Nick Ward called Passive Me, Aggressive You "Unconvincing, but with flashes of promise".[9] Writing for NME, Mark Baumont described the album as "a glorious melting pot of pop perfection" and added "TN&F’s passive melodicism and aggressive innovation clash in a dazzling blaze of psych/sonic fireworks."[11] The album was nominated for the 2011 Taite Music Prize.[14]
The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart on 13 September 2010,[15] and was knocked off the top spot by Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns the following week.[16]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All of This" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Punching in a Dream" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Frayed" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "The Source" | 0:48 |
| 5. | "The Sun" | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Eyes" | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Young Blood" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "No Way" | 5:29 |
| 9. | "Spank" | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Jilted Lovers" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "A Wolf in Geek's Clothing" | 3:14 |
| 12. | "The Ends" | 1:49 |
| 13. | "Girls Like You" | 6:04 |
| Total length: | 49:15 | |
All tracks are written by Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith and Aaron Short
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Machinery" | 2:35 |
| Total length: | 51:50 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Wild" | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Wild" | 3:53 |
| 15. | "Sow" | 4:06 |
| 16. | "Bright Lights" | 2:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kill the Littleblackdots" | 2:44 |
| 2. | "Serenade" | 2:43 |
| 3. | "Meeting People Sucks" (Powers, Xayalith, Ben Knapp, Jordan Clark) | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Part 1" | 2:10 |
| 5. | "Post" | 5:39 |
| 6. | "Spies Spies Spies" | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 19:20 | |
All tracks are written by Thom Powers and Alisa Xayalith, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dadada" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Birds" (Xayalith, Powers, Ben Knapp, Jordan Clark) | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Cheek" (Xayalith, Powers, Knapp, Clark) | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Who Are You Talking To?" (Aaron Short, Xayalith, Powers) | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Part 2" | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Bells" | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 19:04 | |
All tracks are written by Thom Powers and Alisa Xayalith, except where noted
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Passive Me, Aggressive You.[19]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[34] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[35] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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| New Zealand[17] | 6 September 2010 | Somewhat Damaged | 81359 | |
| Australia[36] | Digital download | — | ||
| Canada[37] | ||||
| United States[38] | ||||
| Australia[39] | 1 October 2010 | CD | 2753221 | |
| Germany[40] | 11 March 2011 | Digital download | — | |
| United Kingdom[41][42][43] | 14 March 2011 | |||
| CD |
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2757442 | ||
| Picture disc LP | 2757444 | |||
| 3-CD deluxe edition | 2764039 | |||
| United States[44][45] | 15 March 2011 | CD |
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B0015363-02 |
| LP | B0015436-01 | |||
| Germany[46] | 18 March 2011 | CD |
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2757442 |
| Japan[18][47] | 8 June 2011 |
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Universal | UICP-1127 |
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