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Woodstock is the eighth studio album by American rock band Portugal. The Man, released on June 16, 2017 through Atlantic Records.[12]
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| Released | June 16, 2017[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 2013 – April 2017 | |||
| Genre | Pop[2] | |||
| Length | 38:35 | |||
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| Portugal. The Man chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Woodstock | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.9/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 70/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| The A.V. Club | C+[7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| Paste | 7.6/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.6/10[10] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[11] |
| Slant Magazine | [2] |
After having released Evil Friends in 2013, Portugal. The Man began work on a new project, under the working title Gloomin + Doomin. This album was eventually shelved, partly due to a conversation between John Gourley and his father and the discovery of a lost ticket stub from the Woodstock festival. Work began on the Woodstock album shortly thereafter, involving new music as well as material from the Gloomin + Doomin era. In 2014, the band often uploaded to their Instagram account while working on the album.[13]
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On December 1, 2016, the band released a single and accompanying music video for the track "Noise Pollution". The music video was directed by Michael Ragen, and shot on location in Alaska.[14] The label did not release nor promote this song to radio.
"Feel It Still" was released as the lead single from the album on March 3, 2017. It reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first entry on the chart. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart, becoming the band's first chart-topper; as well as number one on the Alternative Songs chart, and is their first top ten on either chart.[15]
On April 28, 2017, "Number One" was released as a pre release buzz track from Woodstock, along with an official announcement and pre-orders for the album.[16]
"Live in the Moment" was announced to be the follow-up radio single to "Feel It Still" by Atlantic Records GM David Saslow in an interview with Sirius XM.[17] It was sent to triple-A radio October 30, 2017,[18] and later to alternative radio in November. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart and the Alternative Songs chart. It is their second Alternative Songs number one hit. The song was also released as part of the soundtrack of FIFA 18, the video game by EA Sports.
The album artwork features a burning Rolls-Royce, a photo that was taken by Josh Welch, a friend of the band, in 2014, when he was driving by with his family from Los Angeles to Disneyland, and was later licensed by the band.[19][20]
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Number One" (featuring Richie Havens and Son Little) |
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| 5:21 |
| 2. | "Easy Tiger" |
| 3:37 | |
| 3. | "Live in the Moment" |
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| 4:06 |
| 4. | "Feel It Still" |
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| 2:42 |
| 5. | "Rich Friends" |
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| 3:41 |
| 6. | "Keep On" |
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| 3:23 |
| 7. | "So Young" |
| Danger Mouse | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Mr. Lonely" (featuring Fat Lip) |
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| 4:22 |
| 9. | "Tidal Wave" |
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| 3:31 |
| 10. | "Noise Pollution" (version A, vocal mix 1.3; featuring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Zoe Manville) | Portugal. The Man |
| 3:45 |
| Total length: | 38:35 | |||
Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
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Portugal. The Man[22]
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Additional musicians
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Technical
- John Hill – production
- Brian Burton – production
- Mike D – production
- Ammar Malik – production
- Asa Taccone – production
- Ajay Bhattacharyya – production
- Nick Koenig – production
- Casey Bates – engineering
- Jeff Jackson – engineering
- Robin Florent – engineering
- Rob Cohen – engineering
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Chris Galland – mixing
- Emerson Mancini – mastering
- Josh Welch – photography
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[40] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[41] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[42] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[43] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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