As You Please is the third studio album by American rock band Citizen. The album was released on October 6, 2017 through Run for Cover Records. On October 24, 2018, Citizen uploaded a song that was not used on the album, "Open Your Heart", through the Run For Cover Records YouTube channel. In May 2018, the group embarked on a co-headlining US tour with Basement; they were supported by Pronoun and Souvenirs.[1]

As You Please
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2017
RecordedEarly 2017
Genre
Length47:57
LabelRun for Cover
ProducerWill Yip
Citizen chronology
Everybody Is Going to Heaven
(2015)
As You Please
(2017)
Life in Your Glass World
(2021)
Singles from As You Please
  1. "Jet"
    Released: July 12, 2017
  2. "In the Middle of It All"
    Released: August 23, 2017
  3. "Flowerchild"
    Released: September 21, 2017
  4. "Fever Days"
    Released: May 17, 2018

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Alternative Press     [4]
DIY     [5]
Exclaim!5/10[6]
Kerrang!     [2]
Pitchfork6.5/10[7]
Rock Sound8/10[8]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[9]

As You Please was well-received by most contemporary music critics. On review aggregator website, Metacritic, which normalizes music ratings, As You Please received an average score of 77 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews based on 9 critics".[2]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Citizen

As You Please track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Jet"3:44
2."In the Middle of It All"4:17
3."As You Please"4:13
4."Medicine"4:13
5."Ugly Luck"4:00
6."World"3:44
7."Fever Days"3:35
8."Control"3:57
9."Discrete Routine"3:45
10."I Forgive No One"4:07
11."You Are a Star"4:13
12."Flowerchild"4:36
Total length:47:57

Charts

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Chart performance for As You Please
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 9
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[12] 46
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] 45
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[14] 24
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[15] 12

References

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  1. ^ Dickman, Maggie (February 13, 2018). "Citizen, Basement announce U.S. co-headlining tour". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "As You Please by Citizen". Metacritic. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Monger, Timothy. "As You Please - Citizen". Allmusic. All Media. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Shultz, Brian (October 6, 2017). "Citizen Are More Creative and Expansive Than Ever on 'As You Please'". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. ^ Rindner, Grant (October 6, 2017). "Citizen - As You Please". DIY. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  6. ^ Feibel, Adam (October 2, 2017). "Citizen As You Please". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Cohen, Ian (October 19, 2017). "Citizen: As You Please Album Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  8. ^ Pearlman, Mischa (September 28, 2017). "Citizen - 'As You Please'". Rock Sound. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  9. ^ Lampiris, Steve (September 27, 2017). "Ohio rockers Citizen return with their third and best album". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  10. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  12. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  14. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  15. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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