Born into This

For the 2021 short story collection of the same name, see Adam Thompson (author).

Born into This is The Cult's eighth studio album, and was released on October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02) in the US, Canada, South Africa, and Sweden. It was released in Hungary, Denmark, Spain and France on 1 October, and in Finland on the 3rd.^[6]

Born Into This
Studio album by The Cult
Released	1 October 2007 (2007-10-01)
Recorded	February 2007
Genre	Hard rock
Length	40:57
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Youth
The Cult chronology
Beyond Good and Evil (2001) Born Into This (2007) Choice of Weapon (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Now Magazine	[3]
Paste	(56/100)[4]
Uncut	[5]

Background and recording

Born into This is the follow-up to 2001's Beyond Good and Evil, the band's first reunion album, and also its first (and only) release on Roadrunner Records. It was recorded at Britannia Row Studios in London, with additional recording in Los Angeles and Buenos Aires.

The band initially recorded 13 songs for use on the record, and performed one song, "I Assassin", live on their June 2007 European tour. The first single was "Dirty Little Rockstar", released in mid-August.

A special edition of the album, called the "Savage Edition", containing an extra CD with 5 additional tracks (two demos, two unreleased album outtakes and one full-length version), was also released. The Taiwanese versions were released with an obi strip, and Japanese pressings contains lyrics in Japanese.

It debuted at #72 on the UK album chart the week after its release, and #63 in Italy. In the United States it debuted at #70 on the top 100, #17 on the Top Rock Albums chart. In Canada it debuted at #29, and the Top Alternative Albums chart at #3. In Croatia it debuted at #7. In Germany at #81.

In 2009, citing issues about albums, frontman Ian Astbury said that Born into This would likely be the last studio album released by the band.^[7] However, he has since changed his mind and the band released the follow-ups, Choice of Weapon in 2012 and Hidden City in 2016.

On September 7, 2018, the album was released on pink Vinyl, limited to 2000 copies.^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duff.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Born Into This"	4:04
2.	"Citizens"	4:32
3.	"Diamonds"	4:06
4.	"Dirty Little Rockstar"	3:40
5.	"Holy Mountain"	3:42
6.	"I Assassin"	4:13
7.	"Illuminated"	4:07
8.	"Tiger in the Sun"	5:09
9.	"Savages"	3:54
10.	"Sound of Destruction"	3:30
Total length:		40:57

Savage Edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stand Alone"	5:13
2.	"War Pony Destroyer"	4:21
3.	"I Assassin" (Demo)	4:37
4.	"Sound of Destruction" (Demo)	4:25
5.	"Savages" (Full Length Version)	4:32

Personnel

The Cult^[9]

• Ian Astbury – vocals
• Billy Duffy – guitar
• Chris Wyse – bass
• John Tempesta – drums

Additional personnel^[9]

• Mike Dimkitch – live rhythm guitar
• Youth – additional bass tracks, production
• David Nock – additional drum tracks

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[10]	121
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11]	71
French Albums (SNEP)[12]	143
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	81
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14]	58
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]	81
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16]	86
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	56
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	72
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[19]	3
US Billboard 200[20]	70
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[21]	6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22]	7

Release history

Region	Date
Bulgaria	1 October 2007 (2007-10-01)
Croatia
Denmark
France
Hungary
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
Canada	2 October 2007 (2007-10-02)
South Africa
Sweden
United States
Finland	3 October 2007 (2007-10-03)
Australia	10 October 2007 (2007-10-10)
Hong Kong
Japan
Malaysia
Taiwan