Clinging to a Scheme

Clinging to a Scheme is the third studio album by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept. It was released on 19 April 2010 by Labrador Records.^[4]

Clinging to a Scheme
Studio album by The Radio Dept.
Released	19 April 2010 (2010-04-19)
Recorded	2007–2009
Genre	Dream pop indie pop
Length	34:57
Label	Labrador
Producer	Johan Duncanson Martin Carlberg
The Radio Dept. chronology
Pet Grief (2006) Clinging to a Scheme (2010) Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002–2010 (2011)
Singles from Clinging to a Scheme
"David" Released: 14 June 2009 (2009-06-14)[1] "Heaven's on Fire" Released: 24 March 2010 (2010-03-24)[2] "Never Follow Suit" Released: 23 October 2010 (2010-10-23)[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.2/10[5]
Metacritic	78/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
The Boston Phoenix	[8]
Consequence of Sound	[9]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[10]
NME	8/10[11]
Now	4/5[12]
Pitchfork	8.3/10[13]
PopMatters	8/10[14]
Q	[15]
Under the Radar	7/10[16]

In 2018, Pitchfork listed Clinging to a Scheme at number 24 on its list of the 30 best dream pop albums.^[17]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Domestic Scene"	Johan Duncanson	2:25
2.	"Heaven's on Fire"	Duncanson Martin Carlberg	3:32
3.	"This Time Around"	Duncanson Carlberg	3:46
4.	"Never Follow Suit"	Duncanson Carlberg	4:09
5.	"A Token of Gratitude"	Duncanson	4:07
6.	"The Video Dept."	Duncanson Carlberg	3:25
7.	"Memory Loss"	Duncanson	4:17
8.	"David"	Duncanson	3:32
9.	"Four Months in the Shade"	Carlberg	1:50
10.	"You Stopped Making Sense"	Duncanson	3:54
Total length:			34:57

Personnel

Credits for Clinging to a Scheme adapted from album liner notes.^[18]

The Radio Dept.

• Johan Duncanson
• Martin Carlberg
• Daniel Tjäder

Additional musicians

• Per Blomgren – drums (track 10)
• Mikael Häggström – live drums (track 3)
• Mattias Oldén – saxophone (track 2)

Production

• Johan Duncanson – production
• Martin Carlberg – production
• Johannes Berglund – mastering (track 4)
• Mattias Oldén – mastering (tracks 1, 3, 5–10)
• The Radio Dept. – mastering (track 2)

Artwork and design

• Johan Duncanson – sleeve design

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19]	11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[20]	20