False Idols

This article is about the album. For religious practise, see Idolatry.

False Idols is the ninth studio album by English trip hop musician Tricky, released on 23 May 2013. It is Tricky's first release on his label False Idols, an imprint of !K7.^[1][2][3]

False Idols
Studio album by Tricky
Released	23 May 2013 (2013-05-23)
Genre	Trip hop
Length	45:07
Label	False Idols
Producer	The Antlers Fifi Rong Tricky
Tricky chronology
Mixed Race (2010) False Idols (2013) Adrian Thaws (2014)

The album features guest vocals by Francesca Belmonte, Fifi Rong, Nneka and Peter Silberman of The Antlers.^[1][4] The song "Nothing's Changed", which features Francesca Belmonte, was released on 27 February 2013.^[5] A music video for "Does It" premiered on 27 March 2013.^[6]

Tricky compared False Idols to his debut album, Maxinquaye, concluding that "False Idols is a better album."^[4][7] He also stated that "False Idols was about him finding himself again."^[5][8]

In support of the album, Tricky was to embark on a ten-date US tour, which would have kicked off in Columbus, Ohio on 8 June 2013.^[5] However, he was forced to postpone the tour until October due to unforeseen US visa issues.^[9] In 2014 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,^[10] which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.^[11]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
Clash	8/10[14]
The Independent	[15]
Mojo	[16]
musicOMH	[17]
Pitchfork	6.7/10[18]
PopMatters	8/10[19]
Q	[20]
Sputnikmusic	[21]
Uncut	[22]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somebody's Sins"	Patti Smith	2:40
2.	"Nothing Matters"	Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws Nneka Lucia Egbuna	3:23
3.	"Valentine"	Thaws Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart	3:16
4.	"Bonnie & Clyde"	Thaws	3:05
5.	"Parenthesis"	Thaws The Antlers	2:57
6.	"Nothing's Changed"	Thaws	3:19
7.	"If Only I Knew"	Thaws Fifi Rong	3:14
8.	"Is That Your Life"	Thaws Francesca Belmonte	2:45
9.	"Tribal Drums"	Thaws Belmonte	3:35
10.	"We Don't Die"	Thaws	3:11
11.	"Chinese Interlude"	Rong	2:14
12.	"Does It"	Thaws Sharon Shy Henry Frost	2:58
13.	"I'm Ready"	Thaws Belmonte	2:36
14.	"Hey Love"	Thaws David Sylvian	3:08
15.	"Passion of the Christ"	Thaws	2:46

Deluxe edition bonus track^[23]

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Does It" (Remix by Tricky)	2:42

iTunes Store bonus track^[24]

No.	Title	Length
16.	"We Don't Die" (Remix by Tricky)	3:22

Sample credits^[25]

• "Valentine" contains excerpts from "My Funny Valentine" as performed by Chet Baker.
• "Does It" features a sample from "Love Is a Chainstore" by The Ropes.
• "Hey Love" contains elements from "Ghosts" by Japan.

Personnel

Credits for False Idols adapted from liner notes.^[25]

Tricky – production (all tracks); vocals (3, 4, 6, 8, 12–15); additional vocals (5); photography The Antlers – guitar, lead vocals, production (5) Chet Baker – vocals (3) Francesca Belmont – vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8–10, 12, 13) Pepe Belmonte – guitar (4, 10) Ian Caple – mixing

Tristan Cassell – vocals (9) John Davis – mastering Lee Jaffe – harmonica (2) François Kerjan – engineering Nneka – vocals (2) Anna Aiko Roche – artwork Fifi Rong – vocals (7, 11); production (11)

Charts

Chart performance for False Idols

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[26]	34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[28]	43
French Albums (SNEP)[29]	93
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30]	83
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31]	72
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32]	30
UK Albums (OCC)[33]	66
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[34]	15
US Billboard 200[35]	149
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[36]	24
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[37]	5

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Netherlands[38]	23 May 2013	False Idols
Australia[39]	24 May 2013
Germany[40]
Ireland[41]
France[42]	27 May 2013
United Kingdom[43]
Italy[44]	28 May 2013
United States[45]