Mad for Sadness

Mad for Sadness is a live album by Scottish indie rock band Arab Strap, released on 3 May 1999 by Go! Beat.

Mad for Sadness
Live album by Arab Strap
Released	3 May 1999 (1999-05-03)
Venue	Queen Elizabeth Hall (London, England)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	57:14
Label	Go! Beat
Arab Strap chronology
Philophobia (1998) Mad for Sadness (1999) Elephant Shoe (1999)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
NME	8/10[3]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Malcolm Middleton and Aidan Moffat, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro/My Favourite Muse"		7:26
2.	"Packs of Three"		3:23
3.	"New Birds"		6:27
4.	"Toy Fights"		3:49
5.	"Here We Go"		5:04
6.	"Phone Me Tomorrow"		4:26
7.	"Girls of Summer"		8:21
8.	"Piglet"		6:48
9.	"Blood"		2:53
10.	"Afterwards"	Middleton Moffat Adele Bethel	4:23

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[5]	96
UK Albums (OCC)[6]	138