Panic Prevention

Panic Prevention is the debut album by English indie rock singer-songwriter Jamie T, released in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2007. The album is so-called because of the panic attacks Jamie suffered as an adolescent. Most of the songs on the album deal with aspects of modern 'youth' culture in the UK (for example binge drinking), and as such has been strongly compared to the works of the Streets, Lily Allen and the Libertines. Three singles have been released from the album prior to its release: "Sheila", "If You Got the Money" and "Calm Down Dearest".

Panic Prevention
Studio album by Jamie T
Released	29 January 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	British hip hop indie rock ska rap rock indie pop folk punk EDM
Length	49:32
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Jamie T, Ben Coupland
Jamie T chronology
Panic Prevention (2007) Sticks 'N' Stones (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
NME	8/10[5]
The Observer	[6]
PopMatters	8/10[7]
Q	[8]
The Skinny	[9]
Spin	[10]
Uncut	[11]

Critical reception

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Panic Prevention received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 from 19 critic scores.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Jamie T except where noted.

1. "Brand New Bass Guitar" – 2:08
2. "Salvador" (Jamie T/Ben 'Bones' Coupland) – 3:32
3. "Calm Down Dearest" – 4:41
4. "So Lonely Was the Ballad" - 3.50
5. "Back in the Game" – 2:29
6. "Operation" (Jamie T/Ben 'Bones' Coupland) – 5:48
7. "Sheila" (Jamie T/John Betjeman/Jim Parker) – 4:19
8. "Pacemaker" – 3:26
9. "Dry Off Your Cheeks" – 5:03
10. "Ike & Tina" – 3:39
11. "If You Got the Money" (Jamie T/Ian Lewis) – 4:04
12. "Alicia Quays" – 6:29
13. "Northern Line" (bonus track) - 3:45
14. "Down to the Subway" (bonus track) - 3:25
15. "Here's Ya Getaway" (bonus track) - 4:42

Credits

Performed by Jamie T except:

• Pacemaker
  • James Dring - drum programming
  • Alfie 'Larrikin' Ambrose - bass
  • Coz 'Larrikin' Kerrigan - drums
  • Jason Cox - additional keyboards
• Ike & Tina
  • James Dring - keyboards, drum programming
• If You Got The Money
  • James Dring - drum programming
  • Jason Cox - additional percussion, keyboards
  • Luis Felber - guitar
  • James Dunston - bass
  • Ceri Evans - keyboards
  • Ben Coupland - drums
• Northern Line (bonus track)
  • Jason Cox, James Dring - keyboards, drum programming

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Panic Prevention Chart (2007) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 88 French Albums (SNEP)[13] 182 Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 57 Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 46 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 4

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Panic Prevention Chart (2007) Position UK Albums (OCC)[18] 100

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19]	Platinum	300,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.