Vantage Point (Deus album)

Vantage Point is the fifth studio album by Belgian rock band Deus, released in Europe on 18 April 2008, in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 21 April,^[6] and in Japan on 21 May. This is the first Deus album which features the same line-up as the previous album.^[7] This album was also the first to be recorded at their own built studio in Borgerhout, near Antwerp.

Vantage Point
Studio album by Deus
Released	18 April 2008
Genre	Indie rock
Length	46:35
Label	V2 Cooperative Music
Producer	Dave McCracken
Deus chronology
Pocket Revolution (2005) Vantage Point (2008) Keep You Close (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[2]
HUMO	[3]
Knack	[4]
Mojo	[5]
Q	[5]

Within its first week of release, Vantage Point was certified Gold by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), before reaching Platinum status the following month.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"When She Comes Down"	Tom Barman Mauro Pawlowski Klaas Janzoons Alan Gevaert Stéphane Misseghers	5:05
2.	"Oh Your God"	Barman Pawlowski Janzoons Gevaert Misseghers	3:51
3.	"Eternal Woman" (with Lies Lorquet of Mintzkov)	Barman Pawlowski	4:22
4.	"Favourite Game"	Barman	4:11
5.	"Slow" (with Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife)	Barman Pawlowski Janzoons Gevaert Misseghers	6:08
6.	"The Architect"	Barman Pawlowski Janzoons Gevaert Misseghers	3:56
7.	"Is a Robot"	Barman Pawlowski	4:57
8.	"Smokers Reflect"	Barman	4:26
9.	"The Vanishing of Maria Schneider" (with Guy Garvey of Elbow)	Barman	4:43
10.	"Popular Culture"	Barman Pawlowski	4:56
Total length:			46:35

Personnel

• Strings arranged by Klaas Janzoons
• Artwork by Michaël Borremans
• Artwork design by Rob Crane
• Lyrics by Tom Barman
• Mastered by Howie Weinberg
• Mixed by, engineer - Joe Hirst
• Music by Mauro Pawlowski (tracks: 3, 7), Barman (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10), Deus (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6)
• Producer, mixed by Dave McCracken
• Recorded (additional recording), programmed by CJ Bolland, Catherine Marks, Euan Dickinson^[9]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Vantage Point Chart (2008) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 57 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 3 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 7 French Albums (SNEP)[14] 40 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 65 Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 78 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 57

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Vantage Point Chart (2008) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 73

Certifications

Certifications for Keep You Close

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[8]	Platinum	30,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Singles

Year	Title	BE[20]	Notes
2008	"The Architect"	2	Belgium only, February, 2008
	"Slow"	43	February, 2008
	"Eternal Woman"	38	May, 2008
	"When She Comes Down"	49	May, 2008