Why Do We Shake in the Cold?

Why Do We Shake in the Cold? is the debut studio album by British electronic musician Elderbrook. It was released on 18 September 2020 through Parlophone Records.^[1] The album includes his most recent charted hit "Something About You" with Rudimental.

Why Do We Shake in the Cold?
Studio album by Elderbrook
Released	18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)
Recorded	2018–2020
Length	39:23
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Elderbrook Jacob Manson Nicky Night Time Joel Pott Jacknife Lee Rudimental Andrew Sheldrake Commands Mark Ralph Dan Bartlett Henrik Michelsen Bobby Love Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Ytram
Elderbrook chronology
Old Friend EP (2018) Why Do We Shake in the Cold? (2020) Little Love (2023)
Singles from Why Do We Shake in the Cold?
"Something About You" Released: 9 August 2019 "Numb" Released: 6 March 2020 "My House" Released: 2 July 2020 "Why Do We Shake in the Cold?" Released: 4 September 2020 "Back to My Bed" Released: 18 September 2020

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	6/10[2]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10[3]

Malvika Padin of The Line of Best Fit felt that the "11-track production builds as the culmination of Elderbrook's life experiences and consistently ascending career graph", calling it "euphoric and sombre in equal parts" and a "companion on good days and bad" with "finely crafted music".^[3] Reviewing the album for Clash, Sidney Franklyn wrote that "The more we delve into Why Do We Shake..., the harder it becomes to justify Kotz's insistence in writing exclusively vocal-driven dance music. Lyrics range from the bland on 'I'm a Fool' and 'All My Love' [...] to the downright bizarre", going on to say that "it's towards the end of the record that Kotz's potential as a producer really begins to shine".^[2]

Track listing

Why Do We Shake in the Cold? – Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"All My Love"	Alexander Kotz Jacob Manson	Elderbrook Manson	3:31
2.	"Numb"	Kotz Nicholas Routledge	Elderbrook Nicky Night Time Manson[a]	3:50
3.	"I'm a Fool"	Kotz Manson Joel Pott	Elderbrook Manson Pott	3:17
4.	"My House"	Kotz Sophie Davis Garret Lee	Elderbrook Jacknife Lee	3:42
5.	"Something About You" (with Rudimental)	Kotz Pott Amir Izadkhah Piers Aggett Kesi Dryden Leon Rolle Andrew Sheldrake Carla Marie Williams Luke Fitton Keir MacCulloch Kyle Mackenzie	Elderbrook Rudimental Sheldrake Commands[a] Mark Ralph[a]	3:23
6.	"Down by the Bay"	Kotz Manson	Elderbrook Manson	3:29
7.	"Take a Minute"	Kotz Daniel Bartlett	Elderbrook Manson Bartlett	3:29
8.	"Back to My Bed"	Kotz Corey Sanders Janee Bennett Edvard Forre Erfjord Henrik Barman Michelsen Christopher Tempest	Elderbrook Manson Michelsen	3:22
9.	"Set Fire to My Gun"	Kotz Dayton James Robert Wauchope	Elderbrook Manson Bobby Love	3:59
10.	"Why Do We Shake in the Cold?"	Kotz Orlando Higginbottom	Elderbrook Manson Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs	5:13
11.	"Next December"	Kotz Manson	Elderbrook Manson	2:08
Total length:				39:23

Deluxe edition^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Cola" (with CamelPhat; live from the London Aquarium)	Kotz David Whelan Michael Di Scala	CamelPhat	3:44
13.	"Fire" (with Ytram)	Kotz Martijn Garritsen	Ytram	2:43
14.	"Numb" (live from the London Aquarium)			2:27
15.	"Something About You" (with Rudimental; live from the London Aquarium)			4:05
Total length:				52:22

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Charts

Chart performance for Why Do We Shake in the Cold?

Chart (2020)	Peak position
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[5]	27
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[6]	2