Screen Violence

Screen Violence is the fourth studio album by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches.

Screen Violence
Studio album by Chvrches
Released	27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
Studio	Glasgow, Scotland Los Angeles, United States
Genre	Pop[1] synth-pop[1]
Length	42:53
Label	EMI Glassnote
Producer	Chvrches
Chvrches chronology
Hansa Session EP (2018) Screen Violence (2021)
Singles from Screen Violence
"He Said She Said" Released: 19 April 2021 "How Not to Drown" Released: 2 June 2021 "Good Girls" Released: 12 July 2021

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B+[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit	7/10[6]
Paste	6.1/10[7]
Pitchfork	7.2/10[8]
PopMatters	8/10[1]
Slant Magazine	[9]

The album contains singles like "He Said She Said", "California", "Violent Delights" and "Lullabies".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Iain Cook, Martin Doherty, and Lauren Mayberry; "How Not to Drown" co-written by Robert Smith. 

Screen Violence track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Asking for a Friend"	5:05
2.	"He Said She Said"	3:09
3.	"California"	4:08
4.	"Violent Delights"	5:20
5.	"How Not to Drown" (with Robert Smith)	5:31
6.	"Final Girl"	4:30
7.	"Good Girls"	3:19
8.	"Lullabies"	3:45
9.	"Nightmares"	4:34
10.	"Better If You Don't"	3:32
Total length:		42:53

Japanese edition (bonus track)[10]
No.	Title	Length
11.	"How Not to Drown" (Robert Smith Remix)	7:07

Screen Violence (Director's Cut) bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Killer"	3:20
12.	"Screaming"	3:34
13.	"Bitter End"	4:38

Personnel

Chvrches

• Lauren Mayberry – vocals, keyboards, percussion, production
• Iain Cook – keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, production, mixing
• Martin Doherty – keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, additional vocals on "Violent Delights", production, mixing

Additional personnel

• Robert Smith – vocals, bass (playing a Fender Bass VI) and backwards guitar on "How Not To Drown"
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Samuel Stewart – vocal engineering
• Scott Kiernan – creative direction
• Lary 7 – original cover photography

Charts

Chart performance for Screen Violence

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	49
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15]	74
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[16]	71
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17]	91
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18]	15
Irish Albums (OCC)[19]	4
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[20]	46
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21]	65
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22]	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23]	52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24]	19
UK Albums (OCC)[25]	4
US Billboard 200[26]	31