Decent Work for Decent Pay

Decent Work for Decent Pay
Decent Work for Decent Pay
Remix album by Diplo
Released	January 26, 2009
Genre	Dance, electronic
Length	60:23
Label	Big Dada
Producer	Diplo
Diplo chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The A.V. Club	B−^[3]
BBC Music	mixed^[4]
Drowned in Sound	5/10^[5]
The Guardian	unfavorable^[6]
MusicOMH	^[7]
Pitchfork	5.2/10^[8]
PopMatters	^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]

Decent Work for Decent Pay is a DJ mix compilation album by Diplo. It was released on Big Dada on January 26, 2009.^[9]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Decent Work for Decent Pay received an average score of 60% based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[1]

C. T. Heaney of PopMatters gave the album 5 stars out of 10, saying, "it goes in so many different directions (some expertly, some unimpressively) that it's hard to tell what, exactly, Diplo is trying to accomplish by putting it all here in one place."^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Newsflash" (featuring Sandra Melody)	Diplo	3:07
2.	"Paper Planes (Diplo Remix)" (featuring Bun B and Rich Boy)	M.I.A.	3:26
3.	"Put That Pussy on Me (Diplo Tonite Remix)"	Spank Rock	3:45
4.	"Reload It"	Kano	3:49
5.	"200"	Diplo	2:27
6.	"Where Is Home? (Diplo Remix)"	Bloc Party	6:25
7.	"Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above (Diplo Remix)"	CSS	4:18
8.	"Solta o Frango"	Bonde do Rolê	2:18
9.	"Heater (Diplo Extended Edit)"	Samim	4:33
10.	"Shake a Fist (Diplo Remix)"	Hot Chip	4:07
11.	"Way More Brazil"	Diplo	3:22
12.	"Veni Vidi Vici (Diplo Remix)"	Black Lips	3:44
13.	"The Whistler (Diplo Remix)"	Claude VonStroke	4:19
14.	"Smash a Kangaroo"	Diplo	3:29
15.	"Young Folks (Diplo Youngest Folks Remix)"	Peter Bjorn and John	6:10

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[11]	23

References

^ ^a ^b "Decent Work For Decent Pay by Diplo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^ Bush, John. "Diplo - Decent Work for Decent Pay: Selected Works, Vol. 1". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^ Matos, Michaelangelo (February 3, 2009). "Diplo: Decent Work For Decent Pay". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^ Pattison, Louis (2009). "Diplo - Decent Work For Decent Pay - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^ Scott-Delany, Finn (February 5, 2009). "Diplo - Decent Work for Decent Pay: Collected Works Volume One". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^ Lynskey, Dorian (January 22, 2009). "Diplo: Decent Work for Decent Pay". The Guardian. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^ Keens, Oliver (January 26, 2009). "Diplo – Decent Work For Decent Pay". MusicOMH. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^ Harvell, Jess (February 3, 2009). "Diplo: Decent Work for Decent Pay". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Heaney, C. T. (February 11, 2009). "Diplo: Decent Work for Decent Pay". PopMatters. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^ Hoard, Christian (February 5, 2009). "Diplo - Decent Work For Decent Pay: Selected Works Volume I". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^ "Diplo - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

External links

Decent Work for Decent Pay at Discogs (list of releases)

[metacritic-1] "Decent Work For Decent Pay by Diplo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[2] Bush, John. "Diplo - Decent Work for Decent Pay: Selected Works, Vol. 1". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[3] Matos, Michaelangelo (February 3, 2009). "Diplo: Decent Work For Decent Pay". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[4] Pattison, Louis (2009). "Diplo - Decent Work For Decent Pay - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[5] Scott-Delany, Finn (February 5, 2009). "Diplo - Decent Work for Decent Pay: Collected Works Volume One". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[6] Lynskey, Dorian (January 22, 2009). "Diplo: Decent Work for Decent Pay". The Guardian. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[7] Keens, Oliver (January 26, 2009). "Diplo – Decent Work For Decent Pay". MusicOMH. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[8] Harvell, Jess (February 3, 2009). "Diplo: Decent Work for Decent Pay". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[popmatters-9] Heaney, C. T. (February 11, 2009). "Diplo: Decent Work for Decent Pay". PopMatters. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[10] Hoard, Christian (February 5, 2009). "Diplo - Decent Work For Decent Pay: Selected Works Volume I". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[11] "Diplo - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

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v t e Diplo
Discography Production discography
Studio albums	Florida Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil Diplo
Compilation albums	FabricLive.24 Decent Work for Decent Pay Blow Your Head: Diplo Presents Dubstep Random White Dude Be Everywhere
Mixtapes	Piracy Funds Terrorism Top Ranking: A Diplo Dub
Singles	"C'mon" "Earthquake" "Boy Oh Boy" "Dirty Vibe" "Doctor Pepper" "Be Right There" "Hey Baby" "Bang Bang" "Swerve" "Get It Right" "Wish" "Welcome to the Party" "Sun in Our Eyes" "Close to Me" "So Long" "Spicy" "Heartless" "Lonely" "On My Mind" "Looking for Me" "Turn Back Time" "Don't Forget My Love" "Heartbroken" "Midnight Ride"
Featured singles	"Coup d'Etat" "Elastic Heart" "XXX 88" "200 MPH" "Time Is Up"
Other songs	"Bankroll"
Related articles	Major Lazer Jack Ü LSD Mad Decent What Would Diplo Do? Diplo's Revolution Silk City

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