Elephant Shoe

Elephant Shoe
Elephant Shoe
Studio album by Arab Strap
Released	13 September 1999
Studio	CaVa Studios (Glasgow, Scotland); Apollo Studios (Glasgow, Scotland);
Genre	Sadcore
Length	56:50
Label	Go! Beat
Producer	Arab Strap
Arab Strap chronology
Singles from Elephant Shoe
	"Cherubs"; Released: 1999 (EP);

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Alternative Press	4/5^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
NME	7/10^[5]
Pitchfork	8.4/10^[6]
Spin	8/10^[7]

Elephant Shoe is the third studio album by Scottish indie rock band Arab Strap, released on 13 September 1999 by Go! Beat.

The album's title is a phrase sometimes used by children who are afraid of saying "I love you",^[4] where they mouth "I love you" under their breath, but when asked what they had said, answer "elephant shoe" or elephant juice, because the mouth shapes are the same.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Malcolm Middleton and Aidan Moffat.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cherubs"	4:59
2.	"One Four Seven One"	5:28
3.	"Pyjamas"	4:39
4.	"Autumnal"	7:24
5.	"Leave the Day Free"	5:19
6.	"Direction of Strong Man"	4:23
7.	"Tanned"	6:31
8.	"Aries the Ram"	4:49
9.	"The Drinking Eye"	5:24
10.	"Pro-(Your) Life"	3:34
11.	"Hello Daylight"	4:17

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[8]	59
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	79

References

^ "Reviews for Elephant Shoe by Arab Strap". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ Swihart, Stanton. "Elephant Shoe – Arab Strap". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
^ "Arab Strap: Elephant Shoe". Alternative Press (147): 83. October 2000.
^ ^a ^b O'Reilly, John (10 September 1999). "Sweet 'n' low". The Guardian.
^ Morton, Roger (1 September 1999). "Arab Strap – Elephant Shoe". NME. Archived from the original on 10 October 2000. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
^ Cooper, Paul (6 June 2000). "Arab Strap: Elephant Shoe". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
^ Gross, Joe (September 2000). "Arab Strap: Elephant Shoe". Spin. 16 (9): 189. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

External links

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[1] "Reviews for Elephant Shoe by Arab Strap". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

[2] Swihart, Stanton. "Elephant Shoe – Arab Strap". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[3] "Arab Strap: Elephant Shoe". Alternative Press (147): 83. October 2000.

[guardian-4] O'Reilly, John (10 September 1999). "Sweet 'n' low". The Guardian.

[5] Morton, Roger (1 September 1999). "Arab Strap – Elephant Shoe". NME. Archived from the original on 10 October 2000. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[6] Cooper, Paul (6 June 2000). "Arab Strap: Elephant Shoe". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[7] Gross, Joe (September 2000). "Arab Strap: Elephant Shoe". Spin. 16 (9): 189. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[ac_Scotland_-8] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[officialcharts-9] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

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v t e Arab Strap
Aidan Moffat Malcolm Middleton
Studio albums	The Week Never Starts Round Here Philophobia Elephant Shoe The Red Thread Monday at the Hug and Pint The Last Romance As Days Get Dark I'm Totally Fine with It Don't Give a Fuck Anymore
Live albums	Mad for Sadness
Singles	"The First Big Weekend" "There Is No Ending"
Related articles	L. Pierre Chemikal Underground

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