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Fuckin' Up

For the original album, see Ragged Glory.

Fuckin' Up (also censored as Fu##in' Up) is a live album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his band Crazy Horse under the name Neil & the Horse, released on April 26, 2024, through the Other Shoe Productions and Reprise Records. It is a live recording of their 1990 grunge album Ragged Glory, with each track retitled with a phrase taken from the lyrics (with the exception of the cover version of "Farmer John"). The final song on Ragged Glory, "Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)", was not performed.[2] The album was recorded at a private birthday party for businessman Dani Reiss held at the Rivoli in Toronto, Canada on November 4, 2023.[1] Fuckin' Up received positive reviews from critics.

Fuckin' Up
A white horse in mid-gallop against a black background.
Live album by
Neil & the Horse
ReleasedApril 26, 2024 (2024-04-26)
RecordedNovember 4, 2023
VenueThe Rivoli, Toronto, Canada
Genre
Length68:24
LabelReprise
Producer
Neil Young chronology
Before and After
(2023) 		Fuckin' Up
(2024) 		Early Daze
(2024)
Crazy Horse chronology
Odeon Budokan
(2023) 		Fuckin' Up
(2024) 		Early Daze
(2024)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Mojo     [4]
Pitchfork7.6/10[5]
PopMatters     [2]
Slant Magazine     [6]
Uncut8/10[7]

Fuckin' Up received a score of 81 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, which the website categorised as "universal acclaim".[3] Mojo commented that there is an "undeniable zip" to the tracks, while Uncut felt that the album "captures Young and the Horse on blazing form", noting that Nelson is "a capable duelling partner for Young" and "Lofgren's honky-tonk piano lends a shimmying quality to these craggy, elemental songs".[7] PopMatters' Christopher J. Lee said that it "highlights Neil Young and Crazy Horse at their best – loose, loud, and long-lasting, but without being long-winded".[2]

A staff review from AllMusic stated that the tracks are "refram[ed ...] in a live setting that's somehow even more ragged, and just as glorious" and "stretche[d] out a little more than on record [...] as Young tries new tricks with his guitar tones and the band injects some exploration into the jammier sections of the tunes".[1] Nick Seip of Slant Magazine felt that the live setting adds "even more grit and grime" as "it's truer to the spirit of the material, as the messier mix captures the energy of a one-and-done performance".[6] Stuart Berman of Pitchfork commented that "the lack of contextual detail puts the focus squarely on Crazy Horse's incandescent noise and slack yet unfailingly steady momentum" and the album "makes a convincing case for Ragged Glory as the definitive Crazy Horse album, showcasing the group in their purest, crudest state".[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Neil Young, except "Broken Circle (Over and Over) written by Neil Young and Frank Sampedro and "Farmer John" written by Don "Sugarcane" Harris and Dewey Terry.

Fuckin' Up track listing
No.TitleLength
1."City Life"6:38
2."Feels Like a Railroad (River of Pride)"2:59
3."Heart of Steel"5:54
4."Broken Circle"9:05
5."Valley of Hearts"12:55
6."Farmer John"3:50
7."Walkin' in My Place (Road of Tears)"6:50
8."To Follow One's Own Dream"4:52
9."A Chance on Love"15:21
Total length:68:24

Personnel

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Neil & the Horse

Additional contributors

Charts

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Chart performance for Fuckin' Up
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 77
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[11] 21
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 130
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 12
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[14] 127
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 16
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] 80
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 8
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[18] 5
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[19] 23
UK Record Store (OCC)[20] 39
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[21] 42
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[22] 31
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[23] 16

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Fu##in' Up – Crazy Horse, Neil Young". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Lee, Christopher J. (April 24, 2024). "Neil Young and Crazy Horse's Fu##in' Up Is Fu##in' Great". PopMatters. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Fu##in' Up by Neil Young & Crazy Horse Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Fuckin' Up". Mojo. June 2024. p. 82.
  5. ^ a b Berman, Stuart (May 2, 2024). "Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Fu##in' Up Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Seip, Nick (April 22, 2024). "Neil Young with Crazy Horse Fu##in' Up Review: A Victory Lap". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Fuckin' Up". Uncut. May 2024. p. 41.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Fu%23%23in' Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neil & the Horse – Fu%23%23in' Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Neil & the Horse – Fu%23%23in' Up" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  11. ^ "Lista prodaje 18. tjedan 2024" (in Croatian). HDU. April 22, 2024. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Neil & The Horse – Fu%23%23in' Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Neil & the Horse – Fu##in' Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  14. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Neil Young & the Horse – Fu%23%23in' Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Neil & The Horse – Fu%23%23in' Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Neil & The Horse – Fu%23%23in' Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  18. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  19. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Record Store Chart: 3 May 2024 – 9 May 2024". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  21. ^ "Crazy Horse Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  22. ^ "Crazy Horse Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  23. ^ "Neil Young Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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