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The Virgins (album)

The Virgins is the first full-length album by The Virgins. It was released June 3, 2008. Many songs on the album were originally from their EP, The Virgins '07. "Private Affair" was chosen as the first single for the album. The song "Hey Hey Girl" was used in the trailer for the movie Miss March, while the song "Rich Girls" was used in the movie 17 Again, in the trailer for She's Out of My League, an episode of Castle (Ghosts) and in a Rugby Ralph Lauren fall 2010 promotional lifestyle film. The songs "One Week of Danger", "Rich Girls", "Fernando Pando", "Radio Christiane", and "Love is Colder Than Death" were also used in the TV show Gossip Girl in the episode "Seventeen Candles". The song "Hey Hey Girl" also appears in The Vampire Diaries in season one episode eighteen.

The Virgins
Studio album by
The Virgins
ReleasedOctober 21, 2008
Recorded2008
StudioFresh Kills, NYC
GenreDance-punk
Length34:11
LabelAtlantic
ProducerS*A*M, Sluggo
The Virgins chronology
The Virgins '07
(2006) 		The Virgins
(2008) 		Strike Gently
(2013)
Singles from The Virgins
  1. "Private Affair"
    Released: February 14, 2008
  2. "Teen Lovers"
    Released: February 16, 2009
  3. "Rich Girls"
    Released: May 13, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
NME7/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Slant[7]
Spin[8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by The Virgins

No.TitleLength
1."She's Expensive"2:51
2."One Week of Danger"2:45
3."Rich Girls"3:02
4."Teen Lovers"2:12
5."Fernando Pando"4:17
6."Murder"3:09
7."Hey Hey Girl"3:12
8."Private Affair"2:49
9."Radio Christiane"2:42
10."Love is Colder Than Death"7:12
Total length:34:11
iTunes Version
No.TitleLength
11."Fast Times"2:01

Charts

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The album was listed for 14 weeks on the France Albums Top 150. It entered the chart on position 102 on week 40/2008, and its last appearance was on week 14/2009. It peaked on number 71, where it stayed for 1 week.

Charts (2008) Peak
position
France (French Albums Chart)[9] 71

References

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  1. ^ "The Virgins by The Virgins". metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "The Virgins : The Virgins Review on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More". Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  4. ^ "The Virgins". ew.com. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Album review: The Virgins - NME". NME. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Slant Magazine". www.slantmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  8. ^ "The Virgins, 'The Virgins' (Atlantic)". spin.com. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  9. ^ ""The Virgins" – FFrench Albums Chart". αCharts.
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