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Era Vulgaris is the fifth full length studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. The album was completed in early April 2007 and released on June 8, 2007 in some countries, June 11, 2007 in the United Kingdom and June 12, 2007 in the United States. The tracks "Sick, Sick, Sick" and "3's & 7's" were released as singles in early June, with a third single "Make It wit Chu" released around Halloween of 2007.

The album debuted at #14 on the US Billboard 200 charts selling 52,000 copies in its first week, which was a decline in comparison to the previous album, which opened at #5 with 91,000 copies sold in its debut week. In other countries it has reached much loftier debut positions, mostly in the top ten, such as number five in Canada where it sold approximately 10,000 copies in its opening week.

While 2002's Songs for the Deaf was said to be inspired by Josh Homme's tedious drive through the Southern Californian desert, the inspiration for Era Vulgaris came from Homme's daily drive through Hollywood. He described the record as "dark, hard, and electrical, sort of like a construction worker," "…it's like dirt, clearly seen." The album's title Era Vulgaris refers to the Latin term for Common Era. The title was chosen by Homme because he thought "it sounds like 'the Vulgar Era', which I like, because that sounds like something that I would like to be part of… I mean I think we're in it, and I'm stoked".

Two tracks from the album had previously been released or performed elsewhere. "Into the Hollow" had been performed by producers Josh Homme and Chris Goss as The 5:15ers, and "Make It wit Chu" had been recorded as a Desert Sessions track, as well as appearing on the Queens' live album Over the Years and Through the Woods.

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