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It's Never Been Like That
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Studio album by Phoenix
Released May 15, 2006
Recorded August–November 2005
Genre Indie pop
Length 36:54
Label EMI, Source, Astralwerks, Arts & Crafts
Producer Phoenix (band)
Phoenix chronology
Live! Thirty Days Ago
(2004)Live! Thirty Days Ago2004
It's Never Been Like That
(2006)
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
(2009)Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars
Guardian Unlimited (Positive)
Pitchfork Media 8.0/10
Q 3/5 stars
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars
This Is Fake DIY 4/5 stars

It's Never Been Like That is the third studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix. It was released 15 May 2006 in the European Union. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Long Distance Call" on 8 May 2006.

The album was later re-released in Mexico as a tour edition with four bonus tracks recorded live in Oslo the 20 April 2006.

It's Never Been Like That was rated number 13 in Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2006 and 38 in their Top Albums of the 2000s. The album has sold 36,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.

All tracks written by Phoenix.

Notes

The album was released in various countries:


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