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* [[electropunk]]<ref name="Phoenix">{{cite web|url=https://thephoenix.com/article_ektid24496.aspx|title=TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain {{!}} The Phoenix|website=thephoenix.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref>
* [[electropunk]]<ref name="Phoenix">{{cite web|url=https://thephoenix.com/article_ektid24496.aspx|title=TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain {{!}} The Phoenix|website=thephoenix.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref>
* [[Experimental music|experimental]]<ref name = AVClub /><ref name = Guardian />
* [[Experimental music|experimental]]<ref name = AVClub /><ref name = Guardian />
* [[post-punk revival]]<ref name="SMReview">{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/9159/TV-on-the-Radio-Return-to-Cookie-Mountain/|title=TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain {{!}} Sputnikmusic|website=sputnikmusic.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref>
* [[indie rock]]<ref name = Blender-100 />
* [[post-punk]]<ref name="SMReview">{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/9159/TV-on-the-Radio-Return-to-Cookie-Mountain/|title=TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain {{!}} Sputnikmusic|website=sputnikmusic.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref>
* [[psychedelic music|psychedelia]]<ref name = RollingStone />
* [[psychedelic music|psychedelia]]<ref name = RollingStone />
* [[shoegazing]]<ref name = RollingStone /><ref name="TMTReview">{{cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/tv-radio-return-cookie-mountain|title=TV On The Radio: Return To Cookie Mountain {{!}} Tiny Mix Tapes|website=tinymixtapes.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref>
* [[shoegaze]]<ref name = RollingStone /><ref name="TMTReview">{{cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/tv-radio-return-cookie-mountain|title=TV On The Radio: Return To Cookie Mountain {{!}} Tiny Mix Tapes|website=tinymixtapes.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref>
* [[space rock]]<ref name = Spin />
* [[space rock]]<ref name = Spin />
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| type = studio
| single1 = [[Wolf Like Me]]
| single1 = [[Wolf Like Me (song)|Wolf Like Me]]
| single1date = February 13, 2006
| single1date = February 13, 2006
| single2 = [[Province (song)|Province]]
| single2 = [[Province (song)|Province]]
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'''''Return to Cookie Mountain''''' is the second studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[TV on the Radio]]. It was released July 6, 2006, worldwide by [[4AD]], and issued in the [[United States|U.S.]] and [[Canada]] on September 12, 2006, by [[Interscope Records]] and [[Touch and Go Records|Touch and Go Recordings]]. The North American release features three bonus tracks, two of which are [[B-sides]] from the single "[[Wolf Like Me]]"; the other is a remix of "Hours" by [[El-P]]. [[music video|Videos]] were made for the singles "Wolf Like Me" and "Province".
'''''Return to Cookie Mountain''''' is the second studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[TV on the Radio]]. It was released July 6, 2006, worldwide by [[4AD]], and issued in the U.S. and Canada on September 12, 2006, by [[Interscope Records]] and [[Touch and Go Records]]. The North American release features three bonus tracks, two of which are [[B-sides]] from the single "[[Wolf Like Me (song)|Wolf Like Me]]"; the other is a remix of "Hours" by [[El-P]]. [[music video|Videos]] were made for the singles "Wolf Like Me" and "Province".


The album featured several notable guest vocalists: "Province" features backing vocals from [[David Bowie]], who championed the band's full-length debut, ''[[Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes]]''; Katrina Ford of the band [[Celebration (2000s band)|Celebration]] guests on "Wolf Like Me", "Let the Devil In" and "Blues from Down Here"; Kazu Makino of [[Blonde Redhead]] sings on "Hours". This is their first album to featured the keyboardist [[Gerard Smith (musician)|Gerard Smith]].
The album featured several notable guest vocalists: "Province" features backing vocals from [[David Bowie]], who championed the band's full-length debut, ''[[Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes]]''; Katrina Ford of the band [[Celebration (2000s band)|Celebration]] guests on "Wolf Like Me", "Let the Devil In" and "Blues from Down Here"; Kazu Makino of [[Blonde Redhead]] sings on "Hours". This is their first album to feature the keyboardist [[Gerard Smith (musician)|Gerard Smith]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| MC = 88/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/return-to-cookie-mountain/tv-on-the-radio |title=Reviews for Return to Cookie Mountain by TV on the Radio |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 17, 2015}}</ref>
| MC = 88/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/return-to-cookie-mountain/tv-on-the-radio |title=Reviews for Return to Cookie Mountain by TV on the Radio |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 17, 2015}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/return-to-cookie-mountain-mw0000575874 |title=Return to Cookie Mountain – TV on the Radio |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Phares |first=Heather}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/return-to-cookie-mountain-mw0000575874 |title=Return to Cookie Mountain – TV on the Radio |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Phares |first=Heather}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2Score = A<ref name="AVClub">{{cite journal |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/tv-on-the-radio-emreturn-to-cookie-mountainem-8169 |title=TV On The Radio: Return To Cookie Mountain |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=September 12, 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Ryan |first=Kyle}}</ref>
| rev2score = A<ref name="AVClub">{{cite journal |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/tv-on-the-radio-emreturn-to-cookie-mountainem-8169 |title=TV On The Radio: Return To Cookie Mountain |journal=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=September 12, 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Ryan |first=Kyle}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = A−<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2006/09/11/return-cookie-mountain |title=Return to Cookie Mountain |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 11, 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Kot |first=Greg |authorlink=Greg Kot |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731213149/http://ew.com/article/2006/09/11/return-cookie-mountain/ |archivedate=July 31, 2018}}</ref>
| rev3score = A−<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2006/09/11/return-cookie-mountain |title=Return to Cookie Mountain |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 11, 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731213149/http://ew.com/article/2006/09/11/return-cookie-mountain/ |archivedate=July 31, 2018}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jun/30/popandrock.shopping |title=TV on the Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 30, 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |authorlink=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jun/30/popandrock.shopping |title=TV on the Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 30, 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[MSN Music]]'' ([[Robert Christgau#Consumer Guide|Consumer Guide]])
| rev5 = ''[[MSN Music]]'' ([[Robert Christgau#Consumer Guide|Consumer Guide]])
| rev5Score = A−<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg2007-02.php |title=Consumer Guide |work=[[MSN Music]] |date=February 2007 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |authorlink=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
| rev5score = A−<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg2007-02.php |title=Consumer Guide |work=[[MSN Music]] |date=February 2007 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = 9/10<ref>{{cite journal |title=TV on the Radio: Return to Cookie Mountain |work=[[NME]] |date=July 8, 2006 |page=41}}</ref>
| rev6score = 9/10<ref>{{cite journal |title=TV on the Radio: Return to Cookie Mountain |journal=[[NME]] |date=July 8, 2006 |page=41}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7Score = 9.1/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9177-return-to-cookie-mountain/ |title=TV on the Radio: Return to Cookie Mountain |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=July 5, 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Dahlen |first=Chris}}</ref>
| rev7score = 9.1/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9177-return-to-cookie-mountain/ |title=TV on the Radio: Return to Cookie Mountain |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=July 5, 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Dahlen |first=Chris}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=TV on the Radio: Return to Cookie Mountain |work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=241 |date=August 2006 |page=115}}</ref>
| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=TV on the Radio: Return to Cookie Mountain |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=241 |date=August 2006 |page=115}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite journal |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/return-to-cookie-mountain-20060907 |title=Return To Cookie Mountain |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 7, 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Ringen |first=Jonathan}}</ref>
| rev9score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/return-to-cookie-mountain-20060907 |title=Return To Cookie Mountain |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 7, 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Ringen |first=Jonathan}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Spin">{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y89DhABF0tsC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81 |title=Space Is the Place |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=22 |issue=6 |date=June 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Lim |first=Dennis |page=81}}</ref>
| rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Spin">{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y89DhABF0tsC&pg=PA81 |title=Space Is the Place |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=22 |issue=6 |date=June 2006 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |last=Lim |first=Dennis |page=81}}</ref>
}}
}}
''Return to Cookie Mountain'' earned overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics, and was named the album of the year by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' for 2006, leading to the band's appearance on the magazine's cover. The album was ranked second on [[Pitchfork Media]]'s list of ''Top 50 Albums of 2006''.<ref name="pitchfork-top50-2006">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6510-top-50-albums-of-2006/|title=Top 50 Albums of 2006|date=2006-12-19|author=Pitchfork staff|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[Slant Magazine]], and [[Stylus Magazine]] each named the album as the fourth best of 2006, and the album is ranked fifth on [[Metacritic]]'s year-end list. In 2009, [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] ranked the album at eighth on its "100 Best Albums of the Decade" list.<ref>[http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/100-best-pop-albums-of-the-decade-10-1.html "Rhapsody's 100 Best Albums of the Decade"] Retrieved 12 January 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110195308/http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/100-best-pop-albums-of-the-decade-10-1.html |date=January 10, 2010 }}</ref>
''Return to Cookie Mountain'' earned overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics, and was named the album of the year by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' for 2006, leading to the band's appearance on the magazine's cover. The album was ranked second on [[Pitchfork Media]]'s list of ''Top 50 Albums of 2006''.<ref name="pitchfork-top50-2006">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6510-top-50-albums-of-2006/|title=Top 50 Albums of 2006|date=2006-12-19|author=Pitchfork staff|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[Slant Magazine]], and [[Stylus Magazine]] each named the album as the fourth best of 2006, and the album is ranked fifth on [[Metacritic]]'s year-end list. In 2009, [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] ranked the album at eighth on its "100 Best Albums of the Decade" list.<ref>[http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/100-best-pop-albums-of-the-decade-10-1.html "Rhapsody's 100 Best Albums of the Decade"] Retrieved 12 January 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110195308/http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/100-best-pop-albums-of-the-decade-10-1.html |date=January 10, 2010 }}</ref>
In December 2007 the album was ranked number 96 in ''[[Blender (magazine)]]'s 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever'' <ref name="Blender-100">{{cite web |url= https://www.stereogum.com/7175/blenders_100_greatest_indie_rock_albums_ever/franchises/list/ |title=Blender's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever |accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref>.
In December 2007 the album was ranked number 96 in ''[[Blender (magazine)]]'s 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.stereogum.com/7175/blenders_100_greatest_indie_rock_albums_ever/franchises/list/ |title=Blender's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever |date=14 November 2007 |accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref>


As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 242,000 copies, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-tv-on-the-radio-20141109-story.html|title=Regrouped TV on the Radio hits road, plants new 'Seeds'|date=Nov 7, 2014|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=Sep 17, 2020}}</ref>
As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 242,000 copies, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-tv-on-the-radio-20141109-story.html|title=Regrouped TV on the Radio hits road, plants new 'Seeds'|date=Nov 7, 2014|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=Sep 17, 2020}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| collapsed = no
| title_width = 100
| headline =
| total_length = 56:10

| title1 = I Was a Lover
| title1 = I Was a Lover
| writer1 = [[Kyp Malone]], [[Dave Sitek]]
| length1 = 4:21
| length1 = 4:21
| writing1 = {{flatlist=
* Kyp Malone
* David Andrew Sitek
}}

| title2 = Hours
| title2 = Hours
| writer2 = [[Tunde Adebimpe]]
| length2 = 3:55
| length2 = 3:55
| writing2 = {{flatlist=
* Tunde Adebimpe)
}}

| title3 = [[Province (song)|Province]]
| title3 = [[Province (song)|Province]]
| length3 = 4:37
| writer3 = Malone, Sitek
| writing3 = {{flatlist=
| length3 = 4:37
* Malone
* Sitek
}}

| title4 = Playhouses
| title4 = Playhouses
| writer4 = Malone
| length4 = 5:11
| length4 = 5:11
| title5 = [[Wolf Like Me (song)|Wolf Like Me]]
| writing4 = {{flatlist=
| writer5 = Adebimpe
* Malone
| length5 = 4:39
}}

| title5 = [[Wolf Like Me]]
| length5 = 4:39
| writing5 = {{flatlist=
* Adebimpe
}}

| title6 = A Method
| title6 = A Method
| writer6 = Adebimpe
| length6 = 4:25
| length6 = 4:25
| writing6 = {{flatlist=
* Adebimpe
}}

| title7 = Let the Devil In
| title7 = Let the Devil In
| writer7 = Malone
| length7 = 4:27
| length7 = 4:27
| writing7 = {{flatlist=
* Malone
}}

| title8 = Dirtywhirl
| title8 = Dirtywhirl
| writer8 = Adebimpe
| length8 = 4:15
| length8 = 4:15
| title9 = Blues from Down Here
| writing8 = {{flatlist=
| writer9 = Malone
* Adebimpe
}}

| title9 = Blues from Down Here
| length9 = 5:17
| length9 = 5:17
| title10 = Tonight
| writing9 = {{flatlist=
| writer10 = Adebimpe
* Malone
}}

| title10 = Tonight
| length10 = 6:53
| length10 = 6:53
| title11 = Wash the Day
| writing10 = {{flatlist=
| writer11 = Malone, Sitek, Adebimpe
* Adebimpe
| length11 = 8:08
}}
}}
* "Let the Devil In" includes extended samples from [[Lou Reed]]'s 1975 noise album ''[[Metal Machine Music]]'' during the verses.


{{track listing
| title11 = Wash the Day
| headline = US reissue bonus tracks
| length11 = 8:08
| title_width = 100
| writing11 = {{fltlist=
| title26 = Untitled
* Adebimpe
| length26 = 1:44
* Malone
| title27 = Snakes and Martyrs
* Sitek
| writer27 = Malone
| length27 = 4:07
| title28 = Hours
| note28 = El-P remix
| writer28 = Adebimpe
| length28 = 4:26
| title29 = Things You Can Do
| writer29 = Adebimpe, Sitek
| length29 = 5:26
}}
}}
* Tracks 12 to 25 are untitled silent tracks. Track 12 runs for 0:16 while tracks 13 to 25 run for 0:17. Track 26 consists of ambient audio.

===U.S. bonus tracks===
[silence]
:…
#<li value="26"> "Untitled" - 1:44
#<li value="27"> "Snakes and Martyrs" (Malone) – 4:07
# "Hours (El-P [[remix]])" (Adebimpe) – 4:26
# "Things You Can Do" (Adebimpe, Sitek) – 5:26


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
"'''I Was a Lover'''"
'''[[TV on the Radio]]'''
* Vocals – Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe
* Samples, guitars, bass – Dave Sitek
* Piano – Gerard Smith
* Drums – Jaleel Bunton


* [[Tunde Adebimpe]] – vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}, percussion {{small|(6)}}, choir {{small|(7)}}
"'''Hours'''"
* Jaleel Bunton – drums {{small|(1–5, 8, 9, 11)}}, piano {{small|(2)}}, guitar {{small|(2, 5, 10)}}, percussion {{small|(6, 10)}}, choir {{small|(7)}}, [[Rhodes piano|Rhodes]] {{small|(8)}}
* Vocals – Tunde Adebimpe, Kazu Makino
* [[Kyp Malone]] – vocals {{small|(1, 3–11)}}, bass {{small|(5, 7)}}, guitar {{small|(5, 7, 9)}}
* Drums, guitars, piano – Jaleel Bunton
* [[Dave Sitek]] – guitars {{small|(1, 3–5, 9, 11)}}, bass {{small|(1, 3, 9)}}, samples {{small|(1, 5–9)}}, flute {{small|(2)}}, sampler {{small|(3, 4)}}, keys {{small|(3, 6)}}, synth {{small|(5, 6, 8, 9, 11)}}, magic {{small|(10)}}
* Bass, organ – Gerard Smith
* [[Gerard Smith (musician)|Gerard Smith]] – piano {{small|(1, 3)}}, organ {{small|(2)}}, bass {{small|(2, 8)}}, choir {{small|(7)}}, guitar {{small|(8)}}, [[electric sitar]] {{small|(11)}}
* Flute – Dave Sitek
* Cello – Jeremy Wilms


"'''Province'''"
'''Additional personnel'''
* Kazu Makino – vocals {{small|(2)}}
* Vocals – Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe, [[David Bowie]]
* Jeremy Wilms – cello {{small|(2)}}
* Sampler, guitars, bass, keys – Dave Sitek
* [[David Bowie]] – vocals {{small|(3)}}
* Drums – Jaleel Bunton
* Omega "C Taylor" Moon – vocals {{small|(4)}}
* Piano – Gerard Smith
* Katrina Ford – vocals {{small|(5, 7, 9)}}
* [[Martin Perna]] – [[baritone saxophone]] {{small|(5)}}, horns {{small|(9)}}
* Aaron Aites – choir {{small|(7)}}
* [[Dragons of Zynth]]: Akwetey & Aku Orraca-Tetteh, Devang Arvind Shah – choir, percussion {{small|(7)}}
* Shanina Robinson – vocals {{small|(9)}}
* [[Stuart D. Bogie]] – [[bass harmonica]], [[bass clarinet]] {{small|(9)}}
* [[Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear musician)|Chris Taylor]] – horns {{small|(9)}}, clarinet {{small|(10)}}, horn arrangement {{small|(9)}}


==Charts==
"'''Playhouses'''"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
* Vocals – Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe, Omega "C Taylor" Moon
|+ Chart performance for ''Return to Cookie Mountain''
* Drums – Jaleel Bunton
! scope="col"| Chart (2006)
* Sampler, guitars – Dave Sitek
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position

|-
"'''Wolf Like Me'''"
{{album chart|Australia|50|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Return to Cookie Mountain|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}}
* Vocals – Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone, Katrina Ford
|-
* Drums – Jaleel Bunton
{{album chart|Flanders|52|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Return to Cookie Mountain|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}}
* Bass, guitar – Kyp Malone
|-
* Guitar, samples, synth – Dave Sitek
{{album chart|Wallonia|55|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Return to Cookie Mountain|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}}
* Guitar – Jaleel Bunton
|-
* Baritone saxophone – Martin Perna
{{album chart|France|60|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Return to Cookie Mountain|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}}

|-
"'''A Method'''"
{{album chart|Germany4|61|id=37313|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Return to Cookie Mountain|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}}
* Vocals – Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone
|-
* Samples, keys, synth – Dave Sitek
{{album chart|Italy|44|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Return to Cookie Mountain|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}}
* Percussion – Jaleel Bunton, Tunde Adebimpe
|-

{{album chart|Sweden|56|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Return to Cookie Mountain|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}}
"'''Let the Devil In'''"
|-
This track includes extended samples from [[Lou Reed]]'s 1975 noise album ''[[Metal Machine Music]]'' during the verses.
{{album chart|UK2|90|date=20060709|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}}
* Vocals – Kyp Malone, Katrina Ford, Tunde Adebimpe
|-
* Choir – Jaleel Bunton, Akwetey & Aku Orraca-Tetteh, Devang Shah, Aaron Aites, Tunde Adebimpe, Gerard Smith
{{album chart|Billboard200|41|artist=TV on the Radio|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}}
* Samples – Dave Sitek
|}
* Drums – Jaleel Bunton
* Percussion – Akwetey, Aku, Devang Shah (Dragons of Zynth)
* Guitar, bass – Kyp Malone

"'''Dirtywhirl'''"
* Vocals – Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone
* Guitar, bass – Gerard Smith
* Drums, Rhodes – Jaleel Bunton
* Sample, synth – Dave Sitek

"'''Blues from Down Here'''"
* Vocals – Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe, Katrina Ford, Shanina Robinson
* Drums – Jaleel Bunton
* Samples, guitars, synth – Dave Sitek
* Guitar – Kyp Malone
* Horns – Martin Perna, [[Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear musician)|Chris Taylor]]
* Bass Harmonica, Bass Clarinet – [[Stuart D. Bogie]]
* Horn arrangement – Chris Taylor

"'''Tonight'''"
* Vocals – Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone
* Guitar, percussion – Jaleel Bunton
* Magic – Dave Sitek
* Clarinet – Chris Taylor

"'''Wash the Day'''"
* Vocals – Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe
* Drums – Jaleel Bunton
* Guitar, bass, synth – Dave Sitek
* Electric sitar – Gerard Smith


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Return to Cookie Mountain
Studio album by
TV on the Radio
ReleasedJuly 6, 2006
Recorded2005
Studio
  • Stay Gold (Brooklyn, New York)
  • Head Gear (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre
Length56:10
Label
ProducerDavid Andrew Sitek
TV on the Radio chronology
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
(2004) 		Return to Cookie Mountain
(2006) 		Dear Science
(2008)
Singles from Return to Cookie Mountain
  1. "Wolf Like Me"
    Released: February 13, 2006
  2. "Province"
    Released: May 8, 2006

Return to Cookie Mountain is the second studio album by American rock band TV on the Radio. It was released July 6, 2006, worldwide by 4AD, and issued in the U.S. and Canada on September 12, 2006, by Interscope Records and Touch and Go Records. The North American release features three bonus tracks, two of which are B-sides from the single "Wolf Like Me"; the other is a remix of "Hours" by El-P. Videos were made for the singles "Wolf Like Me" and "Province".

The album featured several notable guest vocalists: "Province" features backing vocals from David Bowie, who championed the band's full-length debut, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes; Katrina Ford of the band Celebration guests on "Wolf Like Me", "Let the Devil In" and "Blues from Down Here"; Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead sings on "Hours". This is their first album to feature the keyboardist Gerard Smith.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The A.V. ClubA[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[10]
The Guardian[3]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−[11]
NME9/10[12]
Pitchfork9.1/10[13]
Q[14]
Rolling Stone[5]
Spin[7]

Return to Cookie Mountain earned overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics, and was named the album of the year by Spin for 2006, leading to the band's appearance on the magazine's cover. The album was ranked second on Pitchfork Media's list of Top 50 Albums of 2006.[15] Rolling Stone, Slant Magazine, and Stylus Magazine each named the album as the fourth best of 2006, and the album is ranked fifth on Metacritic's year-end list. In 2009, Rhapsody ranked the album at eighth on its "100 Best Albums of the Decade" list.[16] In December 2007 the album was ranked number 96 in Blender (magazine)'s 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever.[17]

As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 242,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[18]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Was a Lover"Kyp Malone, Dave Sitek4:21
2."Hours"Tunde Adebimpe3:55
3."Province"Malone, Sitek4:37
4."Playhouses"Malone5:11
5."Wolf Like Me"Adebimpe4:39
6."A Method"Adebimpe4:25
7."Let the Devil In"Malone4:27
8."Dirtywhirl"Adebimpe4:15
9."Blues from Down Here"Malone5:17
10."Tonight"Adebimpe6:53
11."Wash the Day"Malone, Sitek, Adebimpe8:08
US reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
26."Untitled" 1:44
27."Snakes and Martyrs"Malone4:07
28."Hours" (El-P remix)Adebimpe4:26
29."Things You Can Do"Adebimpe, Sitek5:26
  • Tracks 12 to 25 are untitled silent tracks. Track 12 runs for 0:16 while tracks 13 to 25 run for 0:17. Track 26 consists of ambient audio.

Personnel[edit]

TV on the Radio

  • Tunde Adebimpe – vocals (all tracks), percussion (6), choir (7)
  • Jaleel Bunton – drums (1–5, 8, 9, 11), piano (2), guitar (2, 5, 10), percussion (6, 10), choir (7), Rhodes (8)
  • Kyp Malone – vocals (1, 3–11), bass (5, 7), guitar (5, 7, 9)
  • Dave Sitek – guitars (1, 3–5, 9, 11), bass (1, 3, 9), samples (1, 5–9), flute (2), sampler (3, 4), keys (3, 6), synth (5, 6, 8, 9, 11), magic (10)
  • Gerard Smith – piano (1, 3), organ (2), bass (2, 8), choir (7), guitar (8), electric sitar (11)

Additional personnel

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Return to Cookie Mountain
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 55
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 60
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 61
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24] 44
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 56
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 90
US Billboard 200[27] 41

References[edit]

  1. ^ "TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain | The Phoenix". thephoenix.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  2. ^ a b Ryan, Kyle (September 12, 2006). "TV On The Radio: Return To Cookie Mountain". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (June 30, 2006). "TV on the Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain". The Guardian. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain | Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  5. ^ a b c Ringen, Jonathan (September 7, 2006). "Return To Cookie Mountain". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "TV On The Radio: Return To Cookie Mountain | Tiny Mix Tapes". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  7. ^ a b Lim, Dennis (June 2006). "Space Is the Place". Spin. 22 (6): 81. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "Reviews for Return to Cookie Mountain by TV on the Radio". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  9. ^ Phares, Heather. "Return to Cookie Mountain – TV on the Radio". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  10. ^ Kot, Greg (September 11, 2006). "Return to Cookie Mountain". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 2007). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  12. ^ "TV on the Radio: Return to Cookie Mountain". NME: 41. July 8, 2006.
  13. ^ Dahlen, Chris (July 5, 2006). "TV on the Radio: Return to Cookie Mountain". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  14. ^ "TV on the Radio: Return to Cookie Mountain". Q (241): 115. August 2006.
  15. ^ Pitchfork staff (2006-12-19). "Top 50 Albums of 2006". Pitchfork.
  16. ^ "Rhapsody's 100 Best Albums of the Decade" Retrieved 12 January 2010. Archived January 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Blender's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever". 14 November 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  18. ^ "Regrouped TV on the Radio hits road, plants new 'Seeds'". Los Angeles Times. Nov 7, 2014. Retrieved Sep 17, 2020.
  19. ^ "Australiancharts.com – TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  20. ^ "Ultratop.be – TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  21. ^ "Ultratop.be – TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  22. ^ "Lescharts.com – TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  23. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  24. ^ "Italiancharts.com – TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  25. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  26. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "TV on the Radio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
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