Brothers Gonna Work It Out

Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Compilation album (DJ mix album) by
Released22 September 1998
Recorded1998
Genre
Length88:54
Label
ProducerThe Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
Dig Your Own Hole
(1997)
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
(1998)
Surrender
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Spin(7/10)[2]
Vibe(positive)[3]
Wall of Sound79/100[4]

Brothers Gonna Work It Out is a compilation album by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, containing various artists' work mixed by the duo. It was released on 22 September 1998. The cover features a picture of Our Lady of Fatima church in Harlow, Essex, England. The quote "the brother's gonna work it out" comes from a track by Willie Hutch and is also featured in the duo's earlier track "Leave Home". It peaked at number 95 on the Billboard 200 chart.[5] As of 2002 it has sold 165,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[6] As of 1999 it has sold 400,000+ units worldwide, mostly in the US.[7]

The Radio 1 Anti-Nazi Mix was the basis of what would later be released as Brothers Gonna Work It Out.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Brothers Gonna Work It Out - The Chemical Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ^ "SPIN". October 1998.
  3. ^ Group, Vibe Media. "Vibe".
  4. ^ Gulla, Bob. "Review: Brothers Gonna Work It Out". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Brothers Gonna Work It Out – The Chemical Brothers | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Got Charts? Beans, Bleek & Beatles Synch up Soundtracks". MTV.
  7. ^ "Astralwerks' Chemical Brothers Aim Beyond Dancefloors". Billboard. 12 June 1999. p. 15 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Koopmanschap, Stefan (2 November 2005). "Hooked on Chemicals". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2007.

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