Fantastic Playroom

Fantastic Playroom is the debut studio album by English band New Young Pony Club. It was released on 6 July 2007 by Island Records. The album debuted at number 54 on the UK Albums Chart,[14] selling 4,804 copies in its first week.[15] As of March 2010, it had sold 32,986 copies in the United Kingdom.[15] Fantastic Playroom was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2007,[16] and the band performed "The Bomb" on the awards night.

Fantastic Playroom
Studio album by
New Young Pony Club
Released6 July 2007 (2007-07-06)
Genre
Length39:07
LabelIsland
Producer
New Young Pony Club chronology
Fantastic Playroom
(2007)		 The Optimist
(2010)
Singles from Fantastic Playroom
  1. "Ice Cream"
    Released: 10 January 2005[4]
  2. "The Get Go"
    Released: 27 June 2005[4]
  3. "Get Lucky"
    Released: 20 March 2006[4]
  4. "The Bomb"
    Released: 19 March 2007[4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Drowned in Sound6/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
musicOMH[9]
NME7/10[10]
Now4/5[11]
Pitchfork8.2/10[12]
PopMatters9/10[2]
The Times[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tahita Bulmer and Andy Spence, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Get Lucky"3:43
2."Hiding on the Staircase"3:31
3."Ice Cream"3:12
4."The Bomb"4:19
5."Jerk Me"4:07
6."The Get Go"4:29
7."Talking, Talking"4:03
8."Grey"4:13
9."F.A.N."3:35
10."Tight Fit"3:55
iTunes Store bonus track[17]
No.TitleLength
11."Descend"4:57
Japanese edition bonus tracks[18]
No.TitleLength
11."Descend"6:05
12."The Bomb" (Phones Collateral Damage Mix)6:44
13."Fade in That Blank"3:28
14."Take Me I'm Yours" (writers: Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford)3:37
15."Ice Cream" (music video) 
16."The Bomb" (music video) 

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fantastic Playroom.[19]

New Young Pony Club

  • Tahita Bulmer – vocals, additional production
  • Lou Hayter – keyboards
  • Sarah Jones – drums
  • Andy Spence – guitar, production
  • Igor Volk – bass

Additional personnel

  • Dean Chalkey – photography
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Nilesh Patel – mastering
  • Richard Robinson – artwork

Charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 79
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 70
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 54

Release history
Region Date Label Ref.
Ireland 6 July 2007 Island [22]
United Kingdom 9 July 2007 [23]
Germany 17 July 2007 Universal [24]
Australia 10 August 2007 Modular [25]
United States 28 August 2007
[26]
Japan 24 October 2007 Universal [18]

References
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  2. O'Neil, Tim (24 October 2007). "New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. Castillo, Arielle (30 August 2007). "Fantastic Voyage". Miami New Times. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. "New Young Pony Club". Juno Records. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. "Fantastic Playroom – New Young Pony Club". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. Kellman, Andy. "Fantastic Playroom – New Young Pony Club". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  7. Denney, Alex (11 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  8. Simpson, Dave (6 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club, Fantastic Playroom". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  9. Shepherd, Sam. "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom (Modular)". musicOMH. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  10. Beaumont, Mark (13 July 2011). "New Young Pony Club". NME. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  11. Keller, Jason (25 October 2007). "New Young Pony Club". Now. 27 (8). ISSN 0712-1326. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  12. Mitchum, Rob (26 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  13. Dalton, Stephen (7 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom". The Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
  14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  15. "Key Releases: 13.03.10". Music Week. 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
  16. "Mercury Prize: The nominees". BBC News. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  17. "Fantastic Playroom (Bonus Track Version) by New Young Pony Club". iTunes Store (UK). Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  18. "ファンタスティック・プレイルーム" [Fantastic Playroom]. Universal Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  19. Fantastic Playroom (liner notes). New Young Pony Club. Island Records. 2007. 602517349681.CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 20th August 2007" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (911): 6. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2011 – via Pandora Archive.
  21. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  22. "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom". Tower Records Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  23. "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom". Island Records. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  24. "New Young Pony Club | Fantastic Playroom". Universal Music Germany (in German). Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  25. "Fantastic Playroom – New Young Pony Club". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
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