| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Alternative Press | 4/5 |
| Blender | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| The Guardian | |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Uncut | |
| The Village Voice | B+ |
Electric Version is the second studio album by Canadian indie rock group the New Pornographers. It was released on Matador Records and Mint Records on May 6, 2003.
Electric Version placed at number seven in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop poll of 2003 and was ranked at number 20 on PopMatters' Best Music of 2003 list. In 2009, the album ranked number 79 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the Decade".
"The Electric Version" is included as a playable song in the video game Rock Band, after narrowly avoiding being cut.
As of 2009, sales in the United States have exceeded 113,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Track listing
All songs written and sung by Carl Newman, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Electric Version" | 2:53 | |
| 2. | "From Blown Speakers" | 2:49 | |
| 3. | "The Laws Have Changed" | Neko Case, Newman | 3:26 |
| 4. | "The End of Medicine" | 2:37 | |
| 5. | "Loose Translation" | 2:59 | |
| 6. | "Chump Change" (Dan Bejar) | Bejar | 4:18 |
| 7. | "All for Swinging You Around" | Case | 3:42 |
| 8. | "The New Face of Zero and One" | Case, Newman | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Testament to Youth in Verse" (Bejar) | Bejar | 3:57 |
| 10. | "It's Only Divine Right" | 4:11 | |
| 11. | "Ballad of a Comeback Kid" (Bejar) | Bejar | 3:51 |
| 12. | "July Jones" | 4:18 | |
| 13. | "Miss Teen Wordpower" | Case, Newman | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 46:41 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Turn" | 3:52 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Carl Newman – vocals, guitar, keyboards, melodeon
- Neko Case – vocals
- John Collins – bass, baritone guitar, keyboards
- Blaine Thurier – keyboards
- Kurt Dahle – drums, percussion, vocals, double bass
- Todd Fancey – guitar, keyboards
- Dan Bejar (secret member) – vocals
- Nora O'Connor – additional vocals
- Tim Sars – saxophone
- Monica Cattaway – violin
- Nyla Rainey – cello
- Production
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | 66 |
| US Billboard 200 | 196 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 12 |
