Black Traffic

Black Traffic
Studio album by
Skunk Anansie
Released17 September 2012 (2012-09-17)
GenresAlternative rock, hard rock
Length37:50
Labels
ProducersChris Sheldon, Skunk Anansie
Skunk Anansie chronology
Wonderlustre
(2010)		 Black Traffic
(2012)		 Anarchytecture
(2016)

Black Traffic is a fifth studio album by English alternative rock band Skunk Anansie. It was released on 17 September 2012 through 100% Records, earMUSIC and Carosello Records. The first single from the album is "I Believed in You" which is about people being disappointed in their politicians.

In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic55/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
Louder SoundStarStarStarHalf star
MusicOMHStarStar
MusicOMHStarStar
NMEHalf star
PopMatters4/10

Black Traffic was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 55, based on 6 reviews.

Track listing

All tracks written by Skunk Anansie.

No.TitleLength
1."I Will Break You"3:12
2."Sad Sad Sad"2:57
3."Spit You Out" (featuring Shaka Ponk)3:30
4."I Hope You Get to Meet Your Hero"3:44
5."I Believed in You"3:12
6."Satisfied?"3:22
7."Our Summer Kills the Sun"4:14
8."Drowning"4:11
9."This Is Not a Game"3:21
10."Sticky Fingers in Your Honey"2:33
11."Diving Down"3:48

Personnel

Skunk Anansie

with:

Charts

Chart performance for Black Traffic
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)55
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)32
French Albums (SNEP)72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)33
Italian Albums (FIMI)2
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)7
UK Albums (Official Charts)42
UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)67
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)9

References

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  2. ↑ "Brit Rockers Skunk Anansie Back on the Road".
  3. ↑ "13/12/12: More Independent Artists Take European Gold, Silver and Platinum Awards Than Ever Before | Impala". Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  5. ↑ O'Brien, Jon. Black Traffic at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Martin, Gavin (15 August 2012). "Louder Sound Review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Young, Martyn. "Skunk Anansie - Black Traffic". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Young, Martyn (17 September 2012). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  9. ↑ Cashmore, Pete (14 September 2012). "Skunk Anansie - 'Black Traffic'". NME. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Chiola, Enio (23 October 2012). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Skunk Anansie - Black Traffic". Discogs.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  18. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 23/9/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  21. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 23/9/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  22. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 23/9/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  23. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 23/9/2012 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2025.