No Wow

No Wow
Studio album by
the Kills
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2005
RecordedMay 20, 2004–June 2, 2004
Length40:01
LabelsDomino, RCA, Rough Trade
ProducerThe Kills
The Kills chronology
Keep on Your Mean Side
(2003)		 No Wow
(2005)		 Midnight Boom
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
Alternative Press4/5
Entertainment WeeklyB
The GuardianStarStarStar
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStarStar
MojoStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork8.3/10
QStarStarStar
Rolling StoneStarStarStar
SpinB

No Wow is the second studio album by indie rock band the Kills. It was released on February 21, 2005 in Europe and on March 8, 2005 in United States. "Love Is a Deserter" was released as a single and obtained limited play on several music channels. "The Good Ones" was later released as a single and peaked at number 23 in the UK charts.

The song "No Wow" was used in the TV series Person of Interest, season 5, episode 1; "B.S.O.D." which aired on May 5, 2016. It was also used in the series The Good Wife, season 4, episode 20; "Rape: A Modern Perspective" which aired on April 14, 2013.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."No Wow/Telephone Radio Germany"4:47
2."Love Is a Deserter"3:48
3."Dead Road 7"3:23
4."The Good Ones"3:29
5."I Hate the Way You Love"3:37
6."I Hate the Way You Love, Pt. 2"1:46
7."At the Back of the Shell"2:27
8."Sweet Cloud"5:06
9."Rodeo Town"4:24
10."Murdermile"4:25
11."Ticket Man"2:49

European Bonus Disc

No.TitleLength
1."The Good Ones (The Jagz Kooner Remix)"8:25
2."The Good Ones (Tiga Remix)"7:12
3."The Good Ones (Backstage Sluts Double Drop Mix)"6:03
4."Love Is a Deserter (Cavemen Remix)"2:52
5."Love Is a Deserter (Simian Mobile Disco Mix)"5:39
6."Love Is a Deserter (Phones 'Cardiac Unrest' Remix)"4:35
7."No Wow (MSTRKRFT Remix)"4:23
8."No Wow (Chicken Lips Remix)"5:43
9."No Wow (Test Icicles Remix)"3:10
10."Run Home Slow"4:11
11."Baby's Eyes"4:08
12."Passion Is Accurate"3:31
13."Magazine"2:03
14."The Void"2:56
15."Half of Us"3:56

Love Is a Deserter single

  1. "Love Is a Deserter" [Single Version]
  2. "Passion Is Accurate"*
  3. "Love Is a Deserter" [Cavemen Remix]
  4. "Love Is a Deserter" [Phones 'Cardiac Unrest' Remix]
  5. "Love Is a Deserter" [Video]

The Good Ones single

  1. "The Good Ones" [Single Version]
  2. "Run Home Slow"*
  3. "The Good Ones" [Jagz Kooner Mix]
  4. "Baby's Eyes"*

* Previously unreleased B-sides.

Charts

Chart performance
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)28
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)96
Dutch Alternative Albums (Alternative Top 30) 8
French Albums (SNEP)22
Irish Albums (IRMA)60
Italian Albums (FIMI)92
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)49
UK Albums (Official Charts)56
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)4
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)18

Release history

Release dates and formats for No Wow
Region Date Label Format(s)
United Kingdom February 21, 2005 Domino CD, digital download
United States March 8, 2005 RCA, Rough Trade

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for No Wow by The Kills". Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "No Wow – The Kills". AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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  4. ↑ Endelman, Michael (March 7, 2005). "No Wow". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (February 18, 2005). "The Kills, No Wow". The Guardian. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Hilburn, Robert (March 6, 2005). "The bitter beneath the sweet". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Kills: No Wow". Mojo (136): 106. March 2005.
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  9. ↑ "The Kills: No Wow". Q (224): 100. March 2005.
  10. ↑ Levy, Joe (March 10, 2005). "The Kills: No Wow". Rolling Stone. No. 969. p. 110. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
  11. ↑ "Breakdown". Spin. 21 (3): 92. March 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Person of Interest Soundtrack Season 5E1 · B.S.O.D." Tunefind. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ "The Good Wife Soundtrack Season 4E20 · Rape: A Modern Perspective". Tunefind. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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  15. ↑ "Alternatieve Albums" (in Dutch). Ultratop. March 12, 2005. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Kills – No Wow" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Dutchcharts.nl – The Kills – No Wow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Kills – No Wow". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Kills". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – The Kills – No Wow". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 27/2/2005 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 27/2/2005 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 27/2/2005 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  24. ↑ "The Kills Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2014.