| The Painful Truth | ||||
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| Released | 23 May 2025 | |||
| Studios | Federal Prism, Los Angeles | |||
| Length | 37:55 | |||
| Label | FLG | |||
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The Painful Truth is the seventh studio album by English band Skunk Anansie. It was released on 23 May 2025 by FLG Records.
On 26 February 2025, Skunk Anansie, alongside producer David Sitek, announced the release of their new studio album The Painful Truth.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 |
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The Painful Truth was met with "generally favorable" 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 79, based on 6 reviews.
All tracks are written by Skunk Anansie and David Andrew Sitek except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "An Artist Is an Artist" | 3:11 | |
| 2. | "This Is Not Your Life" | 3:24 | |
| 3. | "Shame" | 4:06 | |
| 4. | "Lost and Found" |
| 4:15 |
| 5. | "Cheers" | 3:26 | |
| 6. | "Shoulda Been You" | 3:50 | |
| 7. | "Animal" | 4:07 | |
| 8. | "Fell in Love With a Girl" | 4:27 | |
| 9. | "My Greatest Moment" |
| 3:43 |
| 10. | "Meltdown" | 3:26 |
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| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 38 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 180 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 58 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts) | 6 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 17 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts) | 7 |
| UK Album Downloads (Official Charts) | 5 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts) | 3 |
