The Chemistry of Common Life
The Chemistry of Common Life is the second full-length studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up. It was released on October 7, 2008, on Matador Records in CD and double LP formats and on Welfare Records in Reel-to-reel [audio tape recording|Reel-to-reel Audio Tapes]. The statement on the label's site describes it as "an expansive epic about the mysteries of birth, death, and the origins of life ".
The album is named after a book by James F. W. Johnston, which describes hallucinogenic properties of mushrooms and plants. The title for the track "The Peaceable Kingdom" is taken from a famous painting by American folk-painter Edward Hicks. The cover art depicts the phenomenon of Manhattanhenge.
The album won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.
Track listing
The song "The Peaceable Kingdom" is only available on vinyl, iTunes Music Store, and Apple Music, as track 7.Personnel
;Fucked Up- Pink Eyes – vocals
- 10,000 Marbles – guitar, hand claps, shaker, tambourine, humming, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Gulag – guitar, hand claps, humming
- Mustard Gas – bass, drum seat
- Mr. Jo – drums, guitar, hand claps, humming, acoustic guitar
- Young Governor – backing vocals |Dallas Green] – backing vocals
- Katie Stelmanis – vocals
- Sebastien Grainger – backing vocals
- Jon Drew – producer, recording engineer, sequencing
- Jeremy Scott – recording engineer, backing vocals
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Mimi Cabell – cover photo
- Jay Gardner – original art
- David Waldman – photos
- Mark Ohe – design