Cansei de Ser Sexy


Cansei de Ser Sexy is the first full-length album by Brazilian indie rock band CSS. It was released on October 9, 2005, by Trama in Brazil, where it reportedly sold 5,000 copies and failed to chart. It was released in the United States on July 11, 2006, on the Sub Pop label, and in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2007, by Sire Records. A limited edition version of the album included a CD-R. The purpose of this was that the buyer could burn a copy of the album onto the CD-R to give to someone else as a gift.
The song "Alala" and video for "Let's [Make Love and Listen to Death from Above]" were included preloaded on the Zune multimedia player, released in November 2006. The singles "Alala", "Off the Hook" and "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above" all charted on the UK Singles Chart, with the latter of the three reaching the top 40.

Reception

The album received mainly positive reviews—it was featured on Uncuts list of the 50 best records of 2006 at number eighteen, NMEs list of the 50 best records of 2006 at number five and Qs list of the 100 best records of 2006 at number eighty-nine. The album won the 2007 PLUG [Independent Music Awards|PLUG Independent Music Award] for Best Punk Album.

Track listing

International version

The international version excluded five tracks from the Brazilian version, while including two tracks from the Brazilian-released EP CSS Suxxx.

Personnel

Credits for the international version of Cansei de Ser Sexy.
CSS
Additional personnel
  • João Marcello Bôscoli – executive producer
  • Emanuela Carvalho – image direction
  • Ricardo Garcia – mastering
  • Clayton Martin – drum engineer
  • Sabrina Roistacher – image coordinator
  • Rodrigo Sanches – mixing
  • Eduarda de Souza – photography
  • André Szajman – executive producer
  • Cláudio Szajman – executive producer
  • Tatiana Zanini – image coordinator