About a Boy (soundtrack)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Blender	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
Los Angeles Times	^[6]
NME	8/10^[7]
Pitchfork	4.9/10^[8]
Q	^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]
Uncut	^[11]

About a Boy is the second album by English singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough), released in 8 April 2002 under Twisted Nerve Records and XL Recordings, and in America under the short-lived ARTISTdirect Records, as the soundtrack to the film About a Boy. Gough was chosen to compose and perform the entire soundtrack.

In his book 31 Songs, About a Boy author Nick Hornby lists Gough's track "A Minor Incident" as one of the songs that has had an effect on his life.

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Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Exit Stage Right"	0:21
2.	"A Peak You Reach"	4:33
3.	"Something to Talk About"	3:41
4.	"Dead Duck"	0:45
5.	"Above You, Below Me"	2:40
6.	"I Love NYE"	3:19
7.	"Silent Sigh"	4:44
8.	"Wet, Wet, Wet"	0:42
9.	"River, Sea, Ocean"	2:24
10.	"S.P.A.T."	3:24
11.	"Rachel's Flat"	0:34
12.	"Walking Out of Stride"	1:48
13.	"File Me Away"	3:23
14.	"A Minor Incident"	3:44
15.	"Delta (Little Boy Blues)"	4:00
16.	"Donna and Blitzen"	4:19

Personnel

Damon Gough – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, celeste, Fender Rhodes, xylophone, harmonica, backing vocals, horns, strings, flute, percussion, triangle, co-producer

Additional musicians

Sasha Krivstsov – bass
Joey Waronker – drums
Pete Thomas – drums
Tom Rothrock – drum programming, synth sweeps, synth, bass, co-producer
Jon Brion – fuzz guitar, Chamberlin, bass, vibes, voices
Mike Brenner – lap steel, lap steel noises
Steve McLaughlin – keyboards, co-producer
Patrick Seymour – keyboards, conductor
Jonathan Reese – orchestra leader
Pete Beechill – trombone
Jeff Turmes – saxophone
Chuy Flores – backward noises
Suzie Katayyama – orchestra arranger & conductor
Sharon Celani – backing vocals
Gia Ciambotti – backing vocals
Ashley Arrison – backing vocals
London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)^[12]	42
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[13]	51
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[14]	100
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	53
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[16]	6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[17]	42
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[18]	5
UK Albums (OCC)^[19]	6
US Billboard 200^[20]	180
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[21]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[22]	74

References

^ "Reviews for About A Boy [Soundtrack] by Badly Drawn Boy". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ Bush, John. "About a Boy [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] – Badly Drawn Boy". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
^ Harris, John (June–July 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy". Blender (7): 103. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ Hermes, Will (3 May 2002). "About a Boy / Chelsea Walls". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ Sullivan, Caroline (5 April 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy OST". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ Hilburn, Robert (21 April 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy 'About a Boy' ARTISTdirect Records/XL Recordings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ Segal, Victoria (6 April 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy : About A Boy OST". NME. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ Haywood, Brad (13 August 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
^ "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy". Q (189): 106. April 2002.
^ Wolk, Douglas (9 May 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy: About A Boy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 19 March 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy". Uncut (60): 96. May 2002.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 23.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Badly Drawn Boy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack / Badly Drawn Boy – About a Boy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Badly Drawn Boy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Badly Drawn Boy Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

v t e Badly Drawn Boy
Studio albums	The Hour of Bewilderbeast About a Boy Have You Fed the Fish? One Plus One Is One Born in the U.K. Is There Nothing We Could Do? It's What I'm Thinking Pt.1 – Photographing Snowflakes Banana Skin Shoes
Compilation albums	How Did I Get Here?
Singles	"Silent Sigh" "Something to Talk About" "You Were Right"
Related articles	Discography

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