Cansei de Ser Sexy explained

Cansei de Ser Sexy
Type:	studio
Artist:	CSS
Cover:	CSS - Cansei de Ser Sexy.jpg
Recorded:	March–June 2005
Studio:	Jägermeister Bitte (a.k.a. Adriano's and Carolina's home), São Paulo, Brazil
Genre:	Punk funk
Length:	47:50 (original version) 34:38 (international version)
Label:	Trama
Producer:	Adriano Cintra
Prev Title:	A Onda Mortal / Uma Tarde com PJ
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Donkey
Next Year:	2008

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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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 Award for Best Punk Album.

Track listing

International version

The international version excluded five tracks from the Brazilian version (two of which appeared as bonus tracks on the US iTunes edition of the album), while including two tracks from the Brazilian-released EP CSS Suxxx.

Personnel

Credits for the international version of Cansei de Ser Sexy.^[4]

CSS

• Adriano Cintra – drums (1–4, 6–9, 11); guitar (2, 5, 6, 10, 11); lead vocals (2, 9); keyboards (3); bass (4, 11); backing vocals (5); harmonica (9); mixing, producer (all tracks)
• Lovefoxxx – lead vocals (all tracks); backing vocals (4, 6); artwork, photography
• Carolina Parra – guitar (1–4, 6–9, 11); drums (5, 10), keyboards (3); mixing (all tracks)
• Ana Rezende – guitar (2–5, 7–9, 11)
• Clara Ribeiro – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
• Luiza Sá – guitar (1, 3, 6–8, 10)
• Iracema Trevisan – bass (1–3, 5–10)
• Maria Helena Zerba – keyboards (1, 5)

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

Release history

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Date	Label	Format(s)
Brazil	October 9, 2005	Trama	CD
United States^[5]	July 11, 2006	Sub Pop	CD, LP, digital download
United Kingdom^[6]	January 22, 2007	Sire	CD, digital download

Notes and References

1. News: Cansei De Ser Sexy. The Age. Johnston. Chris. December 15, 2006. May 26, 2023.
2. Web site: Microsoft's Zune to feature Thermals, Band of Horses, Adored. Punknews.org. Paul. Aubin. September 29, 2006. May 26, 2023.
3. Web site: CSS full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. May 26, 2023.
4. Cansei de Ser Sexy . 2006 . US edition CD liner notes . . SPCD 717.
5. Web site: CSS / Cansei De Ser Sexy – SP717 . . September 19, 2012.
6. Web site: Css: Cansei De Ser Sexy . . September 19, 2012.