Power in Numbers explained

Power in Numbers
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jurassic 5
Cover:	Power in Numbers.jpg
Genre:	Alternative hip hop
Label:	Interscope
Producer:	Cut Chemist DJ Nu-Mark Juju Sa-Ra Creative Partners
Prev Title:	Quality Control
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Feedback
Next Year:	2006

Power in Numbers is the third studio album by American hip hop group Jurassic 5, released on October 8, 2002 by Interscope Records. It picks up where their previous album, Quality Control "left off", with a short double bass sample playing the same riff that the last song on Quality Control, "Swing Set", ended with.

Musical style

The album features a number of differing song styles. One track, "React", composed by Jurassic 5 DJ Cut Chemist, is sample-based and contains no raps. "A Day at the Races" is based around a sample of David Axelrod's "Urizen" from the album Song of Innocence. "Acetate Prophets" has the same structure, but is much longer and also features production from Jurassic 5's other DJ, DJ Nu-Mark. Many tracks start or end with a sample of speech, usually inserted by Cut Chemist. The track "DDT" is an a cappella track rapped by renowned underground emcee Kool Keith, featuring no raps by Jurassic 5 themselves.

Release

The album later had a limited re-release, which came with an accompanying DVD. The DVD consists of three featurettes on the group, one of which is a live performance. The UK version of this re-release also included an additional track on the CD, an alternative version of the track "Thin Line", featuring Mýa in place of Nelly Furtado.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Power in Numbers received an average score of 76% based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[1]

Singles

Singles from Power in Numbers! Title! Single information

"What's Golden"	Released: October 22, 2002 B-side: "High Fidelity"
"If You Only Knew"	Released: November 25, 2003 (Australia only) B-side: "Quality Control" (Live), "Concrete Schoolyard" (Live), "If You Only Knew" (Live)
"Freedom"	Released: December 2, 2003 B-side: "One of Them"
"Hey"	Released: January 27, 2004 B-side: "If You Only Knew"

Chart positions

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)!scope="col"

Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[2]	82
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[3]	43

Notes and References

1. Book: Robert Dimery. Michael Lydon. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. 23 March 2010. Universe. 978-0-7893-2074-2.
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html. October 12, 2003. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002. Jam!. March 27, 2022.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html. October 12, 2003. Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 27, 2022.