''Streets of Gold'' is the third studio album by American

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. It was released on June 29, 2010 in the United States and July 19, 2010 in the United Kingdom. The album debuted at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 41,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, ''Streets of Gold'' received generally mixed reviews from most music critics.

Background

3OH!3 released a video for the song "House Party" on April 8 as a teaser for ''Streets of Gold''. The group hired Andrew W.K. to do a rock remix of "House Party", which was released virally on Friday April 16, 2010. 3OH!3 had met Andrew W.K. at a house party in Memphis, Tennessee. First single, "

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" was released on their website at 3:03 PM EST May 3. and digitally at midnight on May 4. On May 18, 2010, the song " Touchin' on My" was released exclusively on

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. 3OH!3 planned to release a new song every other Tuesday up to the release of the album. "Déjà Vu" was released on June 1, and "

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" was released on June 15. On June 8, the song "I Can Do Anything" was released to members only on the 3OH!3 website. The song "I Know How To Say" was used in a trailer for the animated Disney film ''

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''. An excerpt from the instrumental version of the song can be heard on the official ''Mars Needs Moms'' website.

Critical reception

The album received mixed reviews from most music critics. At

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score of 48, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally mixed or average reviews".

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writer David Jeffries noted "over-the-top performances" and stated "3OH!3 are nothing if not loud and shameless, so if you expect end-to-end excellence from their albums, you’ve got a lot to learn about cheap thrills".Jeffries, David (July 2010). Review: ''Streets of Gold''

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''s Leah Greenblatt gave the album a C+ rating and wrote that "''Streets of Gold''s beats still sound garage-sale-

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cheap, but the album yields several doofy, affable sing-alongs".Greenblatt, Leah (June 23, 2010)
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'' complimented its incorporation of hip hop, rock, and electro-pop styles and described it as "an oppressive and convincing wall of sounds".Caramanica, Jon (July 4, 2010)
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'' gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that it "sweeps across a broad range of stylistic tones, maintaining levity while dabbling in comparably serious musical pursuits". ''

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''s Sean Fennessey called 3OH!3 "cheeky stylists with quips that frequently devolve into misogyny" and noted "little depth", but concluded "Still, this is a group that excels when no one is listening to what they're saying, only to how they sound, which is always committed and fearlessly grand".Fennessey, Sean (June 29, 2010)
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's Fraser McAlpine panned the album's lyrics and called it "dumb for sure, but no fun whatsoever".McAlpine, Fraser (July 16, 2010)
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. Retrieved on 2010-09-12. Ben Weisz of

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gave it 2 out of 5 stars and stated "the lyrics are generally unimaginative, sacrificing any shred of credibility to chase the cheap rhyme".Weitz, Ben (July 2010)
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'' criticized the songs' "witticisms" and noted "brutish synths and hammy bleats".Anderson, Stacey (June 29, 2010)
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'' called it "grim stuff – a soundtrack for beer-pong tournaments" and panned its formula of "dopey electro rock bolstering 'raps' about drinking... and getting girls to 'touch on' their privates".Rosen, Jody (June 29, 2010)
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''s Mark Beaumont gave the album a 0/10 rating and called 3OH!3 "electro-hip-pop white bread American scum", stating "If ''Streets Of Gold''s lyrics are unlikely to bother the

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pendulum: the threat of the latter tamed and glossed by the cash-hungry urge to be the former".Beaumont, Mark (July 11, 2010)
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Commercial performance

''Streets of Gold'' debuted at number seven on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 41,000 copies sold in its first week. The album has sold more than 100,000 copies in US.

Track listing

Personnel

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Musicians

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Nathaniel Motte Nathaniel Warren Seth Motte (born January 13, 1984) is an American recording artist, record producer, and film composer from Boulder, Colorado. He is a member of the electropop duo 3OH!3 with Sean Foreman. Life and career Motte was born to a ...

–

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, programming *

Sean Foreman Sean Foreman (born August 27, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and rapper from Boulder, Colorado. He is a member of the electronic pop duo 3OH!3 with Nathaniel Motte. History Sean Foreman was born in Boulder, Colorado and attended Fair ...

– vocals, composer ;Guest musicians *

Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert (; born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to Kemosabe Records. Her first major success came in early 2009 after she was featured on America ...

– vocals on track 3 *

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been ...

– vocals on track 16

Production

Benny Blanco Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also ...

– drums, keyboards, programming, vocals,

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– photography *Megan Dennis – production coordination *

Dr. Luke Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born September 26, 1973), known professionally as Dr. Luke, Tyson Trax, and Made in China, is an American record producer and songwriter. His professional music career began in the late-night television sketch comedy ...

– programming, vocals, producer, musician *Chris Gehringer – material *Serban Ghenea – mixing *

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– assistant *Aniela Gottwald – assistant *Tatiana Gottwald – assistant *John Hanes – mixing *Sam Holland – engineer *Jimmy James – production assistant *Andrew Kimmell – artwork *

Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs t ...

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s, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, mixing *Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin – assistant *Nicholas Motte – artwork *Michelle Piza – packaging manager *Irene Richter – production coordination *Tim Roberts – mixing assistant *Vanessa Silberman – production coordination *

Matt Squire Matt Squire (born May 7, 1976) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixing engineer, and songwriter. His production, songwriting, and mixing credits include Underoath, Panic! at the Disco, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Kesh ...

– guitar, drums, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, mixing, vocal editing *Steve Tippeconic –

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, assistant *Emily Wright – engineer, vocal editing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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