Cansei de Ser Sexy

Cansei de Ser Sexy
Studio album by CSS
Released	October 9, 2005
Recorded	March–June 2005 at Jägermeister Bitte (a.k.a. Adriano's and Carolina's home), São Paulo, Brazil
Genre	Indie rock, new wave, electronic rock, electroclash, new rave, dance-punk, alternative dance, indietronica
Label	Trama
Producer	Adriano Cintra
CSS chronology
A Onda Mortal / Uma Tarde com PJ (2004) Cansei de Ser Sexy (2005) CSS SUXXX (2005)
Alternative cover
International cover

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	6.0/10[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Q	[5]
Uncut	[6]

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, paying homage to the effects of digital technology upon the dissemination and popularization of music.

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 songs "Alala" and "Off the Hook" are featured in the Xbox 360 video games Forza Motorsport 2 and FIFA 08.^[7] The song "Music Is My Hot Hot Sex" was featured in a Zune advertisement in 2006 and an iPod Touch advertisement in 2007. The song "Alala" was featured in an episode of the MTV show The Hard Times of RJ Berger.

Track listing

All tracks written by Adriano Cintra and Lovefoxxx, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fuckoff Is Not the Only Thing You Have to Show"	4:02
2.	"Alala" (Cintra, Carolina Parra, Lovefoxxx)	3:58
3.	"Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above"	3:31
4.	"Meeting Paris Hilton"	3:11
5.	"Alcohol"	2:49
6.	"Bezzi" (Cintra, Luiza Sá, Lovefoxxx)	3:04
7.	"Off the Hook" (Cintra)	2:40
8.	"Art Bitch"	3:09
9.	"Acho Um Pouco Bom" (Cintra)	2:58
10.	"Computer Heat"	5:03
11.	"Music Is My Hot Hot Sex"	3:07
12.	"This Month, Day 10"	3:57
13.	"Superafim" (Cintra, Carlos Dias, Clara Ribeiro)	3:43
14.	"Poney Honey Money"	2:38

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.

All tracks written by Adriano Cintra and Lovefoxxx, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"CSS Suxxx"	1:56
2.	"Patins" (Cintra, Sá, Lovefoxxx)	2:18
3.	"Alala" (Cintra, Parra, Lovefoxxx)	3:58
4.	"Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above"	3:31
5.	"Art Bitch"	3:09
6.	"Fuckoff Is Not the Only Thing You Have to Show"	4:02
7.	"Meeting Paris Hilton"	3:11
8.	"Off the Hook" (Cintra)	2:40
9.	"Alcohol"	2:49
10.	"Music Is My Hot Hot Sex"	3:07
11.	"This Month, Day 10"	3:57
Total length:		34:38

US iTunes bonus tracks[8]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Bezzi" (Cintra, Sá, Lovefoxxx)	3:06
13.	"Poney Honey Money"	2:38

Reception

The album received mainly positive reviews^[9]—it was featured on Uncut's list of the 50 best records of 2006 at number eighteen, NME's list of the 50 best records of 2006 at number five and Q's list of the 100 best records of 2006 at number eighty-nine. Despite the reviews, it failed to chart in the United States. The album won the 2007 PLUG Independent Music Award for Best Punk Album.

Personnel

Credits for the international version of Cansei de Ser Sexy.^[10]

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 Tony Kiewel – A&R (international) Clayton Martin – drum engineer Carlos Eduardo Miranda – A&R (Brazil) 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

Region	Date	Label	Format(s)
Brazil	October 9, 2005	Trama	CD
United States[11]	July 11, 2006	Sub Pop	CD, LP, digital download
United Kingdom[12]	January 22, 2007	Sire Records	CD, digital download

References

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2. Albertson, Cammila. "Cansei de Ser Sexy – CSS". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.
3. Breihan, Tom (July 12, 2006). "CSS: Cansei De Ser Sexy". Pitchfork Media.
4. Simpson, Dave (21 July 2006). "CSS, Cansei de Ser Sexy". Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via The Guardian.
5. "Cansei De Ser Sexy by CSS". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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8. "Cansei de Ser Sexy by CSS". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
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10. Cansei de Ser Sexy (US edition CD liner notes). CSS. Sub Pop. 2006. SPCD 717.
11. "CSS / Cansei De Ser Sexy – SP717". Sub Pop. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
12. "Css: Cansei De Ser Sexy". HMV. Retrieved September 19, 2012.