Writer's Block is an album by Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie rock band, formed in Stockholm in 1999 and named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén , Björn Yttling and John Eriksson .They are best known for the 2006 single "Young Folks", which...

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The track "Young Folks" was ranked at #5 on Pitchfork Media

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's list of the top 100 songs of 2006 after they gave it a track review of three out of five stars on July 19, 2006. Writer's Block was ranked at #24 on Pitchfork's list of the top 50 albums of 2006.

Reception

Writer's Block was also ranked at #5 album of the year by Almost Cool and #10 by Under the Radar

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. This album was #44 on Rolling Stone

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's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.

Track listing

1. "Writer's Block" - 0:16
2. "Objects of My Affection" - 4:35
3. "Young Folks
   Young Folks
   "Young Folks" is the first single from Peter Bjorn and John's third album, Writer's Block . The single features Victoria Bergsman of The Concretes as a guest vocalist.-Reception:...
   
   " (featuring Victoria Bergsman) - 4:39
4. "Amsterdam" - 3:37
5. "Start to Melt" - 2:15
6. "Up Against the Wall" - 7:06
7. "Paris 2004" - 3:52
8. "Let's Call It Off
   Let's Call It Off
   "Let's Call It Off" is the second single from Peter Bjorn and John's Writer's Block LP. A new mix of the song from the album was used for the single, featuring what has been called more of a "calypso" sound. The song has also been used in a popular remix by mash-up DJ Girl Talk...
   
   " - 4:05
9. "The Chills" - 3:50
10. "Roll the Credits" - 6:31
11. "Poor Cow" - 4:45

U.S. Bonus Disc

The US Release features the single mix of "Let's Call It Off" on the main disc in place of the original.

1. "Ancient Curse"
2. "All Those Expectations (Weak Remix)"
3. "Self-Pity"
4. "Let's Call It Off" (Original Mix)
5. "Sitar Folks"
6. "Young Folks(Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)"

Trivia

• The song Amsterdam is used in skateboard team Unabomber's Urbane Mob video.
• The song The Chills is featured in MLB 2K8.
• The song Young Folks is featured on the FIFA 08
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   soundtrack, an American Eagle Outfitters
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   commercial and the 2008 film 21, amongst many others. For the full list, see the article for Young Folks
  Young Folks
  "Young Folks" is the first single from Peter Bjorn and John's third album, Writer's Block . The single features Victoria Bergsman of The Concretes as a guest vocalist.-Reception:...
  
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• The song Up Against the Wall is featured in a Levi's Jeans commercial.
• The song Amsterdam is sampled in the rapper MOD SUN's (Four Letter Lie
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  -History:The group formed in 2004 and quickly released an EP entitled Her Escape in May 2005. They followed the release with a heavy tour schedule, which included dates on the Warped Tour and Taste of Chaos tours. The group won an online vote to open the Taste of Chaos date in St. Paul, Minnesota...
  
  's former drummer) song Went To Amsterdam.
• The poster for the Writer's Block European Tour was designed by Berlin
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  -based poster
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   artist Stefan Guzy
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