Cut the World

Cut the World is a live album by Antony and the Johnsons, recorded in Copenhagen and released in August 2012.[1]

Cut the World
Live album by
Antony and the Johnsons
Released7 August 2012 (2012-08-07)
Recorded2–3 September 2011
VenueKoncerthuset
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
Length60:42[1]
LabelRough Trade
ProducerKarl Bjerre Skibsted
Antony and the Johnsons chronology
Swanlights
(2010)		 Cut the World
(2012)		 Turning
(2014)

In 2012 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[2] which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
musicOMH[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork Media8.1/10[7]

Cut the World received wide acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 31 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anohni

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Cut the World" 4:19
2."Future Feminism" 7:35
3."Cripple and the Starfish"Antony and the Johnsons5:32
4."You Are My Sister"I Am a Bird Now4:20
5."Swanlights"Swanlights7:18
6."Epilepsy Is Dancing"The Crying Light2:57
7."Another World"The Crying Light5:26
8."Kiss My Name"The Crying Light4:07
9."I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy"I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy (EP)4:51
10."Rapture"Antony and the Johnsons4:47
11."The Crying Light"The Crying Light3:21
12."Twilight"Antony and the Johnsons6:09
Total length:60:42
  • The title track "Cut the World" is a new song from Anohni that was made for the play The Life and Death of Marina Abramović directed by Robert Wilson and starring Anohni, Marina Abramović and Willem Dafoe.[8]
  • "Future Feminism" is a spoken word track where Anohni "discusses [her] ideas in a speech [she] made during one of the concerts. Addressing the effects of patriarchy on the global ecology, Anohni explores the possibility of shifting towards feminine systems of governance in a gesture to restore our world."[8]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Cut the World album liner notes.[9]

Antony and the Johnsons
Additional

Charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 38
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13] 31
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 27
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 22
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[18] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 25
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 44
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 41
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[27] 42
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[28] 15

References
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  2. "13/12/12: More Independent Artists Take European Gold, Silver and Platinum Awards Than Ever Before | Impala". Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. "Cut the World [Live] – Antony and the Johnsons". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  5. "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". musicOMH. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  6. "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". NME. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  7. "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  8. "Secretly Canadian". Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  9. Cut the World (CD liner notes). Antony and the Johnsons. Rough Trade Records. 2012. RTRADCD663.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  21. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  22. "Spanishcharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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  25. "{{{artist}}} | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  26. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  27. "Antony and the Johnsons Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  28. "Antony and the Johnsons Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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