Colour It In

Colour It In
Studio album by the Maccabees
Released	14 May 2007 (2007-05-14)
Genre	Indie rock, post-punk revival, indie pop
Length	37:40
Label	Polydor
Producer	Stephen Street Iain Harvie Ben Hillier
The Maccabees chronology
Colour It In (2007) Wall of Arms (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Digital Spy	[2]
Drowned in Sound	[3]
Gigwise	[4]
NME	[5]
Pitchfork Media	(4.1/10)[6]
Pixelsurgeon	[7]
This Is Fake DIY	[8]

Colour It In is the debut studio album by the British indie band the Maccabees. It was released in the UK on 14 May and in the US on 22 May 2007. It was released on the UK iTunes Store on 16 April 2007. The album name is from the B-side from the third single "First Love". The album was named the 24th best Album of 2007 by NME. In 2024, The Independent included it in their list of 20 most underrated albums at number 20.^[9]

Track listing

All tracks written by Rupert Jarvis, Robert Dylan Thomas, Orlando Weeks, Felix White and Hugo White.

Colour It In

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Good Old Bill"	2:11
2.	"X-Ray"	3:15
3.	"All in Your Rows"	2:35
4.	"Latchmere"	3:01
5.	"About Your Dress"	2:14
6.	"Precious Time"	4:17
7.	"O.A.V.I.P."	2:20
8.	"Tissue Shoulders"	2:29
9.	"Happy Faces"	2:50
10.	"First Love"	3:03
11.	"Mary"	3:30
12.	"Lego"	3:10
13.	"Toothpaste Kisses"	2:39
Total length:		37:40

2008 Special Edition Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"The Real Thing"	1:39
15.	"Just Like the Rain"	3:49
16.	"Colour It In"	1:42
17.	"Sore Throat"	2:21
18.	"Diamond Solitaire"	0:45
19.	"Bicycles"	2:59
Total length:		50:06

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Gold	100,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Singles

"First Love" was the band's first single to crack the UK top 40, peaking at number forty.^{[citation needed]}

"About Your Dress" is the band's fourth single, and their second to make the UK top 40, peaking at number thirty-three - their highest charting single to date.^{[citation needed]}

"Precious Time" is the band's third single released on Fiction Records, and the band's fifth overall. It was their first single under Fiction not to chart in the UK top 40, peaking at Number 49, and preceded the Colour It In album release.^{[citation needed]}

"Toothpaste Kisses", released on 7 January 2008, it is the fourth track released as a single from the album and The Maccabees's sixth single released overall. The song featured in the advertisement for the Samsung SGH-G800 and also featured in the film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Colour It In - The Maccabees | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
2. Fletcher, Alex (11 January 2008). "The Maccabees: 'Colour It In'". Digitalspy.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
3. "Drowned in Sound - Reviews - Albums - the Maccabees - Colour It in". Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
4. "The Maccabees - 'Colour It In' (Fiction) Released 14/05/07". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
5. "The Maccabees: Colour It In". Nme.com. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
6. "Colour It In". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
7. "PIXELSURGEON | Reviews | Music | The Maccabees". 21 June 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
8. "The Maccabees - Colour It in: Album Reviews on This is Fake DIY". Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
9. Beaumont, Mark; O'Connor, Roisin (19 October 2024). "The 20 most underrated albums ever". The Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
10. "British album certifications – Maccabees – Colour It In". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 February 2022.