Wooden Arms

Wooden Arms
Studio album by Patrick Watson
Released	April 28, 2009 (2009-04-28)
Recorded	2008
Genre	Dream pop, psychedelic folk
Length	45:12
Label	Secret City
Producer	Patrick Watson
Patrick Watson chronology
Close to Paradise (2007) Wooden Arms (2009) Adventures in Your Own Backyard (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Bande à part	(8.6/10) [1]
NME	(9/10) [2]
Pitchfork Media	(3.3/10) [3]
The Guardian	[4]
Wunderkammer	(Mixed) [5]

Wooden Arms is the third album by Patrick Watson, released April 28, 2009 on Secret City Records.^[6] The album's first single, "Tracy's Waters", was released on March 5 and the group performed a new song, "Beijing", on CBC Radio's Q radio show on April 6. "Fireweed" was also released as a single and a music video was filmed, which features both live action and animation.

The album was nominated for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize, an award that Watson won in 2007 with the sophomore release, Close to Paradise.^[7]

The song "Big Bird in a Small Cage" was chosen as the Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week for August 25, 2009.^[8]

The song "Beijing" was inspired by the movie Being John Malkovich, and the idea of finding oneself in someone else's life in Beijing.^[9]

The song "Summer Sleeps" (an iTunes and Vinyl bonus track) was used in the TV Show "Continuum" Season 1, episode 9.^[10]

Personnel

Guest musicians on the album include Lhasa de Sela, Katie Moore^[11] and Jace Lasek.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fireweed"	3:35
2.	"Tracy's Waters"	3:47
3.	"Beijing"	4:06
4.	"Wooden Arms"	3:08
5.	"Hommage"	2:04
6.	"Traveling Salesman"	3:42
7.	"Big Bird in a Small Cage"	4:03
8.	"Down at the Beach"	5:18
9.	"Man Like You"	4:11
10.	"Where the Wild Things Are"	3:52
11.	"Machinery of the Heavens"	7:26

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Hearts in the Park"
13.	"Summer Sleeps" (iTunes bonus track)

Charts and certifications

Chart	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	22
Dutch Albums Chart	34
French Albums Chart	104

Certification

Country	Certification
Canada (Music Canada)	Gold[12]

References

1. Bande à part Review
2. NME Review
3. Pitchfork Media Review
4. "Patrick Watson: Wooden Arms". The Guardian. 2009-05-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31.
5. Wunderkammer Review
6. "Patrick Watson Announces New Album" Archived 2013-01-15 at archive.today, Exclaim!, February 26, 2008.
7. "Fucked Up Win Polaris Prize". Clickmusic. 2009-09-23. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
8. "Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - Patrick Watson - Big Bird In A Small Cage". www.mark-heringer.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
9. Beijing Songfacts
10. "Music from Continuum S1E09". Tunefind. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
11. "Patrick Watson Tries To Woo Spike Jonze"^[usurped]. chartattack.com, May 1, 2009.
12. "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved 2017-07-31.