Music for Men is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Gossip. It was released on June 19, 2009, by Columbia Records. Critical reception Music for Men received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 69, based on 26 reviews. The album's production was criticized due to its "loud" sound quality. Albums such as this have been mastered so loud that additional digital distortion is generated during the production of the CD. The trend, known as the loudness war, has become very common on modern rock CDs. In 2010, Music for Men earned Gossip a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards. Commercial performance Music for Men was particularly successful in Europe, with sales of 280,000 copies in France alone, where it spent 138 weeks on the chart. In the United States, the album had sold 42,000 copies as of March 2012. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Music for Men. Gossip Beth Ditto – vocals Hannah Blilie – drums, illustration, percussion Brace Paine – art direction, bass, guitar, keyboards, sampler percussion Additional personnel Jeri Lynn Beard – art direction Lee Broomfield – photography Lenny Castro – percussion Greg Fidelman – additional percussion, mixing, recording Meghan Foley – art direction James Ford – original drum elements Jason Gossman – editing Sara Lyn Killion – additional engineering Eric Lynn – additional engineering Vlado Meller – mastering Dana Nielsen – additional recording, editing, saxophone Rick Rubin – production Mark Santangelo – mastering assistance Andrew Scheps – additional mixing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales References 2009 albums Albums produced by Rick Rubin Columbia Records albums Gossip (band) albums Albums recorded at Shangri-La (recording studio)