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{{Short description|2014 album by Blondie}}
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| Recorded = 2012–13; Mercy Sound Studios, New York City <ref name="facebook1">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Blondie/posts/147427732089385 |title=Blondie - we are putting finishing touches on new music... |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2013-08-09}}</ref><ref name="redbullmusicacademy.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/blondie?template=RBMA_Lecture%2Ftranscript |title=Debbie Harry and Chris Stein |publisher=Red Bull Music Academy |date=2011-12-09 |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref>
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| Label = ]; lead single released by Oh Yeah Noa, Bad Conscience, Bone Lid LLC, It's Not My Bag,<ref name="Flickr.com">{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhw3/9110566049/lightbox/ |title=Blondie-single-back-clr-PRINT copy &#124; Flickr – Condivisione di foto! |publisher=Flickr.com |date=2013-06-17 |accessdate=2013-08-09}}</ref>
| recorded = 2012–2013
| Producer = Jeff Saltzman,<ref name="facebook1"/> Steve Lillywhite,<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Alexander |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/8996554/Blondie-gone-die-Brilliant |title=Blondie gone-die - Brilliant! |publisher=Stuff.co.nz |date=2013-08-05 |accessdate=2013-08-09}}</ref> Matt Katz-Bohen,<ref name="Flickr.com"/> ]
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'''''Ghosts of Download''''' is the upcoming tenth ] by American band ], to be released in 2014<ref name="facebook.com"/> as part of a two-disc package including a CD of Blondie's biggest hits. Its lead single, "]", was released on June 21, 2013,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deborah-harry.com/?p=2621|title= A Rose By Any Name: single release|publisher=deborah-harry.com|date=June 22, 2013|accessdate=2013-11-21}}</ref> around the time of the album's main promotional campaign kick-off. The album's title refers to spirits in the background of electricity and data.<ref name="m.rollingstone.com">{{cite web|url=http://m.rollingstone.com/?redirurl=%2Fmusic%2Fnews%2Fblondies-chris-stein-reveals-trove-of-rare-seventies-photos-20130812 |title=Rolling Stone &#124; Music News, Politics, Interviews, Pictures, and Reviews |publisher=M.rollingstone.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref>
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'''''Blondie 4(0) Ever''''' is a double album by American ] band ]. It was released on May 12, 2014, by Noble ID in celebration of the band's 40th anniversary. The two-disc package consists of ''Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux'', a collection of re-recordings of Blondie's past singles, and the band's tenth studio album, ''Ghosts of Download''. The latter spawned three singles: "]", "]", and "]".
== Background and recording ==
Blondie began working on their tenth album not long after the release of their 2011 album '']''.<ref></ref> In March 2013 the band announced via ] and ] that they were putting finishing touches to new music, suggesting they had been recording for several months. The album was recorded at Mercy Sound Studios in ].<ref name="facebook1"/> ] announced through Twitter that artists scheduled to feature on the album include girl group Stush, hip hop group ] and Colombian electronica artist Systema Solar. On 19 June the group announced through Facebook that they were still recording but almost finished.<ref name="facebook2">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Blondie/posts/10151632891928389 |title=Blondie - next album, recording, collection of music is... |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2013-08-09}}</ref> It was announced in August that an ] collaboration with Hector Fonseca was to feature on the album.<ref>name="m.rollingstone.com"</ref>


==Background and recording==
“This project was ongoing since we finished Panic of Girls,” Chris Stein commented. “It’s been like two years that I have been working on this. This one is more computer-based than the last record, which was more band-based. A lot of the programmed parts remained on the record, more so than the previous records. I spent a lot of time doing this at home, and then sending things back and forth with our producer Jeff Saltzman. He helped develop melodies with me, and that was really gratifying. And he had this assistant, Natalie Hawkins, who helped with the melodies too. There was a lot of collaboration with this record, more so than previous records, except perhaps for Autoamerican (1980) which had a lot of outside players on it, even an orchestra.”
Blondie began working on their tenth studio album shortly after the release of '']'' (2011).<ref name="sxsw">{{cite web |last=Hill |first=Michael |url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2014/events/event_MS27761 |title=Blondie: 40th Anniversary & Blondie 4(0) Ever – Bio |publisher=] |access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> In early March 2013, the band announced via ] and ] that they were putting finishing touches to new music, and it would be released later that year.<ref name="FBfinishing">{{cite web |author=Blondie |author-link=Blondie (band) |url=https://www.facebook.com/Blondie/posts/147427732089385 |title=we are putting finishing touches on new music that'll be... |date=March 9, 2013 |access-date=August 9, 2013 |via=]}}</ref> The album was recorded at Mercy Sound Studios in New York City and at Skyline Studios in ].<ref name="notes"/> Guitarist and co-founder ] announced that the album would feature collaborations with girl group Stush, ] group ], and Colombian ] artist ].<ref name="FBfinishing"/> On June 18, the group announced through Facebook that they were still recording but almost finished, while revealing that their next album would be titled ''Ghosts of Download''.<ref name="FBtitle">{{cite web |author=Blondie |url=https://www.facebook.com/Blondie/posts/10151632891928389 |title=next album, recording, collection of music is called:... |date=June 18, 2013 |access-date=August 9, 2013 |via=Facebook}}</ref> Stein stated in August that an ] collaboration with ] would be included on the album.<ref name="rare-photos"/>


"We have live performances on there that bring out the style of Blondie", ] told '']''. "I don't think it sounds entirely like a dance record... We did this in a very economical way, actually. Chris and ] did all of their work on computer, then we would send files to people and they would play to it, or sing to it, or write to it, or whatever. So it was kind of in the ghostly era of electronics."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Anders |first=Marcel|title=I was criticised for being too sexual. But it was innocent compared to today |magazine=] |issue=197 |date=June 2014 |page=54 |issn=1464-7834}}</ref>
Debbie Harry also commented, “It’s always the music; the music is the primary inspiration. Every piece has its own mood, its own arc and a lot of times the lyrics sort of suggest themselves.”


"This project was ongoing since we finished ''Panic of Girls''", Stein commented. "It's been like two years that I have been working on this. This one is more computer-based than the last record, which was more band-based. A lot of the programmed parts remained on the record, more so than the previous records. I spent a lot of time doing this at home, and then sending things back and forth with our producer Jeff Saltzman. He helped develop melodies with me, and that was really gratifying. And he had this assistant, Natalie Hawkins, who helped with the melodies too. There was a lot of collaboration with this record, more so than previous records, except perhaps for '']'' which had a lot of outside players on it, even an orchestra."<ref name="sxsw"/>
“Oh, with Debbie, we just have a lot of unsaid communication, a lot of non-verbal stuff goes on. I don’t have to ask her much because she will always have the same conclusions,” Chris Stein said. And Debbie Harry agreed: “Most recently, there were a couple of lines in a song that he came up with, and then there were two more lines that had to be written, and I had already written them. So I mean, it just sort of happens. It's easy for us.”


Harry also commented, "It's always the music; the music is the primary inspiration. Every piece has its own mood, its own arc and a lot of times the lyrics sort of suggest themselves."<ref name="sxsw"/>
The album's tracklisting was revealed in late March 2014 through Pandora.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ghostsofdownload/posts/10152350322743223?stream_ref=10</ref>


"Oh, with Debbie, we just have a lot of unsaid communication, a lot of non-verbal stuff goes on. I don't have to ask her much because she will always have the same conclusions", Stein said. Harry agreed: "Most recently, there were a couple of lines in a song that he came up with, and then there were two more lines that had to be written, and I had already written them. So I mean, it just sort of happens. It's easy for us."<ref name="sxsw"/>
== Promotion ==
The album's promotional campaign kicked off in March 2013, when a snippet of "Make A Way" featured on WNYC 93.9 FM Soundcheck.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.deborah-harry.com/?p=2454 |title=WNYC 93.9 FM/Soundcheck interview/new song "Make A Way" &#124; DEBORAH-HARRY [dot&#93; COM &#124; NEWS & UPDATES |publisher=Deborah-harry.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-09}}</ref>


==Release==
The band embarked on the European ] from June 11-July 10, 2013. The band performed six songs from the album; "Rave", "A Rose by Any Name", "Take Me in the Night", "Winter", "]" and "]". Prior to this, ] and Chris Stein appeared on the UK's '']'' to publicise the new album and the Blast Off Tour, with Stein announcing he felt the new tracks were the best yet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByFeANQDKAo |title=Blondie Debbie Harry BBC The One Show 2013 |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-06-13 |accessdate=2013-08-09}}</ref>
The title of Blondie's tenth studio album was confirmed to be ''Ghosts of Download'' on June 18, 2013.<ref name="FBtitle"/> According to Stein, the title refers to "all spirits in the background of electricity and data".<ref name="rare-photos">{{cite magazine |last=Appleford |first=Steve |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blondies-chris-stein-reveals-trove-of-rare-seventies-photos-20130812 |title=Blondie's Chris Stein Reveals Trove of Rare Seventies Photos |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 12, 2013 |access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> An early version of the track listing was unveiled on June 28 through ], along with previews of the tracks.<ref>{{cite web |author=Christina |url=http://www.deborah-harry.com/?p=2630 |title=Ghosts Of Download/track listing and previews on Pandora |website=Deborah-Harry.com |date=June 28, 2013 |access-date=August 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130720104505/http://www.deborah-harry.com/?p=2630 |archive-date=July 20, 2013}}</ref>


The album's release was postponed several times. It was originally scheduled to be released in November 2013,<ref name="rare-photos"/> but the release was pushed back to January 2014 in order to avoid the rush of albums released for the Christmas period.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pullen |first=Doug |url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/entertainment/ci_24133925/blondie-finds-inspiration-new-sounds |title=Blondie performs at El Paso's Plaza Theatre Tuesday |work=] |date=September 20, 2013 |access-date=January 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130921105215/http://www.elpasotimes.com/entertainment/ci_24133925/blondie-finds-inspiration-new-sounds |archive-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref> On December 31, 2013, Harry stated in an interview on ]'s '']'' that the album would be released in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1312/31/se.03.html |title=New Year's Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin, Hour 2 |website=] |date=December 31, 2013 |access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref> The January 2014 issue of British magazine '']'' confirmed the album's release date as March 17, 2014, to be supplemented with Blondie's 40th Anniversary World Wide Tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=636773133027253&set=a.540123259358908.1073741828.539956139375620&type=1&stream_ref=10 |title=Timeline Photos |date=January 28, 2014 |access-date=May 14, 2014 |via=Facebook}}</ref> However, the release was ultimately delayed to May 13, 2014.<ref name="prnewswire"/>
The album was confirmed on June 19, 2013.,<ref name="facebook2"/> "A Rose By Any Name", the lead single was released on June 21. The album track-listing was revealed 28 June.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.deborah-harry.com/?p=2630 |title=Ghosts Of Download/track listing and previews on Pandora &#124; DEBORAH-HARRY ] for Autumn 2013. Five songs from the album were made available to download with each ticket purchased.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blondie.net/tour-announcement-no-principals-tour/|title=Tour Announcement: No Principals Tour|publisher=blonie.net|date=June 18, 2013|accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2013/06/24/debbie-harry-blondie-beth-ditto-rose-any-name|title=LISTEN: Blondie/ Beth Ditto Collab, 'A Rose By Any Name'|publisher=out.com|date=June 24, 2013|accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151694682558389&set=a.10150192132768389.324043.76174813388&type=1 |title=Tijdlijnfoto's |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2013-08-09}}</ref> The songs were reported to be "]", "]", "Can't Stop Wanting", "]" and "I Screwed Up". However some fans received "Sugar on the Side" in place of "A Rose by Any Name". The song "Mile High" was debuted during the later shows of the tour.


It was announced in the February 2014 issue of '']'' magazine, for which Harry was photographed by ], that ''Ghosts of Download'' would be released as part of a two-disc package titled ''Blondie 4(0) Ever''—coinciding with the band's 40th anniversary—which would also include an album of the band's greatest hits.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stein |first=Chris |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/02/debbie-harry-blondie-photo |title=Debbie Harry on Blondie's 40th Anniversary |work=] |date=January 15, 2014 |access-date=June 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322125248/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/02/debbie-harry-blondie-photo |archive-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
"Sugar on the Side" was debuted on the fashion show '']''. The episode aired on October 25, 2013 and featured Harry as a guest judge.<ref name=project_runaway>{{cite web|url=http://www.blondie.net/debbie-is-a-guest-judge-on-project-runway-tomorrow/|title=Debbie is a guest judge on Project Runway tomorrow |publisher=Facebook |date=October 23, 2013 |accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref> Viewers could unlock the song by retweeting ''Project Runway'' on social networking site ].<ref name=project_runaway/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XraYBHxGA2M |title=Blondie - Sugar on the Side (Project Runway All Stars Exclusive) |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> It was later released as a single in North America.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blondie.net/new-song-sugar-on-the-side-now-available-on-itunes-uscanada-only/|title=New song "Sugar on the Side" now available on iTunes (US/Canada only)!|publisher=blondie.net|date=December 17, 2013|accessdate=2013-12-19}}</ref>


The first song released from ''Blondie 4(0) Ever'' was the re-recorded version on "]", which appeared on the ] to the 2013 film '']''.
== Release ==
The album's release has been postponed several times. It was originally scheduled to be released in November 2013<ref name="m.rollingstone.com"/> but the release was pushed back to January 2014 to avoid the rush of albums released for the Christmas period.<ref name="elpasotimes.com">{{cite web|last=Pullen |first=Doug |url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/entertainment/ci_24133925/blondie-finds-inspiration-new-sounds |title=Blondie performs at El Paso's Plaza Theatre Tuesday |publisher=El Paso Times |date=2013-09-20 |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> On 31 December 2013, Debbie Harry stated in an interview with ] that the album would be released in March 2014.


The final track listing for ''Blondie 4(0) Ever'' was revealed in late March 2014 on Pandora.<ref>{{cite web |author=Blondie |url=https://www.facebook.com/ghostsofdownload/posts/10152350322743223 |title=The tracklist for the upcoming double collection... |date=March 24, 2014 |access-date=May 14, 2014 |via=Facebook}}</ref> The first disc, ''Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux'', features brand-new studio recordings of 11 of Blondie's commercially successful singles,<ref name="prnewswire">{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blondie-to-release-40th-anniversary-double-disc-package-on-may-13-2014-256180411.html |title=Blondie To Release 40th Anniversary Double-Disc Package On May 13, 2014 |location=New York |date=April 22, 2014 |access-date=June 11, 2014 |via=]}}</ref> except "]", which appears in its original 1999 version.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elusivedisc.com/Blondie-Blondie-40-ever-Greatest-Hits-Deluxe-Redux_Ghosts-of-Download-2LP-DVD-Colored-Vinyl/productinfo/UNILP50015/ |title=Blondie Blondie 4(0)-ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux/Ghosts of Download 2LP & DVD (Colored Vinyl) |publisher=Elusive Disc |access-date=June 11, 2014 |archive-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517223727/http://www.elusivedisc.com/Blondie-Blondie-40-ever-Greatest-Hits-Deluxe-Redux_Ghosts-of-Download-2LP-DVD-Colored-Vinyl/productinfo/UNILP50015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
It was announced in the February 2014 issue of Vanity Issue Magazine, for which Debbie Harry was photographed, that the album will be released as part of a special package entitled ''Blondie 4(0) Ever'' (marking the band's 40th anniversary) which will also include a CD of the band's biggest hits, re-recorded and remixed in 2013.<ref></ref>
The deluxe edition includes the two-disc set, a DVD of Blondie's 1977 live performance at ], a concert poster from 1979, and five postcards of Stein photos.<ref name="prnewswire"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deborah-harry.com/?page_id=2942 |title=Blondie 4(0)-Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts of Download |website=Deborah-Harry.com |access-date=June 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140412173501/http://www.deborah-harry.com/?page_id=2942 |archive-date=April 12, 2014}}</ref> Three additional ''Ghosts of Download'' bonus tracks were made available upon pre-ordering the digital album via iTunes and/or Amazon. The iTunes pre-order also included an instant free download of the song "I Want to Drag You Around".<ref name="prnewswire"/>


==Artwork==
The final January 2014 issue of Mojo Magazine in the UK confirmed the album's release date as March 17, 2014,<ref name="facebook.com"/> to be supplemented with the "Blondie 40th Anniversary World Wide Tour". However, the album still has yet to be released.
The artwork for ''Ghosts of Download'' was designed by ], who has previously worked for ] and also created the cover art for the singles "]" and "]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=J. H. III |author-link=J. H. Williams III |url=http://www.jhwilliams3.com/archives/1798 |title=BLONDIE! |website=JHWilliams3.com |date=June 22, 2013 |access-date=November 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Blondie |url=https://www.facebook.com/Blondie/posts/10151642366488389 |title=Graphics for the upcoming 'album' is being done by... |date=June 23, 2013 |access-date=August 9, 2013 |via=Facebook}}</ref> A high-quality version of the cover, with text reading "Blondie Ghosts of Download", was released to ] and ] at the end of April 2014. Further pages from the booklet (created by Williams) of the album, containing handwritten lyrics for select songs by members of the band, accompanied by skeletal images of them, were posted on Williams' website on April 22, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=J. H. III |url=http://www.jhwilliams3.com/archives/1890 |title=Blondie! Yeah! |website=JHWilliams3.com |date=April 22, 2014 |access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref>


== Artwork == ==Promotion==
On March 20, 2013, Harry and Stein stopped by the talk show '']'' on ] to premiere the track "]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/story/277043-dynamic-duos-debbie-harry-chris-stein-of-blondie-buke-and-gase-the-bryants/ |title=Dynamic Duos: Debbie Harry & Chris Stein Of Blondie; Buke And Gase; The Bryants |work=] |date=March 20, 2013 |access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> The band embarked on the Blast Off Tour across Europe from June 11 to July 10, 2013. The band performed six songs from the album: "Rave", "]", "Take Me in the Night", "Winter", "]", and "]".<ref>{{cite web |author=Blondie |url=https://www.facebook.com/Blondie/posts/10151632868653389 |title=new songs in the set are: Rave Winter I Want to Drag You... |date=June 18, 2013 |access-date=June 12, 2014 |via=Facebook}}</ref> Prior to this, Harry and Stein appeared on ]'s '']'' to promote the new album and the Blast Off Tour, with Stein saying that he felt the new tracks were the best yet.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByFeANQDKAo |title=Blondie Debbie Harry BBC The One Show 2013 |date=June 13, 2013 |access-date=August 9, 2013 |via=]}}</ref>
The album artwork is by ], who has previously worked at DC Comics and also created the artwork for "]" and "]".<ref name=jhwilliams3>{{cite news|url=http://www.jhwilliams3.com/archives/1798|title=BLONDIE!|publisher=jhwilliams3.com |date= June 22, 2013|accessdate=2013-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Blondie/posts/10151642366488389 |title=Blondie - Graphics for the upcoming 'album' is being done... |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2013-08-09}}</ref> A piece of artwork by JH Williams III titled "Ghosts of Download" debuted on a Facebook page with links to Blondie in February 2014; this is presumed to be the cover artwork.


"A Rose by Any Name" was released on June 21, 2013, as the lead single from ''Ghosts of Download'' in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |author=Christina |url=http://www.deborah-harry.com/?p=2621 |title=A Rose By Any Name: single release |website=Deborah-Harry.com |date=June 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701190904/http://www.deborah-harry.com/?p=2621 |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> On June 18, Blondie announced their North American No Principals Tour for fall 2013. Each ticket purchased for the tour included five tracks from the album: "Make a Way", "]", "Can't Stop Wanting", "]", and "I Screwed Up".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blondie.net/tour-announcement-no-principals-tour/ |title=Tour Announcement: "No Principals Tour" |website=Blondie.net |date=June 18, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117224739/http://www.blondie.net/tour-announcement-no-principals-tour/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2013/06/24/debbie-harry-blondie-beth-ditto-rose-any-name |title=LISTEN: Blondie/ Beth Ditto Collab, 'A Rose By Any Name' |work=] |date=June 24, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref> However, some fans received "Sugar on the Side" instead of "A Rose by Any Name". The song "Mile High" was debuted during the later shows of the tour.
==Blondie 4(0) Ever==
In January 2014 it was announced that ''Ghosts of Download'' would in fact be released as part of a two-disc package named '''Blondie 4(0) Ever''', containing a disc of greatest hits, re-recorded in 2013, and a disc of new material, to mark the band's fortieth anniversary. The 'Blondie 4(0) Ever' name was also used on the 'Blondie 4(0) Ever World Wide Tour', including dates all over the world and at various music festivals, again to mark the band's fortieth anniversary.


On October 24, 2013, Harry appeared on the ] premiere as a guest judge, and the song "Sugar on the Side" debuted on the show's ] account during the episode.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kramer |first=Barry L. |url=http://www.blondie.net/debbie-is-a-guest-judge-on-project-runway-tomorrow/ |title=Debbie is a guest judge on Project Runway tomorrow |website=Blondie.net |date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113231026/http://www.blondie.net/debbie-is-a-guest-judge-on-project-runway-tomorrow/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bentley |first=Jean |url=http://screenertv.com/news-features/project-runway-all-stars-debbie-harry-debuting-new-blondie-music-during-premiere/ |title='Project Runway All Stars': Debbie Harry debuting new Blondie music during premiere |website=] |date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=July 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217062021/http://screenertv.com/news-features/project-runway-all-stars-debbie-harry-debuting-new-blondie-music-during-premiere/ |archive-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> The track was later released on December 17, 2013, as the album's second single in North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blondie.net/new-song-sugar-on-the-side-now-available-on-itunes-uscanada-only/ |title=New song "Sugar on the Side" now available on iTunes (US/Canada only)! |website=Blondie.net |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118052938/http://www.blondie.net/new-song-sugar-on-the-side-now-available-on-itunes-uscanada-only/ }}</ref>
An article released on February 15, 2014 confirmed these facts, but also mentioned that ''Ghosts of Download'' had been restructured from a 16-song album to a 12-song album. In addition to this, the tracks were changed around, as the article mentioned that second single "Sugar on the Side" now served as the opening track, instead of the previously-announced "Make A Way". This article also confirmed the name of the greatest hits album as '''Deluxe Redux: Greatest Hits''', and mentioned the titles of four of the tracks: "Rapture", "The Tide Is High", "Heart of Glass" and "One Way or Another". Another of the tracks, "Dreaming", was featured in a UK advert in 2013.


The album's third single, "I Want to Drag You Around", made its world premiere on ]'s '']'' on April 3, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |author=Daniel |url=http://blondieheadlines.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/blondies-brand-new-single-i-want-to.html |title=Blondie's Brand New Single 'I Want To Drag You Around' Gets Its World Exclusive Play On Britain's BBC Radio 2 |website=Blondie Headlines |date=April 3, 2014 |access-date=May 14, 2014}}</ref> It was also named "Record of the Week" on BBC Radio 2 for the week beginning April 21, 2014.<ref name="drag-lyric">{{cite web |url=http://www.blondie.net/new-lyric-video-for-i-want-to-drag-you-around/ |title=New lyric video for "I Want to Drag You Around"! |website=Blondie.net |date=April 23, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014 |archive-date=June 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620223333/http://www.blondie.net/new-lyric-video-for-i-want-to-drag-you-around/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> A lyric video for the song, featuring J. H. Williams III's graphics for the album, was uploaded to the band's official ] page on April 23.<ref name="drag-lyric"/> The official audios for "Sugar on the Side" (from ''Ghosts of Download'') and the reworked version of "]" (from ''Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux'') were uploaded to YouTube on April 22, 2014, to promote the album. The official music video for "Sugar on the Side", directed by photographer ], debuted exclusively on Hunger TV on April 30, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hungertv.com/feature/exclusive-blondie-sugar-side/ |title=Exclusive: Blondie – Sugar On The Side |website=Hunger TV |date=April 30, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> The album itself became "Record of the Week" on BBC Radio 2 for the week beginning May 5, 2014, meaning that one song from the album was played each day on BBC Radio 2. From May 5 to 9, '']'' streamed tracks from ''Ghosts of Download'' daily on ] via ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/may/05/blondie-three-tracks-new-album-ghosts-of-download |title=Blondie: Hear three tracks from their new album Ghosts of Download |work=] |date=May 5, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/may/09/blondie-stream-new-album-ghosts-of-download |title=Blondie: Listen to the band's new album Ghosts of Download |work=The Guardian |date=May 9, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref>
==Tracklisting==

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The band recorded a session at the ]'s ] for the ] show '']'' on May 13, 2014, featuring new and older songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b043q2jv |title=Newsnight, Blondie at BBC Maida Vale |publisher=] |date=May 13, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> On the same day, the band appeared on '']'' to perform "Sugar on the Side".<ref>{{cite episode |series=Good Morning America |series-link=Good Morning America |season=39 |number=95 |air-date=May 13, 2014 |network=]}}</ref> Blondie also performed "Sugar on the Side" and "One Way or Another" on '']'' on May 14,<ref>{{cite web |last=Hogan |first=Marc |url=http://www.spin.com/2014/05/blondie-40th-anniversary-daily-show-video/ |title=Watch Blondie Celebrate 40th Birthday on 'Daily Show' |work=] |date=May 15, 2014 |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> followed by a performance of "]" on '']'' on May 19.<ref>{{cite episode |series=Live! with Kelly and Michael |series-link=Live! with Kelly and Michael |season=26 |number=184 |air-date=May 19, 2014 |network=]}}</ref>
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On May 24, 2014, the band embarked on a world tour in support of ''Blondie 4(0) Ever'', including dates across North America and Europe. The tour commenced at the ] in ], and concluded on October 3, 2014, at ] in ].<ref name="prnewswire"/>
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==Commercial performance==
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#"]"
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#"]"
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#"]"
| rev2Score = D+<ref>{{cite web |last=Comaratta |first=Len |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2014/05/album-review-blondie-ghosts-of-download/ |title=Blondie – Ghosts of Download |website=] |date=May 20, 2014 |access-date=March 4, 2015}}</ref>
#"]"
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#"]"
| rev3Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Bachmann |first=Aaron |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/181982-blondie-blondie-40-ever/ |title=Blondie: Blondie 4(0) Ever |website=] |date=June 6, 2014 |access-date=March 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608151018/http://www.popmatters.com/review/181982-blondie-blondie-40-ever/ |archive-date=June 8, 2014}}</ref>
#"]"
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#"]"
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''Blondie 4(0) Ever'' entered the US ] at number 109, selling 3,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/6099240/chart-moves-demi-lovatos-demi-returns-chart-hosts-first-world |title=Chart Moves: Demi Lovato's 'Demi' Returns, Chart Hosts First World Cup Album, Carole King's 'Beautiful' Debut |magazine=] |date=May 23, 2014 |access-date=June 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011222441/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/6099240/chart-moves-demi-lovatos-demi-returns-chart-hosts-first-world |archive-date=October 11, 2015}}</ref> The album debuted at number 16 on the ] with first-week sales of 4,148 copies.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pakinkis |first=Tom |url=https://www.musicweek.com/news/read/official-charts-analysis-jackson-sells-47-764-to-hit-no-1-almost-five-years-after-death/058464 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Jackson sells 47,764 to hit No.1 almost five years after death |work=] |date=May 19, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=May 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523045909/https://www.musicweek.com/news/read/official-charts-analysis-jackson-sells-47-764-to-hit-no-1-almost-five-years-after-death/058464 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On occasion of Blondie's co-headlining ] with ] in April 2017, the album reached number six on the New Zealand Heatseeker Albums chart.<ref name="nz"/>
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==Track listing==
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| headline = Disc one: ''Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux''
#"]" (ft. Systema Solar)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
#"Rave" (ft. Miss Guy)
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#"]" (ft. Beth Ditto)

#"Winter"
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#"I Screwed Up" (ft. Los Rakas)
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#"]" (Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover)
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#"Take Me in the Night"

#"]"
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#"Mile High"
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#"Euphoria"
| extra2 = Khandwala
#"Take It Back"
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#"Backroom"

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| writer3 = ]
| extra3 = Khandwala
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| title4 = ]
| writer4 = ]
| extra4 = ]
| length4 = 4:05

| title5 = ]
| writer5 = Stein
| extra5 = Khandwala
| length5 = 3:03

| title6 = ]
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| title7 = ]
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| title8 = ]
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| extra8 = Khandwala
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| title9 = ]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Harry|]}}
| extra9 = Khandwala
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| title10 = ]
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| title2 = Rave
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| extra3 = {{hlist|M. Katz-Bohen|Jeremy Scherer{{ref|b|}}|Siegel{{ref|b|}}|Joe Tomino{{ref|b|}}|Conrad Kaneshiro{{ref|b|}}}}
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| title4 = Winter
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| extra4 = {{hlist|Saltzman|Stein}}
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| title5 = ]
| writer5 = Matthew Barus
| extra5 = {{hlist|Saltzman|Stein}}
| length5 = 3:14

| title6 = I Screwed Up
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| extra6 = {{hlist|Saltzman|Stein}}
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| title7 = ]
| note7 = featuring Keilah Baez, Felicia Dennis and Keisha Williams
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| extra7 = {{hlist|Saltzman|M. Katz-Bohen|Stein|Archie Ekong{{ref|b|}}}}
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| title8 = Take Me in the Night
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| extra8 = {{hlist|M. Katz-Bohen|Saltzman}}
| length8 = 3:23

| title9 = ]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Harry|Stein|Saltzman|Hawkins}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Saltzman|Stein}}
| length9 = 3:55

| title10 = Mile High
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| extra10 = {{hlist|Saltzman|Stein}}
| length10 = 3:38

| title11 = Euphoria
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| extra11 = {{hlist|Saltzman|Stein}}
| length11 = 4:39

| title12 = Take It Back
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| extra12 = {{hlist|Saltzman|Stein}}
| length12 = 3:45

| title13 = Backroom
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| extra13 = {{hlist|Saltzman|Stein}}
| length13 = 4:06
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{{Track listing
| headline = Digital edition bonus tracks<ref name="itunesUS">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blondie-4-0-ever-greatest/id866214188 |title=Blondie 4(0)-Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts of Download by Blondie |website=] |date=12 May 2013 |location=United States |access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K5X16KA |title=Blondie 4(0)-Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts Of Download: Blondie: MP3 Downloads |website=] |location=United States |access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref>
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| title14 = Put Some Color on You
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| length14 = 3:52

| title15 = Can't Stop Wanting
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| extra15 = {{hlist|Saltzman|Stein}}
| length15 = 3:10

| title16 = Prism
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| extra16 = {{hlist|Saltzman|Stein}}
| length16 = 5:08
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{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus DVD: ''Live at CBGB 1977''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.universal-music.de/blondie/diskografie/detail/product:210187/blondie-40-ever-greatest-hits-deluxe-redux-ghosts-of-download |title=Blondie {{!}} Blondie 4(0)-Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts Of Download |publisher=] |language=de |access-date=June 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144734/http://www.universal-music.de/blondie/diskografie/detail/product:210187/blondie-40-ever-greatest-hits-deluxe-redux-ghosts-of-download |archive-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref>
| total_length = 53:00

| title1 = Kung Fu Girls
| writer1 = {{hlist|Destri|Harry|]}}
| length1 = 3:36

| title2 = In the Sun
| writer2 = Stein
| length2 = 3:16

| title3 = Little Girl Lies
| writer3 = Harry
| length3 = 2:28

| title4 = Look Good in Blue
| writer4 = Destri
| length4 = 3:18

| title5 = Man Overboard
| writer5 = {{hlist|Stein|Harry}}
| length5 = 4:31

| title6 = A Shark in Jets Clothing
| writer6 = Destri
| length6 = 4:39

| title7 = Rifle Range
| writer7 = Stein
| length7 = 5:14

| title8 = ]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Stein|Harry}}
| length8 = 3:37

| title9 = ]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Harry|Lachman}}
| length9 = 4:10

| title10 = Youth Nabbed as a Sniper
| writer10 = Stein
| length10 = 4:23

| title11 = Rip Her to Shreds
| writer11 = {{hlist|Harry|Stein}}
| length11 = 4:38

| title12 = ]
| writer12 = ]
| length12 = 2:13

| title13 = ]
| writer13 = ]
| length13 = 2:22

| title14 = ]
| writer14 = ]
| length14 = 2:24

| title15 = ]
| note15 = rehearsal
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===Notes=== ===Notes===
* {{sup|{{note|a|}}}} Despite not being credited as songwriters of "A Rose by Any Name" in the album's liner notes, Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, and Jamie Siegel are listed as songwriters by ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/887044695 |title=A Rose by Any Name featuring Beth Ditto (Work ID: 887044695) |publisher=] |access-date=September 25, 2019}}</ref>
*An original tracklist was announced in June 2013 via Pandora, with a completely different song order. This tracklist also featured the songs "Ballad", which was to be the last song on the album, "Can't Stop Wanting", which was made available free with tickets to ], and "Colour".
* {{sup|{{note|b|}}}} signifies an additional producer
* "Relax" was omitted from the vinyl edition of the album.

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Blondie 4(0) Ever''.<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Blondie 4(0) Ever |type=liner notes |others=] |publisher=Noble ID |year=2014 |id=NBL 500-2}}</ref>

===''Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux''===
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* ] – production {{small|(tracks 1–3, 5–11)}}
* ] – mixing
* ] – production {{small|(track 4)}}
* Ryan Ewing – additional cover treatment
* Trevor Niemann – design, layout
* ] – photos
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===''Ghosts of Download''===
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* Jeff Saltzman – production {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 4–13)}}
* Chris Stein – production {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9–13)}}
* Hernan Santiago – mixing {{small|(tracks 3, 11, 13)}}
* Paul David Hager – mixing {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 4–9, 12)}}
* Mikael Johnston – mixing {{small|(track 10)}}
* Marcussen Mastering – mastering
* ] – art direction, design
* Systema Solar – featured artist {{small|(track 1)}}
* Miss Guy – featured artist {{small|(track 2)}}
* ] – featured artist {{small|(track 3)}}
* ] – production {{small|(tracks 3, 7, 8)}}
* Jeremy Scherer – additional production {{small|(track 3)}}
* Jamie Siegel – additional production {{small|(track 3)}}
* Joe Tomino – additional production {{small|(track 3)}}
* Conrad Kaneshiro – additional production {{small|(track 3)}}
* Natalie Hawkins – additional vocals {{small|(track 5)}}
* ] – featured artist {{small|(track 6)}}
* Keliah Baez – featured artist {{small|(track 7)}}
* Felicia Dennis – featured artist {{small|(track 7)}}
* Keisha Williams – featured artist {{small|(track 7)}}
* Archie Ekong – additional production, programming {{small|(track 7)}}
* ] – additional vocals {{small|(track 10)}}
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==Charts==
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (])<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.aria.com.au/ARIA1266.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140620051154/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140620-1509/ARIA1266.pdf |archive-date=2014-06-20 |title=ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 2nd June 2014 |journal=] |issue=1266 |page=6 |date=June 2, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2020 |via=]}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| 72
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{{album chart|Flanders|106|artist=Blondie|album=4(0) Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts of Download|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2014}}
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{{album chart|Wallonia|75|artist=Blondie|album=4(0) Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts of Download|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2014}}
|-
! scope="row"| Croatian Albums (])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hdu-toplista.com/index.php?what=arhiva&w=details&id=1354 |title=Top Kombiniranih – Tjedan 25. 2014. |trans-title=Top Combined – Week 25, 2014 |language=hr |publisher=] |access-date=July 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217083140/http://www.hdu-toplista.com/index.php?what=arhiva&w=details&id=1354 |archive-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref>
| 48
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{{album chart|France|118|artist=Blondie|album=4(0) Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts of Download|rowheader=true|access-date=January 17, 2017}}
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{{album chart|Germany4|44|id=244033|artist=Blondie|album=4(0) Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts of Download|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2015}}
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{{album chart|Scotland|11|date=20140518|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2015}}
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{{album chart|UK2|16|date=20140518|rowheader=true|access-date=July 2, 2018}}
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{{album chart|Billboard200|109|artist=Blondie|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2014}}
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{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|21|artist=Blondie|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2014}}
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{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|22|artist=Blondie|rowheader=true|access-date=June 12, 2014}}
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{{album chart|BillboardRock|30|artist=Blondie|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2014}}
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2017 chart performance for ''Blondie 4(0) Ever''
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! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (])<ref name="nz">{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2017-04-21 |title=Heatseeker Albums |publisher=] |date=April 24, 2017 |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref>
| 6
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Blondie|title=Blondie 4(0)-Ever|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2014|certyear=2020|id=15495-804-2|date=September 25, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}


==Reception== ==Release history==
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sxsw.com, previewing the album in February 2014, wrote "It’s an exhilarating mix of dance-floor-ready sounds, with more than a little pop radio flavor stirred into it and a few surprises along the way. The first single, “A Rose By Any Name,” is a cool electronic pulse of a duet for Harry and Beth Ditto of the Gossip, who trade verses before joining together on the free-spirited, whatever-gender-suits-you chorus. It’s a genius meeting of the minds, and the generations, a through-line of punk attitude and outré style from the late seventies to this very moment. And it’s indicative of the overall collaborative sensibility of this album, which features a number of special guests - including downtown New York City club fixture Miss Guy (on “Rave”), Columbian Cumbia/hip hop/R&B group Systema Solar (“Sugar on the Side”) and Oakland–based Panamanian rappers Los Rakas (“I Screwed Up”) – even if its foundation was built from the imaginations, and laptops, of Stein and Harry. It kicks off with the loping, trippy Cumbia groove of "Sugar on the Side". "Drag You Around" and "Backroom" boast reggae grooves, while a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's infamous eighties anthem, "Relax", is just perverse enough to be amazing.
|+ Release dates and formats for ''Blondie 4(0) Ever''
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! scope="row"| France
| rowspan="3"| May 12, 2014
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| rowspan="2"| May 19, 2014
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| Standard
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2014 album by Blondie
Blondie 4(0) Ever
Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux cover
Greatest hits album / Studio album by Blondie
ReleasedMay 12, 2014 (2014-05-12)
Recorded2012–2013
Studio
Length95:13
LabelNoble ID
Producer
Blondie chronology
Panic of Girls
(2011) 		Blondie 4(0) Ever
(2014) 		Pollinator
(2017)
Ghosts of Download cover
Singles from Ghosts of Download
  1. "A Rose by Any Name"
    Released: June 21, 2013
  2. "Sugar on the Side"
    Released: December 17, 2013
  3. "I Want to Drag You Around"
    Released: April 3, 2014

Blondie 4(0) Ever is a double album by American rock band Blondie. It was released on May 12, 2014, by Noble ID in celebration of the band's 40th anniversary. The two-disc package consists of Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux, a collection of re-recordings of Blondie's past singles, and the band's tenth studio album, Ghosts of Download. The latter spawned three singles: "A Rose by Any Name", "Sugar on the Side", and "I Want to Drag You Around".

Background and recording

Blondie began working on their tenth studio album shortly after the release of Panic of Girls (2011). In early March 2013, the band announced via Facebook and Twitter that they were putting finishing touches to new music, and it would be released later that year. The album was recorded at Mercy Sound Studios in New York City and at Skyline Studios in Oakland, California. Guitarist and co-founder Chris Stein announced that the album would feature collaborations with girl group Stush, hip hop group Los Rakas, and Colombian electronica artist Systema Solar. On June 18, the group announced through Facebook that they were still recording but almost finished, while revealing that their next album would be titled Ghosts of Download. Stein stated in August that an EDM collaboration with Hector Fonseca would be included on the album.

"We have live performances on there that bring out the style of Blondie", Debbie Harry told Classic Rock. "I don't think it sounds entirely like a dance record... We did this in a very economical way, actually. Chris and Matt did all of their work on computer, then we would send files to people and they would play to it, or sing to it, or write to it, or whatever. So it was kind of in the ghostly era of electronics."

"This project was ongoing since we finished Panic of Girls", Stein commented. "It's been like two years that I have been working on this. This one is more computer-based than the last record, which was more band-based. A lot of the programmed parts remained on the record, more so than the previous records. I spent a lot of time doing this at home, and then sending things back and forth with our producer Jeff Saltzman. He helped develop melodies with me, and that was really gratifying. And he had this assistant, Natalie Hawkins, who helped with the melodies too. There was a lot of collaboration with this record, more so than previous records, except perhaps for Autoamerican which had a lot of outside players on it, even an orchestra."

Harry also commented, "It's always the music; the music is the primary inspiration. Every piece has its own mood, its own arc and a lot of times the lyrics sort of suggest themselves."

"Oh, with Debbie, we just have a lot of unsaid communication, a lot of non-verbal stuff goes on. I don't have to ask her much because she will always have the same conclusions", Stein said. Harry agreed: "Most recently, there were a couple of lines in a song that he came up with, and then there were two more lines that had to be written, and I had already written them. So I mean, it just sort of happens. It's easy for us."

Release

The title of Blondie's tenth studio album was confirmed to be Ghosts of Download on June 18, 2013. According to Stein, the title refers to "all spirits in the background of electricity and data". An early version of the track listing was unveiled on June 28 through Pandora, along with previews of the tracks.

The album's release was postponed several times. It was originally scheduled to be released in November 2013, but the release was pushed back to January 2014 in order to avoid the rush of albums released for the Christmas period. On December 31, 2013, Harry stated in an interview on CNN's New Year's Eve Live that the album would be released in March 2014. The January 2014 issue of British magazine Mojo confirmed the album's release date as March 17, 2014, to be supplemented with Blondie's 40th Anniversary World Wide Tour. However, the release was ultimately delayed to May 13, 2014.

It was announced in the February 2014 issue of Vanity Fair magazine, for which Harry was photographed by Annie Leibovitz, that Ghosts of Download would be released as part of a two-disc package titled Blondie 4(0) Ever—coinciding with the band's 40th anniversary—which would also include an album of the band's greatest hits.

The first song released from Blondie 4(0) Ever was the re-recorded version on "Sunday Girl", which appeared on the soundtrack album to the 2013 film CBGB.

The final track listing for Blondie 4(0) Ever was revealed in late March 2014 on Pandora. The first disc, Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux, features brand-new studio recordings of 11 of Blondie's commercially successful singles, except "Maria", which appears in its original 1999 version. The deluxe edition includes the two-disc set, a DVD of Blondie's 1977 live performance at CBGB, a concert poster from 1979, and five postcards of Stein photos. Three additional Ghosts of Download bonus tracks were made available upon pre-ordering the digital album via iTunes and/or Amazon. The iTunes pre-order also included an instant free download of the song "I Want to Drag You Around".

Artwork

The artwork for Ghosts of Download was designed by J. H. Williams III, who has previously worked for DC Comics and also created the cover art for the singles "A Rose by Any Name" and "Sugar on the Side". A high-quality version of the cover, with text reading "Blondie Ghosts of Download", was released to iTunes and Amazon at the end of April 2014. Further pages from the booklet (created by Williams) of the album, containing handwritten lyrics for select songs by members of the band, accompanied by skeletal images of them, were posted on Williams' website on April 22, 2014.

Promotion

On March 20, 2013, Harry and Stein stopped by the talk show Soundcheck on WNYC 93.9 FM to premiere the track "Make a Way". The band embarked on the Blast Off Tour across Europe from June 11 to July 10, 2013. The band performed six songs from the album: "Rave", "A Rose by Any Name", "Take Me in the Night", "Winter", "I Want to Drag You Around", and "Sugar on the Side". Prior to this, Harry and Stein appeared on BBC One's The One Show to promote the new album and the Blast Off Tour, with Stein saying that he felt the new tracks were the best yet.

"A Rose by Any Name" was released on June 21, 2013, as the lead single from Ghosts of Download in Europe. On June 18, Blondie announced their North American No Principals Tour for fall 2013. Each ticket purchased for the tour included five tracks from the album: "Make a Way", "I Want to Drag You Around", "Can't Stop Wanting", "A Rose by Any Name", and "I Screwed Up". However, some fans received "Sugar on the Side" instead of "A Rose by Any Name". The song "Mile High" was debuted during the later shows of the tour.

On October 24, 2013, Harry appeared on the Project Runway All Stars (season 3) season 3 premiere as a guest judge, and the song "Sugar on the Side" debuted on the show's Twitter account during the episode. The track was later released on December 17, 2013, as the album's second single in North America.

The album's third single, "I Want to Drag You Around", made its world premiere on BBC Radio 2's The Ken Bruce Show on April 3, 2014. It was also named "Record of the Week" on BBC Radio 2 for the week beginning April 21, 2014. A lyric video for the song, featuring J. H. Williams III's graphics for the album, was uploaded to the band's official YouTube page on April 23. The official audios for "Sugar on the Side" (from Ghosts of Download) and the reworked version of "One Way or Another" (from Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux) were uploaded to YouTube on April 22, 2014, to promote the album. The official music video for "Sugar on the Side", directed by photographer Rankin, debuted exclusively on Hunger TV on April 30, 2014. The album itself became "Record of the Week" on BBC Radio 2 for the week beginning May 5, 2014, meaning that one song from the album was played each day on BBC Radio 2. From May 5 to 9, The Guardian streamed tracks from Ghosts of Download daily on its website via SoundCloud.

The band recorded a session at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios for the BBC Two show Newsnight on May 13, 2014, featuring new and older songs. On the same day, the band appeared on Good Morning America to perform "Sugar on the Side". Blondie also performed "Sugar on the Side" and "One Way or Another" on The Daily Show on May 14, followed by a performance of "Heart of Glass" on Live! with Kelly and Michael on May 19.

On May 24, 2014, the band embarked on a world tour in support of Blondie 4(0) Ever, including dates across North America and Europe. The tour commenced at the Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and concluded on October 3, 2014, at Harrah's Resort Southern California in Valley Center, California.

Commercial performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Consequence of SoundD+
PopMatters8/10
Rolling Stone

Blondie 4(0) Ever entered the US Billboard 200 at number 109, selling 3,000 copies in its first week. The album debuted at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 4,148 copies. On occasion of Blondie's co-headlining Australia and New Zealand tour with Cyndi Lauper in April 2017, the album reached number six on the New Zealand Heatseeker Albums chart.

Track listing

Disc one: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Heart of Glass"Kato Khandwala4:32
2."Dreaming"
  • Harry
  • Stein
Khandwala3:04
3."The Tide Is High"John HoltKhandwala4:37
4."Maria"Jimmy DestriCraig Leon4:05
5."Sunday Girl"SteinKhandwala3:03
6."Hanging on the Telephone"Jack LeeKhandwala2:19
7."Rapture"
  • Harry
  • Stein
Khandwala5:32
8."One Way or Another"Khandwala3:31
9."Call Me"Khandwala3:31
10."Atomic"
  • Harry
  • Destri
Khandwala4:36
11."Rip Her to Shreds"
  • Harry
  • Stein
Khandwala3:19
Total length:42:09
Disc two: Ghosts of Download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sugar on the Side" (featuring Systema Solar)
  • Stein
  • Jeff Saltzman
  • Natalie Hawkins
  • Systema Solar
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
3:46
2."Rave" (featuring Miss Guy)
  • Harry
  • Stein
  • Saltzman
  • Hawkins
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
4:01
3."A Rose by Any Name" (featuring Beth Ditto)
  • M. Katz-Bohen
  • Jeremy Scherer
  • Siegel
  • Joe Tomino
  • Conrad Kaneshiro
3:34
4."Winter"
  • Harry
  • Stein
  • Saltzman
  • Hawkins
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
4:15
5."I Want to Drag You Around"Matthew Barus
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
3:14
6."I Screwed Up" (featuring Los Rakas)
  • Harry
  • Stein
  • Saltzman
  • Hawkins
  • Mikael Johnston
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
3:59
7."Relax" (featuring Keilah Baez, Felicia Dennis and Keisha Williams)
  • Saltzman
  • M. Katz-Bohen
  • Stein
  • Archie Ekong
5:49
8."Take Me in the Night"
  • M. Katz-Bohen
  • Dave Smith
  • M. Katz-Bohen
  • Saltzman
3:23
9."Make a Way"
  • Harry
  • Stein
  • Saltzman
  • Hawkins
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
3:55
10."Mile High"
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
3:38
11."Euphoria"
  • Harry
  • Stein
  • Saltzman
  • Hawkins
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
4:39
12."Take It Back"
  • Harry
  • Stein
  • Saltzman
  • Hawkins
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
3:45
13."Backroom"
  • Stein
  • Barbara Sicuranza
  • Saltzman
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
4:06
Total length:53:04
Digital edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Put Some Color on You"
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
  • M. Katz-Bohen
3:52
15."Can't Stop Wanting"
  • Harry
  • Stein
  • Saltzman
  • Hawkins
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
3:10
16."Prism"
  • Harry
  • Stein
  • Saltzman
  • Hawkins
  • Saltzman
  • Stein
5:08
Total length:65:14
Deluxe edition bonus DVD: Live at CBGB 1977
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kung Fu Girls"3:36
2."In the Sun"Stein3:16
3."Little Girl Lies"Harry2:28
4."Look Good in Blue"Destri3:18
5."Man Overboard"
  • Stein
  • Harry
4:31
6."A Shark in Jets Clothing"Destri4:39
7."Rifle Range"Stein5:14
8."In the Flesh"
  • Stein
  • Harry
3:37
9."X-Offender"
  • Harry
  • Lachman
4:10
10."Youth Nabbed as a Sniper"Stein4:23
11."Rip Her to Shreds"
  • Harry
  • Stein
4:38
12."Heart Full of Soul"Graham Gouldman2:13
13."I Love Playing with Fire"Joan Jett2:22
14."Palisades Park"Chuck Barris2:24
15."Denis" (rehearsal)Neil Levenson2:11
Total length:53:00

Notes

  • Despite not being credited as songwriters of "A Rose by Any Name" in the album's liner notes, Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, and Jamie Siegel are listed as songwriters by ASCAP.
  • signifies an additional producer
  • "Relax" was omitted from the vinyl edition of the album.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Blondie 4(0) Ever.

Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux

Ghosts of Download

  • Jeff Saltzman – production (tracks 1, 2, 4–13)
  • Chris Stein – production (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9–13)
  • Hernan Santiago – mixing (tracks 3, 11, 13)
  • Paul David Hager – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4–9, 12)
  • Mikael Johnston – mixing (track 10)
  • Marcussen Mastering – mastering
  • J. H. Williams III – art direction, design
  • Systema Solar – featured artist (track 1)
  • Miss Guy – featured artist (track 2)
  • Beth Ditto – featured artist (track 3)
  • Matt Katz-Bohen – production (tracks 3, 7, 8)
  • Jeremy Scherer – additional production (track 3)
  • Jamie Siegel – additional production (track 3)
  • Joe Tomino – additional production (track 3)
  • Conrad Kaneshiro – additional production (track 3)
  • Natalie Hawkins – additional vocals (track 5)
  • Los Rakas – featured artist (track 6)
  • Keliah Baez – featured artist (track 7)
  • Felicia Dennis – featured artist (track 7)
  • Keisha Williams – featured artist (track 7)
  • Archie Ekong – additional production, programming (track 7)
  • Hector Fonseca – additional vocals (track 10)

Charts

2014 chart performance for Blondie 4(0) Ever
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 106
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 75
Croatian Albums (HDU) 48
French Albums (SNEP) 118
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 44
Scottish Albums (OCC) 11
UK Albums (OCC) 16
US Billboard 200 109
US Independent Albums (Billboard) 21
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) 22
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 30
2017 chart performance for Blondie 4(0) Ever
Chart (2017) Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) 6

Certifications

Certifications for Blondie 4(0) Ever
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Blondie 4(0) Ever
Region Date Format Edition Label Ref(s)
France May 12, 2014 Digital download Standard Caroline
United Kingdom
  • 2-CD
  • digital download
2-CD + DVD Deluxe
Canada May 13, 2014
  • 2-CD
  • digital download
 Standard Universal
2-CD + DVD Deluxe
United States
  • 2-CD
  • digital download
 Standard Noble ID
2-CD + DVD Deluxe
Japan May 14, 2014 Digital download Standard Hostess
Germany May 16, 2014
  • 2-CD
  • digital download
 Caroline
2-CD + DVD Deluxe
France May 19, 2014 2-CD Standard
2-CD + DVD Deluxe
Australia May 23, 2014
  • 2-CD
  • digital download
 Standard Universal
2-CD + DVD Deluxe
Canada June 10, 2014 LP + DVD Standard
United States Caroline
Japan July 2, 2014 2-CD Hostess

References

  1. ^ Hill, Michael. "Blondie: 40th Anniversary & Blondie 4(0) Ever – Bio". South by Southwest. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Blondie (March 9, 2013). "we are putting finishing touches on new music that'll be..." Retrieved August 9, 2013 – via Facebook.
  3. ^ Blondie 4(0) Ever (liner notes). Blondie. Noble ID. 2014. NBL 500-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Blondie (June 18, 2013). "next album, recording, collection of music is called:..." Retrieved August 9, 2013 – via Facebook.
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