You Forgot It in People

{{Infobox album | name = You Forgot It in People | type = studio | artist = Broken Social Scene | cover = YouForgotItInPeople.jpg | alt = | released = October 15, 2002 | recorded = December 2001 – July 2002 | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie rock<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/10/18/the-25-best-indie-rock-albums-of-the-last-decade |title=The 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Last Decade |last=Grischow |first=Chad |date=October 18, 2011 |website=IGN |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> | length = {{Duration|m=56|s=11}} | label = *Arts & Crafts *Paper Bag | producer = David Newfeld | prev_title = Feel Good Lost | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = Bee Hives | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = 2003 reissue cover | type = Studio album | cover = YouForgotItInPeople2.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = }} }}

'''''You Forgot It in People''''' is the second studio album by Canadian indie rock band Broken Social Scene, released on October 15, 2002. It was the band's commercial breakthrough.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lobenfeld |first=Claire |date=14 July 2017 |title=How Broken Social Scene Became Whole Again: ‘The Friction Has Been Ironed Out’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/broken-social-scene-hug-thunder-interview-7865156/ |access-date=22 January 2026 |website=Billboard}}</ref> ''You Forgot It in People'' features intricate, experimental production techniques and a large number of instruments coinciding with the band's vastly expanded size. Local excitement for the album was so big that initial pressings sold out quickly, necessitating a 2003 reissue.<ref name="PM" />

Music videos were made for "Stars and Sons", "Cause = Time", "Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix)", "Lover's Spit", and "I'm Still Your Fag".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brokensocialscene.ca/videos.php |title=Broken Social Scene Videos |publisher=Official Broken Social Scene website |access-date=January 20, 2012 |archive-date=January 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116234955/http://www.brokensocialscene.ca/videos.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The songs that did not make it onto the album were featured in a B-sides compilation entitled ''Bee Hives'', released in 2004.

==Music== After releasing ''Feel Good Lost'', Broken Social Scene changed their style from making ambient instrumental songs to full-blown rock songs.<ref name="allmusic rev" /> As they expanded to an 11 piece collective, Broken Social Scene used a variety of sounds for the album.<ref name="allmusic bio" /><ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gdn8/ |title=Review of Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People |publisher=BBC Music |date=13 August 2003 |access-date=21 December 2011 |last=Siebelt |first=Olli}}</ref> Reflecting on this, frontman Kevin Drew said, "I was scared to see if people were going to embrace the idea of a whole shitload of sounds on one album."<ref name="p4klist" /> ''You Forgot It in People'' also progresses to "proper" song style with defined verses and choruses.<ref name="BBC" />

==Reception== {{Album ratings | MC = 86/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/you-forgot-it-in-people/broken-social-scene |title=Reviews for You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=December 21, 2011}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic rev">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/you-forgot-it-in-people-mw0000032823 |title=You Forgot It in People – Broken Social Scene |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 21, 2011 |last=Carruthers |first=Sean}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Eye Weekly'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People |work=Eye Weekly |date=October 11, 2002 |last=Berman |first=Stuart}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Houston Chronicle'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Broken-Social-Scene-You-Forgot-it-in-People-9799707.php |title=Broken Social Scene – You Forgot it in People |work=Houston Chronicle |date=February 29, 2004 |access-date=April 26, 2017 |last=Martinez |first=Rebekah}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Now'' | rev4Score = 5/5<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/broken-social-scene-2002-10-17/ |title=Broken Social Scene |work=Now |date=October 17, 2002 |access-date=February 23, 2020 |last=Galloway |first=Matt}}</ref> | rev5 = ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' | rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People (Arts & Crafts) |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=June 22, 2003 |last=Klinge |first=Steve}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev6Score = 9.2/10<ref name="p4k">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/952-you-forgot-it-in-people/ |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People |work=Pitchfork |date=February 2, 2003 |access-date=December 21, 2011 |last=Schreiber |first=Ryan}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Q'' | rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People |journal=Q |issue=207 |date=October 2003 |page=100}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/brokensocialscene/albums/album/292350/review/5946183/you_forgot_it_in_people |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It In People |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 19, 2003 |access-date=December 21, 2011 |last=Friedland |first=Benjamin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529023204/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/brokensocialscene/albums/album/292350/review/5946183/you_forgot_it_in_people |archive-date=May 29, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Spin'' | rev9Score = B+<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GsC7vOTAWQAC&pg=PA115 |title=Breakdown |journal=Spin |volume=19 |issue=9 |date=September 2003 |access-date=January 11, 2016 |page=115}}</ref> | rev10 = ''Stylus Magazine'' | rev10Score = A−<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/broken-social-scene/you-forgot-it-in-people.htm |title=Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People – Review |work=Stylus Magazine |date=September 1, 2003 |access-date=April 7, 2018 |last=Estefan |first=Kareem |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200348/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/broken-social-scene/you-forgot-it-in-people.htm |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> }} On review aggregate site Metacritic, it earned a normalized score of 86 out of 100, based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Critics were almost unanimously enthusiastic.<ref name="MC" /> ''Pitchfork''{{'}}s Ryan Schreiber gave the album a 9.2 out of 10 saying "''You Forgot It in People'' explodes with song after song of endlessly re-playable, perfect pop."<ref name="p4k" /> The songs "Cause = Time" and "Stars and Sons" are listed at No. 145 and No. 275 on Pitchfork Media's Top 500 Songs of the 2000s list, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7686-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-200-101/6/ |title=Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 200-101 |date=August 18, 2009 |work=Pitchfork |access-date=December 21, 2011 |archive-date=October 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011113200/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7686-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-200-101/6/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/2/ |title=Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201 |date=August 17, 2009 |work=Pitchfork |access-date=December 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516153302/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/2/ |archive-date=May 16, 2012 }}</ref> A ''Kludge'' writer called it a "majestic" album, in which the group created a "unique sound of lush instrumentation."<ref name="kludge">{{cite journal |url=http://www.kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=339 |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People |journal=Kludge |access-date=December 9, 2009 |last=Parise |first=Joseph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040105144223/http://www.kludgemagazine.com/reviews.php?id=339 |archive-date=January 5, 2004}}</ref> A ''PopMatters'' review for the album was positive, although criticized the song "I'm Still Your Fag" for its "uncomfortably graphic lyrics".<ref name=PM>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/brokensocialscene-youforgot-2495848707.html |title=Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People |work=PopMatters |date=June 6, 2003 |access-date=December 21, 2011 |last=Begrand |first=Adrien}}</ref> Conversely, Robert Christgau of ''The Village Voice'' selected "Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix)" as a "choice cut",<ref name="christgau">{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv104-04.php |title=Consumer Guide: MLK Fever |work=The Village Voice |date=January 13, 2004 |access-date=January 15, 2016 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref> indicating a "good song on an album that isn't worth your time or money."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php |title=Key to Icons |publisher=RobertChristgau.com |access-date=January 15, 2016 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref> In 2003, the album won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year.<ref name="allmusic bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/broken-social-scene-p482481/biography |title=Broken Social Scene |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 21, 2011 |last=Wilson |first=MacKenzie}}</ref> The album received the following accolades:

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Publication !! List !! Place |- | rowspan=2| ''Pitchfork'' || The Top 100 Albums of 2000−04<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5956-the-top-100-albums-of-2000-04-part-one/8/ |title=Staff Lists: The Top 100 Albums of 2000−04 |author=Brian Howe |work=Pitchfork |date=February 7, 2005 |access-date=December 21, 2011 |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711041426/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5956-the-top-100-albums-of-2000-04-part-one/8/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> || 27 |- | Staff Lists: The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s<ref name="p4klist">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7709-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-50-21/3/ |title=Staff Lists: The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 50-21 |author=Ryan Dombal |date=October 1, 2009 |work=Pitchfork |access-date=December 21, 2011 |archive-date=September 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927132052/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7709-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-50-21/3/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> || 23 |- | Rhapsody || Alt/Indie's Best Album of the Decade<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/11/altindie.html |title=Alt/Indie's Best Album of the Decade |author=Stephanie Benson |date=November 23, 2009 |publisher=Rhapsody |access-date=December 21, 2011}}</ref> || 9 |- | ''Stylus Magazine'' || Top 50 Albums: 2000−2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1430 |title=Top 50 Albums: 2000-2005 |author=Nick Mims |work=Stylus Magazine |access-date=December 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930182635/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1430 |archive-date=September 30, 2012 }}</ref> || 7 |}

By 2005, sales in the United States had exceeded 77,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61879/new-broken-social-scene-more-horns-more-canadians "New Broken Social Scene: More Horns, More Canadians"]. ''Billboard'', August 4, 2005.</ref>

In 2018, the album won the Polaris Heritage Prize Audience Award in the 1996-2005 category.<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rush_alanis_morissette_kid_koala_among_polaris_heritage_prize_winners "Rush, Alanis Morissette, Kid Koala Among Polaris Heritage Prize Winners"]. ''Exclaim!'', October 23, 2018.</ref>

"It's a very balmy and hungover post-rock record," observed Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke. "Really tender."<ref>{{cite journal|title= All Back to My Place |journal= Mojo |date=July 2005|issue=140|page=9}}</ref>

== Legacy ==

In June 2025, Arts & Crafts released ''Anthems: A Celebration of Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It in People'', a cover album in which another artist each reimagines a track from the original album.<ref name=Pfork>{{Cite web |last1=Corcoran |first1=Nina |title=Broken Social Scene Announce You Forgot It in People Covers Album Featuring Toro y Moi, Maggie Rogers, and More |work=Pitchfork |date=2025-04-24 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/broken-social-scene-announce-you-forgot-it-in-people-covers-album-featuring-toro-y-moi-maggie-rogers-and-more/ |language=en-US |access-date=2025-04-26 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing |title1 = Capture the Flag |length1 = 2:08 |title2 = KC Accidental |length2 = 3:50 |title3 = Stars and Sons |length3 = 5:08 |title4 = Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix) |length4 = 4:22 |title5 = Looks Just Like the Sun |length5 = 4:23 |title6 = Pacific Theme |length6 = 5:09 |title7 = Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl |length7 = 4:35 |title8 = Cause = Time |length8 = 5:30 |title9 = Late Nineties Bedroom Rock for the Missionaries |length9 = 3:46 |title10 = Shampoo Suicide |length10 = 4:05 |title11 = Lover's Spit |length11 = 6:22 |title12 = I'm Still Your Fag |length12 = 4:23 |title13 = Pitter Patter Goes My Heart |length13 = 2:26 }}

On the 2003 re-release, track 4 is listed as "Almost Crimes", track 7 as "Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl" and track 9 as "Late Night Bedroom Rock for the Missionaries".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/Broken-Social-Scene-You-Forgot-It-In-People/release/5835646|title = Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It in People (2003, CD)|website = Discogs}}</ref>

==Personnel== * Kevin Drew – keyboards, vocals, guitar, feedback, bass, drums, piano * Brendan Canning − bass, double bass, vocals, organ, acoustic guitar, drum machine, guitar, piano, keyboards * Andrew Whiteman − guitar, tres, organ, vocals, bass, keyboards, tambourine * Charles Spearin − guitar, bass, percussion, drum machine, harmonica, effects, acoustic guitar, organ, sampler * Justin Peroff − drums, percussion, shaker, artwork * John Crossingham − guitar, feedback, drums, bass * Evan Cranley − trombone, strings, percussion * James Shaw − trumpet, guitar, acoustic guitar * Feist − vocals * Emily Haines − vocals * Jessica Moss − violin * Ohad Benchetrit − flute * Bill Priddle − guitar * Brodie West − saxophone * Susannah Brady − speaking * David Newfeld − producer, mastering * Noah Mintz − mastering * Louise Upperton − artwork design

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