Power in Numbers

{{for|the book by Talithia Williams|Power in Numbers: The Rebel Women of Mathematics}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Power in Numbers | type = studio | artist = Jurassic 5 | cover = Power in Numbers.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2002|10|08}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = Alternative hip hop | length = {{Duration|m=56|s=11}} | label = Interscope | producer = * Cut Chemist * DJ Nu-Mark * Juju * Sa-Ra Creative Partners | prev_title = Quality Control | prev_year = 2000 | next_title = Feedback | next_year = 2006 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = studio | cover = Jurassic5 PowerInNumbers DVDversion albumcover.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = Re-issue cover }} }} '''''Power in Numbers''''' is the third studio album by American hip hop group Jurassic 5, released on October 8, 2002, by Interscope Records. It picks up where their previous album, ''Quality Control'' "left off", with a short double bass sample playing the same riff that the last song on ''Quality Control'', "Swing Set", ended with.

== Musical style == The album features a number of differing song styles. One track, "React", composed by Jurassic 5 DJ Cut Chemist, is sample-based and contains no raps. "A Day at the Races" is based around a sample of David Axelrod's "Urizen" from the album Song of Innocence. "Acetate Prophets" has the same structure, but is much longer and also features production from Jurassic 5's other DJ, DJ Nu-Mark. Many tracks start or end with a sample of speech, usually inserted by Cut Chemist. The track "DDT" is an a cappella track rapped by renowned underground emcee Kool Keith, featuring no raps by Jurassic 5 themselves.

== Release == The album later had a limited re-release, which came with an accompanying DVD. The DVD consists of three featurettes on the group, one of which is a live performance. The UK version of this re-release also included an additional track on the CD, an alternative version of the track "Thin Line", featuring Mýa in place of Nelly Furtado.

== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | MC = 76/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/power-in-numbers/jurassic-5|title=Reviews for Power in Numbers by Jurassic 5|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=February 1, 2017}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/power-in-numbers-mw0000226007|title=Power in Numbers – Jurassic 5|work=AllMusic|first=John|last=Bush|access-date=February 1, 2017}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Drowned in Sound'' | rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3118/reviews/5149|title=Album Review: Jurassic 5 – Power in Numbers|work=Drowned in Sound|first=Chris|last=Nettleton|date=October 21, 2002|access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev3score = B−<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/10/18/power-numbers/|title=Power in Numbers|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Evan|last=Serpick|date=October 18, 2002|access-date=October 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007223254/https://ew.com/article/2002/10/18/power-numbers/|archive-date=October 7, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Guardian'' | rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/oct/04/popandrock.artsfeatures6|title=Jurassic 5: Power in Numbers|work=The Guardian|first=David|last=Peschek|date=October 4, 2002|access-date=February 1, 2017}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Los Angeles Times'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-06-ca-rack6-story.html|title=Jurassic 5's Power Surge|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Dean|last=Kuipers|date=October 6, 2002|access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev6score = 7.1/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4331-power-in-numbers/|title=Jurassic 5: Power in Numbers|work=Pitchfork|first=Sam|last=Chennault|date=October 13, 2002|access-date=February 1, 2017}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Q'' | rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Jurassic 5: Power in Numbers|journal=Q|issue=196|date=November 2002|pages=103–05}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Resident Advisor'' | rev8score = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/670|title=Jurassic 5 – Power in Numbers|work=Resident Advisor|author=JJ|date=November 12, 2002|access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jurassic5/albums/album/151285/review/6212674/power_in_numbers|title=Jurassic 5: Power In Numbers|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Peter|last=Relic|date=November 28, 2002|access-date=October 8, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070518205122/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jurassic5/albums/album/151285/review/6212674/power_in_numbers|archive-date=May 18, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev10 = ''Spin'' | rev10score = 7/10<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H54z_qZN4pMC&pg=PA124|title=The Breakdown|journal=Spin|volume=18|issue=11|date=November 2002|access-date=October 8, 2018|page=124}}</ref> }} At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Power in Numbers'' received an average score of 76% based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=metacritic/>

The album was also included in the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=23 March 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}}</ref>

== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Power in Numbers'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = This Is | writer1 = {{hlist|Dante Givens|Mark Potsic|Charles Stewart|Courtenay Henderson|Lucas Macfadden|Marc Stuart}} | extra1 = Cut Chemist | length1 = 0:53

| title2 = Freedom | writer2 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart}} | extra2 = DJ Nu-Mark | length2 = 3:19

| title3 = If You Only Knew | writer3 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart}} | extra3 = Juju | length3 = 3:51

| title4 = Break | writer4 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart|Ernest Burt|Michael Franklin}} | extra4 = Cut Chemist | length4 = 3:16

| title5 = React | writer5 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart}} | extra5 = Cut Chemist | length5 = 0:56

| title6 = A Day at the Races | note6 = featuring Percee P and Big Daddy Kane | writer6 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart|Antonio Hardy|John Percy Simon|David Axelrod}} | extra6 = Cut Chemist | length6 = 4:02

| title7 = Remember His Name | writer7 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart}} | extra7 = DJ Nu-Mark | length7 = 3:44

| title8 = What's Golden | writer8 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart}} | extra8 = DJ Nu-Mark | length8 = 3:09

| title9 = Thin Line | note9 = featuring Nelly Furtado | writer9 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart|Nelly Furtado|Charles Stepney|Richard Rudolph}} | extra9 = Cut Chemist | length9 = 4:45

| title10 = After School Special | writer10 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart}} | extra10 = DJ Nu-Mark | length10 = 2:41

| title11 = High Fidelity | writer11 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart}} | extra11 = DJ Nu-Mark | length11 = 3:07

| title12 = Sum of Us | writer12 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart}} | extra12 = DJ Nu-Mark | length12 = 3:28

| title13 = DDT | note13 = featuring Kool Keith | length13 = 0:42

| title14 = One of Them | note14 = featuring Juju | writer14 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart}} | extra14 = Juju | length14 = 3:18

| title15 = Hey | writer15 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart|Shafiq Husayn|Om'Mas Keith|Taz Arnold}} | extra15 = Sa-Ra Creative Partners | length15 = 4:25

| title16 = I Am Somebody | writer16 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart|Kenneth Gamble|Leon Huff|Roland Chambers}} | extra16 = Cut Chemist | length16 = 4:05

| title17 = Acetate Prophets | writer17 = {{hlist|Givens|Potsic|Stewart|Henderson|Macfadden|Stuart}} | extra17 = Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark | length17 = 6:31 }}

'''Sample credits''' * "Freedom" contains samples from "This Feeling", written and performed by Julius Brockington. * "Break" contains elements from "Love to Hate", written by Ernest Burt and Michael Franklin, and performed by Freddie North. * "A Day at the Races" contains excerpts from "Urizen", written and performed by David Axelrod. * "What's Golden" contains elements from "Prophets of Rage"; written by Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee, and Eric Sadler; and performed by Public Enemy. * "Thin Line" contains elements from "Les Fleurs", written by Charles Stepney and Richard Rudolph, and performed by Minnie Riperton. * "After School Special" contains samples from "Ben" written by Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner, and performed by Bill Cosby. * "I Am Somebody" contains elements from "Love in Them There Hills", written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Roland Chambers. * "Acetate Prophets" contains samples from "Golden Scarab", written and performed by Ray Manzarek.

== Singles == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Singles from ''Power in Numbers'' ! Title ! Single information |- ! scope="row"| "What's Golden" | *Released: October 22, 2002 *B-side: "High Fidelity" |- ! scope="row"| "If You Only Knew" | *Released: November 25, 2003 (Australia only) *B-side: "Quality Control" (Live), "Concrete Schoolyard" (Live), "If You Only Knew" (Live) |- ! scope="row"| "Freedom" | *Released: December 2, 2003 *B-side: "One of Them" |- ! scope="row"| "Hey" | *Released: January 27, 2004 *B-side: "If You Only Knew" |}

== Chart positions == === Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+Weekly chart performance for ''Power in Numbers'' !scope="col"| Chart (2002) !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|16|artist=Jurassic 5|album=Power in Numbers|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2023}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|22|artist=Jurassic 5|album=Power in Numbers|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|96|artist=Jurassic 5|album=Power in Numbers|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2023}} |- {{album chart|UK2|46|date=20021013|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|15|artist=Jurassic 5|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2023}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|13|artist=Jurassic 5|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2023}} |}

=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for ''Power in Numbers'' !scope="col"|Chart (2002) !scope="col"|Position |- ! scope="row"|Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html|archivedate=October 12, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html|title=Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 27, 2022}}</ref> | 82 |- ! scope="row"|Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|archivedate=October 12, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|title=Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 27, 2022}}</ref> | 43 |}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Power in Numbers''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2002|certyear=2023|id=9912-1207-2|artist=Jurassic 5|title=Power in Numbers|access-date=March 4, 2023}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Discogs master|19553|Power in Numbers}}

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