Oh No (OK Go album)

Oh No is the second studio album by American rock band OK Go. It was released on 30 August 2005. The album was recorded in late 2004 with producer Tore Johansson in Malmö, Sweden, and mixed by Dave Sardy in Los Angeles. It is the final album to feature guitarist Andy Duncan, who left shortly after recording finished.

Oh No
Studio album by OK Go
Released	August 30, 2005
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	41:40
Label	Capitol
Producer	Tore Johansson
OK Go chronology
Do What You Want (2005) Oh No (2005) You're Not Alone (2008)
Singles from Oh No
"A Million Ways" Released: August 2005 "Do What You Want" Released: April 3, 2006 "Oh Lately It's So Quiet" Released: May 2006 "Invincible" Released: June 2006 "Here It Goes Again" Released: September 25, 2006

After the band's performance at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, the album rose from number 87 to 69 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the highest position achieved by the group at the time.

On 7 November 2006, OK Go released a deluxe limited edition CD/DVD of the album. The DVD contains their official music videos, a video from 180 fans doing the "A Million Ways" dance for a YouTube contest, previously unseen footage, and a behind-the-scenes look of their treadmill rehearsals for the video and for the VMAs.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Damian Kulash; all music is composed by Damian Kulash, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Invincible"		3:30
2.	"Do What You Want"	Kulash Timothy Nordwind	3:05
3.	"Here It Goes Again"		3:00
4.	"A Good Idea at the Time"	Kulash Nordwind	3:05
5.	"Oh Lately It's So Quiet"		3:00
6.	"It's a Disaster"	Kulash Andrew Duncan	3:20
7.	"A Million Ways"	Kulash Nordwind	3:12
8.	"No Sign of Life"	Kulash Duncan	3:48
9.	"Let It Rain"	Kulash Nordwind	2:56
10.	"Crash the Party"		2:24
11.	"Television, Television"		2:40
12.	"Maybe, This Time"	Kulash Duncan	3:15
13.	"The House Wins"		4:14
Total length:			41:40

Hidden track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"9027 KM"	34:46
Total length:		76:26

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(64/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment.ie
Kludge	6/10
Pitchfork Media	2.2/10
PopMatters	7/10
Slant Magazine

Oh No received generally positive reviews, and holds an aggregated 64 out of 100, based on 14 critic reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".

Personnel

OK Go

• Damian Kulash – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion
• Tim Nordwind – bass, vocals, glockenspiel
• Dan Konopka – drums
• Andy Duncan – guitar, keyboards, vocals

Additional musicians

• Jens Lingård – trombone on "A Good Idea at the Time" and "No Sign of Life"
• Peter Lingård – trumpet on "A Good Idea at the Time" and "No Sign of Life"
• Sven Andersson – trombone on "A Good Idea at the Time" and "No Sign of Life"
• Filip Runesson – viola on "The House Wins"
• Rasmus Kihlberg – second drummer on "It's a Disaster", "Crash the Party" and "The House Wins"
• The Mopeds – actors on "Invincible" (portrayed the fictitious vocal group "The Space Odyssey Counting Gang" on the song)
• Flor Serna – keyboard player on "It's a Disaster"
• Hannah Montoya – hardcore drummer on "A Good Idea at the Time"

Production credits

• Tore Johansson – producer/engineer/mixing engineer on "A Good Idea at the Time", "Oh Lately It's So Quiet", "It's a Disaster", "A Million Ways", "No Sign of Life", "Let It Rain", "Maybe, This Time" and "The House Wins"
• Jens Lingård – assistant producer/engineer
• David Carlsson – engineer
• Peter Lingård – engineer
• Dave Sardy – mixing engineer on "Invincible", "Do What You Want", "Here It Goes Again", "Crash the Party" and "Television, Television"
• Ken Slutier – second unit producer
• Eric Drew Feldman – second unit 1st assistant producer
• Howard Willing – second unit 2nd assistant producer/A&R liaison for Capitol Records
• Robert Vosgien – mastering engineer
• Mary Fagot – art direction
• Damian Kulash, Jr. – design
• Sunja Park – layout
• Dusan Reljin – photography
• Tom Fowlks – additional photography

External links

• Oh No at MusicBrainz