Studio Album · No. 3
Third Songwriting Credits by Portishead
Produced by Portishead
Island / Mercury
Experimental RockKrautrockElectronica
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 11 of 11 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 11 / 11 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Portishead carries a lyricist or composer credit.
11 trackswritten by Portishead
0 tracksoutside writers
Portishead's roles on this album
Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
11
Tracks
4
Lyricists
1
Producers
2008
Released
Data Insight
Eleven tracks, ten of them entirely the band's, and the sound has nothing to do with the two records before it: krautrock rhythms, live playing, almost no samples. Eleven years off changed the music completely and the credit line not at all.
Third came out on Island and Mercury in April 2008, eleven years after the second album, and entered the UK chart at number two. It runs 49 minutes across eleven tracks.
Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 5 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Third
Who wrote Third?
Beth Gibbons and Geoff Barrow on all eleven tracks, with Adrian Utley on nine. Ten carry no writer from outside the band.
Why the eleven year gap?
Nothing came out between Portishead in 1997 and this album in 2008.
How is it different?
It drops the samples and the noir strings for krautrock rhythms and live playing.
How did it sell?
The discography's sales and certification columns are both blank for this album.
Did any single chart?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Are engineering credits published?
The album article lists engineering roles without naming the engineers.
Is this their most recent album?
Yes. Nothing full length has followed it.