Studio Album · No. 9

False Idols Songwriting Credits by Tricky

2013 False Idols 15 tracks 45:07

Produced by The Antlers, Fifi Rong, Tricky

False Idols Trip HopElectronic
Artist
87%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 13 of 15 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 13 / 15 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 15 tracks with documented writers, by whether Tricky carries a lyricist or composer credit.

87%
13 trackswritten by Tricky 2 tracksoutside writers
Tricky's roles on this album

Share of the 15 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist87%
Composer87%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

15
Tracks
11
Lyricists
3
Producers
2013
Released
Data Insight

Thirteen of the fifteen tracks carry him and four carry only him, his highest solo count so far. Running his own label meant the credits were his to publish, and for the first time they are complete.

False Idols came out on his own label of the same name in May 2013 and runs to fifteen tracks. It was described at the time as a return to the sound of Maxinquaye.

Track Listing & Credits 15 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Somebody's Sins
Patti Smith Patti Smith The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
2
Nothing Matters
TrickyNneka Adrian ThawsNneka Lucia Egbuna The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
3
Valentine
TrickyRichard RodgersLorenz Hart Adrian ThawsRichard RodgersLorenz Hart The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
4
Bonnie & Clyde
Tricky Adrian Thaws The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
5
Parenthesis
TrickyThe Antlers Adrian ThawsThe Antlers The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
6
Nothing's Changed
Tricky Adrian Thaws The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
7
If Only I Knew
TrickyFifi Rong Adrian ThawsFifi Rong The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
8
Is That Your Life
TrickyFrancesca Belmonte Adrian ThawsFrancesca Belmonte The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
9
Tribal Drums
TrickyFrancesca Belmonte Adrian ThawsFrancesca Belmonte The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
10
We Don't Die
Tricky Adrian Thaws The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
11
Chinese Interlude
Fifi Rong Fifi Rong The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
12
Does It
TrickySharon ShyHenry Frost Adrian ThawsSharon ShyHenry Frost The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
13
I'm Ready
TrickyFrancesca Belmonte Adrian ThawsFrancesca Belmonte The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
14
Hey Love
TrickyDavid Sylvian Adrian ThawsDavid Sylvian The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)
15
Passion of the Christ
Tricky Adrian Thaws The AntlersFifi RongTricky Tricky (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 13 contributors

T
Tricky
Writer · Producer · Performer
On this album13 written
AT
Adrian Thaws
Writer
On this album13 written
FB
Francesca Belmonte
Writer
On this album3 written
FR
Fifi Rong
Writer · Producer
On this album2 written
TA
The Antlers
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
DS
David Sylvian
Writer
On this album1 written
HF
Henry Frost
Writer
On this album1 written
LH
Lorenz Hart
Writer
On this album1 written
N
Nneka
Writer
On this album1 written
NL
Nneka Lucia Egbuna
Writer
On this album1 written
PS
Patti Smith
Writer
On this album1 written
RR
Richard Rodgers
Writer
On this album1 written

More from Tricky

1995 n/a
Maxinquaye
4th & B'way
12 tracksProd. Tricky
1996 n/a
Pre-Millennium Tension
Island
11 tracksProd. Tricky
1998 n/a
Angels with Dirty Faces
Island
14 tracksProd. Tricky
1999 100%
Juxtapose
Island
10 tracksProd. Tricky
2001 0%
Blowback
Hollywood
13 tracksProd. Tricky
2003 n/a
Vulnerable
Epitaph
13 tracksProd. Tricky
2008 92%
Knowle West Boy
Domino
13 tracksProd. Tricky
2010 90%
Mixed Race
Domino
10 tracksProd. Tricky
2014 69%
Adrian Thaws
False Idols
13 tracksProd. Tricky
2017 92%
Ununiform
False Idols
13 tracks
2020 100%
Fall to Pieces
False Idols
11 tracksProd. Tricky

Frequently Asked Questions False Idols

Who wrote False Idols?
Tricky is credited on thirteen of the fifteen tracks and is the only writer on four.
What is False Idols?
His own label, set up for this album and used for everything since.
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?
No. The album article lists producers and writers but no engineers.
Is it like Maxinquaye?
It was received as a return to that sound, eighteen years later.
How many tracks is it?
Fifteen. No running time is published on the album article.

Sources

Wikipedia: False Idols Wikipedia: Tricky Cover Art Archive: False Idols by Tricky