Album · 2006
Begin to Hope
Begin to Hope is a 2006 anti-folk album by Regina Spektor. It runs 19 tracks across 69 minutes on Sire Records.
Anti-Folk · Folk · Indie Rock
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- 80 /100
- 10 critics
- 19
- Tracks
- 69 min
- Runtime
- 105 bpm
- Tempo
- C major
- Key
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10 publications
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- AllMusic4/5
- Mojo4/5
- NME8/10
- The Guardian4/5
- Uncut4/5
- Spin4/5
- Pitchfork7.5/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- Metacriticaggregate80/100
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She had this on in her flat and I remember thinking, alright, so this is where I live now. It wasn't.
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19 tracks · 69 min
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Every pressing below shares this page's rating and reviews — they are the same record.
Begin to Hope (Special Edition)Reissue · 2006 · 17 tracks
- 1Fidelity
- 2Better
- 3Samson
- 4On the Radio
- 5Field Below
- 6Hotel Song
- 7Après Moi
- 820 Years of Snow
- 9That Time
- 10Edit
- 11Lady
- 12Summer in the City
- 13Another Town
- 14Uh-merica
- 15Baobabs
- 16Düsseldorf
- 17Music Box
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About
Begin to Hope is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter, Regina Spektor. It was released June 13, 2006. The album debuted at number 70 on the Billboard 200, but due to the popularity of the single "Fidelity", it peaked at number 20 and was labeled a "pace setter" by Billboard. Rolling Stone magazine named it the 21st-best album of 2006. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments to U.S. retailers of 500,000 units. The album was nominated for the 2006 Shortlist Music Prize.
In brief
- When was Begin to Hope released?
- Begin to Hope was released in 2006 on Sire Records.
- How many tracks are on Begin to Hope?
- Begin to Hope has 19 tracks, with a runtime of 69 minutes.
- What genre is Begin to Hope?
- Begin to Hope is catalogued under Anti-Folk, Folk, Indie Rock.
- What BPM is Begin to Hope?
- Begin to Hope runs at a median tempo of 105 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Begin to Hope?
- Listeners of Begin to Hope also rate In Rainbows by Radiohead, The Reminder by Feist, Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie.





