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| single1 = Simple Math
| single1date = February 28, 2011<ref name="AltPress Single">{{cite
|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/download_manchester_orchestras_new_single_simple_math/
|title=Download Manchester Orchestra’s new single "Simple Math"
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|author= Karan, Tim|date=28 February 2011
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'''''Simple Math''''' is the third [[studio album]] from [[Atlanta]]-based [[indie rock]] band [[Manchester Orchestra]]. It was released on May 10, 2011 through [[independent label]] Favorite Gentlemen Recordings, itself distributed by [[Sony Music Entertainment]].<ref name="FavGen">{{cite web|url=http://favoritegentlemen.com/2011/01/26/manchester-orchestra-simple-math-release-date/|title=Manchester Orchestra ‘Simple Math’ Release Date|publisher=''Favorite Gentleman''|author= |date=|accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="Amazon">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004T8IPNS|title=Simple Math: Manchester Orchestra|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon]]|author= |date=|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref> The album was recorded with [[Dan Hannon]] who also produced the band's [[I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child|first album]], and co-produced [[Mean Everything to Nothing|their second]].<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Dan+Hannon|title=Dan Hannon Discography|publisher=[[Discogs]]|author= |date=|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref>
[[Andy Hull]], the band's lyricist and vocalist, has said that ''Simple Math'' is a [[concept album]], telling a story from his own perspective; "It's a story about a 23-year old who questions everything from marriage to love to religion to sex. Sometimes even for myself, it’s difficult to decipher which one I’m actually talking to. Everything I’ve written in the past has been about those things. This album is the most realized form of my questioning."<ref>{{cite
Led by the title track and [[lead single|single]] "Simple Math", the album was a success for the band, obtaining praise from music critics and debuting at a career-high number twenty one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number eight on the [[Hard Rock Albums|''Billboard'' Rock Albums]] chart with opening week sales of 18,000 units.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664106/adele-21-billboard.jhtml|title=Adele Takes #1 On Billboard Albums Chart For Eighth Week|publisher=''[[MTV]]''|author= Kaufman, Gill|date=18 May 2011|accessdate=19 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="BB">{{cite
==Reception==
===Commercial performance===
''Simple Math'' was a moderate commercial success for the band. Opening week sales reached 18,000 units according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]] which debuted the album at number eight on the [[Hard Rock Albums|''Billboard'' Rock Albums]] chart and number twenty one on the main [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="MTV"/><ref name="BB"/> The album also entered the [[Hard Rock Albums|''Billboard'' Alternative Albums]] chart at number five as well as the [[Hard Rock Albums|''Billboard'' Tastemaker Albums]] chart at number nine. The Tastemaker chart is not decided by record sales, but compiled by ranking new albums based on "an influential panel of indie stores and small regional chains."<ref>{{cite web| last = Binkert| first = Lisa| title = Bruno Mars Live: Billboard Tastemakers| work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/953194/bruno-mars-live-billboard-tastemakers-video| date = 23 October 2010| accessdate = 22 December 2010}}</ref> Overall, this marked an improvement compared to its predecessor ''[[Mean Everything to Nothing]]'' (2009), which reached number thirty seven on the main ''Billboard'' chart and number eleven on the Rock Albums chart.<ref name="BB2">{{cite
===Critical response===
{{Album ratings
| ADM = 6.2/10<ref name="AnyDecentMusic?">{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/3026/Manchester-Orchestra-Simple-Math.aspx|title=Simple Math'' by Manchester Orchestra reviews|publisher=[[AnyDecentMusic?]]|accessdate=8 May 2016}}</ref>
| MC = 73/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/simple-math/critic-reviews#|title=Critic Reviews for ''Simple Math'' by Manchester Orchestra|
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| rev1 = [[AbsolutePunk]]
| rev1Score = 95%<ref name="AP">{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2278681|title=Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math|
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev2Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/simple-math-mw0002108463|title=Simple Math - Manchester Orchestra {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Collar|first=Matt|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|date=10 May 2011|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[American Songwriter]]''
| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AS">{{cite
| rev4 = Blare
| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="BLARE">{{cite web|url=http://blaremagazine.com/2011/05/10/review-manchester-orchestra-simple-math|title=REVIEW: Manchester Orchestra - ''Simple Math''|publisher=BLARE Magazine|author= Rankin, Dan|date=10 May 2011|accessdate=10 May 2011}}</ref>
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| rev5Score = 7/10<ref name="DiS">{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16192/reviews/4142593|title=Manchester Orchestra: ''Simple Math''|publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]]|author= Cooke, Robert|date=5 May 2011|accessdate=7 May 2011}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Paste Magazine]]''
| rev6Score = 6.4/10<ref>{{cite
| rev7 = ''[[Rock Sound]]''
| rev7Score = 9/10<ref name="RS">{{Citation | url = http://oi51.tinypic.com/2ia3exe.jpg | title = Manchester Orchestra (9) 'Simple Math' (Columbia)| newspaper = [[Rock Sound]] | date = June 2011|author=Patashnik, Ben|issue=148|page=93|accessdate=4 May 2011|issn = 1465-0185}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite
| rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9Score = 7/10<ref name="Spin">{{cite
| rev10 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
| rev10Score = 3.5/5<ref name="Sputnik">{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/43380/Manchester-Orchestra-Simple-Math/|title=Manchester Orchestra: Simple Math|
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== Personnel ==
The following personnel contributed to ''Simple Math'':<ref name="AM Credits">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/simple-math-r2172486/credits|title=Credits: ''Simple Math''|
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“...Brilliant, awesome, stupendous, tour de force...they are all massively overused phrases...But then, very occasionally, something comes along which fully justifies these descriptions, and a few more. The video for Manchester Orchestra’s ‘Simple Math” by [The] Daniels is one of those occasions…”<ref name="Promo News">{{cite web|url=http://www.promonews.tv/2011/04/15/manchester-orchestras-simple-math-by-daniels/|title=Manchester Orchestra’s Simple Math by Daniels|publisher=David Knight|author= |date=15 April 2011|accessdate=12 August 2011}}</ref>
“...The clip is both exorbitant and overtly dramatic—plus it looks like it cost a mint to create, which it very well might have since the band is on [[Columbia Records]] — but it's money well spent...”<ref name="Blogtown">{{cite
“...With...‘Simple Math,’ they have created their best work yet, and easily the best music video I’ve seen thus far in 2011. This video has already garnered heaps of praise as well as comparisons to works of [[Michel Gondry]] and [[Christopher Nolan]] for its technically incredible, emotionally powerful storytelling...Manchester Orchestra’s muscular post-[[emo]] indie rock provides just the right amount of emotional punch to accompany the stunning imagery. This is one you’ll want to watch again and again...” <ref name="Music for Kids Who Can’t Read Good">{{cite web|url=http://musicforants.com/blog/?p=6829|title=Video: Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math|publisher=|author= Taylor Johnston|date=19 April 2011|accessdate=12 August 2011}}</ref>
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