# Moral Panic (album)

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 7/10 |
| Gigwise | |
| Kerrang! | 2/5 |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10 |
| musicOMH | |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5 |
Moral Panic is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Nothing but Thieves. The album was released on 23 October 2020 through Sony Music UK. The album was produced by Mike Crossey, with band member Dominic Craik also producing five songs.

## Background

The band started composing the songs for the album in the early 2019. Although its release coincided with Covid-19 pandemic and a lot of related anxiety and tension in the society, the idea for the album (including its title and even the first single, Is Everybody Going Crazy?) came prior to that and took inspiration from various social issues in the world.

## Release and promotion
### Singles

The album was preceded by five singles: lead single "Is Everybody Going Crazy?", released on 18 March 2020; "Real Love Song", released on 23 June 2020, "Unperson", released on 28 August 2020, "Impossible", released on 14 September 2020, and "Phobia", released on 16 October 2020.

### Music videos

The music video for "Is Everybody Going Crazy?" premiered on the band's YouTube channel on 25 March 2020. The video was directed by Remi Laudat and co-produced by Juliette Larthe, Chris Murdoch and Yssis McKen. The video features the band in grey rainsuits performing in a dark room with cameras running at various angles and vantage points. On 10 August 2020, "Real Love Song" premiered on the band's YouTube and Vevo channels.

### Moral Panic: The Complete Edition

On 29 October 2021, a deluxe version of the album was released comprising the 11 songs from the standard edition with the addition of the five songs from the band's Moral Panic II EP.

## Track listing

All songs written by Conor Mason, Joe Langridge-Brown and Dominic Craik, except tracks 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 by Conor Mason, Joe Langridge-Brown, Dominic Craik, Jim Irvin and Julian Emery.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.
Nothing but Thieves
* Philip Blake – bass guitar
* Dominic Craik – guitar, programming (all tracks); producer (1, 3–5, 11)
* Joe Langridge-Brown – guitar
* Conor Mason – vocals
* James Price – drums
Technical
* Mike Crossey – programming, producer, mixing engineer
* Robin Schmidt – mastering engineer
* Stephen Sesso – engineer
Artwork
* Steve Stacey – art direction, design
* Tom Andrew – photography

## Charts

Chart performance for Moral Panic :
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 8 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 38 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 21 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 70 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 5 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 35 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 42 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) | 21 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 28 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 3 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 13 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) | 79 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) | 55 |

## Certifications

Certifications for Moral Panic :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000$^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||