Power in Numbers
# Power in Numbers

Power in Numbers is the third studio album by American hip hop group Jurassic 5, released on October 8, 2002 by Interscope Records. It picks up where their previous album, Quality Control "left off", with a short double bass sample playing the same riff that the last song on Quality Control, "Swing Set", ended with.

## Musical style

The album features a number of differing song styles. One track, "React", composed by Jurassic 5 DJ Cut Chemist, is sample-based and contains no raps. "A Day at the Races" is based around a sample of David Axelrod's "Urizen" from the album Song of Innocence. "Acetate Prophets" has the same structure, but is much longer and also features production from Jurassic 5's other DJ, DJ Nu-Mark. Many tracks start or end with a sample of speech, usually inserted by Cut Chemist. The track "DDT" is an a cappella track rapped by renowned underground emcee Kool Keith, featuring no raps by Jurassic 5 themselves.

## Release

The album later had a limited re-release, which came with an accompanying DVD. The DVD consists of three featurettes on the group, one of which is a live performance. The UK version of this re-release also included an additional track on the CD, an alternative version of the track "Thin Line", featuring Mýa in place of Nelly Furtado.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
| The Guardian | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10 |
| Q | |
| Resident Advisor | 4.5/5 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 7/10 |

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Power in Numbers received an average score of 76% based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

## Singles

Singles from Power in Numbers :

| Title | Single information |
| - | - |
| "What's Golden" | Released: October 22, 2002 B-side: "High Fidelity" |
| "If You Only Knew" | Released: November 25, 2003 (Australia only) B-side: "Quality Control" (Live), "Concrete Schoolyard" (Live), "If You Only Knew" (Live) |
| "Freedom" | Released: December 2, 2003 B-side: "One of Them" |
| "Hey" | Released: January 27, 2004 B-side: "If You Only Knew" |

## Chart positions

### Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Power in Numbers :

| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 16 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 22 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 96 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 46 |
| US Billboard 200 | 15 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 13 |

### Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Power in Numbers :

| Chart (2002) | Position |
| - | - |
| Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | 82 |
| Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | 43 |

## Certifications

Certifications for Power in Numbers :

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | $100,000^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||
