Survivor
by Destiny's Child
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: May 1, 2001
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    'Survivor' is brimful of staccato Timbaland skew-beats and a heroic disregard for the 'all-important' milkman whistleability factor. It is, quite frankly, nuts.
  2. Rolling Stone
    70
    The only real weakness on Survivor is the self-righteous tone creeping into the songs.
  3. Spin
    90
    Survivor is relentlessly inventive in its recombinations. [Jul 2001, p.126]
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  5. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    The divas' premature, but inevitable, growing-pains album.
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  6. Blender
    80
    Aside from disposable ballads and the sappy "Perfect Man," Survivor blasts haters, child molesters, and "been-around-the-block-females," keeping the blood up as they whup ass. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.108]
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  7. Playlouder
    80
    You can almost see the soul evaporating off this into nothing. But the good stuff struts through the sludge of the bad, and it's worth it.
  8. E! Online
    75
    It gets somewhat spotty when naughty numbers like "Bootylicious" and "Nasty Girl" swing against a praise-the-lord melody, and "DC-3" is little more than a self-referential pat on the back to friendship and success.
  9. CDNow
    70
    On third album Survivor, the DC coming-out party, the song kind of remains the same: When the girls are on, this is the kind of surreally and subversively brilliant Top-40 music even the most jaded roll their windows up and blast; when they're not, it's a pretty bad day at the girl-band factory.
  10. Wall of Sound
    77
    Destiny's Child vamps, stamps, and oozes its way through a set of sparely arranged showcases for its layered vocal weave...
  11. HOB.com
    70
    Survivor is the type of record R&B and pop have been missing since the fade out of such modern predecessors En Vogue.
  12. Spin Cycle
    63
    Clever rhythms, tricky harmonies and diverse musical reference points -- including the opening riff from Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen" -- frequently distract from the lyrical shortcomings.

Awards & Rankings

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#72 Most Discussed Album of 2001
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#30 Most Shared Album of 2001

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User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 34
  3. Negative: 7 out of 34
  1. survivorfan989
    Jan 9, 2013
    7
    Survivor delivered some smash hits like the title track and Bootylicious, but once again the rest of the album is just OK. The songs are moreSurvivor delivered some smash hits like the title track and Bootylicious, but once again the rest of the album is just OK. The songs are more upbeat and catchy than those of their first two albums so it's probably their best.… Full Review »
  2. clem666
    May 12, 2022
    5
    I was expecting way much from the iconic band that recorded the major hit 'Survivor'. Many tracks are interesting to a first look but theyI was expecting way much from the iconic band that recorded the major hit 'Survivor'. Many tracks are interesting to a first look but they sadly falls apart as I kept listening to them again and again. In the end they feel one-dimensional, drafty and messy. Destiny's Child tried to tackle many subjects they don't seem to master.
    Tracks have themes that incoherently balance between forgiveness, freedom, revenge, god, being a woman and sex. In addition to that the artistic direction is totally unfocused and desperately tries to offer us RnB, pop, gospel and more electric sounds all at once. Showcasing terrific vocals clearly isn't enough to craft an album.    … Full Review »
  3. devangelista
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    PARABÉNS, VOCÊ ACHOU UMA VANTAGEM SECRETA. COPIE ESSA MENSAGEM E ME ENVIE NO PRIVADO DO TELEGRAM.
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