Sex with an X is the second studio album by the Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band The Vaselines

The Vaselines

The Vaselines are an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed in 1986, the band was originally a duo between its songwriters Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, but later added James Seenan and Eugene's brother Charlie Kelly on bass and drums respectively from the band Secession. McKee had...

, which was released on September 14, 2010 on Sub Pop

Sub Pop

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The first single from the album, "I Hate The 80's" was released on June 10, 2010. The second single, the title track "Sex with an X", was released on August 24, 2010, while the third single "Mouth To Mouth" was released on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2011.


On September 9, 2010, guardian.co.uk streamed the entire album on its Music Blog. The album was released with a track by track guide written by The Vaselines.

Track listing

1. "Ruined" - 2:11
2. "Sex with an X" - 3:34
3. "The Devil's Inside Me" - 4:34
4. "Such A Fool" - 2:56
5. "Turning It On" - 3:37
6. "Overweight But Over You" - 3:05
7. "Poison Pen" - 4:18
8. "I Hate The 80s" - 3:29
9. "Mouth To Mouth" - 3:35
10. "Whitechapel" - 3:31
11. "My God's Bigger Than Your God" - 2:51
12. "Exit The Vaselines" - 4:36