sentences: "Made of Bricks" was leaked to filesharing networks a few days before its official commercial release and subsequently received mixed reviews; "The Independent" described it as being in "pole position for worst album of the year", while a BBC review called it "an album of surprising verve and variety".It proved, however, to be commercially successful when it entered and peaked on the UK Albums Chart at number 1, and stayed in the chart for over forty consecutive weeks.