Push the Button (The Chemical Brothers album)

Push the Button
Studio album by The Chemical Brothers
Released	24 January 2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	Big beat
Length	60:20
Label	Virgin, Freestyle Dust, EMI, Ultra
Producer	The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
Singles 93–03 (2003) Push the Button (2005) We Are the Night (2007)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(71/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media	(7.0/10)
Robert Christgau	A−
Stylus Magazine	B−
Mojo
Rolling Stone
Uncut
The Guardian
PopMatters

Push the Button is the fifth studio album by English big beat band The Chemical Brothers, first released in January 2005. It won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album in January 2006. It was certified gold by the BPI on 28 January 2005.^{[citation needed]}

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Live 05 was released as a digital EP promoting the album on 29 November 2005. It was recorded live from their 2005 tour.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Galvanize" (featuring Q-Tip)	6:33
2.	"The Boxer" (featuring Tim Burgess)	4:08
3.	"Believe" (featuring Kele Okereke)	7:01
4.	"Hold Tight London" (featuring Anna-Lynne Williams)	6:00
5.	"Come Inside"	4:47
6.	"The Big Jump"	4:43
7.	"Left Right" (featuring Anwar Superstar)	4:14
8.	"Close Your Eyes" (featuring The Magic Numbers)	6:13
9.	"Shake Break Bounce"	3:44
10.	"Marvo Ging"	5:28
11.	"Surface to Air"	7:23

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Giant"	4:32

Singles

"Galvanize" was the first single from the album, released a week before the album was released. It peaked at number 3 spot in UK Singles Chart.^{[citation needed]} "Believe" was the second single from the album, released in May 2005. It peaked at number 18.^{[citation needed]} "The Boxer" was the third single from the album, released in early July 2005. It peaked at number 41.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

• Track No. 1, "Galvanize", has been featured on Budweiser Select commercials and on All-Star Family Fortunes aired 23 December 2006. It was also used to advertise ITV's Dancing on Ice. A remix, produced by the Scratch Perverts, was included in the game DJ Hero 2.
• Track No. 2 and 3, "The Boxer" and "Believe", respectively, were used in the world's first theater performance of Requiem for a dream in Kristiansand, Norway 2007.
• Track No. 5, "Come Inside", is featured in game Forza Motorsport 2.
• Track No. 6, "The Big Jump", was featured on the soundtracks of the video games Burnout Revenge and Project Gotham Racing 3.It was also featured on the Irish show Hardy Bucks, Played as The Viper is driving in his car.
• Track No. 9, "Shake Break Bounce", features on the Ford S-Max 7-Seater advertisement and was used in the Thunderball trial in the 2006 series of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
• Track No. 10 "Marvo Ging", featured in Season two of The O.C., in the episode The Risky Business. It is also used on Channel 4, E4 and More4 in the United Kingdom to advertise Film4.
• Track No. 11, "Surface to Air", was featured on Sky Sports News as its title music. It also can be heard near the end of the comedy film "Smiley Face" starring Anna Faris.

Release

The album was released in various countries in January 2005.

Country	Date	Label	Catalog	Format
Japan	13 January 2005	Toshiba-EMI	VJCP 68715	CD
United Kingdom	24 January 2005	Virgin	XDUSTCD7	CD
			XDUSTLP7	LP
Australia	24 January 2005	Virgin	5633032	CD
United States	25 January 2005	Astralwerks	ASW 63282	CD

References

Preceded by Hot Fuss by The Killers

UK number one album 6 February 2005 – 12 February 2005

Succeeded by Tourist by Athlete