Röyksopp discography

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Röyksopp discography

Röyksopp performing live in Berlin on 7 April 2009.
Releases
Studio albums 4
Compilation albums 1
EPs 1
Singles 15

The following is a comprehensive list of all the releases by the electronica band Röyksopp.

Since forming in 1998, Röyksopp, which is composed of Svein Berge, Torbjørn Brundtland, have released four studio albums, one compilation, one live album, and fourteen singles.

Contents

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
NOR
[1]
UK
[2]
US
[3]
US
Elec.

[3]
US
Heat.

[3]
BEL
[4]
FIN
[5]
FRA
[6]
NLD
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
2001 Melody A.M. 1 9 18 84 69 50
2005 The Understanding
  • Released: 4 July 2005
  • Labels: Wall of Sound, EMI
  • Formats: 12" LP, CD, download
1 13 2 22 23 39 45 48 7 18
2009 Junior
  • Released: 23 March 2009
  • Labels: Wall of Sound, EMI
  • Formats: 12" LP, CD, download
1 21 126 4 2 10 70 43 25 18
2010 Senior
  • Released: 13 September 2010[15]
  • Labels: Wall of Sound, EMI
  • Formats: 12" LP, CD, download
1 33 31 128 41 17 28
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

[edit] Compilation albums

Year Album details Notes NOR chart
peak position[1]
2007 Back to Mine: Röyksopp 24

[edit] Extended plays

Year Release details Notes Peak positions
NOR
[16]
BEL
[4]
DEN
[17]
2006 Röyksopp's Night Out 8 76 3

[edit] Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
NOR UK NLD SWE US Dance
[18]
1999 "So Easy"[a] Melody A.M.
2001 "Eple"[b] 16 91 54
"Poor Leno"[c] 38 55 50 5
2002 "Remind Me"[a] 21
2003 "Sparks" 41
2005 "Curves" Non-album single
"Only This Moment" 33 86 18 The Understanding
"49 Percent" 55
"What Else Is There?" 4 32 30
2006 "Beautiful Day Without You"
2009 "Happy Up Here" 3 44 Junior
"The Girl and the Robot" 2 25
"This Must Be It"
2010 "The Drug" Senior
2011 "Forsaken Cowboy"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

[edit] Other tracks

  • "64 Position" (B-side to the original vinyl pressing of "So Easy".)
  • "A Place Where Love is Found" (Vocal version of Flax also featured on the unreleased Beatservice demo.)
  • "A Quiet Life" (Featured on a compilation album of Norwegian artists entitled "Arctic Circles 3".)
  • "A Special Time of Year" (Only played in live shows.)
  • "College Jacket" (Only played in Live shows.)
  • "Come" (vocal version) (Featured on a demo given to Beatservice Records but never released)
  • "Don't Give Up" (The lyrics of this song are also used by The Whitest Boy Alive, the band of singer Erlend Oye. This track later developed into "49 Percent")
  • "Don't Go" (Track featured on some versions of the "Sparks" single. It is essentially a remix of "Please Stay" by Mekon without vocal parts)
  • "Fat Burner " (played live during the second leg of 2009 tour)[19]
  • "Flax" (B-side to the original vinyl pressing of the "Eple" single.)
  • "Fusion's Alright" (B-side to the original vinyl pressing of "So Easy".)
  • "Happy Birthday" (Released on 15 December 2008 to celebrate their 10th birthday)
  • "Korene" (Later released as "Were You Ever Wanted" on the special edition CD.)
  • "Keyboard Milk" (B-side to the original vinyl pressing "Forsaken Cowboy".)
  • "Meatball" (On the compilation album Back to Mine: Volume 25 under the pseudonym "Emmanuel Splice")
  • "Nok E Nok" (A fan favourite they played for encores.)
  • "Om Ra vuling" (A song played live on occasions. The name has mislabeled as "om rævpuling" due to popular standard by Röyksopp's tracks being named in Norwegian. This is however a profanity in Norwegian, and the name "Om ra vuling" does not mean anything. (Turned into Clean Sweep on the special edition CD.)
  • "She's So" (vocal version) (has been played live)
  • "Shine on Like the Stars" (Featured on the set list of Quart Fest 03")
  • "Sjokk"/"Sjolek" (Played during 2009 live shows, ~03:00 long)
  • "Tremor Morning" (Extended version of "Your Hands" played during 2009 live shows, contains the aforementioned song in its entirety, then the song becomes more upbeat with the leitmotif playing in the background, ~06:00 long)
  • "Two Headed Monster" (A song only played live, on setlist of Fuji Rock Festival 03')
  • "Weightless" (also known as "In Space")
  • "Wooden Leg" (Featured on a Live album for the Le Big Sloppy Kiss Electronic Festival which took place in Norway, October 1999.)
  • "Your Hands" (Featured on a compilation album of Norwegian artists titled Arctic Circles 2)

[edit] Remixes

[edit] Official website / Track of the Month

  • "Shores Of Easy"
  • "Stronghold"
  • "Le Cantique de Noël" Instrumental version of the Christmas carol which is also known as O Holy Night
  • "I Wanna Know" (A song played live, debuted in October 2007)[21][22]
  • "Malangen Fra Bruhodet"
  • "This Space" (contains a sample of "This Space" by Woolfy vs. Projection)
  • "Hus Nr. 9"
  • "Happy Up Here" (Instrumental)
  • "It’s What I Want" (Instrumental)
  • "Electric Counterpoint: III. Fast – RYXP’s Milde Salve" (composed by Steve Reich, performed by Pat Metheny)
  • "Electric Counterpoint: III. Fast – RYXP True To Original Edit" (composed by Steve Reich, performed by Pat Metheny)
  • "De Ushuaia a La Quiaca (Version RYXP)" (original song by Gustavo Santaolalla)
  • "Vision One" (Instrumental)

[edit] Video albums

Year Song Notes Description
2009 This Must Be It
  • Director: Swedish directors Filip and Andreas Nilsson
  • Filmed: 2009
  • Location:
  • Released: September 28, 2009

[edit] Notes

a. ^ 1 2 "Remind Me" was re-released later in 2002 with "So Easy" as a B-side.
b. ^ "Eple" was re-released in 2003. It originally only charted in the UK Singles Chart at number 122.
c. ^ "Poor Leno" was re-released in 2002. It originally only charted in the UK Singles Chart at number 59.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Search for: Röyksopp (albums). norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved on 14 May 2009.
  2. ^ Chart Stats – Röyksopp. chartstats.com. Retrieved on 14 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "allmusic ((( Röyksopp > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p483050/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2010-08-15. 
  4. ^ a b Zoeken naar: Röyksopp (in Dutch). ultratop.be. Retrieved on 14 May 2009.
  5. ^ Search for: Röyksopp. finnishcharts.com. Retrieved on 14 May 2009.
  6. ^ Recherche pour: Röyksopp (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved on 14 May 2009.
  7. ^ Zoeken naar: Röyksopp (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on 14 May 2009.
  8. ^ Search for: Röyksopp. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved on 14 May 2009.
  9. ^ [1]. hitparade.ch. Retrieved on 26 September 2010.
  10. ^ http://royksopp.com/music/melody-am
  11. ^ "Norwegian certificates - searchable database". ifpi.se. http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm. Retrieved 2 August 2009. 
  12. ^ "UK Chartlog: The Rabble Army – RZA". zobbel.de. http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_R.HTM. Retrieved 2 August 2009. 
  13. ^ "Dutch certificates - searchable database". NVPI. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461. Retrieved 2 August 2009. 
  14. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 1 December 2006. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved 4 December 2010. 
  15. ^ "Royksopp Ready New Instrumental LP". http://www.spinner.com/2010/06/23/royksopp-new-instrumental-album/. Retrieved 23 June 2009. 
  16. ^ Search for: Röyksopp (songs). norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved on 15 May 2009.
  17. ^ Search for: Röyksopp. danishcharts.com. Retrieved on 15 May 2009.
  18. ^ "allmusic ((( Röyksopp > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p483050/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-08-15. 
  19. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SCBGRtqrqo
  20. ^ http://www.royksopp.com/music/anneli-drecker--sexy-love-ryksopp-romantiske-slyd
  21. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfCify50bEY
  22. ^ http://royksopp.com/track-of-the-month-october

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