Pnau (album)
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| Released | 12 November 2007 | |||
| Genre | Electro, alternative dance, nu-disco | |||
| Length | 48:34 | |||
| Label | etcetc, Pnau Records and Tapes | |||
| Producer | Pnau, Sam Littlemore | |||
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| Singles from Pnau | ||||
Pnau is the third studio album by Australian dance music duo, Pnau. The album was released on 12 November 2007 on the independent record label etcetc in Australia and on the independent record label Pnau Records and Tapes on LP in the UK in 2009.[1] The album peaked at 31 on the Australian albums chart[2] and was featured at number 89 on the Triple J Hottest 100 Albums of All Time.[3]
At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[4]
Shortly after the album's release, Elton John claimed the album to be the greatest record he had heard in ten years.[5][6][7][8][9][10] Subsequently, Pnau was signed to Elton's management,[5] which resulted in their heavily publicised apprenticeship under the music icon.
Additionally, Pnau reunited Nick Littlemore with Luke Steele for the first time in nearly a decade for the album tracks "With You Forever" and "Freedom". According to Littlemore, the track "With You Forever" inspired the artists to collaborate on a side project, which finalised a year later into the electronic pop band Empire of the Sun.
The album also features Ladyhawke (who at the time of this album's release was only previously known for her collaboration with Nick Littlemore as part of the art rock duo Teenager), Feadz, Nick Yannikas of Lost Valentinos, and Michael Di Francesco of Van She.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "With You Forever" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore, Luke Steele | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Wild Strawberries" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore, Feadz | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Shock to My System" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore, Nick Yannikas | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Baby" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Come Together" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore, Michael Di Francesco | 5:01 |
| 6. | "We Have Tomorrow" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Lover" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore | 4:47 |
| 8. | "No More Violence" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore | 4:54 |
| 9. | "Embrace" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore, Pip Brown (Ladyhawke) | 5:29 |
| 10. | "Dancing on the Water" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Freedom" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore, Luke Steele | 4:00 |
| 12. | "Die with Us" | Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore, Michael Di Francesco | 2:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Baby" (Breakbot Remix) | 3:56 |
| 14. | "Sambanova" (Sam la More Remix) | 6:30 |
| 15. | "Shock to My System" (Noel Burgess No Tempo Mix) | 4:04 |
| 16. | "Five Hundred (Pedals)" | 5:10 |
| 17. | "Shadow in the Shadows: The Opening / The Awakening / Scorched Earth / Power Points" | 18:04 |
| 18. | "Harmonic Fields" | 26:13 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2007–08) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 31 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12 November 2007 | CD | etcetc | ETCETCD002 |
| Australia | 12 November 2007 | 2×CD | etcetc | ETCETCD003 |
| Europe | 2009 | CD | Pnau Records and Tapes | PNRT 001 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pnau at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Pnau on Australian charts". www.australian-charts.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Countdown #7 | Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time | triple J". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 January 2011.
- ^ "The J Award 2007". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Elton John signs Aussie Band PNAU". News.com.au. 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Elton John Loves PNAU". Crushable. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Elton John Joins The PNAU Fan Club". Undercover. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Rolling Stone: Pnau interview". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "PNAU - Nick Littlemore – Music". Time Out Sydney. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "PNAU Baby (live on Sunrise), With the Talent Zone Dancers". Talent Zone. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Pnau – Pnau". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
