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| Last album = ''[[iTunes Originals – Goldfrapp|iTunes Originals]]''<br />(2008) |
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Revision as of 15:28, 11 March 2010
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Head First is the forthcoming fifth studio album by the British electronic duo Goldfrapp. It will be released by Mute Records on 22 March 2010.[1] The album's first single, "Rocket", was released in U.S., Europe and Canadian iTunes on 24 January 2010.[2][3][4]
Development
In July 2009, Goldfrapp announced that they had begun recording their fifth studio album.[5] A photoshoot for the album took place in November 2009. Goldfrapp hoped to have the album recorded by December 2009.[6]
Track listing
Final track listing as confirmed by a mass email from "The Deer" to fans:
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rocket" | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Believer" | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Alive" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Dreaming" | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Head First" | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Hunt" | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Shiny And Warm" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "I Wanna Life" | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Voicething" | 4:44 |
Information
A press release issued ahead of the release describes the band’s fifth album as their “most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With life affirming lyrics and stellar production it lifts off at full tilt and takes us on a journey to the heart of 2010.”
As of 22 January 2010 the first single, "Rocket" has been released as a digital download on iTunes in every country except from UK and Ireland and can be found on the band's MySpace page.[7] The single was also briefly available on YouTube in late January, but "is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Mute Records Ltd.."[8] On January 29, Believer was leaked on to the internet and was able to be found on YouTube, but it "is no longer available due to a copyright claim by EMI Music."[9] On February 20th a full version of Alive and incomplete versions of Shiny And Warm and Head First leaked.[10] Head First is now available to preorder[11] on U.K and American iTunes.
Personnel
The following people have contributed to Head First:
- Alison Goldfrapp – lead vocals, backing vocals, mixing
- Will Gregory – mixing
- Pascal Gabriel - Additional Production on "Rocket", "Believer", "Dreaming", "Head First" and "I Wanna Life" [12]
- Richard X - Additional Production on "Alive"[13]
References
- ^ Pitchfork Media. [1]. Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 01 December 2009.
- ^ www.amazon.de [2]
- ^ iTunes [3]
- ^ Pitchfork Media. [4]. Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 01 December 2009.
- ^ Goldfrapp, Alison. "Hello Nowhere Boy x". Goldfrapp.com. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ Goldfapp, Alison. "Hey Long Time No Speak x". Goldfrapp.com. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ Myspace.com/goldfrapp [5]
- ^ YouTube.com [6]
- ^ YouTube.com [7]
- ^ YouTube.com [8]
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/head-first/id359927945
- ^ http://www.melophobia.com
- ^ http://www.blackmelody.com
External links
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