Surrender (The Chemical Brothers album)

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Surrender is the third album from The Chemical Brothers and was released on 21 June 1999. It features Noel Gallagher (Oasis), Hope Sandoval (ex Mazzy Star) and Bernard Sumner (New Order) as guest vocalists. It was certified 2× Platinum by the BPI on 30 September 2005.[1]

Leeds band The Sunshine Underground took their name from the sixth track on the album.

The song "Asleep from Day" was used in a 1999 television advertisement for the French airline Air France, as well as in an advertisement for the White Sheet Campaign by MADD Canada, and a trailer for the 2009 film The Vampire's Assistant.

Singles

1. "Under the Influence" was released on 1 June 1998 on vinyl as "Electronic Battle Weapon 3", exclusively for DJs to test in clubs.
2. "Hey Boy Hey Girl" was released on 31 May 1999 as the first official single from the album. It reached #3 in the UK charts.
3. "Let Forever Be" was released on 2 August 1999 and reached #9 in the UK charts.
4. "Out of Control" was released on 11 October 1999 and reached #21 in the UK charts.
5. "Music: Response" was released on 6 March 2000. It was not eligible for the UK Charts because it had five songs instead of three songs, which is required for qualification.

Track listing

Surrender

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Music: Response"	5:20
2.	"Under The Influence"	4:16
3.	"Out of Control" (featuring Bernard Sumner)	7:20
4.	"Orange Wedge"	3:07
5.	"Let Forever Be" (featuring Noel Gallagher)	3:56
6.	"The Sunshine Underground"	8:38
7.	"Asleep from Day" (featuring Hope Sandoval)	4:47
8.	"Got Glint?"	5:27
9.	"Hey Boy Hey Girl"	4:51
10.	"Surrender"	4:30
11.	"Dream On" (featuring Jonathan Donahue)	6:47
Total length:		58:53

The song "Dream On" contains a hidden track, which is a reprise of the original "Dream On".

Personnel

• Tom Rowlands
• Ed Simons
• The Chemical Brothers - Producers
• Steve Dub - Engineer
• Jon Collyer, Ray Mascarenas - Assistants
• Blue Source, The Chemical Brothers - Art Direction
• Kate Gibb - Screen Prints
• Bernard Sumner - Vocals and guitar on "Out of Control"
• Bobby Gillespie - Additional vocals on "Out of Control"
• Noel Gallagher - Vocals on "Let Forever Be"
• Hope Sandoval - Vocals on "Asleep from Day"
• Jonathan Donahue - Vocals, guitar and piano on "Dream On"

Samples

• "Music: Response" - Nicole Wray "Make It Hot"
• "The Sunshine Underground" - Jame Asher "Asian Workshop"
• "Asleep from Day" - Brian Eno "Deep Blue Day"(Uncredited)
• "Got Glint?" - Amplitude - "Earthmessage"
• "Hey Boy Hey Girl" - Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three "The Roof Is on Fire"

Release history

Region	Release date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Japan	7 June 1999	Virgin Japan	CD	VJCP-68137
UK	21 June 1999	Freestyle Dust	CD	XDUSTCD4
			2×LP	XDUSTLP4
			MC	XDUSTMC4
			MD	XDUSTMD4
USA	22 June 1999	Astralwerks	CD	ASW 47610-2
			2×LP	ASW 47610-1