Come with Us

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Come with Us is the fourth album by The Chemical Brothers and was released in January 2002 (see 2002 in music). It features Richard Ashcroft and Beth Orton as guest vocalists. The album debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified Gold by the BPI on 1 February 2002.

Singles

  1. "It Began in Afrika" was released on 1 June 2001 as "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" exclusively for DJs to test in clubs.
  2. "It Began in Afrika" was re-released officially as the first single on 10 September 2001. It reached #8 in the UK charts.
  3. "Star Guitar" was released on 14 January 2002. It reached #8 in the UK charts.
  4. "Come with Us" and "The Test" were released as a double A-Side on 22 April 2002. It reached #14 in the UK charts.
  5. "Hoops" was released on 1 June 2002 in remixed form as "Electronic Battle Weapon 6" exclusively for DJs to test in clubs.
  6. The Come with Us/Japan Only EP was released exclusively to Japan on 17 July 2002. Its lead song is "Come with Us".
  7. The AmericanEP was released exclusively to America on 19 November 2002. Its lead song is "Star Guitar".
  • "Come with Us" and "The Test" were also issued as separate promo singles in addition to the retail double A-side.
  • In Japan, "Come with Us/The Test" was issued as "The Test/Come with Us".

Reception

Initial critical response to Come With Us was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 72, based on 23 reviews.[1]

Track listing

Come with Us
No.TitleLength
1."Come With Us"4:58
2."It Began in Afrika"6:16
3."Galaxy Bounce"3:28
4."Star Guitar"6:27
5."Hoops"6:32
6."My Elastic Eye"3:42
7."The State We're In" (featuring Beth Orton)6:27
8."Denmark"5:07
9."Pioneer Skies"4:05
10."The Test" (featuring Richard Ashcroft)7:46
Total length:54:42

Singles

Release history

Region Release date Label Format Catalogue
Japan 21 January 2002 Virgin Japan CD VJCP-68367
UK 28 January 2002 Freestyle Dust CD XDUSTCD5
CD XDUSTCDX5
LP2×LP XDUSTLP5
MC XDUSTMC5
USA 29 January 2002 Astralwerks CD ASW11682-2
CD ASW11895-2
LP2×LP ASW11682-1
Japan 29 March 2002 Virgin Japan CD VJCP-68408

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2002 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
Preceded by UK number one album
9 February 2002 – 15 February 2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
4 February 2002 – 10 February 2002 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "The Chemical Brothers:Come With Us (2002): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
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