Celldweller (album)
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| Released | February 11, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
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| Length | 69:47 | |||
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| Released | June 10, 2013[2] | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2013 | |||
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| Label | FiXT | |||
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Celldweller is the first studio album by the American electronic rock project Celldweller, released in 2003. The album spent one week on the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart, at number 17,[3] and the song "I Believe You" reached number 11 on the R&R Alternative Specialty Show chart.[citation needed] Celldweller was awarded Album of the Year at the Just Plain Folks Music Awards.[4] Guest appearances include Jarrod Montague of Taproot.
The album was re-released on 10 June 2013[2] in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the original release.
Background
Klayton worked in earnest with the producer Grant Mohrman (formerly of Leaderdogs for the Blind and Full on the Mouth) on the album, which was scheduled for release in February 2001. There had been several questions about any Celldweller songs to be released. Although, Klayton was having three albums from his former band Angeldust rereleased under Criss Angel's name, he had begun working on the album. Klayton agreed with various online companies to provide unused songs for download in high quality.[5]
Various delays kept pushing the album's release date back.[6] During this time, Klayton kept fans up to date with numerous Celldweller logs through his website and via email and, in 2001, released raw files of the song "Symbiont" to give fans and fellow musicians a chance to remix Celldweller's music.[7] Eight remixes were chosen and uploaded to the original Mp3.com, most of them making it to the top of the Electronic and the Electro-Industrial charts. The exposure led to over 500,000 song plays on Mp3.com.[citation needed] The "Symbiont" remixes became a digital EP six years later.
The album was released in early 2003 and debuted at number 17 on Billboard's Internet Sales chart.[8] Celldweller included a guest appearance by the Taproot drummer Jarrod Montague. In 2004, the album received five awards at the Just Plain Folks Music Awards, winning Album of the Year, Producer of the Year, Industrial Album of the Year, Metal Song of the Year ("One Good Reason") and Best Industrial Rock Song ("Switchback"), and also runner-up in Best Industrial Song with "Stay with Me (Unlikely)" and Best Rock Song with "I Believe You".[4] Prior to the album's release, "Symbiont" was used in Track Down. However, the distributor of the film was mistakenly credited as "Miramax". Later, the song "Switchback" was included in the list of Extreme Mode songs for the popular iPhone OS game Tap Tap Revenge.
10 Year Anniversary Edition
On May 1, 2013, Klayton announced that for the 10th anniversary of the album, it would be re-issued with updated artwork and a second disc with the songs released during the Groupees promotions, remixes, rarities and unreleased songs, all remastered for this release.[9] The unreleased song, "Uncrowned", which is an outtake from the original album and from Wish Upon a Blackstar, was finished by Klayton for this release. The song was written in 2000.[10] The album was released a day earlier than the original release date and those who had pre-ordered the CD version of the album on FiXT, had their copies shipped and delivered a few days early.[2] Klayton signed fifteen copies of the deluxe edition CDs which were mailed at random when the pre-orders were shipped.[11]
Track listing
All songs written by Klayton.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Cell #1" | 0:29 |
| 2. | "Switchback" | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Stay With Me (Unlikely)" | 3:41 |
| 4. | "The Last Firstborn" | 7:41 |
| 5. | "Under My Feet" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "I Believe You" | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Frozen" | 7:00 |
| 8. | "Symbiont" | 5:27 |
| 9. | "Afraid This Time" | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Fadeaway" | 4:47 |
| 11. | "Cell #2" | 0:21 |
| 12. | "So Sorry to Say" | 5:33 |
| 13. | "Own Little World" | 3:33 |
| 14. | "Unlikely (Stay With Me)" | 2:59 |
| 15. | "One Good Reason" | 3:53 |
| 16. | "The Stars of Orion" | 2:56 |
| 17. | "Cell #3" | 0:32 |
| 18. | "Welcome to the End" | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 69:47 | |
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| 19. | "Uncrowned" | 4:27 |
| Total length: | 74:24 | |
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| 1. | "Ghosts (featuring Tom Salta)" | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Uncrowned" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Tragedy (Bee Gees cover)" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Shapeshifter (featuring Styles of Beyond)" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Goodbye (Remixed by Klayton)" | 7:03 |
| 6. | "The Last Firstborn (Remixed by Klayton)" | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Frozen (CPR Remix By Copy Paste Repeat)" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Switchback (Remixed by Klayton)" | 6:48 |
| 9. | "Atmospheric Light (Demo Redux)" | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Own Little World (Remixed by Blue Stahli)" | 6:26 |
| 11. | "Shapeshifter (featuring Styles of Beyond) (Remixed by Klayton)" | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Goodbye" | 5:25 |
| 13. | "Waiting (Unreleased Demo 2005)" | 4:23 |
| 14. | "06-06-06 (Unreleased Demo 2006)" | 2:59 |
| 15. | "Waiting for So Long (Unreleased Demo 2006)" | 1:33 |
| 16. | "Blood From the Stone (Unreleased Demo 2005)" | 3:01 |
| 17. | "IRIA (Unreleased Demo 2005)" | 4:23 |
| 18. | "Switchback (Dead By Dawn Remix by No I'm Not)" | 3:15 |
| Total length: | 78:13 | |
The song "One Good Reason" as well as "Shapeshifter" (which featured Styles of Beyond) was also featured in the 2005 video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted. However, only "One Good Reason" is instrumental due to the lyrics containing words related to death.
Chart positions
Album
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Internet Albums (Billboard)[12] | 17 |
Additional personnel
- Ben Grosse – mixing
- Richard Hunt – editing
- Kennedy James – drums
- Grant Mohrman – acoustic guitar on "(Unlikely) Stay With Me", producer, engineer, mixing
- Jarrod Montague – drums on "I Believe You"
- Fluffy Starr – female vocals on "Frozen", "The Stars of Orion" and "Welcome to the End"
- Jennifer Neal – female vocals on "Stay With Me (Unlikely)" and "(Unlikely) Stay With Me"
- Victoria Faiella – vocals on "Cell 2", and "Cell 3"
- Erik Wolf – mastering
Licensing
Every song on Celldweller has been licensed at least once for a movie, video game or another form of media with titles including Doom, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Supercross, XXX: State of the Union, Spider-Man 2, Constantine, Catwoman, The Punisher, Paycheck, Timeline, Mindhunters, National Security, Bad Boys II, Redline, Project Gotham Racing 3, NHL 2003, Enter the Matrix, XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association, The Hills Have Eyes 2, Crackdown, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, America's Next Top Model and Pimp My Ride. This is a feat that has been accomplished by only three other artists: Moby, Meiko, and The Crystal Method.[citation needed]
- "Cell #1", "Switchback" and "Welcome to the End" were used in episode 11 of the American drama television series: Dirt. "Welcome to the End" was used in episode 2 of the same series.
- "The instrumental of "One Good Reason" is included on Need for Speed: Most Wanted's soundtrack. It also appears on Flint Michigan's Rock Radio Station, "Banana 101.5" during some of the commercials.[citation needed]
- "Afraid This Time", "The Last Firstborn", "So Sorry To Say", "Fadeaway" and "Frozen" were all used in the 2007 video game Crackdown.
- "Own Little World", "One Good Reason", "The Last Firstborn" and "The Stars of Orion" were included in the 2003 video game XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association.
- "Switchback" is considered the most popular song Celldweller has ever released.[citation needed] It has been used in films, games, commercial, and other media such as Out for a Kill, Enter The Matrix, Halloween: Resurrection, Doom, Spider-Man 2, Catwoman, The Punisher, Bring It On Again, Kart Racer, Project Gotham Racing 3, NHL 2003, Tap Tap, Pump It Up PRO 2 (later brought into Pump It Up Fiesta EX) and Bad Boys 2. It has also been used in certain episodes of World Extreme Cagefighting.[citation needed]
- "Symbiont" has been used in Enter The Matrix, Takedown, Cutaway, Rallisport Challenge 2, Wrecked, Airbrush Alchemy, 21 and Road Rash – Jailbreak.
- "Own Little World", "Switchback" and "I Believe You" were used in the 2010 video game Dead Rising 2.
- Instrumental renditions of "Stay With Me (Unlikely)" and "The Last Firstborn" were featured in the 2004 video game Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.
References
- ^ a b c Allmusic review
- ^ a b c "We've got a special..." Facebook. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Billboard[dead link]
- ^ a b "2004 Just Plain Folks Music Awards". 7 November 2004. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ "Celldweller: Current Info". 13 October 1999. Archived from the original on 13 October 1999. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Celldweller current info 29 October 2002". Archived from the original on 29 October 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "Celldweller current info 1 June 2000". Archived from the original on 9 December 2000. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ Celldweller ranking at Billboard[dead link]
- ^ "Celldweller announces re-issue available". Celldweller. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Someone reminded me..." Celldweller. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Picture it now -". Facebook. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Chart Search | Billboard". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
