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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(dud)[3]
Pitchfork Media8.6/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Before the Dawn Heals Us is the third studio album by the French electronic group M83, released in January 2005 to positive reviews. The album was released on the Gooom label in Europe and on the Mute label in the United States. It was the first album from M83 following the departure of founding member Nicolas Fromageau.[6] Before the Dawn Heals Us was also chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.

The track "Moon Child" was featured in the television show Top Gear in episode 6 of series 6 in 2005. The track "Teen Angst" was featured in trailers to the 2006 film A Scanner Darkly. The track "Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun" was featured in the 2008 documentary Britney: For the Record, and was also featured in the Fully Flared introduction (the 2007 street skateboarding video by Lakai Footwear Limited). The track "I Guess I'm Floating" was featured in and on the soundtrack of the movie Like Crazy. The track "Asterisk" was used in a 2011 Red Bull advertisement featuring snowboarder Travis Rice. It was also used in Gabe Morford and Mike Martin's 2006 urban track bike riding manifesto MASH SF.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moon Child"
  • Anthony Gonzalez
  • Yann Gonzalez
4:40
2."Don't Save Us from the Flames"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Y. Gonzalez
4:17
3."In the Cold I'm Standing"A. Gonzalez4:10
4."Farewell / Goodbye"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Y. Gonzalez
5:34
5."Fields, Shorelines and Hunters"A. Gonzalez2:32
6."*"A. Gonzalez2:44
7."I Guess I'm Floating"A. Gonzalez2:01
8."Teen Angst"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Y. Gonzalez
5:04
9."Can't Stop"A. Gonzalez2:22
10."Safe"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Y. Gonzalez
4:55
11."Let Men Burn Stars"A. Gonzalez1:59
12."Car Chase Terror!"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Y. Gonzalez
3:47
13."Slight Night Shiver"A. Gonzalez2:12
14."A Guitar and a Heart"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Antoine Gaillet
4:48
15."Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun"A. Gonzalez10:41

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalogue #
Europe 24 January 2005
CD
  • Gooom 035CD
  • 7243 5 63862 2 8
United States 25 January 2005 Mute CD 9281-2
13 January 2009 2xLP + CD 9281-1 + 9281-2
Japan 14 September 2005 Toshiba EMI CD (one bonus track) TOCP-66462

Singles

  • "A Guitar and a Heart"/"Safe" (November 22, 2004)
    1. "A Guitar and a Heart"
    2. "Safe"
  • "Don't Save Us from the Flames" (February 7, 2005)
    1. "Don't Save Us from the Flames"
    2. "Until the Night Is Over"
    3. "Don't Save Us from the Flames" (Superpitcher Remix)
    4. "Don't Save Us from the Flames" (Boom Bip Remix)
  • "Teen Angst" (May 6, 2005)
    1. "Teen Angst"
    2. "Teen Angst" (Montag Remix)

References

  1. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/before-the-dawn-heals-us/m83
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r726280/review
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "M83". Robert Christgau.
  4. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/5009-before-the-dawn-heals-us/
  5. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/6708286/before_the_dawn_heals_us
  6. ^ Roullier, Ian (12 February 2005). "M83 Before The Dawn Heals Us". SoundXP.com.


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