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2001 studio album by Röyksopp
Melody A.M. is the debut studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp . It was released on 3 September 2001 by Wall of Sound . As of 2005, the album had sold 750,000 copies worldwide,[4] with 454,271 sold in the United Kingdom alone.[5]
In popular culture
Songs from the album have been used in television adverts and video games; "Remind Me " was formally featured in an advertisement for GEICO Insurance in one of their popular Caveman ads, while "Eple " was licensed by Apple and used as the introduction music for the Mac OS X v10.3 setup assistant . The Silicone Soul remix of "Poor Leno " was featured in the soundtrack to the 2003 snowboarding video game SSX 3 . "So Easy " was the soundtrack of T-Mobile 's launch advert featuring the face of a baby appearing around places in a city.
Critical reception
On 21 November 2007, the album was included on The Guardian ' s series of the 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die.[17] It is also listed in a similar selection, called 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die , in a series of books by Quintessence Editions .[4] On 24 November 2009, Melody A.M. was named the best Norwegian album of the 2000s decade by the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang .[18]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "So Easy " 3:44 2. "Eple " (some versions contain a "hidden track" of talking in the pregap ) Röyksopp 3:36 3. "Sparks " 5:23 4. "In Space" Röyksopp 3:30 5. "Poor Leno " 3:57 6. "A Higher Place" Röyksopp 4:31 7. "Röyksopp's Night Out" Röyksopp 7:30 8. "Remind Me " 3:39 9. "She's So" 5:23 10. "40 Years Back\Come" 4:45
European limited edition bonus disc Title Writer(s) 1. "Poor Leno" (Jakatta Radio Mix) 3:51 2. "Poor Leno" (Silicone Soul 's Hypno House Dub) 8:09 3. "Remind Me" (Someone Else's Radio Remix) 4:03 4. "Eple" (video) 3:38 5. "Poor Leno" (video) 3:57 6. "Remind Me" (video) 4:05
US special edition bonus disc Title Writer(s) 1. "Remind Me" (Someone Else's Mix) 3:36 2. "Poor Leno" (Röyksopp's Istanbul Forever Take) 5:35 3. "Remind Me" (Ernest St. Laurent Moonfish Mix) 6:56 4. "Poor Leno" (Silicone Soul's Hypno House Dub) 8:09 5. "Poor Leno" (video) 3:57 6. "Remind Me" (video) 4:05 7. "Eple" (video) 3:38
Japanese special edition bonus disc[19] Title Writer(s) 1. "Don't Go" Röyksopp 7:19 2. "Poor Leno" (Jakatta Radio Mix) 3:35 3. "Poor Leno" (Silicone Soul's Hypno House Dub) 8:11 4. "Remind Me" (Someone Else's Radio Remix) 4:04 5. "Eple" (Fatboy Slim Remix) Röyksopp 5:48 6. "Eple" (Shakedown Remix) Röyksopp 6:43 7. "Eple" (Black Strobe Remix) Röyksopp 6:10 8. "Sparks" (Roni Size Remix) 5:29 9. "Sparks" (Murk Downtown Miami Mix) 8:22 10. "Poor Leno" (video) 4:01 11. "Remind Me" (video) 4:12 12. "Eple" (video) 3:39
Notes [20]
"So Easy" contains a sample from "Blue on Blue " by Gals and Pals .
"A Higher Place" contains a sample from "Freedom" by The Tyrrel Corporation .
"She's So" contains a sample from "Love in Space" by Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra.
"40 Years Back\Come" contains a sample from "Red Right Returning" by Michael Manring .
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Melody A.M. [20]
Röyksopp – arrangement, production
Anneli Drecker – vocals (on "Sparks")
Jo Hillier – A&R
Rune Lindbæk – extra input (on "A Higher Place" and "40 Years Back\Come")
Ole J. Mjøs – co-production (on "A Higher Place")
Erlend Øye – vocals (on "Poor Leno" and "Remind Me")
Marte Rognerud – inner sleeve photography
Ole Vegard "05" Skauge – bass (on "A Higher Place")
Sølve Sundsbø – cover photography
Tom Hingston Studio – design
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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^ a b Dimery, Robert (2005). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . New York: Quintessence Editions . p. 750. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5 .
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^ "1000 albums to hear before you die" . The Guardian . 21 November 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2014 .
^ Talseth, Thomas (24 November 2009). "Röyksopp åpnet dører med debuten" [Röyksopp opened doors with debut]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 January 2016 .
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^ a b Melody A.M. (liner notes). Röyksopp . Wall of Sound . 2001. WALLCD027.{{cite AV media notes }}
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