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The Understanding is the second studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp , released on 22 June 2005 by Wall of Sound . A limited edition of the album, including a bonus CD, is sold in a Digipak . The Understanding debuted at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart with 22,466 copies sold in its first week.[12] The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 1 December 2006,[13] and had sold 103,500 copies in the United Kingdom as of March 2009.[14]
Similarly to Melody A.M. , songs from The Understanding were used widely in television adverts and computer games. "Circuit Breaker" and "Only This Moment " were used in an episode of Danmarks Radio 's consumer programme, named Rabatten. "Follow My Ruin" was also included on the soundtrack to FIFA 06 , the 2005 edition of EA Sports 's long-running soccer video game franchise. "What Else Is There? " was used in an O2 television advertisement in the Czech Republic in 2007[15] and in Slovakia in 2008.[16] It was also used in the films Cashback (2006) and Meet Bill (2007). A remixed version of "What Else Is There?" was featured on the 15 April 2007 episode of the HBO series Entourage .
Track listing
All tracks are written by Röyksopp , except where noted
Japanese edition bonus tracks[17] Title Writer(s) 13. "Boys" 4:45 14. "Go Away" 3:52
Limited edition bonus disc[18] Title Writer(s) 1. "Go Away" 3:52 2. "Clean Sweep" 5:17 3. "Boys" 4:45 4. "Head" 5:03 5. "Looser Now" 6:04
Notes[19]
"What Else Is There?" contains a sample from "Love Me, Love the Life I Lead" by The Drifters and "Kill Me with Your Love" by Jericho .
"Dead to the World" contains a sample from "Who We Are" by Camel .
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Understanding .[19]
Röyksopp – arrangement, mixing, performance, production
Kato Ådland – bass (on "Triumphant")
Karin Dreijer – vocals (on "What Else Is There?")
Olof Dreijer – vocal engineering (on "What Else Is There?")
Tom Elmhirst – co-mixing (on "Only This Moment")
Kate Havnevik – additional vocals, creative input (on "Only This Moment" and "Circuit Breaker")
Chelonis R. Jones – vocals (on "49 Percent" and "Go Away")
Sanghon Kim – artwork
Ib Kleiser – guitar (on "Only This Moment")
Camille Vivier – photography
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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^ Cinquemani, Sal (13 July 2005). "Röyksopp: The Understanding" . Slant Magazine . Retrieved 30 January 2016 .
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^ Jones, Alan (11 July 2005). "London events swing sales on UK charts" . Music Week . Intent Media. Retrieved 11 February 2014 .
^ a b "British album certifications – Röyksopp – The Understanding" . British Phonographic Industry . 1 December 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2016 . Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Understanding in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ a b "Key Releases: 28.03.09" . Music Week . HighBeam Research . 28 March 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2014 .
^ "Vyberte si (O2 Ad Choice)" . YouTube . 4 July 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2010 .
^ "O2 – 2x viac minut spot SK" . YouTube. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2010 .
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