18 (album)

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18
18 cover
Studio album by Moby
Released May 14, 2002
Recorded 2001-2002
Genre Rock / Electronica / Dance
Length 71:15
Label Mute - STUMM 202
V2 Records/ BMG
Producer Moby
Professional reviews
Moby chronology
Play: The B Sides
(2000)		 18
(2002)		 18 B Sides + DVD
(2003)

18 is a 2002 album by electronic artist Moby. It sees Moby following a similar direction to that of his previous album Play, sampling old field recordings of negro spirituals and combining them with mellow dance beats. However, 18 features a generally sadder tone than that of Play, perhaps reflecting the events of September 11, 2001 (coincidentally, his 36th birthday). The album also sees Moby beginning to branch off into alternative rock ("We Are All Made of Stars", "Great Escape", "Extreme Ways", "Harbour".) Critical response to this album was mixed, with many critics feeling it was too much of a retread of his previous releases and lacked inspiration. The most successful song on the album "18" was the single We Are All Made of Stars, which reached No. 11 on the UK charts. The album features guest appearances by Azure Ray, MC Lyte, Angie Stone, and Sinéad O'Connor. A collection of the album's B-sides and video footage was later released a year after the album on 18 B Sides + DVD. "Extreme Ways" can be heard in all 3 Bourne movies.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "We Are All Made of Stars" – 4:32
  2. "In This World" (featuring Jennifer Price) – 4:02
  3. "In My Heart" – 4:36
  4. "Great Escape" (featuring Azure Ray) – 2:09
  5. "Signs of Love" – 4:25
  6. "One of These Mornings" – 3:12
  7. "Another Woman" – 3:56
  8. "Fireworks" – 2:13
  9. "Extreme Ways" – 3:57
  10. "Jam for the Ladies" (featuring MC Lyte & Angie Stone) – 3:22
  11. "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)" – 5:09
  12. "18" – 4:28
  13. "Sleep Alone" – 4:45
  14. "At Least We Tried (featuring Freedom Bremner)" – 4:08
  15. "Harbour" (featuring Sinéad O'Connor) – 6:27
  16. "Look Back In" – 2:20
  17. "Rafters" – 3:22
  18. "I'm Not Worried at All" – 4:11

[edit] Singles

Single information
"We Are All Made of Stars"
  • Released: 29 April 2002 (UK)
  • Chart positions:
    • #11 (UK)
  • Trivia: It was the most popular song on 18.
"Extreme Ways"
"In This World"
  • Released: 4 November 2002 (UK)
  • Chart positions:
    • #35 (UK)
  • Trivia: It features Jennifer Price.
"In My Heart"
"Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)"
  • Released: 3 March 2003 (UK)
  • Chart positions:
    • Did not chart
  • Trivia: The "Sunday" in the title is actually September 10, the day before Moby's birthday.
"Jam for the Ladies"
  • Released: 2003
  • Chart positions:
    • Did not chart
  • Trivia: This song featues MC Lyte and Angie Stone.

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[edit] Trivia

The song "One Of These Mornings" was used at start and at the end of the Torchwoodepisode. The song "Extreme ways" is played at the end of every movey in the Bourne trilogy To the Last Man.

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"Mobility" • "Go" • "Drop a Beat" • "Next is the E" • "I Feel It/Thousand" • "Move" • "All That I Need Is to Be Loved" • "Hymn" • "Feeling So Real" • "Everytime You Touch Me" • "Into the Blue" • "Bring Back My Happiness" • "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" • "Come on Baby" • "James Bond Theme (Moby's re-version)" • "Honey" • "Run On" • "Bodyrock" • "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" • "Natural Blues" • "Porcelain" • "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad / Honey (Remix featuring Kelis)" • "South Side" • "We Are All Made of Stars" • "Extreme Ways" • "In This World" • "In My Heart" • "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)" • "Jam for the Ladies" • "Lift Me Up" • "Raining Again" • "Spiders" • "Beautiful" • "Dream About Me" • "Slipping Away" • "Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" • "Escapar (Slipping Away)" • "New York, New York" • "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)" • "Alice" • "Disco Lies" • "Everyday It's 1989"
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