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The cover for the initial Nike+ release |
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| EP by LCD Soundsystem | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2006 (iTunes) November 12, 2007 (DFA) |
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| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Dance-punk, electronica, ambient | |||
| Length |
45:58 |
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| Label | DFA Records | |||
| Producer | The DFA Cornerstone | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
45:33 is a composition by LCD Soundsystem. Commissioned by Nike, 45:33: Nike Original Run is one of a series of tracks produced by New York-based creative agency Cornerstone that included A-Trak's Running Man, Aesop Rock's "All Day" and De La Soul's "Are You In", among others.[1] The original work was initially available exclusively at Nike Music Store on iTunes.[2] A re-release on CD and vinyl was issued by DFA Records on November 12, 2007.[3]
September 2009 saw the release of an eight track remix CD entitled 45:33 Remixes.
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The publicity for 45:33 described it as being designed to accompany jogging workouts, "to reward and push at good intervals of a run." An early statement detailed that the composition had been refined after several runs on the treadmill.[2] James Murphy later admitted that this was entirely a lie on his part, and that he does not actually jog. He stated that he wanted to make a long-form record like E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching and used the opportunity provided by Nike to do it.[4] The artwork of 45:33 also resembles that of Göttsching's work.[5]
Parts of 45:33 were later used on the album Sound of Silver, in particular the track "Someone Great", which appears on 45:33 as an instrumental section later distinguished as track 3. The complete track was also released for registered Nike+ users in late March 2007 as a gift of appreciation when Nike+ logged its 10 millionth mile. The composition was available to be sold by Nike via iTunes for six months. DFA Records announced that 45:33 would be re-released on November 12, 2007.[3]
Although the composition is titled 45:33, a reference to the two most common speeds, in RPM, of vinyl records, the actual length is slightly longer.[2]
For the last series of concerts at Terminal 5 and Madison Square Garden, LCD Soundsystem performed 45:33 in full during the second set (save for Part 3 which eventually became Someone Great). In the place of Someone Great, LCD Soundsystem performed Sound of Silver.[6]
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A)[7] |
| Rockfeedback | [8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10.0)[10] |
| The Second Supper | [11] |
| NME | (7/10) |
| This table needs to be expanded using prose. See the guideline for more information. | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "45:33" | 45:58 |
Note: The first six tracks are listed simply as "45:33".
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "45:33" (part 1) | 2:51 |
| 2. | "45:33" (part 2) | 6:31 |
| 3. | "45:33" (part 3) | 8:30 |
| 4. | "45:33" (part 4) | 10:42 |
| 5. | "45:33" (part 5) | 9:18 |
| 6. | "45:33" (part 6) | 8:13 |
| 7. | "Freak Out/Starry Eyes" | 12:22 |
| 8. | "North American Scum" (onanistic dub) | 8:56 |
| 9. | "Hippie Priest Bum-Out" | 4:26 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "45:33" | 46:04 |
| 2. | "Hippie Priest Bum-Out" | 4:26 |
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