Push the Button (The Chemical Brothers album)

Push the Button
Studio album by The Chemical Brothers
Released 24 January 2005
Recorded 2004
Genre Big beat
Length 60:20
Label Virgin, Freestyle Dust, EMI, Ultra
Producer The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
Singles 93–03
(2003)		 Push the Button
(2005)		 We Are the Night
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (71/100) [1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Pitchfork Media (7.0/10)[3]
Robert Christgau (A-)[4]
Stylus Magazine (B-)[5]
Mojo [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Uncut [8]
The Guardian [9]
PopMatters [10]

Push the Button is the fifth studio album by English big beat band The Chemical Brothers, first released in January 2005. It won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album in January 2006. It was certified gold by the BPI on 28 January 2005.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

In the Republic of Ireland, the song "The Big Jump" is featured in the RTÉ television show Hardy Bucks; the character "The Viper" is known to use it as his theme song.

Live 05 was released as a digital EP promoting the album on 29 November 2005. It was recorded live from their 2005 tour.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Galvanize" (featuring Q-Tip) 6:33
2. "The Boxer" (featuring Tim Burgess) 4:08
3. "Believe" (featuring Kele Okereke) 7:01
4. "Hold Tight London" (featuring Anna-Lynne Williams) 6:00
5. "Come Inside"   4:47
6. "The Big Jump"   4:43
7. "Left Right" (featuring Anwar Superstar) 4:14
8. "Close Your Eyes" (featuring The Magic Numbers) 6:13
9. "Shake Break Bounce"   3:44
10. "Marvo Ging"   5:28
11. "Surface to Air"   7:23

Singles

"Galvanize" was the first single from the album, released a week before the album was released. It peaked at number 3 spot in UK Singles Chart. "Believe" was the second single from the album, released in May 2005. It peaked at number 18. "The Boxer" was the third single from the album, released in early July 2005. It peaked at number 41.

Notes

Release

The album was released in various countries in January 2005.

Country Date Label Catalog Format
Japan 13 January 2005 Toshiba-EMI VJCP 68715 CD
United Kingdom 24 January 2005 Virgin XDUSTCD7 CD
XDUSTLP7 LP
Australia 24 January 2005 Virgin 5633032 CD
United States 25 January 2005 Astralwerks ASW 63282 CD

References

  1. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/push-the-button
  2. ^ John Bush. "Push the Button - The Chemical Brothers". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r725124. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  3. ^ Scott Plagenhoef (4 February 2005). "http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/1419-push-the-button/". Pitchfork. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/1419-push-the-button/. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  4. ^ Robert Christgau. "The Chemical Brothers". robertchristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=The+Chemical+Brothers. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  5. ^ http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-chemical-brothers/push-the-button.htm
  6. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6816466/a/Push+The+Button.htm
  7. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6816466/a/Push+The+Button.htm
  8. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6816466/a/Push+The+Button.htm
  9. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/jan/21/popandrock.shopping1
  10. ^ Tim O'Neil (28 January 2005). "The Chemical Brothers: Push the Button". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/chemicalbrothers-pushthebutton. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
Preceded by
Hot Fuss by The Killers		 UK number one album
6 February 2005 – 12 February 2005		 Succeeded by
Tourist by Athlete
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