Alphabeat (album)

Alphabeat
Studio album by Alphabeat
Released	5 March 2007 (Denmark) 30 May 2008 (Europe) 2 June 2008 (UK) 16 July 2008 (Japan)
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	Pop, dance-pop, indie pop
Length	39:29
Label	Copenhagen
Producer	Alphabeat, Mike Spencer, Rune Westberg
Alphabeat chronology
Alphabeat (2007) The Spell (2009)
Alternative cover
This Is Alphabeat cover
Singles from Alphabeat
"Fantastic 6" Released: 12 November 2007 "Fascination" Released: 10 February 2008 "10.000 Nights of Thunder" Released: 18 May 2008 "Boyfriend" Released: 25 August 2008 "What Is Happening" Released: 24 November 2008

Alphabeat is the self-titled debut album by Danish pop group Alphabeat. The album was first released in Denmark on 7 March 2007 by Copenhagen Records. It was released in the rest of Europe later that year and in 2008 in the United Kingdom under the title This Is Alphabeat.

Contents 1 Reception 2 Singles 3 Track listing 3.1 Alphabeat (Danish release) 3.2 This Is Alphabeat (international release) 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5.1 Peak positions 5.2 Certifications 5.3 Year-end charts 6 References

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Digital Spy	[3]
Drowned in Sound	(6/10)[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Observer	[6]
Pitchfork Media	(5.5/10)[7]
STV	[8]
This Is Fake DIY	(5/10)[9]

Critical reception of the album ranged from mixed to outstanding. UK newspaper The Observer gave the album five stars.

Singles

• "Fantastic 6" was released as a limited edition 10" in the UK only, prior to the release of "Fascination". The video for "Fantastic 6" did not surface in the UK but was ironically released in Denmark (even though the single was not released there).
• "Fascination" was the second single released from the album. It charted at number four on the Danish Singles Chart, number six on the UK Singles Chart and number seven on the UK Official Download Chart.
• "10.000 Nights of Thunder" was the third single released from the album. The single charted at number sixteen in Denmark and the UK, as well as number twenty-four in the Netherlands. This single did not prove as popular as "Fascination".
• "Boyfriend" was the fourth single released from the album. It reached number eleven in Denmark, number fifteen in the UK, number eighteen in the Netherlands and number forty-nine in Ireland, showing more popularity than "10.000 Nights of Thunder" but not as much as "Fascination".
• "Go-Go" was the fifth single released off the album. It was only released in Denmark, peaking at number fourteen.
• "What Is Happening" was the sixth single released off the album. It was only released in the UK and peaked at number 110, becoming their lowest-charting single there.

Track listing

The album's track listing is different in selected areas. Danish pressings contain the original track listing, while on the European edition, retitled This Is Alphabeat, some songs are remixed and it also includes several songs that were not released on the Danish edition.

All songs written by Alphabeat, except where noted.

Alphabeat (Danish release)

1. "10.000 Nights of Thunder" – 4:23
2. "Fascination" – 3:03
3. "Into the Jungle" – 3:52
4. "What Is Happening?" – 4:23
5. "Rubber Boots/Mackintosh" – 6:13
6. "Boyfriend" – 3:37
7. "Ocean Blue" – 2:56
8. "Fantastic 6" – 3:27
9. "The Hours" – 3:09
10. "Nothing But My Baby" – 4:26

This Is Alphabeat (international release)

1. "Fantastic Six" – 3:38
2. "Fascination" – 3:03
3. "10,000 Nights" – 4:26
4. "Boyfriend" (Remix) – 3:15
5. "What Is Happening" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
6. "Go-Go" – 3:06
7. "Touch Me Touching You" – 4:04
8. "Rubber Boots" (Remix) – 5:02
9. "Public Image" (Jah Wobble, John Lydon, Keith Levene, Jim Walker) – 2:49 (originally by Public Image Ltd.)
10. "Nothing But My Baby" (Remix) – 3:15

iTunes bonus tracks^[10]

11. "10,000 Nights" (Alternative Version) – 3:32
12. "Fascination" (Alphabeat vs. Frankmusik) – 4:27
13. "Fascination" (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 2:59

Japanese bonus tracks

11. "Into the Jungle" – 3:52
12. "Ocean Blue" – 2:56
13. "Fascination" (Bimbo Jones Remix Edit) – 2:59
14. "Fascination" (Linus Loves Dub Mix) – 5:08

Special edition bonus CD

1. "Boyfriend" (Danish Version) – 3:37
2. "Into the Jungle" (Danish Version) – 3:52
3. "A Message" (B-side) – 4:11
4. "Fascination" (Live at Vega Copenhagen) – 3:29
5. "Go-Go" (Live at Vega Copenhagen) – 3:26
6. "Boyfriend" (Napster Live Session) – 2:49
7. "Fascination" (Bimbo Jones Remix Edit) – 2:59
8. "Fantastic Six" (Radioclit Remix) – 5:23
9. "10.000 Nights" (Frankmusik Remix) – 4:20
10. "Fascination" (The Count & Sinden Remix) – 5:13
11. "Fantastic Six" (Muzzle Flash Remix) – 6:35
12. "10.000 Nights" (Brodinski and Yuksek Remix) – 4:05

Personnel

• Christopher Allan – cello
• Christian Backman – A&R
• Duchess Nell Catchpole – violin
• Alex Cowper – design
• John C.F. Davis – mastering
• Alison Dodds – violin
• Richard Edgeler – assistant
• Finn Eiles – engineer
• Pete Hofmann – engineer
• Rachel Robson – viola
• Anders SG – vocals, Group Member
• Mike Spencer – producer, Mixing
• Magnus Unnar – photography
• Jeremy Wheatley – mixing

Charts

Peak positions Alphabeat Chart (2007) Peak position Danish Albums Chart[11] 2 This Is Alphabeat Chart (2008) Peak position Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[12] 63 Danish Albums Chart[12] 5 Dutch Albums Chart[12] 28 Irish Albums Chart[13] 54 UK Albums Chart[14] 10

Certifications Country Certification Denmark Platinum[15] United Kingdom Gold[16] Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position Danish Albums Chart[17] 54 UK Albums Chart[18] 118

References

Alphabeat Stine Bramsen · Anders B · Troels Hansen · Rasmus Nagel · Anders Reinholdt · Anders SG Studio albums Alphabeat · The Spell Singles "Boyfriend" · "10.000 Nights of Thunder" · "Fantastic 6" · "Fascination" · "Go-Go" · "What Is Happening" · "The Spell" · "DJ" · "Hole in My Heart" · "Heat Wave" Other articles Alphabeat discography · Copenhagen Records · Polydor Records (UMG)