Push the Button (The Chemical Brothers album)
| Push the Button | ||||
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| Studio album by The Chemical Brothers | ||||
| Released | 24 January 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Big beat, electronica | |||
| Length | 60:20 | |||
| Label | Virgin, Freestyle Dust, EMI, Ultra | |||
| Producer | The Chemical Brothers | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A− [3] |
| Spin | B+ [4] |
| Stylus Magazine | B− [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− [6] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10 [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| Los Angeles Times | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
| PopMatters | [12] |
| Under the Radar | [13] |
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.
Live 05 was released as a digital EP promoting the album on 29 November 2005. It was recorded live from their 2005 tour.
Reception
BBC Music said of the album "The Chemical Brothers return with their rebel rockin' fifth studio album that blows all stylistic boundaries down in the process.[14]" Lead single "Galvanize", with Q-Tip on lead vocals, peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart. "The Boxer" also charted in the UK singles charts, in addition to "Believe".
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 |
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| 12. | "Giant" | 4:32 | ||||||||
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.
In other media
- Track No. 1, "Galvanize", has been featured on All-Star Family Fortunes aired 23 December 2006. A remix, produced by the Scratch Perverts, was included in the game DJ Hero 2. It was also used in Need for Speed: Most Wanted in 2012
- Track No. 2 and 3, "The Boxer" and "Believe", respectively, were used in the world's first theater performance of Requiem for a dream in Kristiansand, Norway 2007.
- Track No. 5, "Come Inside", is featured in game Forza Motorsport 2.
- Track No. 6, "The Big Jump", was featured on the soundtracks of the video games Burnout Revenge and Project Gotham Racing 3.
- Track No. 9, "Shake Break Bounce" was used in BBC Three comedy Cuckoo in the episode "Ken on E". 4 time Commonwealth gold medalist, Claudia Fragapane also used Shake Break Bounce as her floor exercise music during 2013 and 2014.
- Track No. 10 "Marvo Ging", featured in Season two of The O.C., in the episode The Risky Business. It is also used on Channel 4, E4 and More4 in the United Kingdom to advertise Film4, and in the final episode of Time Trumpet.
- Track No. 11, "Surface to Air", was featured on Sky Sports News as its title music and in Anna Farris's 2007 comedy film Smiley Face.
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
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/push-the-button/critic-reviews
- ↑ John Bush. "Push the Button - The Chemical Brothers". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ↑ Robert Christgau. "The Chemical Brothers". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ↑ It's the album on which the Chems relax into a comfortable maturity, secure in their status as elder statesmen. [Feb 2005, p.87]
- ↑ http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-chemical-brothers/push-the-button.htm
- ↑ Dombal, Ryan (28 January 2005). "Review for "Push the Button"". Entertainment Weekly. p. 84. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ Scott Plagenhoef (4 February 2005). "The Chemical Brothers: Push the Button". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ↑ Werde, Bill (27 January 2005). "The Chemical Brothers: Push The Button : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ Petridis, Alexis (29 July 2005). "CD: The Chemical Brothers, Push the Button". The Guardian.
- ↑ An evolution in big beat and sweet dance-pop loyalty as hard-hitting as their mid-'90s works "Exit Planet Dust" or "Dig Your Own Hole." [23 Jan 2005]
- ↑ Cleaner and crisper... their first [album] for half a decade where great noises... outshine august guest vocalists. [Feb 2005, p.73]
- ↑ Tim O'Neil (28 January 2005). "The Chemical Brothers: Push the Button". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ↑ The new material sounds more unified and danceable. [#8, p.106]
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/4r63
| 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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