45:33

"45:33"
Single by LCD Soundsystem
Released	October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)
Format	12" CD digital download
Recorded	2006
Genre	Electronica experimental
Length	45:58
Label	Nike DFA EMI
Writer(s)	James Murphy
Producer(s)	Cornerstone The DFA
LCD Soundsystem singles chronology
"Tribulations" (2005) "45:33" (2006) "North American Scum" (2007)

45:33
EP by LCD Soundsystem
Released	November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12)
Recorded	2006
Genre	Electronica experimental
Length	71:02
Label	DFA EMI
Producer	Cornerstone The DFA
LCD Soundsystem chronology
Introns (2006) 45:33 (2007) Sound of Silver (2007)

"45:33" is a composition by American rock band LCD Soundsystem, released digitally on October 17, 2006. Commissioned by Nike, New York-based creative lifestyle marketing and public relations agency Cornerstone helped the music efforts and coordinated the track.^[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] An eight track remix CD entitled 45:33 Remixes was released September 2009. "45:33" was re-released as a limited edition white-label vinyl on May 26, 2015.^[4][5]

History

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 so.^[6] The artwork of "45:33" also resembles that of Göttsching's work.^[7]

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 (Part 3 was saved until the performance of "Someone Great"). In the place of Part 3, LCD Soundsystem performed Sound of Silver.^[8]

Critical reception

The song generally received positive reviews from music critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average from 0 to 100 points, the EP has received an average critic score of 86/100, based on 25 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[9] Manuel Göttsching was, however, critical of the composition, despite it being inspired by his own work. He said: "Musically, there is nothing related to E2-E4 – it's just a 'megamix' of his work." ^[10]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100[9]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
The A.V. Club	A[12]
Entertainment Weekly	A[13]
The Guardian	[14]
Hot Press	[15]
musicOMH	[16]
NME	(7/10)[17]
Pitchfork	(8.0/10)[18]
Stylus Magazine	A-[19]
Uncut	[20]

Track listing

iTunes release

CD reissue

Note: The first six tracks are listed simply as "45:33".

eMusic release

Personnel

• James Murphy – drums, percussion, drum programming, handclaps, bass guitar, guitar, vocals, glockenspiel, clavinet, organ, synthesizer, vocoder

Additional personnel

• Alex Frankel – wurlitzer piano
• Eric Broucek – programming
• Jason Disu – trumpet
• Carter Yasutake – trumpet
• Terra Deva – vocals

References

External links

• Official LCD Soundsystem website