Before the Dawn Heals Us

Before the Dawn Heals Us
Studio album by M83
Released 24 January 2005
Recorded 2004
Genre
Length 61:01
Label Gooom
Producer
  • Anthony Gonzalez
  • Antoine Gaillet
  • Jean-Philippe Talaga
M83 chronology
Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
(2003)Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts2003		 Before the Dawn Heals Us
(2005)		 Digital Shades Vol. 1
(2007)Digital Shades Vol. 12007
Singles from Before the Dawn Heals Us
  1. "A Guitar and a Heart" / "Safe"
    Released: 22 November 2004
  2. "Don't Save Us from the Flames"
    Released: 7 February 2005
  3. "Teen Angst"
    Released: 6 May 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
The Guardian[4]
NME8/10[5]
Pitchfork Media8.6/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Uncut[8]

Before the Dawn Heals Us is the third studio album by the French electronic group M83, released in January 2005 to positive reviews. The album was released on the Gooom label in Europe and on the Mute label in the United States. It was the first album from M83 following the departure of founding member Nicolas Fromageau.[9] Before the Dawn Heals Us was also chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.

The track "Moon Child" was featured in the television show Top Gear in episode 6 of series 6 in 2005. The track "Teen Angst" was featured in trailers to the 2006 film A Scanner Darkly. The track "Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun" was featured in the 2008 documentary Britney: For the Record, and was also featured in the Fully Flared introduction (the 2007 street skateboarding video by Lakai Footwear Limited). The track "I Guess I'm Floating" was featured in the movie Broken English. It was also featured in and on the soundtrack of the movie Like Crazy. The track "Asterisk" was used in a 2011 Red Bull advertisement featuring snowboarder Travis Rice. It was also used in Gabe Morford and Mike Martin's 2006 urban track bike riding manifesto MASH SF.

The city skyline featured on the album cover is Bangkok, Thailand.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moon Child"
  • Anthony Gonzalez
  • Yann Gonzalez
4:40
2."Don't Save Us from the Flames"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Y. Gonzalez
4:17
3."In the Cold I'm Standing"A. Gonzalez4:10
4."Farewell / Goodbye"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Y. Gonzalez
5:34
5."Fields, Shorelines and Hunters"A. Gonzalez2:32
6."*"A. Gonzalez2:44
7."I Guess I'm Floating"A. Gonzalez2:01
8."Teen Angst"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Y. Gonzalez
5:04
9."Can't Stop"A. Gonzalez2:22
10."Safe"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Y. Gonzalez
4:55
11."Let Men Burn Stars"A. Gonzalez1:59
12."Car Chase Terror!"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Y. Gonzalez
3:47
13."Slight Night Shiver"A. Gonzalez2:12
14."A Guitar and a Heart"
  • A. Gonzalez
  • Antoine Gaillet
4:48
15."Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun"A. Gonzalez10:41

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalogue #
Europe 24 January 2005
CD
  • Gooom 035CD
  • 7243 5 63862 2 8
United States 25 January 2005 Mute CD 9281-2
13 January 2009 2xLP + CD 9281-1 + 9281-2
Japan 14 September 2005 Toshiba EMI CD (one bonus track) TOCP-66462

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Before The Dawn Heals Us by M83". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "Before the Dawn Heals Us – M83". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Gunatilaka, Timothy (17 January 2005). "Before the Dawn Heals Us". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (14 January 2005). "M83, Before the Dawn Heals Us". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "M83: Before the Dawn Heals Us". NME: 50. 22 January 2005.
  6. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (26 January 2005). "M83: Before the Dawn Heals Us". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Walters, Barry (27 January 2005). "Before The Dawn Heals Us: M83". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "M83: Before the Dawn Heals Us". Uncut (93): 79. February 2005.
  9. ↑ Roullier, Ian (12 February 2005). "M83 Before The Dawn Heals Us". SoundXP.com.


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