Push the Button (The Chemical Brothers album)
| Push the Button | ||||
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| Studio album by The Chemical Brothers | ||||
| Released | January 24, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Studio | ||||
| Genre | Electronica[1] | |||
| Length | 60:20 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | The Chemical Brothers | |||
| The Chemical Brothers chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Push the Button | ||||
Push the Button is the fifth studio album by English electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, first released in January 2005.
The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics.
It won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album in January 2006. It was certified gold by the BPI on 28 January 2005.
Development
The making of the album started in mid-2003. Most of the album was finished in the last couple of months.
Singles
"Galvanize" was the first single from the album, released in November 2004. 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.
Live 05 was released as a digital EP promoting the album on 29 November 2005. It was recorded live from their 2005 tour.[2]
Usage in media
- Track No. 1, "Galvanize", has been featured in U.S. commercials for Budweiser, as well as on an episode of All Star Family Fortunes aired 23 December 2006. A remix, produced by Scratch Perverts, was included in the game DJ Hero 2. It was also used in Need for Speed: Most Wanted in 2012
- 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 the 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. It was also used as the background music to the Ford S-Max TV advert, shown in the UK in August–September 2006
- 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 Faris's 2007 comedy film Smiley Face.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A− [4] |
| Spin | B+[5] |
| Stylus Magazine | B−[6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| Los Angeles Times | [11] |
| Uncut | [12] |
| PopMatters | [13] |
| Under the Radar | [14] |
"Push The Button" received very positive reviews by music critics upon its release. 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.[15]" 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".
Complex called it a "remotely forgettable project."[16]
Track listing
All tracks written by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | 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 |
| Japanese edition bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 12. | "Giant" | 4:32 |
- Note
As with all other albums by The Chemical Brothers, some of the tracks segue into the next. These are 2 into 3, 3 into 4, 5 into 6, 6 into 7, 7 into 8, 9 into 10, and finally 10 into 11.
Release
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | January 13, 2005 | CD | ||
| United Kingdom | January 24, 2005 | |||
| Australia | ||||
| United States | January 25, 2005 | Astralwerks |
Personnel
- Tom Rowlands - keyboards, synths, samples, programming
- Ed Simons - keyboards, bass, guitar, engineering
- Damon Reece - drums, percussion
- Q-Tip - raps on "Galvanize"
- Tim Burgess - vocals on "The Boxer"
- Kele - vocals on "Believe"
- Anna-Lynne Williams - vocals on "Hold Tight London"
- Anwar Superstar - raps on "Left Right"
- The Magic Numbers - vocals on "Close Your Eyes"
- Steve Dub – engineer
- Ben Thackery - assisting engineer
- Kam Tang - artwork
- Mike Marsh - mastering
References
- 1 2 John Bush. "Push the Button - The Chemical Brothers". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ↑ Matt Cox: MIDI Tech For The Chemical Brothers | Sound On Sound
- ↑ Critic Reviews for Push The Button - Metacritic
- ↑ Robert Christgau. "The Chemical Brothers". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ↑ Matos, Michaelangelo (February 2005). "The Chemical Brothers - Push the Button review" (Google Books). Spin. SpinMedia. 21 (2): 87. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-chemical-brothers/push-the-button.htm
- ↑ Dombal, Ryan (28 January 2005). "Review for "Push the Button"". Entertainment Weekly: 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]
- ↑ BBC - Music - Review of Chemical Brothers - Push The Button
- ↑ http://www.complex.com/music/2013/02/remembering-past-best-danceelectronica-album-grammy-winners/the-chemical-brothers-push-the-button