AmericanEP

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AmericanEP
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EP by
Released19 November 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Genre Electronic
Length40:37
Label
Producer The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
Come with Us/Japan Only EP
(2002)
AmericanEP
(2002)
The Golden Path
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone (not rated) [1]

AmericanEP is an extended play by English electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released in 2002 following the release of their successful fourth studio album Come with Us .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Star Guitar (Trisco La Funk dub)" – 7:06 (Rowlands, Simons)
  2. "H.I.A." – 7:14 (Rowlands, Simons, Heard, Owens)
  3. "Come with Us (H Foundation remix)" – 8:17 (Rowlands, Simons, Rallo, Cooperman, Krissen, Fairstein)
  4. "Electronic Battle Weapon 6" – 9:03 (Rowlands, Simons)
  5. "Temptation/Star Guitar (live from Brixton Academy)" – 8:57 (Hook, Morris, Sumner, Gilbert, Rowlands, Simons)
  6. "Star Guitar" (video) – 4:01
  7. "The Test" (video) – 4:39

Come with Us/Japan Only EP

Come with Us Japan Only EP
EP by
Released Flag of Japan.svg 17 July 2002
Recorded2002
Genre Electronica
Length36:00(EP)
Label Virgin
The Chemical Brothers chronology
Come with Us/The Test
(2002)
Come with Us Japan Only EP
(2002)
AmericanEP
(2002)

Come with Us/Japan Only EP is the Japanese EP from The Chemical Brothers 2002 album Come with Us . This album is very similar to AmericanEP, except that it has two different songs and different videos.

Track listing

  1. "Come With Us (radio edit)" – 3:40
  2. "Star Guitar (Trisco La Funk dub)" – 7:06
  3. "H.I.A." – 7:10
  4. "Come With Us (H Foundation remix)" – 8:09
  5. "Temptation/Star Guitar (live from Brixton Academy)" – 8:55
  6. "Let Forever Be (video)"

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References

  1. Rolling Stone : 98. 12 December 2002.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)