Atlantis: Hymns for Disco

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Atlantis: Hymns for Disco
K-os Atlantis.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006 (Canada)
February 20, 2007 (U.S.)
Recorded2006
Studio
Various
Genre
Length55:35
Label EMI (Canada)
Virgin Records (U.S.)
K-os chronology
Joyful Rebellion
(2004)
Atlantis: Hymns for Disco
(2006)
Collected
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [1]
Review scores
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Pitchfork 6.5/10 [5]
RapReviews8.5/10 [6]
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Atlantis: Hymns for Disco is the third studio album by hip-hop artist k-os. It was released in Canada on October 10, 2006, and debuted at number 2 in music sales. The album was released worldwide on February 20, 2007. In the US, it reached number 152 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Heatseekers.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "ELEctrik HeaT - the seekwiLL" – 3:38
  2. "The Rain" – 3:51
  3. "FlyPaper" – 4:10
  4. "Equalizer" – 3:08
  5. "Sunday Morning" – 3:47
  6. "Mirror in the Sky" – 3:21
  7. "Born to Run" – 4:48 (includes an acoustic recording after the track)
  8. "Valhalla" (ft. Sam Roberts and Kevin Drew) – 4:16
  9. "CatDieseL" – 3:44
  10. "black Ice - Hymn for Disco" – 5:05
    • "Chocolate Chewing Gun (Excerpt)" (Hidden track)
  11. "AquaCityBoy" – 2:41
  12. "Highway 7" – 4:07
  13. "Ballad of NoaH" (ft. Ian Kamau and Buck 65) – 8:59
    • "Chocolate Chewing Gun" (Hidden track) [2]
    US Edition
  14. "Funky Country" – 4:33

Singles

Certifications

CountryCertificationSales/shipments
Canada Platinum [10] 100,000

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position [11]
Canadian Albums Chart [12] 5
U.S. Billboard 200 152
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 5

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