Body Music (album)

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Body Music
AlunaGeorge - Body Music.png
Studio album by
AlunaGeorge
Released26 July 2013 (2013-07-26)
Genre
Length50:22
Label Island
Producer
  • Aluna Francis
  • George Reid
AlunaGeorge chronology
Body Music
(2013)		 I Remember
(2016)
Singles from Body Music
  1. "You Know You Like It"
    Released: 19 April 2012
  2. "Your Drums, Your Love"
    Released: 10 September 2012
  3. "Attracting Flies"
    Released: 8 March 2013
  4. "Best Be Believing"
    Released: 8 November 2013

Body Music is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge. It was released on 26 July 2013 by Island Records. The album was supported by four singles: "You Know You Like It", "Your Drums, Your Love", "Attracting Flies" and "Best Be Believing". The album debuted at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 7,690 copies in its first week. As of September 2016, Body Music had sold 32,137 copies in the United Kingdom. [2]

Contents

Singles

"You Know You Like It" was released as the album's lead single on 19 April 2012 by Tri Angle. [3] When reissued on 28 July 2013, by Island Records, [4] the single reached number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. [5]

"Your Drums, Your Love" was released as the second single from the album on 10 September 2012, [6] reaching number 50 on the UK Singles Chart. [5]

The album's third single, "Attracting Flies", was released on 8 March 2013, [7] peaking at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. [5]

"Best Be Believing" was released on 8 November 2013 as the album's fourth and final single. [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.8/10 [9]
Metacritic 73/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
NME 6/10 [15]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [17]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [19]
Spin 6/10 [20]

The album was met with positive reviews from contemporary music critics. The album holds a score of 73/100 on review aggregate website Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews." [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aluna Francis and George Reid, except where noted.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Outlines"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:47
2."You Know You Like It"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:23
3."Attracting Flies"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:09
4."Your Drums, Your Love"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:39
5."Kaleidoscope Love"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:53
6."Bad Idea"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:16
7."Diver"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:17
8."Lost and Found"
  • Francis
  • Reid
4:13
9."Best Be Believing" (writers: Francis, Reid, Sam Frank)Reid3:45
10."Superstar"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:21
11."Just a Touch"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:13
12."Body Music"
  • Francis
  • Reid
4:02
13."Friends to Lovers"
  • Francis
  • Reid
4:37
14."This Is How We Do It" (bonus track) (writers: Montell Jordan, Oji Pierce, Ricky Walters)Reid2:47
Total length:50:22
Deluxe edition bonus tracks [21]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."We Are Chosen"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:30
16."Indestructible"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:16
17."Watching Over You"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:25
18."Put Up Your Hands"
  • Francis
  • Reid
4:22
19."B Ur Boo"
  • Francis
  • Reid
3:02
Total length:67:57
Japanese deluxe edition bonus tracks [22]
No.TitleLength
20."Your Drums, Your Love" (Friendly Fires Remix)4:33
21."Attracting Flies" (Baauer Remix)4:23

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Body Music. [25]

AlunaGeorge

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [26] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [27] 80
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [28] 43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [29] 96
French Albums (SNEP) [30] 85
Irish Albums (IRMA) [31] 43
Scottish Albums (OCC) [32] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [33] 81
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [34] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [35] 35
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [36] 3

Release history

RegionDateFormatEditionLabelRef.
Australia26 July 2013
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 Universal [37] [38] [39]
Germany [24] [40] [41]
Ireland Island [42] [43] [44]
France29 July 2013CDDeluxe Barclay [45]
Digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 [46]
Germany LP StandardUniversal [47]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Island [23] [48] [49] [50]
United States30 July 2013Digital downloadStandard Vagrant [51]
Japan31 July 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
Japan standardUniversal [22] [52]
France5 August 2013LPStandardBarclay [53]
IrelandIsland [54]
United Kingdom [55]
United States27 August 2013CDVagrant [56]

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