Born in the Echoes

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Born in the Echoes
Born in the Echoes cover.jpg
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
the Chemical Brothers
Released17 July 2015 (2015-07-17)
Length52:25
Label
Producer The Chemical Brothers
the Chemical Brothers chronology
Don't Think
(2012)		Born in the Echoes
(2015)		 No Geography
(2019)
Singles from Born in the Echoes
  1. "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted"
    Released: 21 April 2015 [1]
  2. "Go"
    Released: 4 May 2015 [2]
  3. "Wide Open"
    Released: 12 February 2016 [3]

Born in the Echoes is the eighth studio album by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers, released on 17 July 2015 by Virgin EMI Records in the United Kingdom and Astralwerks in the United States. It was their first studio album since 2010's Further . The album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, marking the duo's sixth chart topper and making them the dance act with the most number-one albums ever in the UK. [4]

Contents

The fourth track on the album, "EML Ritual" featured on the O2 "Priority Tickets – Follow the Rabbit" television commercial released in February 2018. [5]

Promotion and release

The album's first single, "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" with vocals by Daniel Pearce, was released on 21 April 2015. [6] The second single, "Go", was released on 5 May. [7] "Under Neon Lights" was released as the third single on 23 June 2015, and features St. Vincent, credited by her real name (Annie Clark) on vocals.

The album was released on 17 July 2015. [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Consequence of Sound B [11]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
NME 8/10 [15]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [16]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Under the Radar 8/10 [19]

The performance of "Go" in the charts propelled the Chemical Brothers back into the mainstream, [20] with DJs such as Annie Mac including it on their playlists of the year. [21] However, some critics believe it was "poppy", [22] and not keeping to their roots. Despite this, the remainder of the album was well received, drawing particular attention to the 1990s sound of singles such as "I'll See You There" and "Taste of Honey". [22]

Track listing

Standard edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" (Vocals by Daniel Pearce)
  • Tom Rowlands
  • Ed Simons
  • Moise Laporte
  • Kenneth Bobien
5:11
2."Go"
4:20
3."Under Neon Lights"
4:26
4."EML Ritual"
5:20
5."I'll See You There"
4:20
6."Just Bang"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
5:21
7."Reflexion"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
6:29
8."Taste of Honey"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
2:59
9."Born in the Echoes"
3:26
10."Radiate"
4:39
11."Wide Open"
5:54
Total length:52:25
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Let Us Build a City"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
4:34
13."Wo Ha"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
4:30
14."Go" (extended mix)
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
  • Fareed
5:54
15."Reflexion" (extended mix)
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
7:19
Total length:74:12
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Direct Buki"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
6:56
13."Let Us Build a City"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
4:34
14."Wo Ha"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
4:30
15."Go" (extended mix)
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
  • Fareed
5:54
16."Reflexion" (extended mix)
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
7:19
Total length:81:47
Japanese tour edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
  • Tony Butler
  • Garfield Baker
  • Byron Smith
6:13
2."Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" (Skream Remix) 9:16
3."Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" (C2 Trigger RMX) 10:22
4."Go" (Edge of Control Dub) 7:12
5."Go" (Claude VonStroke Remix) 5:46
6."Go" (Special Request Basement Remix) 6:44
7."Go" (Special Request Warehouse Remix) 6:42
8."Wide Open" (Kölsch Remix) 8:34
9."Wide Open" (Joe Goddard Remix) 10:24
10."Wide Open" (By the Light of the Moon Mix) 5:29
Total length:76:42

Personnel

The Chemical Brothers

Guest musicians

Charts and certifications

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