Decksandrumsandrockandroll

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Decksandrumsandrockandroll
Propellerheads decksandrumsandrockandroll cover.jpg
Studio album by
Propellerheads
Released26 January 1998 (1998-01-26)
Recorded1996-1997
Genre Big beat
Length68:56
Label Wall of Sound
Producer
  • Alex Gifford
  • Will White
Singles from Decksandrumsandrockandroll
  1. "Take California"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Spybreak!"
    Released: 1997
  3. "History Repeating"
    Released: 1997
  4. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
    Released: 1997
  5. "Bang On!"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A− [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Muzik 10/10 [6]
NME 5/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin 7/10 [10]

Decksandrumsandrockandroll is the only studio album by English electronic music duo Propellerheads. It was originally released by Wall of Sound on 26 January 1998 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it was released by DreamWorks Records with a different track listing.

Contents

The album peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart, [11] as well as number 100 on the Billboard 200 chart. [12] It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 1998. [13] As of 1999, it had sold 200,000 copies. [14]

"Take California" was selected by Apple for their iPod debut commercial in 2001. It features a man shaking his head while listening to the track on his Mac, then dragging the song onto the device including his "Favorites" playlist. He puts on his earbuds dancing to the song then leaves. It ends with the iPod wordmark and "Think different" slogan showing up. [15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Gifford, except where noted

Original edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take California" 7:23
2."Echo and Bounce" 5:29
3."Velvet Pants" 5:49
4."Better?"Will White2:05
5."Oh Yeah?" 5:28
6."History Repeating" (featuring Shirley Bassey) 4:05
7."Winning Style" 6:00
8."Bang On!" 5:57
9."A Number of Microphones"White0:48
10."On Her Majesty's Secret Service" John Barry 9:23
11."Bigger?" 2:22
12."Cominagetcha" 7:07
13."Spybreak!" 7:00
Total length:68:56
Japanese edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Want It Back" (featuring Jungle Brothers)Jungle Brothers, Gifford6:01
2."360° (Oh Yeah)" (featuring De La Soul)De La Soul, Gifford4:29
3."Go Faster" 6:12
4."Ron's Theory" 6:38
5."Dive!" 7:04
Total length:29:24
American edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take California" 7:21
2."Velvet Pants" 5:46
3."Better?"Will White2:03
4."360° (Oh Yeah?)" (featuring De La Soul)De La Soul, Gifford4:27
5."History Repeating" (featuring Shirley Bassey) 4:02
6."Winning Style" 5:58
7."Bang On!" 5:44
8."A Number of Microphones"White0:45
9."On Her Majesty's Secret Service"John Barry9:20
10."Bigger?" 2:20
11."Cominagetcha" 7:02
12."Spybreak!" 6:58
13."You Want It Back" (featuring Jungle Brothers)Jungle Brothers, Gifford5:59
Total length:67:45
20th Anniversary Edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Dive"7:05
2."Ron's Theory"6:39
3."Lethal Cut"7:27
4."Go Faster"6:10
5."Big Dog"5:43
6."Clang"5:27
7."Bring Us Together"6:32
8."History Repeating (Ankle Length Mix)" (featuring Shirley Bassey)5:49
9."History Repeating (Hip Length Mix)" (featuring Shirley Bassey)4:14
10."Props Vote of Gratitude"5:07
11."360˚ (Oh Yeah)" (featuring De La Soul)4:27
12."You Want It Back" (featuring Jungle Brothers)5:59
13."Crash!"6:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Propellerheads

Other musicians

Technical crew

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Gold100,000 [27]

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