Deep Cuts (The Knife album)

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Deep Cuts
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Studio album by
Released17 January 2003 (2003-01-17)
RecordedJanuary, June, September and October 2002 in Stockholm
Genre
Length44:58
Label Rabid
Producer The Knife
The Knife chronology
The Knife
(2001)
Deep Cuts
(2003)
Hannah med H Soundtrack
(2003)
Singles from Deep Cuts
  1. "Got 2 Let U"
    Released: 6 May 2002 [5]
  2. "Heartbeats"
    Released: 27 December 2002 [6]
  3. "You Take My Breath Away"
    Released: 28 March 2003 [6]
  4. "Pass This On"
    Released: 13 June 2005 [7]

Deep Cuts is the second studio album by Swedish electronic music duo the Knife. It was released on 17 January 2003 by Rabid Records. The 2004 version contains three additional tracks (taken from Hannah med H Soundtrack ) and is packaged with a DVD containing music videos. On 31 October 2006, Mute Records issued Deep Cuts and the Knife's eponymous debut album in the United States, marking the first US release of both albums. The album spawned the singles "Heartbeats", "You Take My Breath Away" and "Pass This On".

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Hot Press 9/10 [11]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [13]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Stylus Magazine B+ [15]
The Sunday Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]

Deep Cuts received critical acclaim. Danielle Brigham of Hot Press compared it to a "soundtrack to a futuristic film that was made in the '80s", saying that "the synths, the drum machines and even the vocals – are distinctly retro but always put to imaginative use." Karin's way of singing was described as "mix of subtlety and parody". [11]

Q included Deep Cuts at number 56 on their "Top 100 Albums of the 2000s" list in 2009.[ citation needed ]

In 2013, Swedish magazine Sonic placed the album at number four on their list of the "100 Best Swedish Albums Ever". The list was compiled by 150 musicians, journalists and music industry insiders. [18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Knife, except where noted

Swedish and 2007 UK edition [19] [20]
No.TitleLength
1."Heartbeats"3:52
2."Girls' Night Out"3:39
3."Pass This On"3:49
4."One for You"3:48
5."The Cop"0:44
6."Listen Now"2:50
7."She's Having a Baby"2:10
8."You Take My Breath Away" (writers: The Knife, Jenny Wilson)4:27
9."Rock Classics"4:57
10."Is It Medicine"2:23
11."You Make Me Like Charity"3:06
12."Got 2 Let U"4:00
13."Behind the Bushes"4:15
14."Hangin' Out"0:58
European, Australian and iTunes Store bonus tracks [21]
No.TitleLength
15."This Is Now"3:55
16."Handy-Man"2:40
17."The Bridge"3:51

Swedish and European special edition

Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."This Is Now"3:55
16."Handy-Man"2:40
17."The Bridge"3:51
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Handy-Man" 
2."Pass This On" 
3."You Take My Breath Away (I)" 
4."Heartbeats" 
5."N.Y. Hotel" 

2006 UK special edition

Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."This Is Now"3:55
16."Handy-Man"2:40
17."The Bridge"3:51
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."N.Y. Hotel" 
2."Heartbeats" 
3."You Take My Breath Away (I)" 
4."Handy-Man" 
5."Pass This On" 
6."You Take My Breath Away (II)" 
7."When I Found The Knife" (story by Frau Rabid, animation by Vardag) 

US edition

Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."This Is Now"3:55
16."Handy-Man"2:40
17."The Bridge"3:51
18."Pass This On" (Dahlbäck and Dahlbäck Remix)5:32
19."Heartbeats" (Rex the Dog Remix)6:12
20."You Take My Breath Away" (Mylo Remix; writers: The Knife, Wilson)7:12
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."When I Found The Knife" 
2."You Take My Breath Away (II)" 
3."Handy-Man" 
4."Pass This On" 
5."You Take My Breath Away (I)" 
6."Heartbeats" 
7."N.Y. Hotel" 

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Deep Cuts. [22] [23]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [26] Gold30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateEditionFormatRef.
Sweden17 January 2003 Rabid [19]
11 October 2004CD + DVD [27]
United Kingdom V2 [28]
Germany24 January 2005 [29]
8 March 2006
  • CD
  • digital download
[30]
United Kingdom28 August 2006CD + DVD Brille [31]
United States31 October 2006 Mute [32]
United Kingdom30 April 2007CDBrille [20]
10 December 2012 LP [33]
United States28 October 2013LP + CD [34]
Australia2 December 2013 Warner [35]

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