Giants (Chicane album)

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Giants
Chicane Giants Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Chicane
Released2 August 2010 (2010-08-02)
Recorded2009–2010
Genre
Length68:22
Label Modena
Producer Nick Bracegirdle
Chicane chronology
The Best of Chicane: 1996–2008
(2008)		Giants
(2010)		 Thousand Mile Stare
(2012)
Singles from Giants
  1. "Poppiholla"
    Released: 13 July 2009
  2. "Hiding All the Stars"
    Released: 18 October 2009
  3. "Come Back"
    Released: 25 April 2010
  4. "Middledistancerunner"
    Released: 2 August 2010
  5. "Where Do I Start"
    Released: 14 November 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Future Entertainment8/10 [2]
Random.Access8.5/10 [3]
Skiddle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]

Giants is the fourth studio album by British electronic musician Chicane. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2010. The album's first official single, "Middledistancerunner", featuring the vocals of Adam Young was released on the same day. The tracks "Poppiholla", "Hiding All the Stars" and "Come Back", which were supposed to be released on a Re-work EP in 2009, are also included on the album. The album debuted at No. 35 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 2 on the UK Dance Albums Chart on 8 August 2010.

Contents

Track listing

Giants track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Barefoot"Bracegirdle, Hockley6:04
2."Middledistancerunner" (featuring Adam Young of Owl City)Bracegirdle, Hockley5:52
3."Come Back" (featuring Paul Young) Jack Lee 7:28
4."What Am I Doing Here? Pt. 1"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Nigel Butler, Ray Hedges3:45
5."Giants"Bracegirdle, Hockley7:01
6."Poppiholla (5am)" Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Orri Páll Dýrason 5:06
7."So Far Out to Sea"Bracegirdle, Hockley5:37
8."Where Do I Start?"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Hedges4:31
9."From Where I Stand"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges6:38
10."Hiding All the Stars"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Gary Numan 5:43
11."What Am I Doing Here? Pt. 2" (featuring Lemar)Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges6:26
12."Titles"Bracegirdle, Hockley4:26
Total length:68:22
CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Middledistancerunner" (DC Rework Edit)Bracegirdle, Hockley3:53

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Giants
Chart (2010)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 35
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [6] 2
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [7] 3

Release history

Release history and formats for Giants
RegionDateLabelFormat
United Kingdom1 August 2010 [8] Modena Records Digital download
2 August 2010 [9] CD
Netherlands [10] 7 September 2010 Armada Music CD

References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Jon (2 August 2010). "Giants - Chicane". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Chicane :: Giants". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Chicane - "Giants" // Random.access".
  4. ↑ "Album review: Chicane, Giants".
  5. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "Amazon.com: Giants: Chicane: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 24 July 2010.


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