| Haha Sound | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 August 2003 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 44:27 | |||
| Label | Warp Records | |||
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Haha Sound is the second studio album by English indie electronic band Broadcast. It was released on 11 August 2003 by Warp Records.
Haha Sound earned critical acclaim and became Broadcast's first charting album in the United States, where it reached the top 10 of the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. [6]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 [7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [8] |
| Blender |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| The Independent | [11] |
| Mojo | [12] |
| Muzik | 5/5 [13] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10 [14] |
| Q | [15] |
| Uncut | [16] |
Haha Sound received highly favourable reviews from music critics. [7] Paul Clarke called the album "a dizzying ride" in his review for Jockey Slut . [17] Pitchfork placed Haha Sound at number 121 on its list of the best albums of the 2000s. [18] In 2007, the record was listed by The Guardian as one of "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die". [19]
Songwriting credits are adapted from ASCAP. [20]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Colour Me In" |
| 2:51 |
| 2. | "Pendulum" |
| 4:21 |
| 3. | "Before We Begin" |
| 3:22 |
| 4. | "Valerie" |
| 4:04 |
| 5. | "Man Is Not a Bird" |
| 4:52 |
| 6. | "Minim" |
| 3:00 |
| 7. | "Lunch Hour Pops" |
| 3:36 |
| 8. | "Black Umbrellas" |
| 1:08 |
| 9. | "Ominous Cloud" |
| 3:46 |
| 10. | "Distorsion" |
| 2:02 |
| 11. | "Oh How I Miss You" |
| 1:17 |
| 12. | "The Little Bell" |
| 2:48 |
| 13. | "Winter Now" |
| 3:48 |
| 14. | "Hawk" |
| 3:32 |
| Total length: | 44:27 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Stupido" |
| 3:38 |
| Total length: | 48:05 | ||
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [22]
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC) [23] | 130 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC) [24] | 4 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [25] | 13 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [26] | 50 |
| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [6] | 8 |
| Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Catalogue no. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 11 August 2003 | CD | Standard | Warp | WARPCD106 | [27] |
| Special | WARPCD106X | |||||
| LP | Standard | WARPLP106 | ||||
| United States | 12 August 2003 | CD | WARPCD106 | [28] | ||
| Japan | 2003 | Beat | BRC76 | [21] | ||
| United Kingdom | 9 March 2015 | LP | Warp | WARPLP106R | [29] |
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