III (Moderat album)

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III
Moderat iii.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Genre
Length42:47
Label Monkeytown
Moderat chronology
II
(2013)
III
(2016)
More D4ta
(2022)
Singles from III
  1. "Reminder"
    Released: February 19, 2016
  2. "Running"
    Released: May 18, 2016
  3. "Eating Hooks"
    Released: October 7, 2016
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash Magazine 9/10 [2]
Pitchfork Media 7.1/10 [3]
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Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
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III is the third studio album by electronic trio Moderat. [8] It was released on April 1, 2016. III is the third installment to Moderat's album trilogy that includes Moderat and II .

Contents

This was Moderat's final studio album before their initial hiatus at the end of their Berlin Tour in September 2017, before they decided to perform together again in 2021.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Eating Hooks"4:32
2."Running"3:51
3."Finder"5:20
4."Ghostmother"5:57
5."Reminder"3:54
6."The Fool"4:12
7."Intruder"4:38
8."Animal Trails"4:38
9."Ethereal"5:28

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 19
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 8
French Albums (SNEP) [13] 56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 5
Irish Albums (IRMA) [15] 63
Italian Albums (FIMI) [16] 30
Italian Vinyl Records (FIMI) [17] 9
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [18] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 53

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [21] 147

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