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Light & Magic
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Studio album by
Ladytron
Released17 September 2002 (2002-09-17)
Recorded2001–2002; Liverpool and Los Angeles
Genre
Length62:45
Language
  • English
  • Bulgarian
Label Telstar
Producer
Ladytron chronology
604
(2001)		Light & Magic
(2002)		 Softcore Jukebox
(2003)
Alternative cover
Ladytron - Light & Magic (US).png
US and reissue cover
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."True Mathematics"
2:23
2."Seventeen"Hunt4:37
3."Flicking Your Switch"
  • Aroyo
  • Hunt
3:26
4."Fire"Hunt2:49
5."Turn It On"
4:46
6."Blue Jeans"Hunt4:13
7."Cracked LCD"
  • Aroyo
  • Hunt
2:32
8."Black Plastic"Hunt4:17
9."Evil"Hunt5:34
10."Startup Chime"Hunt3:30
11."NuHorizons"
  • Aroyo
  • Hunt
4:03
12."Cease2xist"Hunt4:37
13."Re:agents"
  • Aroyo
  • Hunt
4:53
14."Light & Magic"Hunt3:35
15."The Reason Why" (silence from 4:13 until 5:17, followed by hidden track "USA vs White Noise"; available only on initial non-US pressings)Hunt7:30
Japanese edition bonus tracks [15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."USA vs White Noise"Hunt2:14
17."Seventeen" (Soulwax Mix) 4:25
18."Blue Jeans" (Josh Wink's Vocal Interpretation) 6:05
2004 Emperor Norton reissue bonus tracks [16]
No.TitleLength
16."Seventeen" (Soulwax Mix)4:26
17."Cracked LCD" (Live in Sofia)2:55
18."Light & Magic" (Live in Sofia)3:23
19."Evil" (Pop Levi Mix)3:13
2011 Nettwerk reissue bonus tracks [17]
No.TitleLength
16."Seventeen" (Soulwax Mix)4:26
17."Cracked LCD" (Live in Sofia)2:55
18."Light & Magic" (Live in Sofia)3:23
19."Blue Jeans" (Josh Wink Mix)6:04

Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare)

On 1 September 2009, Redbird Records and Cobraside Distribution released a compilation of remixes, B-sides and rarities titled Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare). The cover is the negative of the US cover for Light & Magic. [18] Nettwerk reissued Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare) on 20 December 2011 with a slightly altered track listing, removing "Cease2xist" (Instrumental 2002) and adding "Flicking Your Switch" (Erol Alkan Remix). [19]

No.TitleLength
1."Seventeen" (Soulwax Remix)4:28
2."Blue Jeans 2.0" (UK Single Version)3:51
3."Evil" (Axl of Evil Mix)4:08
4."Blue Jeans" (Josh Wink Remix)6:05
5."The Reason Why" (Alternate Version)4:24
6."Light & Magic" (Alternate Version)3:42
7."Cracked LCD" (Alternate Version)2:49
8."Seventeen" (Justin Robertson Remix)7:06
9."Blue Jeans" (Interpol Remix)3:57
10."Evil" (Ewan Pearson Single Remix)4:15
11."Seventeen" (Droyds 12 Remix)6:32
12."Flicking Your Switch" (Mount Sims Remix 1)5:24
13."Seventeen" (Darren Emerson Radio Edit)3:33
14."Evil" (Tony Senghorne Remix)8:09
15."Cease2xist" (Instrumental 2002)4:48
16."Startup Chime" (Instrumental)3:42
17."Evil" (M-Factor Remix)7:55
18."Seventeen" (Acapella)4:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Light & Magic. [20] [21]

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] 31
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [23] 31
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [24] 24
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [25] 7

Release history

RegionDateFormatEditionLabelRef.
United States17 September 2002
Standard Emperor Norton [26] [27]
United Kingdom2 December 2002 Telstar [28] [29]
Germany7 April 2003CD Warner [30]
12 May 2003LP [31]
Japan21 June 2003CD Victor Entertainment [15]
United States20 July 2004ReissueEmperor Norton [16]
Germany1 September 2009 Digital download Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare)
 [18]
United Kingdom [32]
United States [33]
United Kingdom11 January 2011Reissue Nettwerk [17]
Germany14 January 2011CD [34]
United States18 January 2011
  • CD
  • digital download
 [35] [36]
United Kingdom24 January 2011CD [37]

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