Miike Snow (album)

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Miike Snow
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Studio album by
Miike Snow
Released22 May 2009 (2009-05-22)
Studio
  • Robotberget (Stockholm) [a]
  • Downtown Records (New York City) [b]
Genre
Length47:17
Label Downtown
Producer Miike Snow
Miike Snow chronology
Miike Snow
(2009)		 Happy to You
(2012)
Singles from Miike Snow
  1. "Animal"
    Released: 17 February 2009
  2. "Black & Blue"
    Released: 15 October 2009
  3. "Silvia"
    Released: 22 January 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
BBC Music Positive [3]
Clash 6/10 [4]
Drowned in Sound 6/10 [5]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
NME 6/10 [7]
Pitchfork 5/10 [8]
PopMatters 7/10 [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin 8/10 [11]

Miike Snow is the debut studio album by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow, released in Sweden digitally on 22 May 2009 and physically on 28 October 2009. It was also released in the United States on 22 September 2009 by Downtown Records and in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2009 by Columbia Records, reaching number 59 on the UK Albums Chart. A deluxe edition was released on the iTunes Store in the US and Australia on 13 April 2010 and in Japan on 26 May 2010, including remixes of past tracks and "The Rabbit".

Contents

Singles

The first single to be taken from the album was "Animal", released on 17 February 2009, [12] which reached as far as number 98 on the UK Singles Chart. [13] "Black & Blue", the album's second single, was released on 15 October 2009 [14] and became the band's most successful single to date when it peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart. [13] Third single "Silvia" was released on 22 January 2010 in the UK, but failed to break the top 100 and instead peaked at number 154. [15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt, except where noted.

Miike Snow – standard edition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Animal" (Karlsson, Winnberg, Wyatt, Henrik Jonback)4:23
2."Burial"4:21
3."Silvia"6:26
4."Song for No One"4:10
5."Black & Blue" (Karlsson, Winnberg, Wyatt, Jonback, Juliet Richardson)3:41
6."Sans Soleil"4:27
7."A Horse Is Not a Home"4:13
8."Cult Logic"3:56
9."Plastic Jungle"3:54
10."In Search Of"5:16
11."Faker"2:34
Miike Snow – European edition bonus track [16] [17]
No.TitleLength
12."Billie Holiday"4:01
Miike Snow – Australian expanded edition bonus tracks [18]
No.TitleLength
12."Silvia" (eRNEST & AMz Remix)5:04
13."Billie Holiday"4:01
14."The Rabbit"4:26
15."Silvia" (Roboberget Remix)7:57
16."Animal" (Mark Ronson Extended Remix)4:56
17."Burial" (DJ Mehdi Remix)3:32
Miike Snow – Japanese edition bonus tracks [19]
No.TitleLength
12."The Rabbit"4:26
13."Billie Holiday"3:59
14."Animal" (Mark Ronson Extended Remix)4:56
15."Burial" (DJ Medhi Remix)3:32
16."Silvia" (Hook N Sling & Goodwill Remix)7:54
Miike Snow – European digital edition bonus tracks [20] [21]
No.TitleLength
12."Animal" (Mark Ronson Remix)4:30
13."Black & Blue" (Tiga Remix)6:19
14."Animal" (In the Woods Session) (video)5:15
15."Black & Blue" (In the Woods Session) (video)5:11
Miike Snow – US, Australian and Japanese digital deluxe edition bonus tracks [22] [23] [24]
No.TitleLength
12."The Rabbit"4:26
13."Billie Holiday"3:59
14."Animal" (Mark Ronson Extended Remix)4:56
15."Silvia" (Roboberget Remix)7:57
16."Burial" (DJ Medhi Remix)3:32

Personnel

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for Miike Snow
RegionDateFormatEditionLabelRef(s)
Sweden22 May 2009 Digital download Standard Sony [32]
United States9 June 2009 CD Downtown [33]
Australia2 July 2009Expanded [18]
3 July 2009Standard [34]
United States22 September 2009Digital download [35]
Germany23 October 2009
  • CD
  • digital download
Sony [16] [20]
United KingdomDigital download Columbia [21]
26 October 2009CD [17]
Sweden28 October 2009Sony [36]
Australia13 April 2010Digital downloadDeluxeDowntown [23]
United States [22]
Japan26 May 2010CDStandard Hostess [19]
Digital downloadDeluxe [24]

Notes

  1. ↑ Tracks 1–9
  2. ↑ Tracks 10 and 11

References

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  2. ↑ Lymangrover, Jason. "Miike Snow – Miike Snow". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Wade, Ian (14 August 2009). "Review of Miike Snow – Miike Snow". BBC Music . Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  4. ↑ Sheffield, Hazel (26 October 2009). "Miike Snow – Miike Snow". Clash . Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Ashman, Neil (26 October 2009). "Miike Snow – Miike Snow". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  6. ↑ Hogwood, Ben. "Miike Snow – Miike Snow". musicOMH . Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  7. ↑ Richards, Sam (12 August 2009). "Album review: Miike Snow – 'Miike Snow'". NME . Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  8. ↑ Hogan, Marc (11 June 2009). "Miike Snow: Miike Snow". Pitchfork . Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  9. ↑ Bergstrom, John (11 June 2009). "Miike Snow: Miike Snow". PopMatters . Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  10. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (20 July 2009). "Miike Snow : Miike Snow". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  11. ↑ Walters, Barry (7 June 2009). "Miike Snow, 'Miike Snow'". Spin . Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  12. ↑ "Animal". AllMusic . Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  13. 1 2 "Miike Snow". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  14. ↑ "Black & Blue av Miike Snow". iTunes Store (in Swedish). Sweden. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  15. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update – 6.02.2010 (wk4)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  16. 1 2 "Miike Snow – Miike Snow" (in German). Sony Music Germany. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  17. 1 2 "Miike Snow: Miike Snow". HMV . Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  18. 1 2 "Miike Snow (Expanded Edition) – Miike Snow". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  19. 1 2 "Miike Snow – Miike Snow". HMV Japan . Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  20. 1 2 "Miike Snow (Bonus Track Version) von Miike Snow". iTunes Store (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  21. 1 2 "Miike Snow (Bonus Track Version) by Miike Snow". iTunes Store . United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  22. 1 2 "Miike Snow (Deluxe Edition) by Miike Snow". iTunes Store . United States. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  23. 1 2 "Miike Snow (Deluxe Edition) by Miike Snow". iTunes Store . Australia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  24. 1 2 "Miike Snow「Miike Snow (Deluxe Edition)」". iTunes Store (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
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  26. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  27. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  28. ↑ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  29. ↑ "Miike Snow Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  30. ↑ "Miike Snow Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  31. ↑ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2010" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  32. ↑ "Miike Snow by Miike Snow". iTunes Store . Sweden. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  33. ↑ "Miike Snow's debut album out now!". Downtown Records. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  34. ↑ "Miike Snow – Miike Snow". JB Hi-Fi . Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  35. ↑ "Miike Snow by Miike Snow". iTunes Store . United States. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  36. ↑ "Miike Snow – Miike Snow". CDON.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
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