No Roots | ||||
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Released | 7 June 2004 | |||
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Length | 53:53 | |||
Label | Cheeky/BMG | |||
Producer | Faithless | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
ARTISTdirect | [2] |
Release Magazine | 8/10 [3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
No Roots is the fourth album by British electronic music act Faithless, released in 2004. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart that year, giving them their first number one album in their career. It features vocals from vocalist Dido, LSK, and the late Nina Simone.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro" (featuring Dido and LSK) | 0:27 |
2. | "Mass Destruction" | 3:44 |
3. | "I Want More: Part 1" (featuring LSK) | 2:49 |
4. | "I Want More: Part 2" (featuring Nina Simone) | 3:11 |
5. | "Love Lives on My Street" (featuring LSK) | 2:10 |
6. | "Bluegrass" (featuring LSK) | 2:45 |
7. | "Sweep" | 4:03 |
8. | "Miss U Less, See U More" (featuring Pauline Taylor and LSK) | 3:41 |
9. | "No Roots" (featuring Dido and LSK) | 5:24 |
10. | "Swingers" | 3:48 |
11. | "Pastoral" | 4:27 |
12. | "Everything Will Be Alright Tomorrow" | 2:19 |
13. | "What About Love" | 6:58 |
14. | "In the End" (featuring LSK) | 4:12 |
15. | "Mass Destruction" (P*Nut and Sister Bliss mix) | 3:31 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Blissy's Groove" | 9:26 |
17. | "Miss U Less, See U More" (Switch's Chops) | 6:10 |
18. | "I Want More" (Beginerz remix) | 7:52 |
The song "No Roots" was featured on the track list of FIFA 2005 released by EA Sports. [5]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Russia (NFPF) [25] | Gold | 10,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] | Gold | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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