Pop Is...

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Pop Is...
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Compilation album by
Released19 February 2007
Genre Electronica, house, big beat, trip hop
Label Faith & Hope
Mint Royale chronology
See You in the Morning
(2005)
Pop Is...
(2007)

Pop Is... is a compilation album by Mint Royale, released on 19 February 2007 on Faith & Hope Records. It is a retrospective compilation, including a variety of Mint Royale's works over the past ten years.

Track listing

  1. "Don't Falter" (featuring. Lauren Laverne) – 4:15
  2. "Singin' in the Rain" (featuring. Gene Kelly) – 3:26
  3. "Show Me" (featuring. Pos from De La Soul) – 3:57
  4. "Blue Song" – 4:20
  5. "Take It Easy" – 5:10
  6. "Elephant Stone" (Mint Royale Remix) by The Stone Roses – 3:30
  7. "Something New" – 5:05
  8. "Sexiest Man In Jamaica" – 4:42
  9. "From Rusholme With Love" – 5:08
  10. "Kenny's Last Dance" - 5:24
  11. "Wait For You" – 4:19
  12. "The Effect On Me" – 3:57
  13. "Dancehall Places" - 3:52
  14. "Wham! Bar" – 3:01

The following songs are included in the iTunes Store version of the album:

  1. "Princess (Version 2 Bonus Track)" – 4:17
  2. "Trickshot (Bonus Track)" – 5:01
  3. "Phlump (Bonus Track)" – 3:31
  4. "Don't Falter (Mint Mix Bonus Track)" featuring Lauren Laverne – 5:38
  5. "Rest Your Head"


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