The Garden (Zero 7 album)

The Garden
Studio album by Zero 7
Released	22 May 2006
Genre	Electronica downtempo chill-out
Length	51:42
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Henry Binns Sam Hardaker
Zero 7 chronology
When It Falls (2004) The Garden (2006) Yeah Ghost (2009)
Singles from The Garden
"Futures" Released: 13 March 2006 "Throw It All Away" Released: 15 May 2006 "You're My Flame" Released: 24 July 2006

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B [3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Independent	[5]
Mojo	[6]
MusicOMH	[7]
Pitchfork	3.2/10 [8]
PopMatters	8/10 [9]
The Times	[10]

The Garden is Zero 7's third studio album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 22 May 2006, and in the United States on 6 June 2006.

The album features vocal performances by José González, Sia, and Henry Binns. ^[11] It sees Zero 7 take a new, more upbeat musical direction, while still essentially maintaining their original sound. ^[2]

The artwork for the album is by Gideon London and the CD was named after his collage. ^[12] The Album was Nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award in the category 'Best Electronic/Dance Album'. ^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Vocals	Length
1.	"Futures"	José González	3:51
2.	"Throw It All Away"	Sia	5:22
3.	"Seeing Things"		5:11
4.	"The Pageant of the Bizarre"	Sia and Henry Binns	4:23
5.	"You're My Flame"	Sia	3:17
6.	"Left Behind"	José González	1:17
7.	"Today"	José González	4:05
8.	"This Fine Social Scene"	Sia	4:29
9.	"Your Place"	Henry Binns	6:03
10.	"If I Can't Have You"	Sia	3:24
11.	"Crosses"	José González	6:41
12.	"Waiting to Die"	Sia	3:39

iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Dreaming"	3:24
14.	"Inaminute"	4:58
15.	"Futures" (Acoustic version)	2:37

US/UK digital release bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Futures" (acoustic version)	2:43
14.	"Throw It All Away" (Tribute to Dilla remix by Demus)	4:04

Notes

• "Futures" (acoustic version) is not available for purchase individually.

Singles

"Futures" (13 March 2006)

• • UK 7" single (2006) Atlantic ATUK026/Ultimate Dilemma 5051011 3033 7 1
    1. "Futures"
    2. "Dreaming"
• • UK 12" single (2006) Atlantic ATUK026T/Ultimate Dilemma 5051011 2858 0 6
    1. "Futures"
    2. "Seeing Things"
• • UK 12" single (2006) Atlantic ATUK045T/Ultimate Dilemma 5051011 6717 0 8
    1. "Futures" (Rub N' Tug Remix)
    2. "Futures" (Metronomy Remix)
    3. "Futures" (Al Usher Instrumental Mix)
• • UK CD single (2006) Atlantic ATUK045CD/Ultimate Dilemma 5051011 6718 2 1
    1. "Futures" (Radio Edit) – 3:29
    2. "Futures" (Metronomy Remix)
• • UK CD promo (2006) Atlantic SAM 01171
    1. "Futures" (Radio Edit) – 3:29

"Throw It All Away" (15 May 2006)

• • UK 7" single (2006) Atlantic ATUK028/Ultimate Dilemma 5051011 4078 7 1
    1. "Throw It All Away"
    2. "Inaminute"
• • UK 12" single (2006) Atlantic ATUK028T/Ultimate Dilemma 5051011 4079 0 1
    1. "Throw It All Away"
    2. "Thistles"
    3. "Inaminute"
• • UK CD single (2006) Atlantic ATUK028CD/Ultimate Dilemma 5051011 4077 2 7
    1. "Throw It All Away"
    2. "Thistles"
    3. "Inaminute"
• • UK CD promo (2006) Atlantic PRO 15815/Ultimate Dilemma PRO 15815
    1. "Throw It All Away" (Radio Edit) – 4:01

"You're My Flame" (24 July 2006)

• • UK 7" single (2006) Atlantic ATUK036/Ultimate Dilemma 5051011 5508 7 4
    1. "You're My Flame" – 3:15
    2. "You're My Flame" (Blunt Laser Remix) – 4:35
• • UK 12" single (2006) Atlantic ATUK036T/Ultimate Dilemma 5051011 5507 0 6
    1. "You're My Flame" (Justus Kohncke Vox Mix) – 7:35
    2. "You're My Flame" (Justus Kohncke Disko Dub) – 8:44
    3. "You're My Flame" – 3:15
    4. "You're My Flame"(Dabrye Remix) – 3:12
• • UK CD single (2006) Atlantic ATUK036CD/Ultimate Dilemma 5051011 5509 2 8
    1. "You're My Flame" – 3:15
    2. "You're My Flame"(Dabrye Remix) – 3:12
• • US CD promo (2006) Atlantic PRCD 302345
    1. "You're My Flame" – 3:15
    2. "You're My Flame" (Blunt Laser Remix) – 4:35
    3. "You're My Flame" (Dabrye Remix) – 3:12
    4. "You're My Flame" (Justus Kohncke Vox Mix) – 7:35
    5. "You're My Flame" (Justus Kohncke Disko Dub) – 8:44

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 81 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 81 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 65 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 87 French Albums (SNEP) [18] 28 Irish Albums (IRMA) [19] 29 Italian Albums (FIMI) [20] 52 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [21] 30 Scottish Albums (OCC) [22] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 81 UK Albums (OCC) [24] 4 US Billboard 200 [25] 94 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums ( Billboard ) [26] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position UK Albums (OCC) [27] 185 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [28] 16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [29]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links

• Zero 7 official website
• The Garden at MusicBrainz (list of releases)