United (Phoenix album)

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United
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Studio album by
Released8 June 2000
Recorded1999–2000
StudioStudio Gan
Studio 2
Studio PlusXXX
Genre Indie pop
Length38:48
Label
Producer
Phoenix chronology
United
(2000)
Alphabetical
(2004)
Singles from United
  1. "Party Time"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Too Young"
    Released: 31 December 1999
  3. "If I Ever Feel Better"
    Released: 1 June 2000

United is the debut studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix, released in 2000. Singles released from the album include "Too Young", "If I Ever Feel Better" and "Party Time".

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The List Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
NME 8/10 [4]
Pitchfork 8.6/10 [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Spin 7/10 [8]

United received generally positive reviews from critics. Catherine Bromley of The List gave the album a perfect score, praising the album's diverse sound over the sound of "the Gallic house propagated by their contemporaries". [9] Pitchfork gave the album an 8.6 out of 10, calling it "one of the most confoundingly brilliant debuts of the year, the type of album that thwarts expectations while affirming music's overwhelming capacity to amaze." [10] Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic called it "an uncanny yet earnest showcase of what makes pop/rock pop without the gaudy trendiness that now makes the 1980s seem so distasteful." [11]

Commercial performance

According to Virgin France, as of April 2004, the album has shipped 150,000 units worldwide. [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Phoenix

No.TitleLength
1."School's Rules"1:32
2."Too Young"3:19
3."Honeymoon"5:00
4."If I Ever Feel Better"4:26
5."Party Time"2:14
6."On Fire"2:49
7."Embuscade"3:57
8."Summer Days"3:15
9."Funky Squaredance"
  • "Part One"
  • "Part Two"
  • "Part Three"
9:38
10."Definitive Breaks"1:40
US/iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Too Young" (Zoot Woman Remix)3:53

Personnel

Phoenix

Additional musicians

Production and design

Charts

Chart performance for United
YearChartPeak
position
2001French Albums (SNEP) [13] 90
2004Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] 37

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