Vertigo (Groove Armada album)

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Vertigo
Groove Armada - Vertigo.jpg
Studio album by
Released24 May 1999 (1999-05-24)
Length69:06
Label Jive Electro
Producer
  • Andy Cato
  • Tom Findlay
Groove Armada chronology
Northern Star
(1998)
Vertigo
(1999)
The Remixes
(2000)
Singles from Vertigo
  1. "If Everybody Looked the Same"
    Released: 26 April 1999 (1999-04-26) [1]
  2. "At the River"
    Released: 26 July 1999 (1999-07-26) [2]
  3. "I See You Baby"
    Released: November 1999 (1999-11) [3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
NME 8/10 [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Vertigo is the second studio album by the British electronic music duo Groove Armada, released in 1999 on the Jive Electro record label. It contains the well-known singles "At the River" (which was previously featured on the duo's debut album Northern Star ) and "I See You Baby".

Contents

Release

"I See You Baby" has been used in advertisements for the Ford Fiesta and the Renault Mégane, the latter of which caused a number of complaints due to the song's lyrical content. [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chicago" 7:22
2."Whatever, Whenever" (featuring M.A.D.)Cato, Findlay, Joe Skeete, Lorenzo Mills, Steve Douglas3:49
3."Dusk You & Me"Cato, Findlay, Buck Rams, Al Nevins, Morty Nevins5:39
4."Pre 63" 6:26
5."If Everybody Looked the Same"Cato, Findlay, Ali Muhammad, Eugene Record, James Yancey, Kamaal Fareed, Malik Taylor3:39
6."Serve Chilled" 5:09
7."I See You Baby" (featuring Gram'ma Funk)Cato, Findlay, Toi Sacchi4:40
8."A Private Interlude" 3:54
9."At the River"Cato, Findlay, Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus6:33
10."In My Bones" (featuring Gram'ma Funk)Cato, Findlay, Maurizio Dami, Toi Sacchi4:44
11."Your Song" (featuring Sophie Barker) 5:07
12."Inside My Mind (Blue Skies)" (featuring Sophie Barker)Cato, Findlay, Irving Berlin7:59
UK bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."I See You Baby" (Fatboy Slim remix; featuring Gram'ma Funk)Cato, Findlay, Toi Sacchi5:43
Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Mary"4:24
14."Rap"4:15

Charts

Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 38
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 23

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] Platinum300,000^
United States120,000 [14]
Summaries
Worldwide1,000,000 [15]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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