Vertigo | ||||
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Released | 24 May 1999 | |||
Length | 69:06 | |||
Label | Jive Electro | |||
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Singles from Vertigo | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [5] |
NME | 8/10 [6] |
Q | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [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".
"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]
All tracks are written by Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chicago" | 7:22 | |
2. | "Whatever, Whenever" (featuring M.A.D.) | Cato, Findlay, Joe Skeete, Lorenzo Mills, Steve Douglas | 3:49 |
3. | "Dusk You & Me" | Cato, Findlay, Buck Rams, Al Nevins, Morty Nevins | 5:39 |
4. | "Pre 63" | 6:26 | |
5. | "If Everybody Looked the Same" | Cato, Findlay, Ali Muhammad, Eugene Record, James Yancey, Kamaal Fareed, Malik Taylor | 3:39 |
6. | "Serve Chilled" | 5:09 | |
7. | "I See You Baby" (featuring Gram'ma Funk) | Cato, Findlay, Toi Sacchi | 4:40 |
8. | "A Private Interlude" | 3:54 | |
9. | "At the River" | Cato, Findlay, Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus | 6:33 |
10. | "In My Bones" (featuring Gram'ma Funk) | Cato, Findlay, Maurizio Dami, Toi Sacchi | 4:44 |
11. | "Your Song" (featuring Sophie Barker) | 5:07 | |
12. | "Inside My Mind (Blue Skies)" (featuring Sophie Barker) | Cato, Findlay, Irving Berlin | 7:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "I See You Baby" (Fatboy Slim remix; featuring Gram'ma Funk) | Cato, Findlay, Toi Sacchi | 5:43 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Mary" | 4:24 |
14. | "Rap" | 4:15 |
Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] | 39 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] | 38 |
UK Albums (OCC) [12] | 23 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [13] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States | — | 120,000 [14] |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 1,000,000 [15] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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