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| Released | 2 April 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–12 | |||
| Studio | Milmark Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 43:23 | |||
| Label | Syco | |||
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Electronic Earth is the debut studio album by English recording artist Labrinth released 2 April 2012, via Syco Music. The album peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart.
The album was released on 2 April 2012, by Simon Cowell's Syco Music. The album was largely self-produced by Labrinth, and was recorded over the period of two years. The album features guest appearances from Tinie Tempah, Emeli Sandé, Etta Bond, Busta Rhymes, Kano, Wretch 32, Devlin and Tinchy Stryder, as well as remixes by Joey Negro, the Wideboys, Knife Party and R3hab. The album's release was preceded by the release of three singles – "Let the Sun Shine", which was released on 27 September 2010, reaching a peak position of number three on the UK Singles Chart; [1] "Earthquake", which was released on 23 October 2011, reaching a peak position of number two; [2] and "Last Time", which was released on 18 March 2012. [3]
The title and release date of Electronic Earth were confirmed via Labrinth's official Twitter account on 19 December 2011. [4] The official artwork was unveiled in February 2012. [5] The album was originally due for release on 12 March, but was later pushed back, being released on 2 April 2012. [6] The album was set for release in the United States on 11 December 2012, in a joint deal between Syco Music and Capitol Records. Three extra tracks were added to the release for the American market - Labrinth's collaboration with Devlin, "Let it Go"; a special version of Tinie Tempah's smash hit single "Written in the Stars" featuring both Labrinth and original collaborator Eric Turner; and "Teardrop", a collaboration with a number of fellow urban artists, produced as the official single for the Children in Need telethon of 2011. [7]
Speaking to Blues & Soul in January 2012, Labrinth stated: "Basically 'Electronic Earth' as a title represents musically where I'm heading to as an artist. In that I wanna be able to make both acoustic and electronic music side-by-side. You know, on one side you have artists like Adele who's very much on an acoustic vibe, and then on the other you have like maybe Justice who are a kind of electro-house band. And to me, what I'm about as a musician is joining those two worlds TOGETHER... So yeah, in that way 'Electronic Earth' does truly represent me as both an artist AND a producer." [8]
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| Source | Rating |
| 4Music |   [9] |
| BBC Music | (favourable) [10] |
| Digital Spy | [11] |
| The Guardian | [12] |
| The Independent | [13] |
| NME | (4/10) [14] |
Electronic Earth has received mixed responses. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 for reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 55, based on 8 reviews, which indicates "Mixed or Average reviews". [15] Lewis Corner of music blog Digital Spy gave the album four out of five stars, pointing out that while "Labrinth's lyrics are far from groundbreaking", [he's] "the one artist Cowell has on his label who has the X Factor in abundance". [11] Reviewing the album for The Guardian , Alexis Petridis gave Electronic Earth 3 out of 5 stars, claiming that "there are moments when Electronic Earth is nearly as audacious as Labrinth thinks it is". [12] Killian Fox for the publication's sister newspaper The Observer claims that on Electronic Earth Labrinth "has high ambitions but falls disappointingly short". [16] The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, selling 32,281 copies in its first week. [17]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Climb on Board" | Timothy McKenzie, Marc Williams |
| 3:58 |
| 2. | "Earthquake" (featuring Tinie Tempah) |
| Labrinth | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Last Time" |
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| 4:23 |
| 4. | "Treatment" (featuring Etta Bond) |
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| 4:30 |
| 5. | "Express Yourself" |
| Labrinth | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Let the Sun Shine" | McKenzie |
| 2:59 |
| 7. | "Beneath Your Beautiful" (featuring Emeli Sandé) |
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| 4:31 |
| 8. | "Sundown" |
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| 5:06 |
| 9. | "Sweet Riot" | McKenzie | Labrinth | 5:02 |
| 10. | "Vultures" |
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| 4:17 |
| Total length: | 43:23 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Earthquake" (All Stars Remix) (featuring Tinie Tempah, Kano, Wretch 32 and Busta Rhymes) |
| Labrinth | 5:14 |
| 12. | "T.O.P." | McKenzie |
| 3:18 |
| 13. | "Up in Flames" (featuring Devlin and Tinchy Stryder) |
| Labrinth | 4:05 |
| 14. | "Last Time" (Knife Party Remix) | McKenzie, Williams |
| 5:16 |
| 15. | "Earthquake" (Noisia Remix) (featuring Tinie Tempah) |
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| 6:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Earthquake" (All Stars Remix) (featuring Tinie Tempah, Kano, Wretch 32 and Busta Rhymes) |
| Labrinth | 5:14 |
| 2. | "T.O.P." | McKenzie |
| 3:18 |
| 3. | "Up in Flames" (featuring Devlin and Tinchy Stryder) |
| Labrinth | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Earthquake" (Noisia Remix) (featuring Tinie Tempah) |
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| 6:29 |
| 5. | "Earthquake" (Benny Benassi Remix) (featuring Tinie Tempah) |
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| 5:00 |
| 6. | "Let the Sun Shine" (Joey Negro Radio Mix) | McKenzie |
| 3:13 |
| 7. | "Let the Sun Shine" (Wideboys Remix) | McKenzie |
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| 8. | "Last Time" (Knife Party Remix) |
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| 5:16 |
| 9. | "Last Time" (R3hab Remix) |
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 2 April 2012 | Syco Music | CD | [30] [31] |
| 2CD | [32] [33] | |||
| 10CD | [34] |
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