Melody A.M.

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Melody A.M.
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Studio album by Röyksopp
Released 3 September 2001 (2001-09-03)
Genre
Length 45:58
Label Wall of Sound
Producer
  • Röyksopp
  • Ole J. Mjøs
Röyksopp chronology
Melody A.M.
(2001)		 The Understanding
(2005)The Understanding2005
Singles from Melody A.M.
  1. "So Easy"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Eple"
    Released: July 2001
  3. "Poor Leno"
    Released: 3 December 2001
  4. "Remind Me"
    Released: 1 July 2002
  5. "Sparks"
    Released: 23 June 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 81/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[2]
The A.V. Club positive[3]
BBC Music positive[4]
Billboard positive[5]
Entertainment Weekly B[6]
NME 8/10[7]
Pitchfork Media 7.8/10[8]
PopMatters positive[9]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[10]
Stylus Magazine B−[11]

Melody A.M. is the debut studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp, released on 3 September 2001 by Wall of Sound. Songs from this album have been used in television adverts and computer games; "Remind Me" was formally featured in an advertisement for GEICO Insurance in one of their popular Caveman ads, while "Eple" was licensed by Apple and used as the introduction music for the Mac OS X v10.3 setup assistant. The Silicone Soul remix of "Poor Leno" was featured in the soundtrack to the 2003 snowboarding video game SSX 3. So Easy was the soundtrack of T-Mobile's launch advert featuring the face of a baby appearing around places in a city.

On 21 November 2007 the album was included on The Guardian's series of the 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die.[12] It is also listed in a similar selection, called 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, in a series of books by Quintessence Editions. On 24 November 2009, Melody A.M. was named the best Norwegian album of the decade by Norway's largest newspaper, Verdens Gang.[13]

As of 2005, the album had sold 750,000 copies worldwide,[14] including 454,271 in the United Kingdom alone.[15]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Röyksopp, except where noted. 

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "So Easy"  
3:44
2. "Eple" (some versions contain a "hidden track" of talking in the pregap)   3:36
3. "Sparks"  
5:23
4. "In Space"     3:30
5. "Poor Leno"  
3:57
6. "A Higher Place"     4:31
7. "Röyksopp's Night Out"     7:30
8. "Remind Me"  
  • Röyksopp
  • Øye
 3:39
9. "She's So"  
5:23
10. "40 Years Back\Come"  
4:45
Notes
  • "So Easy" contains a sample from "Blue on Blue" by Gals and Pals.[17]
  • "A Higher Place" contains a sample from "Freedom" by Tyrrel Corporation.[17]
  • "She's So" contains a sample from "Love in Space" by Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra.[17]
  • "40 Years Back\Come" contains a sample from "Red Right Returning" by Michael Manring.[17]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Melody A.M.[17]

  • Röyksopp – arrangement, production
  • Anneli Drecker – vocals ("Sparks")
  • Jo Hillier – A&R
  • Rune Lindbæk – extra input ("A Higher Place", "40 Years Back\Come")
  • Ole J. Mjøs – co-production ("A Higher Place")
  • Erlend Øye – vocals ("Poor Leno", "Remind Me")
  • Marte Rognerud – inner sleeve photography
  • Ole Vegard "05" Skauge – bass ("A Higher Place")
  • Sølve Sundsbø – cover photography
  • Tom Hingston Studio – design

Charts

Chart (2001–03) Peak
position
Australian Alternative Albums Chart[18] 21
Belgian Alternative Albums Chart (Flanders)[19] 26
Dutch Albums Chart[20] 69
European Top 100 Albums[21] 36
French Albums Chart[22] 84
Irish Albums Chart[23] 18
Japanese Albums Chart[24] 211
Norwegian Albums Chart[25] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[26] 50
UK Albums Chart[27] 9
US Top Electronic Albums[28] 18

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Norway (IFPI Norway)[29] Platinum 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Platinum 454,271[15]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Edition Label
Germany[31] 3 September 2001 Standard Parlophone
Italy[32] 14 September 2001 EMI
United Kingdom[33] 8 October 2001 Wall of Sound
France[34] 9 October 2001 Labels
Australia[35] 4 March 2002 EMI
Japan[36] 5 June 2002
United Kingdom[37] 12 August 2002 Standard (re-release) Wall of Sound
United States[38][39] 15 October 2002
  • Standard
  • special
 Astralwerks
Japan[16] 18 June 2003 Special EMI

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