Melody A.M.

Melody A.M.
Melody A.M.
Studio album by Röyksopp
Released 8 October 2001 (UK)[1]
Genre Downtempo, ambient, trip hop
Length 45:58
Label Wall of Sound
Producer Röyksopp
Röyksopp chronology
Melody A.M.
(2001)		 The Understanding
(2005)
Singles from Melody A.M.
  1. "So Easy"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Eple"
    Released: July 2001
  3. "Poor Leno"
    Released: 28 May 2001
  4. "Remind Me"
    Released: 1 July 2002
  5. "Sparks"
    Released: 23 June 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (81/100)[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[3]
BBC Music (positive)[4]
NME (8/10)[5]
Pitchfork Media (7.8/10)[6]
PopMatters (positive)[7]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[8]

Melody A.M. is the debut album by Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp, released on 8 October 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.

On 21 November 2007 the album was included on The Guardian's series of the 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die.[9] 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 Ltd.. On 24 November 2009, Melody A.M. was named the best Norwegian album of the decade by Norway's largest newspaper, Verdens Gang.[10]

As of 2005, the album has sold 750,000 copies worldwide, including 400,000 in the United Kingdom alone.[11]

Contents

Track listing

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

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "So Easy"   Röyksopp, Burt Bacharach, Hal David 3:44
2. "Eple" (some versions contain a "hidden track" of talking in the pregap)   3:36
3. "Sparks"   Röyksopp, Anneli Drecker 5:23
4. "In Space"     3:30
5. "Poor Leno"   Röyksopp, Erlend Øye 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"   Röyksopp, Peter Thomas 5:23
10. "40 Years Back\Come"   Röyksopp, Michael Manring 4:45
Sample credits
  • "So Easy" contains a sample from "Blue on Blue" by Gals and Pals.
  • "Eple" contains a sample from "You're as Right as Rain" by Bob James.
  • "A Higher Place" contains a sample from "Wooloomooloo" by Jean Michel Jarre and "Lift" by Drum Island.
  • "She's So" contains a sample from "Love in Space" by Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra.
  • "40 Years Back\Come" incorporates elements of "Red Light Returning" by Michael Manring.

Personnel

  • Röyksopp – production, arrangements
  • Anneli Drecker – vocals (track 3)
  • Jo Hillier – A&R
  • Rune Lindbæk – extra imput (tracks 6, 10)
  • Ole J. Mjøs – co-producer (track 6)
  • Erlend Øye – vocals (tracks 5, 8)
  • Marte Rognerud – inner sleeve photography
  • Ole Vegard "05" Skauge – bass (track 6)
  • Sølve Sundsbø – cover photography
  • Tom Hingston Studio – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–03) Peak
position
Belgian Alternative Albums Chart (Flanders)[12] 26
Dutch Albums Chart[13] 69
French Albums Chart[14] 84
Irish Albums Chart[15] 18
Norwegian Albums Chart[16] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[17] 50
UK Albums Chart[18] 9
US Top Electronic Albums[19] 18

Certifications

Country Certification
Norway Platinum[20]
United Kingdom Platinum[21]

References

  1. ^ "Royksopp – Melody AM". Juno Records. http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/82859-02.htm. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  2. ^ "Melody A.M. – Röyksopp". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/melody-am. Retrieved 17 July 2011. 
  3. ^ Bush, John. "Melody A.M. – Röyksopp – Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/melody-am-r581878/review. Retrieved 20 August 2004. 
  4. ^ Puleston, Andy (20 November 2002). "Review of Röyksopp – Melody A.M.". BBC Music. BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/q54h. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  5. ^ Needham, Alex (5 October 2001). "Royksopp : Melody AM". NME. IPC Media. http://www.nme.com/reviews/royksopp/5690. Retrieved 14 April 2009. 
  6. ^ Abebe, Nitsuh (5 March 2003). "Röyksopp: Melody A.M.". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6860-melody-am/. Retrieved 20 July 2005. 
  7. ^ Levenfeld, Ari (20 December 2002). "Röyksopp: Melody A.M.". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/royksopp-melody. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  8. ^ Blashill, Pat (8 October 2002). "Royksopp: Melody A.M.". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080328072408/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/royksopp/albums/album/97292/review/6067660/melody_am. Retrieved 20 August 2004. 
  9. ^ "1000 albums to hear before you die". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. 21 November 2007. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/nov/21/1000tohearbeforeyoudie4. Retrieved 24 November 2009. 
  10. ^ Talseth, Thomas (24 November 2009). "Röyksopp åpnet dører med debuten" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. VG Multimedia AS. http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=588237. Retrieved 24 November 2009. 
  11. ^ Dimery, Robert (2005). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. New York, NY: Quintessence Editions Ltd.. pp. 750. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5. 
  12. ^ "Röyksopp – Melody A.M." (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=R%F6yksopp&titel=Melody+A%2EM%2E&cat=a. Retrieved 30 July 2011. 
  13. ^ "Röyksopp – Melody A.M." (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=R%F6yksopp&titel=Melody+A%2EM%2E&cat=a. Retrieved 30 July 2011. 
  14. ^ "Röyksopp – Melody A.M." (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=R%F6yksopp&titel=Melody+A%2EM%2E&cat=a. Retrieved 30 July 2011. 
  15. ^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 6 February 2003". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2003&year=2003&week=6. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  16. ^ "Röyksopp – Melody A.M.". Verdens Gang. Hung Medien. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=R%F6yksopp&titel=Melody+A%2EM%2E&cat=a. Retrieved 30 July 2011. 
  17. ^ "Röyksopp – Melody A.M.". Swedish Recording Industry Association. Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=R%F6yksopp&titel=Melody+A%2EM%2E&cat=a. Retrieved 30 July 2011. 
  18. ^ "Chart Stats – Royksopp – Melody Am". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=35512. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  19. ^ "Röyksopp Album & Song Chart History – Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/r%C3%B6yksopp/chart-history/446848?f=322&g=Albums. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  20. ^ "Salgstroféer" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  21. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 31 January 2003. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
Preceded by
V by Live		 Norwegian Albums Chart number-one album
2 October 2001		 Succeeded by
At First Light by Silje Nergaard
v · Röyksopp
Torbjørn Brundtland · Svein Berge
Albums
Melody A.M. · The Understanding · Junior · Senior
Live EPs
Singles
"So Easy" · "Eple" · "Poor Leno" · "Remind Me" · "Sparks" · "Only This Moment" · "Curves" · "49 Percent" · "What Else Is There?" · "Beautiful Day Without You" · "Happy Up Here" · "The Girl and the Robot" · "This Must Be It" · "The Drug" · "Forsaken Cowboy"
Related articles
Discography  · Videography  · Back to Mine: Röyksopp  · Erlend Øye

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