Exit Planet Dust

Exit Planet Dust is the debut album by British electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released in the UK on 26 June 1995 and the US on 15 August 1995. The title is a reference to their departure from their earlier name "The Dust Brothers". In 2004, the album was packaged with 1997s Dig Your Own Hole in a limited edition box set as part of EMI's "2CD Originals" collection. It was certified platinum by the BPI on 1 January 1996. The album was voted the second best dance album of all time by Muzik Magazine. The album was in the UK charts for many weeks, and also charted in each year from release in 1995 until 2000. Its highest peak was #9 in 1995. On 30 October 2000, the album was released on MiniDisc. The album was recorded August - November 1994, with "Song to the Siren" performed live. Though in 2002, Tom Rowlands said they "stayed up for three weeks making it".