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Album · 1999

Surrender

by The Chemical Brothers

Surrender is a 1999 electronic album by The Chemical Brothers. It runs 11 tracks across 59 minutes on Virgin Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.4/5 from 9 ratings.

Electronic · Big Beat

Best albums of 1999

#37 in Best albums of 1999

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3.4 /5
9 ratings
82 /100
9 critics
11
Tracks
59 min
Runtime
127 bpm
Tempo
A# major
Key

Ratings

9 ratings · avg 3.4

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Tracklist

11 tracks · 59 min

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  • Surrender (20th Anniversary Edition)Anniversary edition · 2019 · 28 tracks
    1. 1Music:Response
    2. 2Under The Influence
    3. 3Out Of Control
    4. 4Orange Wedge
    5. 5Let Forever Be
    6. 6The Sunshine Underground
    7. 7Asleep From Day
    8. 8Got Glint?
    9. 9Hey Boy Hey Girl
    10. 10Surrender
    11. 11Dream On
    12. 12Hey Boy Hey Girl (The Secret Psychedelic Mix)
    13. 13Let Forever Be (The Secret Psychedelic Mix)
    14. 14Out Of Control (The Secret Psychedelic Mix)
    15. 15Flashback (The Secret Psychedelic Mix)
    16. 16Dream On (The Secret Psychedelic Mix)
    17. 17Flashback
    18. 18Scale
    19. 19The Diamond Sky
    20. 20Studio K
    21. 21Power Move
    22. 22Enjoyed
    23. 23Electronic Battle Weapon 4
    24. 24Out Of Control (Sasha Club Mix)
    25. 25Music:Response (Gentleman Thief Mix)

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4 rated tracks

According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Surrender is Music: Response — rated 4.0/5 by 1 listener.

  1. 1Music: Response4.01 rating
  2. 2Hey Boy Hey Girl3.53 ratings
  3. 3Surrender3.23 ratings
  4. 4The Sunshine Underground2.51 rating

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About

Surrender is the third studio album by British big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 21 June 1999. It features Noel Gallagher (Oasis), Hope Sandoval (ex-Mazzy Star), and Bernard Sumner (New Order) as guest vocalists. It was certified 2× Platinum by the BPI on 30 September 2005. Leeds band The Sunshine Underground took their name from the sixth track on the album. The song "Asleep from Day" was used in a 1999 television advertisement for the French airline Air France, as well as in an advertisement for the White Sheet Campaign by MADD Canada, and a trailer for the 2009 film The Vampire's Assistant.

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The album saw a change in style for the duo, moving from big beat to instead explore house. The album was the band's second number one album. Many of the artists that the duo worked with on this album, they would work with again. The duo were quick to work again with Bobby Gillespie, who appeares on the third track and third single "Out of Control", as they remixed Gillespie's Primal Scream song "Swstk Ys" (as it was titled on the 1999 single release) which later appeared on the band's 2000 album Xtrmntr. Surrender was the first Chemical Brothers album not to feature a guest appearance from Beth Orton, though she would appear on the following album Come with Us on the song "The State We're In". A special tour edition of the album was released in Australia and New Zealand, which contained a second disc of B-sides from the album.

In brief

Is Surrender good?
Riffiter listeners rate Surrender 3.4/5 from 9 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on Surrender?
Music: Response, rated 4.0/5 by 1 listener on Riffiter.
When was Surrender released?
Surrender was released in 1999 on Virgin Records.
How many tracks are on Surrender?
Surrender has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 59 minutes.
What genre is Surrender?
Surrender is catalogued under Electronic, Big Beat.
What BPM is Surrender?
Surrender runs at a median tempo of 127 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Surrender?
Listeners of Surrender also rate The Fat of the Land by The Prodigy, Random Access Memories by Daft Punk, Discovery by Daft Punk.
Who produced Surrender?
The Chemical Brothers produced all 11 tracks on Surrender.
Who wrote the songs on Surrender?
Surrender was written by Celite Evans, Charlie Prince, Ed Simons and Jerry Bloodrock, among 7 credited in total.

Credits

Written by
Celite EvansCharlie PrinceEd SimonsJerry BloodrockMaster Blaster Greg
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Slick Rick (The Dynamic Three)Tom Rowlands
Engineered by
Steve Dub
Played by
Bernard SumnerJonathan Donahue
Vocals by
Hope SandovalNoel GallagherBernard SumnerBobby GillespieJonathan Donahue

Lineage

7 connections

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