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Light & Magic is the second studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron. It was released in the United States on 17 September 2002 by Emperor Norton and in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2002 by Telstar Records. The album has been reissued multiple times, most recently by Nettwerk in January 2011.
Light & Magic | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 September 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001–2002; Liverpool and Los Angeles | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 62:45 | |||
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Label | Telstar | |||
Producer | ||||
Ladytron chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Singles from Light & Magic | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Chart Attack | |
Robert Christgau | [5] |
Drowned in Sound | 9/10[6] |
Pitchfork | 7.1/10[7] |
Playlouder | [8] |
PopMatters | Favourable[9] |
Rolling Stone | Favourable[2] |
Stylus Magazine | B+[10] |
An earlier version of the song "NuHorizons" appeared as a B-side to the band's 2001 single "The Way That I Found You", under the title "Holiday 601". "Seventeen" is part of the soundtrack to the 2003 film Party Monster, while its instrumental was used in television advertisements for Christina Aguilera's 2008 fragrance Inspire.
Drowned in Sound ranked Light & Magic at number 14 on its Top 41 Albums of the Year list.[11] Rolling Stone included the album on its 50 Best Albums of 2002 list.[12] British dance music magazine Muzik named it the best electropop album of 2002.[13] NME included it at number 41 on their Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2002 list.[14]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "True Mathematics" | 2:23 | |
2. | "Seventeen" | Hunt | 4:37 |
3. | "Flicking Your Switch" |
| 3:26 |
4. | "Fire" | Hunt | 2:49 |
5. | "Turn It On" |
| 4:46 |
6. | "Blue Jeans" | Hunt | 4:13 |
7. | "Cracked LCD" |
| 2:32 |
8. | "Black Plastic" | Hunt | 4:17 |
9. | "Evil" | Hunt | 5:34 |
10. | "Startup Chime" | Hunt | 3:30 |
11. | "NuHorizons" |
| 4:03 |
12. | "Cease2xist" | Hunt | 4:37 |
13. | "Re:agents" |
| 4:53 |
14. | "Light & Magic" | Hunt | 3:35 |
15. | "The Reason Why" (silence from 4:13 until 5:17, followed by hidden track "USA vs White Noise"; available only on initial non-US pressings) | Hunt | 7:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Seventeen" (Soulwax Mix) | 4:26 |
17. | "Cracked LCD" (Live in Sofia) | 2:55 |
18. | "Light & Magic" (Live in Sofia) | 3:23 |
19. | "Blue Jeans" (Josh Wink Mix) | 6:04 |
On 1 September 2009, Redbird Records and Cobraside Distribution released a compilation of remixes, B-sides and rarities titled Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare). The cover is the negative of the US cover for Light & Magic.[18] Nettwerk reissued Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare) on 20 December 2011 with a slightly altered track listing, removing "Cease2xist" (Instrumental 2002) and adding "Flicking Your Switch" (Erol Alkan Remix).[19]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Seventeen" (Soulwax Remix) | 4:28 |
2. | "Blue Jeans 2.0" (UK Single Version) | 3:51 |
3. | "Evil" (Axl of Evil Mix) | 4:08 |
4. | "Blue Jeans" (Josh Wink Remix) | 6:05 |
5. | "The Reason Why" (Alternate Version) | 4:24 |
6. | "Light & Magic" (Alternate Version) | 3:42 |
7. | "Cracked LCD" (Alternate Version) | 2:49 |
8. | "Seventeen" (Justin Robertson Remix) | 7:06 |
9. | "Blue Jeans" (Interpol Remix) | 3:57 |
10. | "Evil" (Ewan Pearson Single Remix) | 4:15 |
11. | "Seventeen" (Droyds 12 Remix) | 6:32 |
12. | "Flicking Your Switch" (Mount Sims Remix 1) | 5:24 |
13. | "Seventeen" (Darren Emerson Radio Edit) | 3:33 |
14. | "Evil" (Tony Senghorne Remix) | 8:09 |
15. | "Cease2xist" (Instrumental 2002) | 4:48 |
16. | "Startup Chime" (Instrumental) | 3:42 |
17. | "Evil" (M-Factor Remix) | 7:55 |
18. | "Seventeen" (Acapella) | 4:45 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Light & Magic.[20][21]
Ladytron Additional musicians
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Technical
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Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] | 31 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[23] | 31 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[24] | 24 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[25] | 7 |
Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Ref. |
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United States | 17 September 2002 | Standard | Emperor Norton | [26][27] | |
United Kingdom | 2 December 2002 | Telstar | [28][29] | ||
Germany | 7 April 2003 | CD | Warner | [30] | |
12 May 2003 | LP | [31] | |||
Japan | 21 June 2003 | CD | Victor Entertainment | [15] | |
United States | 20 July 2004 | Reissue | Emperor Norton | [16] | |
Germany | 1 September 2009 | Digital download | Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare) |
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United Kingdom | [32] | ||||
United States | [33] | ||||
United Kingdom | 11 January 2011 | Reissue | Nettwerk | [17] | |
Germany | 14 January 2011 | CD | [34] | ||
United States | 18 January 2011 |
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United Kingdom | 24 January 2011 | CD | [37] |
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