Born in the Echoes

Born in the Echoes is the eighth studio album by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers, released on 17 July 2015 by Virgin EMI Records in the United Kingdom and Astralwerks in the United States. It was their first studio album since 2010's Further. The album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, marking the duo's sixth chart topper and making them the dance act with the most number-one albums ever in the UK.^[4]

Born in the Echoes
Standard edition cover
Studio album by the Chemical Brothers
Released	17 July 2015 (2015-07-17)
Length	52:25
Label	Virgin EMI (UK) Astralwerks (US)
Producer	The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
Don't Think (2012) Born in the Echoes (2015) No Geography (2019)
Singles from Born in the Echoes
"Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" Released: 21 April 2015[1] "Go" Released: 4 May 2015[2] "Wide Open" Released: 12 February 2016[3]

The fourth track on the album, "EML Ritual" featured on the O2 "Priority Tickets – Follow the Rabbit" television commercial released in February 2018.^[5]

Promotion and release

The album's first single, "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" with vocals by Daniel Pearce, was released on 21 April 2015.^[6] The second single, "Go", was released on 5 May.^[7] "Under Neon Lights" was released as the third single on 23 June 2015, and features St. Vincent, credited by her real name (Annie Clark) on vocals.

The album was released on 17 July 2015.^[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[9]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
Consequence of Sound	B[11]
The Daily Telegraph	[12]
The Independent	[13]
Mojo	[14]
NME	8/10[15]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[16]
Q	[17]
Rolling Stone	[18]
Under the Radar	8/10[19]

The performance of "Go" in the charts propelled the Chemical Brothers back into the mainstream,^[20] with DJs such as Annie Mac including it on their playlists of the year.^[21] However, some critics believe it was "poppy",^[22] and not keeping to their roots. Despite this, the remainder of the album was well received, drawing particular attention to the 1990s sound of singles such as "I'll See You There" and "Taste of Honey".^[22]

Track listing

Standard edition track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" (Vocals by Daniel Pearce)	Tom Rowlands Ed Simons Moise Laporte Kenneth Bobien	5:11
2.	"Go"	Rowlands Simons Kamaal Fareed	4:20
3.	"Under Neon Lights"	Rowlands Simons Annie Clark	4:26
4.	"EML Ritual"	Rowlands Simons Ali Love	5:20
5.	"I'll See You There"	Rowlands Simons bill bissett	4:20
6.	"Just Bang"	Rowlands Simons	5:21
7.	"Reflexion"	Rowlands Simons	6:29
8.	"Taste of Honey"	Rowlands Simons	2:59
9.	"Born in the Echoes"	Rowlands Simons Cate Le Bon	3:26
10.	"Radiate"	Rowlands Simons Colin Stetson	4:39
11.	"Wide Open"	Rowlands Simons Beck Hansen	5:54
Total length:			52:25

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Let Us Build a City"	Rowlands Simons	4:34
13.	"Wo Ha"	Rowlands Simons	4:30
14.	"Go" (extended mix)	Rowlands Simons Fareed	5:54
15.	"Reflexion" (extended mix)	Rowlands Simons	7:19
Total length:			74:12

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Direct Buki"	Rowlands Simons	6:56
13.	"Let Us Build a City"	Rowlands Simons	4:34
14.	"Wo Ha"	Rowlands Simons	4:30
15.	"Go" (extended mix)	Rowlands Simons Fareed	5:54
16.	"Reflexion" (extended mix)	Rowlands Simons	7:19
Total length:			81:47

Japanese tour edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L"	Rowlands Simons Tony Butler Garfield Baker Byron Smith	6:13
2.	"Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" (Skream Remix)		9:16
3.	"Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" (C2 Trigger RMX)		10:22
4.	"Go" (Edge of Control Dub)		7:12
5.	"Go" (Claude VonStroke Remix)		5:46
6.	"Go" (Special Request Basement Remix)		6:44
7.	"Go" (Special Request Warehouse Remix)		6:42
8.	"Wide Open" (Kölsch Remix)		8:34
9.	"Wide Open" (Joe Goddard Remix)		10:24
10.	"Wide Open" (By the Light of the Moon Mix)		5:29
Total length:			76:42

Personnel

The Chemical Brothers

• Tom Rowlands
• Ed Simons

Guest musicians

• Beck – vocals on "Wide Open"
• Cate Le Bon – vocals on "Born in the Echoes"
• Annie Clark – vocals on "Under Neon Lights"^[23]
• Ali Love – vocals on "EML Ritual"
• Q-Tip – vocals on "Go"
• Mark Ralph – bass on "Go"
• Mark Ryder – electronic drums, additional programming

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Born in the Echoes Chart (2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 5 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 8 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28] 4 French Albums (SNEP)[29] 29 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30] 10 Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] 5 Irish Albums (IRMA)[32] 4 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[33] 10 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[34] 41 Scottish Albums (OCC)[35] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[36] 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[38] 1 UK Dance Albums (OCC)[39] 1 UK Album Downloads (OCC)[40] 2 US Billboard 200[41] 73 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[42] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Born in the Echoes Chart (2015) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[43] 162 Certifications Certifications for Born in the Echoes Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Silver 60,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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