Brotherhood (The Chemical Brothers album)
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- 73:27 (disc one)
- 71:49 (disc two)
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 1 September 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–2008 | |||
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| Producer | The Chemical Brothers | |||
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| Singles from Brotherhood | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A−[3] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| musicOMH | [6] |
| The Observer | [7] |
| Paste | 8.5/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[9] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[10] |
| Under the Radar | 7/10[11] |
Brotherhood (subtitled The Definitive Singles Collection) is a compilation album by English electronic dance music duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 1 September 2008. It is the second compilation spanning the band's greatest hits, after 2003's Singles 93–03. The first disc features thirteen hit singles and two new tracks, "Midnight Madness" and "Keep My Composure" (featuring a guest appearance of the rap group Spank Rock)—while the second CD contains all ten parts of The Chemical Brothers' "Electronic Battle Weapon" series of special mixes, which the duo have been recording since 1996.
Brotherhood was preceded by the digital single "Midnight Madness", a short version of "Electronic Battle Weapon 10", released on 18 August 2008, and promoted by the series of live performances in July and August 2008, throughout a number of European countries. The single was promoted by user-generated content through Google Earth.[citation needed] Fans were challenged to produce and upload a short film, from 2 to 20 seconds long, or a photograph based on the song that would become part of its music video, to be edited by producers Nexus.[12]
"Electronic Battle Weapon 10" was released on 11 June 2008, followed by "Midnight Madness" on 4 August 2008, with the latter reaching number 80 on the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed]
Track listing
Disc one
All tracks are written by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, with additional writers noted. All production handled by The Chemical Brothers.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Galvanize" (radio edit; featuring Q-Tip) | Push the Button (2005) | 4:29 | |
| 2. | "Hey Boy Hey Girl" |
| Surrender (1999) | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Block Rockin' Beats" (single edit) | Dig Your Own Hole (1997) | 5:00 | |
| 4. | "Do It Again" (edit; featuring Ali Love) |
| We Are the Night (2007) | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Believe" (edit; featuring Kele Okereke) | Push the Button | 6:07 | |
| 6. | "Star Guitar" | Come with Us (2002) | 6:10 | |
| 7. | "Let Forever Be" (featuring Noel Gallagher) |
| Surrender | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Leave Home" | Exit Planet Dust (1995) | 5:07 | |
| 9. | "Keep My Composure" (featuring Spank Rock) | Previously unreleased | 5:43 | |
| 10. | "Saturate" | We Are the Night | 4:48 | |
| 11. | "Out of Control" (featuring Bernard Sumner) |
| Surrender | 7:21 |
| 12. | "Midnight Madness" | Previously unreleased | 3:35 | |
| 13. | "The Golden Path" (featuring The Flaming Lips) | Singles 93–03 (2003) | 4:47 | |
| 14. | "Setting Sun" (featuring Noel Gallagher) |
| Dig Your Own Hole | 4:00 |
| 15. | "Chemical Beats" | Exit Planet Dust | 4:02 | |
| Total length: | 73:17 | |||
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Music:Response" | Surrender | 4:24 |
| Total length: | 77:41 | ||
Disc two
All tracks were written and produced by The Chemical Brothers.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Electronic Battle Weapon 1" | 6:39 |
| 2. | "Electronic Battle Weapon 2" | 7:17 |
| 3. | "Electronic Battle Weapon 3" | 5:08 |
| 4. | "Electronic Battle Weapon 4" | 6:06 |
| 5. | "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" | 8:40 |
| 6. | "Electronic Battle Weapon 6" | 9:05 |
| 7. | "Electronic Battle Weapon 7" | 7:27 |
| 8. | "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" | 6:31 |
| 9. | "Electronic Battle Weapon 9" | 6:41 |
| 10. | "Electronic Battle Weapon 10" | 8:15 |
| Total length: | 71:41 | |
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 94 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 63 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 15 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 29 |
| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[18] | 89 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[19] | 94 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] | 13 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] | 12 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[22] | 94 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 35 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 11 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[25] | 1 |
| US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[26] | 14 |
