For That Beautiful Feeling
2023 studio album by the Chemical Brothers
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For That Beautiful Feeling is the tenth studio album by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers, released on 8 September 2023 through Virgin Records in the UK and Republic Records in the US.[1][2] It is the duo's first album in four years, as well as their first to be released by Republic in the US, as all prior American releases were via Astralwerks. In November 2023, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]
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| Released | 8 September 2023 | |||
| Studio | Rowlands Audio Research, Sussex, England | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Length | 46:58 | |||
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| Producer | The Chemical Brothers | |||
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Background
The band announced the album's name and track list on 19 July 2023.[1]
The album was paired with a career-spanning retrospective book Paused in Cosmic Reflection published by White Rabbit on 26 October 2023. The book is made up of new interviews with the band, as well as many of their friends and collaborators from the past three decades, including Noel Gallagher, Aurora, Wayne Coyne, Beth Orton, Beck, and Michel Gondry.[4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10[5] |
| Metacritic | 81/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| The Arts Desk | [8] |
| Clash | 8/10[9] |
| Evening Standard | [10] |
| The Irish Times | [11] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[12] |
| musicOMH | [13] |
| NME | [14] |
| Rolling Stone | [15] |
| Uncut | 8/10[16] |
For That Beautiful Feeling received a score of 81 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on nine critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[6] Uncut wrote that the Chemical Brothers "produce a whole lot of full-fat dance-pop joy" on the album.[16] Damien Morris of The Observer described it as a "nonsense-free reaffirmation of the dance duo's greatest strength – making largely instrumental psychedelic house and techno somehow sound like pop music".[17]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" |
| 1:09 |
| 2. | "Live Again" (featuring Halo Maud) |
| 5:09 |
| 3. | "No Reason" |
| 4:52 |
| 4. | "Goodbye" |
| 5:49 |
| 5. | "Fountains" |
| 3:45 |
| 6. | "Magic Wand" |
| 2:27 |
| 7. | "The Weight" |
| 3:44 |
| 8. | "Skipping Like a Stone" (featuring Beck) |
| 4:43 |
| 9. | "The Darkness That You Fear" (Harvest Mix) |
| 4:09 |
| 10. | "Feels Like I Am Dreaming" |
| 6:57 |
| 11. | "For That Beautiful Feeling" (featuring Halo Maud) |
| 4:14 |
| Total length: | 46:58 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "All of a Sudden" |
| 5:30 |
| 13. | "I Want to Know" |
| 3:56 |
| Total length: | 56:24 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "No Reason" (extended mix) |
| 4:39 |
| 13. | "Live Again" (featuring Halo Maud; extended mix) |
| 6:37 |
| 14. | "Skipping Like a Stone" (featuring Beck; extended mix) |
| 7:15 |
| 15. | "All of a Sudden" |
| 5:30 |
| Total length: | 70:59 | ||
Personnel
The Chemical Brothers
- Tom Rowlands – production, programming, mixing, engineering (all tracks); vocals (tracks 5, 8)
- Ed Simons – production, programming
Additional musicians
- Halo Maud – vocals (1, 2, 11)
- Beck – vocals (8)
Technical
- Mike Marsh – mastering
- Steve "Dub" Jones – mixing, engineering
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] | 70 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] | 65 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] | 48 |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU)[23] | 7 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[24] | 64 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] | 23 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[26] | 85 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)ERROR in "Oricon": Invalid date format. Expected: YYYY-MM-DD.[27] | 45 |
| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[28] | 11 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[29] | 33 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[30] | 3 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[31] | 65 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] | 16 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[33] | 6 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[34] | 1 |