Miike Snow (album)

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Released22 May 2009 (2009-05-22)
Studio
  • Robotberget (Stockholm)[a]
  • Downtown Records (New York City)[b]
Genre
Length47:17
Miike Snow
Studio album by
Miike Snow
Released22 May 2009 (2009-05-22)
Studio
  • Robotberget (Stockholm)[a]
  • Downtown Records (New York City)[b]
Genre
Length47:17
LabelDowntown
ProducerMiike Snow
Miike Snow chronology
Miike Snow
(2009)		 Happy to You
(2012)
Singles from Miike Snow
  1. "Animal"
    Released: 17 February 2009
  2. "Black & Blue"
    Released: 15 October 2009
  3. "Silvia"
    Released: 22 January 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
BBC MusicPositive[3]
Clash6/10[4]
Drowned in Sound6/10[5]
musicOMHStarStarStarStarHalf star[6]
NME6/10[7]
Pitchfork5/10[8]
PopMatters7/10[9]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[10]
Spin8/10[11]

Miike Snow is the debut studio album by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow, released in Sweden digitally on 22 May 2009 and physically on 28 October 2009. It was also released in the United States on 22 September 2009 by Downtown Records and in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2009 by Columbia Records, reaching number 59 on the UK Albums Chart. A deluxe edition was released on the iTunes Store in the US and Australia on 13 April 2010 and in Japan on 26 May 2010, including remixes of past tracks and "The Rabbit".

The first single to be taken from the album was "Animal", released on 17 February 2009,[12] which reached as far as number 98 on the UK Singles Chart.[13] "Black & Blue", the album's second single, was released on 15 October 2009[14] and became the band's most successful single to date when it peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart.[13] Third single "Silvia" was released on 22 January 2010 in the UK, but failed to break the top 100 and instead peaked at number 154.[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt, except where noted.

Miike Snow – standard edition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Animal" (Karlsson, Winnberg, Wyatt, Henrik Jonback)4:23
2."Burial"4:21
3."Silvia"6:26
4."Song for No One"4:10
5."Black & Blue" (Karlsson, Winnberg, Wyatt, Jonback, Juliet Richardson)3:41
6."Sans Soleil"4:27
7."A Horse Is Not a Home"4:13
8."Cult Logic"3:56
9."Plastic Jungle"3:54
10."In Search Of"5:16
11."Faker"2:34
Miike Snow – European edition bonus track[16][17]
No.TitleLength
12."Billie Holiday"4:01
Miike Snow – Australian expanded edition bonus tracks[18]
No.TitleLength
12."Silvia" (eRNEST & AMz Remix)5:04
13."Billie Holiday"4:01
14."The Rabbit"4:26
15."Silvia" (Roboberget Remix)7:57
16."Animal" (Mark Ronson Extended Remix)4:56
17."Burial" (DJ Mehdi Remix)3:32
Miike Snow – Japanese edition bonus tracks[19]
No.TitleLength
12."The Rabbit"4:26
13."Billie Holiday"3:59
14."Animal" (Mark Ronson Extended Remix)4:56
15."Burial" (DJ Medhi Remix)3:32
16."Silvia" (Hook N Sling & Goodwill Remix)7:54
Miike Snow – European digital edition bonus tracks[20][21]
No.TitleLength
12."Animal" (Mark Ronson Remix)4:30
13."Black & Blue" (Tiga Remix)6:19
14."Animal" (In the Woods Session) (video)5:15
15."Black & Blue" (In the Woods Session) (video)5:11
Miike Snow – US, Australian and Japanese digital deluxe edition bonus tracks[22][23][24]
No.TitleLength
12."The Rabbit"4:26
13."Billie Holiday"3:59
14."Animal" (Mark Ronson Extended Remix)4:56
15."Silvia" (Roboberget Remix)7:57
16."Burial" (DJ Medhi Remix)3:32

Personnel

  • Miike Snow – production, mixing
  • Anders Hvenare – mixing (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 11)
  • Niklas Flyckt – mixing (tracks 7, 10)
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Sebastian Mlynarski – inner sleeve, band portraits
  • Dirk Vandenberk – cover image photography

Charts

Release history

Notes

References

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