Woman Worldwide
2018 remix album by Justice
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Woman Worldwide is a remix album by French electronic music duo Justice, released on 24 August 2018 by Ed Banger Records and Because Music.[1] Self-described as "10 years of Justice mixed and remixed", the album features reworked tracks from their discography. The album was recorded similarly to the duo's live performances.[2][3][4]
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| Released | 24 August 2018 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 84:36 | |||
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Background and release
Justice began working on the stage production and tracklist for Woman Worldwide in June 2016.[5] The album incorporates material from their discography. The duo wrote down every track they released at the time and broke down every song by tempo, key, and how much they wanted to incorporate each song into their live set.[5][6] As the live set was still being finalized, the band rehearsed the live set for months. The band stated they rehearsed their material from two to five hours every day.[5]
The album was announced on 10 May 2018 after their performance at the 2018 Google I/O conference in Mountain View, California.[1] A music video for "Stop" was also uploaded to Justice's YouTube account,[7] with the Woman Worldwide edit of "Stop" released as the album's lead single on 7 May 2018.[8] "D.A.N.C.E." x "Fire" x "Safe and Sound" was released as the album's second single on 22 June 2018.[9] The third single, "Randy" (WWW), was released on 6 July 2018.[10] "Chorus (WWW)", the album's fourth and final single, was released on 16 August 2018.[11] The album was released on 24 August 2018, and charted in the UK and US dance charts, at positions 6 and 22 respectively. It also charted at number 10 in France, as well as other European countries.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10[12] |
| Metacritic | 69/100[13] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [14] |
| Paste | 7.8/10[15] |
| PopMatters | [16] |
| Rolling Stone | [17] |
| Slant Magazine | [18] |
The album has received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 69, based on 9 reviews.[13]
The album received a Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[19]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay unless noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Safe and Sound" | 7:32 |
| 2. | "D.A.N.C.E." | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Canon" x "Love S.O.S." | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Genesis" x "Phantom" | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Pleasure" x "Newjack" x "Civilization" | 5:38 |
| 6. | "Heavy Metal" x "DVNO" | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Stress" | 5:48 |
| 8. | "Love S.O.S." | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Alakazam !" x "Fire" | 6:09 |
| 10. | "Waters of Nazareth" x "We Are Your Friends" x "Phantom 2" | 6:31 |
| 11. | "Chorus" | 6:04 |
| 12. | "Audio, Video, Disco" | 6:17 |
| 13. | "Stop" | 4:26 |
| 14. | "Randy" | 7:33 |
| 15. | "D.A.N.C.E." x "Fire" x "Safe and Sound" | 6:22 |
| Total length: | 84:36 | |
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[20]
- Gaspard Augé – writing, production
- Xavier de Rosnay – writing, production
- Thomas Jumin – artwork
Accolades
| Association | Year | Category | Result |
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| Grammy Awards[19] | 2019 | Best Dance/Electronic Album of the Year | Won |
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] | 38 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] | 24 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] | 37 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] | 169 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[25] | 10 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26] | 48 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[27] | 22 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] | 29 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[29] | 6 |
| US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[30] | 22 |