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Black Light (Groove Armada album)

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Black Light
Studio album by
Groove Armada
Released29 January 2010
Recorded2009
Genre
Length52:46
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerGroove Armada
Groove Armada chronology
Soundboy Rock
(2007) 		Black Light
(2010) 		White Light
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Consequence of SoundC+[3]
musicOMH[4]
NME6/10[5]
PopMatters7/10[6]
Q[7]
Resident Advisor[8]
Slant[9]
URB[10]
Uncut[11]

Black Light is the sixth studio album by the London electronic duo Groove Armada. Black Light combines the more mainstream-oriented sound of its predecessor, Soundboy Rock, with the rock spirit of Lovebox,[citation needed] and the band makes use of 1980s synthesizers for the first time.[citation needed] The album is influenced by David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Numan, New Order and Roxy Music.[12]

The vocal collaborations on the album include Bryan Ferry, Fenech-Soler, Jess Larrabee, Nick Littlemore, Saint Saviour and Will Young.

The album received a nomination for the 53rd Grammy Awards in the category Best Electronic/Dance Album. The song "Paper Romance" is in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 11.

Track listing

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Black Light track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Look Me in the Eye Sister" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:07
2."Fall Silent" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:35
3."Just for Tonight" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:05
4."Not Forgotten" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:34
5."I Won't Kneel" (featuring Saint Saviour)4:36
6."Cards to Your Heart" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:35
7."Paper Romance" (featuring Fenech-Soler and Saint Saviour)6:19
8."Warsaw" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:04
9."Shameless" (featuring Bryan Ferry)4:48
10."Time & Space" (featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)4:53
11."History" (featuring Will Young)4:10
Total length:52:46
Japanese bonus tracks[13]
No.TitleLength
12."Not Forgotten" (Loose Joint Mix; featuring Nick Littlemore)6:21
13."Shameless" (alternative mix; featuring Bryan Ferry)5:51
Total length:64:49
iTunes bonus track[14]
No.TitleLength
12."Time & Space" (Original Disco Mix; featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)6:02

North American edition

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No.TitleLength
1."Warsaw" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:04
2."History" (featuring Will Young)4:10
3."Cards to Your Heart" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:35
4."I Won't Kneel" (featuring Saint Saviour)4:36
5."Shameless" (featuring Bryan Ferry)4:48
6."Look Me in the Eye Sister" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:07
7."Paper Romance" (featuring Fenech-Soler and Saint Saviour)6:19
8."Time & Space" (featuring SaintSaviour and Jess Larrabee)4:53
9."Not Forgotten" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:34
10."Fall Silent" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:35
11."Just for Tonight" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:05
iTunes bonus track[15]
No.TitleLength
12."Time & Space" (Original Disco Mix; featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)6:02
iTunes deluxe edition bonus track[16]
No.TitleLength
13."Paper Romance" (Classixx Version; featuring Fenech-Soler & Saint Saviour)6:02
14."I Won't Kneel" (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Mix; featuring Saint Saviour)6:08
15."I Won't Kneel" (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Dub; featuring Saint Saviour)6:08

Singles

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Singles from Black Light
Single Release date
"I Won't Kneel" 23 November 2009
"Paper Romance" 22 February 2010
"Look Me in the Eye Sister"/"Just for Tonight" 3 May 2010
"History" (featuring Will Young) 30 August 2010

Charts

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Chart performance for Black Light
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 97
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 71
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 23
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 26
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[23] 10

Sales

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Sales for Black Light
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom — 35,000[24]
Worldwide — 100,000[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Black Light by Groove Armada". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ "allmusicguide review".
  3. ^ Young, Alex. "Groove Armada – Black Light". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ^ "MusicOMH review". Archived from the original on 8 March 2010.
  5. ^ "NME review". NME.
  6. ^ "PopMatters review".
  7. ^ Their best and most cohesive album since 1999's "Vertigo." [Mar 2010, p.111]
  8. ^ Girard, Stéphane. "Groove Armada - Black Light". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine.
  10. ^ "URB review". Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.
  11. ^ Though their frothy, soulless hits have rarely displayed originality or purpose, Groove Armada's sixth is a revelation. [Mar 2010, p.86]
  12. ^ Andy Cato quote Retrieved 21 November 2009
  13. ^ "Groove Armada – Black Light;". Discogs. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  14. ^ "iTunes – Music – Black Light by Groove Armada;". iTunes Britain. Retrieved 10 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "iTunes – Music – Black Light by Groove Armada;". iTunes USA. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  16. ^ "iTunes – Music – Black Light (Deluxe Edition) by Groove Armada;". iTunes USA. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Groove Armada – Black Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Groove Armada – Black Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  19. ^ "Ultratop.be – Groove Armada – Black Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  20. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 9, 2010". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  21. ^ "Charts.nz – Groove Armada – Black Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  22. ^ "Groove Armada | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  23. ^ "Groove Armada Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  24. ^ a b Smirke, Richard (11 September 2010). "At Your Service". Billboard.
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