Surrender (The Chemical Brothers album)

Surrender
Studio album by The Chemical Brothers
Released 21 June 1999 (1999-06-21)
Genre
Length 58:58
Label
Producer The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
Dig Your Own Hole
(1997)Dig Your Own Hole1997		 Surrender
(1999)		 Come with Us
(2002)Come with Us2002
Singles from Surrender
  1. "Hey Boy Hey Girl"
    Released: 31 May 1999
  2. "Let Forever Be"
    Released: 2 August 1999
  3. "Out of Control"
    Released: 11 October 1999
  4. "Music: Response"
    Released: 6 March 2000

Surrender is the third studio album by English electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers. It was released on 21 June 1999 in the United Kingdom by Freestyle Dust and Virgin Records and in the United States by Astralwerks. The album saw the duo exploring further various electronic styles, including house music.[1] Four singles were released from the album: "Hey Boy Hey Girl", "Let Forever Be", "Out of Control", and "Music: Response".

Content

Surrender features Noel Gallagher (Oasis), Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star), Bernard Sumner (New Order) and Jonathan Donahue (Mercury Rev) as guest vocalists.

Many of the artists that the duo worked with on this album, they would work with again. The duo were quick to work again with Bobby Gillespie, who appears on the third track and third single "Out of Control", as they remixed Gillespie's Primal Scream song "Swstk Ys" (as it was titled on the 1999 single release) which later appeared on the band's 2000 album Xtrmntr. Surrender was the first Chemical Brothers album not to feature a guest appearance from Beth Orton, though she would appear on the following album Come with Us on the song "The State We're In".

Album cover

The album and singles artwork was provided by London-based silkscreen artist and illustrator Kate Gibb using screen prints of photographs found in the Hulton Picture Library, Gibb also went on to illustrate the Chemical Brothers albums Come With Us, We Are The Night and Brotherhood. The cover image was a treatment of a photograph called Jesus Amongst the Fans taken by Richard Young at The Great British Music Festival at the Kensington Olympia in 1976. The Jesus in question was a music fan called William Jellett who had adopted the divine moniker and was often seen dancing ecstatically at concerts across the UK from the 1960s to the 1990s, his miracles were to give dried fruit and nuts to strangers.[2][3]Ed Simons said of the album cover in Q Magazine, "We liked the idea of everyone else sitting down and being chilled out and just one person really getting it, like one of our gigs in the Midwest, actually". The magazine stated, however, in February 1999 the duo were confronted with a novel problem: they had, in Simons' words "about two weeks" to sort out an album cover, plan a live show, and do endless promotional duties in Japan. At one point, the image that was used as the single cover for "Out of Control", released later in 1999, was intended to be the album cover of Surrender.[4]

Samples

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
The Guardian[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Melody Maker[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork9.0/10[10]
Q[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Select4/5[13]

The album was the band's second number one album. It was certified 2× Platinum by the BPI on 30 September 2005.[14] A special tour edition of the album was released in Australia and New Zealand, which contained a second disc of B-sides from the album.

Singles

"Under the Influence" was released in June 1998 on vinyl as "Electronic Battle Weapon 3", exclusively for use for club DJs. "Hey Boy Hey Girl" was released on 31 May 1999 as the first official single from the album. It reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[15] The second single, "Let Forever Be", was released on 2 August 1999 and reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart.[15] This was followed by "Out of Control" which was released on 11 October 1999 and reached number 21 in the UK Singles Chart.[15] "Music: Response" was released on 6 March 2000. It was not eligible for the UK charts because its release contained five songs instead of three, which is required for qualification.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Music:Response"
  • Tom Rowlands
  • Ed Simons
  • Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliot
  • Tom Mosley
  • A Richards
5:20
2."Under the Influence"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
4:16
3."Out of Control" (featuring Bernard Sumner)
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
  • Bernard Sumner
7:20
4."Orange Wedge"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
3:07
5."Let Forever Be" (featuring Noel Gallagher)
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
  • Noel Gallagher
3:56
6."The Sunshine Underground"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
  • James Asher
8:38
7."Asleep from Day" (featuring Hope Sandoval)
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
  • Hope Sandoval
4:47
8."Got Glint?"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
  • B. Fevre
  • J. Giordano
5:27
9."Hey Boy Hey Girl"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
  • Wigfall
  • Fowler
  • Pettiford
  • Evens
  • Bloodrock
4:51
10."Surrender"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
4:30
11."Dream On" (featuring Jonathan Donahue; contains a hidden track, which is a reprise of the same song)
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
  • Jonathan Donahue
6:47
Total length:58:53

As with all other albums by The Chemical Brothers, some of the tracks segue into the next. These are 1 into 2, 2 into 3, 8 into 9, 9 into 10, and finally 10 into 11.

Legacy

The album cover appeared in Q magazine's 2001 list of "Q's 100 Best Record Covers of All Time".

Leeds band The Sunshine Underground took their name from the sixth track on the album.

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997–98) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 14
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 8
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[21] 14
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[22] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26] 7
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 1
US Billboard 200[31] 32

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
German Albums Chart[32] 96

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[33] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[34] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[35] N/A 120,000[36]
Japan (RIAJ)[37] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38] 2× Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[40] N/A 402,000[36]
Worldwide (IFPI) N/A 2,300,000+ [41]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

It has doubled the sales on other markets (compared to the previous album) like Italy 60,000 copies, Spain 70,000 copies which is more than double. [42]

Release history

RegionRelease dateLabelFormatCatalogue
Japan7 June 1999Virgin JapanCDVJCP-68137
UK21 June 1999Freestyle DustCDXDUSTCD4
2×LPXDUSTLP4
MCXDUSTMC4
MDXDUSTMD4
USA22 June 1999AstralwerksCDASW 47610-2
2×LPASW 47610-1

References

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  2. ↑ Kennedy, Philip (June 2016). A Vibrant Transcendence: Kate Gibb and the Art of Surrender. Illustration Chronicles.
  3. ↑ Robinson, J.P. (February 10, 2018). Jesus Amongst the Fans: The Naked Hippie Dancer. Flashbak.com
  4. ↑ Harrison, Ian (Feb. 2006). Q’s 100 Best Record Covers of All Time (Q Magazine, Issue 235 (Feb. 2006)) - The Chemical Brothers Surrender. planet-dust.laserjay.net
  5. ↑ Browne, David (25 June 1999). "Surrender". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Simpson, Dave (18 June 1999). "Caned and able". The Guardian.
  7. ↑ Weingarten, Marc (18 June 1999). "The Chemical Brothers, 'Surrender,' Astralwerks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "The Chemical Brothers: Surrender". Melody Maker: 53. 19 June 1999.
  9. ↑ Martin, Piers (15 June 1999). "The Chemical Brothers – Surrender". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Zupko, Sarah (29 June 1999). "The Chemical Brothers: Surrender". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  11. ↑ Gittins, Ian (July 1999). "The Chemical Brothers: Surrender". Q (154): 105. Archived from the original on 10 September 1999. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Fricke, David (24 June 1999). "The Chemical Brothers: Surrender". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  13. ↑ Grundy, Gareth (July 1999). "The Chemical Brothers: Surrender". Select (109): 82.
  14. ↑ British Phonographic Industry, The
  15. 1 2 3 "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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  17. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Chemical Brothers – Surrender" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Chemical Brothers – Surrender" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
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  20. ↑ "The Chemical Brothers Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Chemical Brothers – Surrender" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  22. ↑ "The Chemical Brothers: Surrender" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Surrender". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
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  26. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Surrender". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Surrender". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Surrender". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  31. ↑ "The Chemical Brothers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  32. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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  34. ↑ "French album certifications – The Chemical Brothers – Surrender" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  35. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Chemical Brothers; 'Surrender')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  36. 1 2 http://www.mtv.com/news/1452207/got-charts-beans-bleek-beatles-synch-up-soundtracks/
  37. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – The Chemical Brothers – Surrender" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  38. ↑ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  39. ↑ "British album certifications – The Chemical Brothers – Surrender". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Surrender in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  40. ↑ "American album certifications – The Chemical Brothers – Surrender". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  41. ↑ "Chemical Brothers 'Come' Back In January". Billboard. 24 October 2001. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  42. ↑ Sexton, Paul (18 March 2001). "Travis doubles up on new IFPI Platinum list". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

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