Giants (Chicane album)

Giants is the fourth studio album by British electronic music artist Chicane. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2010. The album's first official single, "Middledistancerunner", featuring the vocals of Adam Young was released on the same day. The tracks "Poppiholla", "Hiding All the Stars" and "Come Back", which were supposed to be released on a Re-work EP in 2009, are also included on the album. The album debuted at #35 on the UK Albums Chart and at #2 on the UK Dance Albums Chart on 8 August 2010.

Giants
Studio album by
Chicane
Released2 August 2010 (2010-08-02)
Recorded2009–2010
GenreTrance, house, electronica, ambient
Length68:22
LabelModena
ProducerNick Bracegirdle
Chicane chronology
Somersault
(2007)		 Giants
(2010)		 Thousand Mile Stare
(2012)
Singles from Giants
  1. "Hiding All the Stars"
    Released: 18 October 2009
  2. "Come Back"
    Released: 25 April 2010
  3. "Middledistancerunner"
    Released: 2 August 2010
  4. "Where Do I Start"
    Released: 14 November 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Future Entertainment8/10[2]
Random.Access8.5/10[3]
Skiddle[4]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Barefoot"Bracegirdle, Hockley6:04
2."Middledistancerunner" (featuring Adam Young of Owl City)Bracegirdle, Hockley5:52
3."Come Back" (featuring Paul Young)Jack Lee7:28
4."What am I Doing Here? Pt. 1"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Nigel Butler, Ray Hedges3:45
5."Giants"Bracegirdle, Hockley7:01
6."Poppiholla (5am)"Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Orri Páll Dýrason5:06
7."So Far Out to Sea"Bracegirdle, Hockley5:37
8."Where Do I Start?"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Hedges4:31
9."From Where I Stand"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges6:38
10."Hiding All the Stars"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Gary Numan5:43
11."What am I Doing Here? Pt. 2" (featuring Lemar)Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges6:26
12."Titles"Bracegirdle, Hockley4:26
Total length:68:22
CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Middledistancerunner" (DC Rework Edit)Bracegirdle, Hockley3:53

Personnel
  • Adam Young – vocals on "Middledistancerunner"
  • Paul Young – vocals on "Come Back"
  • Blandine – vocals on "What Am I Doing Here (Part 1)" and "Where Do I Start"
  • Tracy Ackerman – vocals on "So Far Out to Sea"
  • Lucie Kay – vocals on "From Where I Stand"
  • Kerry – additional vocals on "From Where I Stand"
  • Natasha Andrews – vocals on "Hiding All the Stars"
  • Lemar – vocals on "What Am I Doing Here (Part 2)"

Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 35
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[6] 12
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[7] 2
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[8] 3
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[9] 67

Release history
Region Date Label Format
United Kingdom 1 August 2010[10] Modena Records Digital download
2 August 2010[11] CD
Netherlands[12] 7 September 2010 Armada Music CD

References
  1. O'Brien, Jon (2010-08-02). "Giants - Chicane". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2012-08-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://randomacc.net/sound/reviews/chicane_giants.shtml
  4. http://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Album-review-Chicane-Giants/6728/
  5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  8. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  9. "Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  10. "Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  11. "Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  12. "Amazon.com: Giants: Chicane: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 24 July 2010.


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