Come with Us
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Come with Us is the fourth studio album by British big beat
duo The Chemical Brothers
, released on 28 January 2002. It features Richard Ashcroft
and Beth Orton
as guest vocalists. The album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart
. It was certified Gold by the BPI
on 1 February 2002.
" was released on 1 June 2001 as "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" exclusively for DJs to test in clubs. It was re-released officially as the first single on 10 September 2001 and reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart
. "Star Guitar
" was released on 14 January 2002 and reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart. "Come with Us
" and "The Test
" were released as a double A-Side on 22 April 2002. It reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart. "Hoops" was released on 1 June 2002 in remixed form as "Electronic Battle Weapon 6", exclusively for DJs to test in clubs. The Come with Us/Japan Only EP
was released exclusively to Japan on 17 July 2002. Its lead song is "Come with Us". The AmericanEP
was released exclusively to America on 19 November 2002. Its lead song is "Star Guitar". "Come with Us" and "The Test" were also issued as separate promo singles in addition to the retail double A-side. In Japan, "Come with Us/The Test" was issued as "The Test/Come with Us".
, which assigns a normalized
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average
score of 72, based on 23 reviews.
Big beat
Big beat is a term employed since the mid-1990s by the British music press to describe much of the music by artists such as The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Propellerheads typically driven by heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns in...
duo The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
, released on 28 January 2002. It features Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft
Richard Paul Ashcroft is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999, and continues as a lead vocalist working with guitars and keyboards...
and Beth Orton
Beth Orton
Beth Orton is a BRIT Award–winning English singer-songwriter, known for her 'folktronica' sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica. She was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit and the Chemical Brothers in the mid 1990s. However, these were not Orton's first...
as guest vocalists. The album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
. It was certified Gold by the BPI
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
on 1 February 2002.
Singles
"It Began in AfrikaIt Began in Afrika
"It Began in Afrika" is the first single from The Chemical Brothers' fourth album Come with Us. Originally named "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" to DJs, "It Began In Afrika" became a hit in clubs and was renamed. The song contains a sample from the track "Drumbeat" from Jim Ingram.The Chemical...
" was released on 1 June 2001 as "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" exclusively for DJs to test in clubs. It was re-released officially as the first single on 10 September 2001 and reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. "Star Guitar
Star Guitar
"Star Guitar" is the second single from The Chemical Brothers 2002 album Come with Us. The song reached number eight in the UK Singles Chart and number two on the American dance chart.-Structure:...
" was released on 14 January 2002 and reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart. "Come with Us
Come with Us/The Test
"Come with Us"/"The Test" is a double A-side single from The Chemical Brothers' 2002 album Come with Us. The vocals in "The Test" are performed by Richard Ashcroft....
" and "The Test
Come with Us/The Test
"Come with Us"/"The Test" is a double A-side single from The Chemical Brothers' 2002 album Come with Us. The vocals in "The Test" are performed by Richard Ashcroft....
" were released as a double A-Side on 22 April 2002. It reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart. "Hoops" was released on 1 June 2002 in remixed form as "Electronic Battle Weapon 6", exclusively for DJs to test in clubs. The Come with Us/Japan Only EP
Come with Us/Japan Only EP
Come with Us/Japan Only EP is the Japanese EP from The Chemical Brothers 2002 album Come with Us. This album is very similar to AmericanEP, except that is has 2 different songs and different videos.-EP – Japan:...
was released exclusively to Japan on 17 July 2002. Its lead song is "Come with Us". The AmericanEP
AmericanEP
AmericanEP is an EP by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released in 2002 following the release of their successful fourth studio album Come with Us.- Track listing :# "Star Guitar " – 7:06...
was released exclusively to America on 19 November 2002. Its lead song is "Star Guitar". "Come with Us" and "The Test" were also issued as separate promo singles in addition to the retail double A-side. In Japan, "Come with Us/The Test" was issued as "The Test/Come with Us".
Reception
Initial critical response to Come with Us was generally positive. At MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 72, based on 23 reviews.
Track listing
Singles
- "It Began in Afrika" (2001) – No. 8 UK
- "Star Guitar" (2002) – No. 8 UK
- "Come with Us"/"The Test" (2002) – No. 14 UK
Release history
| Region | Release date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Virgin Japan Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
VJCP-68367 | |
| UK | Freestyle Dust | CD | XDUSTCD5 | |
| CD | XDUSTCDX5 | |||
| 2×LP Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... |
XDUSTLP5 | |||
| MC Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
XDUSTMC5 | |||
| USA | Astralwerks Astralwerks Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States.... |
CD | ASW11682-2 | |
| CD | ASW11895-2 | |||
| 2×LP | ASW11682-1 | |||
| Japan | Virgin Japan | CD | VJCP-68408 |
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Albums Chart |
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