Melody A.M.
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| Studio album by Röyksopp | ||||
| Released | 3 September 2001 | |||
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| Length | 45:58 | |||
| Label | Wall of Sound | |||
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| Singles from Melody A.M. | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| Blender |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
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| Houston Chronicle | |
| Muzik | 5/5 |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.8/10 |
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Melody A.M. is the debut studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp, released on 3 September 2001 by Wall of Sound. Songs from this album have been used in television adverts and computer games; "Remind Me" was formally featured in an advertisement for GEICO Insurance in one of their popular Caveman ads, while "Eple" was licensed by Apple and used as the introduction music for the Mac OS X v10.3 setup assistant. The Silicone Soul remix of "Poor Leno" was featured in the soundtrack to the 2003 snowboarding video game SSX 3. "So Easy" was the soundtrack of T-Mobile's launch advert featuring the face of a baby appearing around places in a city.
On 21 November 2007, the album was included on The Guardian's series of the 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die. It is also listed in a similar selection, called 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, in a series of books by Quintessence Editions. On 24 November 2009, Melody A.M. was named the best Norwegian album of the 2000s decade by Norway's largest newspaper, Verdens Gang.
As of 2005, the album had sold 750,000 copies worldwide, including 454,271 in the United Kingdom alone.
All tracks written by Röyksopp, except where noted.
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Melody A.M.
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