Vegas (The Crystal Method album)
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| Studio album by The Crystal Method | ||||
| Released |
 August 26, 1997 September 8, 1997
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| Recorded | 1995–1997 | |||
| Genre | Big beat, trip hop | |||
| Length | 61:10 | |||
| Label | Outpost | |||
| Producer | The Crystal Method | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Vibe | (favorable) |
Vegas is the debut studio album by the American electronic music duo The Crystal Method. It was released by Outpost Records on August 26, 1997 (US), and September 8, 1997 (UK).
All tracks written by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland, except where noted.
The Crystal Method celebrated their 10th anniversary of its debut album Vegas by re-releasing it in a special deluxe version on September 18, 2007. The new version of Vegas is a remastered double disc featuring rare, live, and remixed tracks in addition to the original 10-song album material. Remixes for the deluxe edition come courtesy of Paul Oakenfold, MSTRKRFT, Hyper, Sta, deadmau5, Koma & Bones, Tom Real vs. The Rogue Element and Myagi. Also included is the original 1993 version of the Vegas single "Comin' Back" with the video for the album version along with the video for "Busy Child." Preceding the deluxe edition's release, "Busy Child [Sta Remix]" was made available on iTunes as of August 28.
Disc one
Disc two
"Busy Child" was on the soundtrack of Lost in Space and in the movie Gone in 60 Seconds. "Keep Hope Alive" was featured in the film The Replacement Killers and Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug, it was used as the title theme for Third Watch.
Several songs from the album were used in the game FIFA '98: Road to World Cup and the soundtrack to the game N2O: Nitrous Oxide, as well as some original songs and the track "Now Is the Time", which can be found on the UK version of the Vegas album. Also, on the Chef Aid album for South Park, a re-working of the song "Vapor Trail" is featured, including vocals from DMX, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ozzy Osbourne, and Fuzzbubble. The song has been renamed "Nowhere to Run", or sometimes "Nowhere to Run (Vapor Trail)".
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