Born in the Echoes

2015 studio album by the Chemical Brothers

Born in the Echoes

Standard edition cover

Studio album by

the Chemical Brothers

Released| 17 July 2015 (2015-07-17)
Length| 52:25
Label| Virgin EMI
Producer| The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
| Don't Think
(2012)  | Born in the Echoes
(2015)  | No Geography
(2019)

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Singles from  Born in the Echoes

1. "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted"
Released: 21 April 2015[1]
2. "Go"
Released: 4 May 2015[2]
3. "Wide Open"
Released: 22 May 2015[3]
4. "Under Neon Lights"
Released: 6 June 2015[4]

Born in the Echoes is the eighth studio album by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers, released on 17 July 2015 by Virgin EMI Records in the United Kingdom and Astralwerks in the United States. It was their first studio album since 2010's Further. The album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, marking the duo's sixth chart topper and making them the dance act with the most number-one albums ever in the UK.[5]

The fourth track on the album, "EML Ritual" featured on the O2 "Priority Tickets – Follow the Rabbit" television commercial released in February 2018.[6]

## Promotion and release[edit]

The album's first single, "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" with vocals by Daniel Pearce, was released on 21 April 2015.[7] The second single, "Go", was released on 5 May.[8] "Under Neon Lights" was released as the third single on 23 June 2015, and features St. Vincent, credited by her real name (Annie Clark) on vocals.

The album was released on 17 July 2015.[9]

## Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 72/100[10]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [11]
Consequence of Sound| B[12]
The Daily Telegraph| [13]
The Independent| [14]
Mojo| [15]
NME| 8/10[16]
Pitchfork| 7.8/10[17]
Q| [18]
Rolling Stone| [19]
Under the Radar| 8/10[20]

The performance of "Go" in the charts propelled the Chemical Brothers back into the mainstream,[21] with DJs such as Annie Mac including it on their playlists of the year.[22] However, some critics believe it was "poppy",[23] and not keeping to their roots. Despite this, the remainder of the album was well received, drawing particular attention to the 1990s sound of singles such as "I'll See You There" and "Taste of Honey".[23]

## Track listing[edit]

Standard edition track listingNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" (Vocals by Daniel Pearce)|

* Tom Rowlands
* Ed Simons
* Moise Laporte
* Kenneth Bobien

| 5:11
2.| "Go"|

* Rowlands
* Simons
* Kamaal Fareed

| 4:20
3.| "Under Neon Lights"|

* Rowlands
* Simons
* Annie Clark

| 4:26
4.| "EML Ritual"|

* Rowlands
* Simons
* Ali Love

| 5:20
5.| "I'll See You There"|

* Rowlands
* Simons
* bill bissett

| 4:20
6.| "Just Bang"|

* Rowlands
* Simons

| 5:21
7.| "Reflexion"|

* Rowlands
* Simons

| 6:29
8.| "Taste of Honey"|

* Rowlands
* Simons

| 2:59
9.| "Born in the Echoes"|

* Rowlands
* Simons
* Cate Le Bon

| 3:26
10.| "Radiate"|

* Rowlands
* Simons
* Colin Stetson

| 4:39
11.| "Wide Open"|

* Rowlands
* Simons
* Beck Hansen

| 5:54
Total length:| 52:25

Deluxe edition bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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12.| "Let Us Build a City"|

* Rowlands
* Simons

| 4:34
13.| "Wo Ha"|

* Rowlands
* Simons

| 4:30
14.| "Go" (extended mix)|

* Rowlands
* Simons
* Fareed

| 5:54
15.| "Reflexion" (extended mix)|

* Rowlands
* Simons

| 7:19
Total length:| 74:12

Japanese edition bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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12.| "Direct Buki"|

* Rowlands
* Simons

| 6:56
13.| "Let Us Build a City"|

* Rowlands
* Simons

| 4:34
14.| "Wo Ha"|

* Rowlands
* Simons

| 4:30
15.| "Go" (extended mix)|

* Rowlands
* Simons
* Fareed

| 5:54
16.| "Reflexion" (extended mix)|

* Rowlands
* Simons

| 7:19
Total length:| 81:47

Japanese tour edition bonus discNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L"|

* Rowlands
* Simons
* Tony Butler
* Garfield Baker
* Byron Smith

| 6:13
2.| "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" (Skream Remix)|  | 9:16
3.| "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" (C2 Trigger RMX)|  | 10:22
4.| "Go" (Edge of Control Dub)|  | 7:12
5.| "Go" (Claude VonStroke Remix)|  | 5:46
6.| "Go" (Special Request Basement Remix)|  | 6:44
7.| "Go" (Special Request Warehouse Remix)|  | 6:42
8.| "Wide Open" (Kölsch Remix)|  | 8:34
9.| "Wide Open" (Joe Goddard Remix)|  | 10:24
10.| "Wide Open" (By the Light of the Moon Mix)|  | 5:29
Total length:| 76:42

## Personnel[edit]

The Chemical Brothers

* Tom Rowlands
* Ed Simons

Guest musicians

* Beck – vocals on "Wide Open"
* Cate Le Bon – vocals on "Born in the Echoes"
* Annie Clark – vocals on "Under Neon Lights"[24]
* Ali Love – vocals on "EML Ritual"
* Q-Tip – vocals on "Go"
* Mark Ralph – bass on "Go"
* Mark Ryder – electronic drums, additional programming

## Charts and certifications[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for Born in the Echoes | Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] | 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[26] | 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27] | 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[28] | 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29] | 4
French Albums (SNEP)[30] | 29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[31] | 10
Italian Albums (FIMI)[32] | 5
Irish Albums (IRMA)[33] | 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[34] | 10
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[35] | 41
Scottish Albums (OCC)[36] | 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[37] | 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] | 2
UK Albums (OCC)[39] | 1
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[40] | 1
US Billboard 200[41] | 73
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[42] | 2

### Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for Born in the Echoes | Chart (2015)  | Position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[43] | 162

### Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Born in the Echoes Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[44] | Silver  | 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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Studio albums|

* Exit Planet Dust
* Dig Your Own Hole
* Surrender
* Come with Us
* Push the Button
* We Are the Night
* Further
* Born in the Echoes
* No Geography
* For That Beautiful Feeling

Extended plays|

* Fourteenth Century Sky
* My Mercury Mouth E.P
* Loops of Fury
* Music:Response
* AmericanEP

Compilation albums|

* Brothers Gonna Work It Out
* Singles 93–03
* Brotherhood

Soundtracks|

* Hanna

Live albums|

* Live at the Social Volume 1
* Don't Think

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* Don't Think

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