Vertigo (Groove Armada album)

Vertigo
Studio album by
Groove Armada
Released24 May 1999 (1999-05-24)
Length69:06
LabelJive Electro
Producer
  • Andy Cato
  • Tom Findlay
Groove Armada chronology
Northern Star
(1998) 		Vertigo
(1999) 		The Remixes
(2000)
Singles from Vertigo
  1. "If Everybody Looked the Same"
    Released: 26 April 1999 (1999-04-26)[1]
  2. "At the River"
    Released: 26 July 1999 (1999-07-26)[2]
  3. "I See You Baby"
    Released: November 1999 (1999-11)[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
NME8/10[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Vertigo is the second studio album by the British electronic music duo Groove Armada, released in 1999 on the Jive Electro record label. It contains the well-known singles "At the River" (which was previously featured on the duo's debut album Northern Star) and "I See You Baby".

Release

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"I See You Baby" has been used in advertisements for the Ford Fiesta and the Renault Mégane, the latter of which caused a number of complaints due to the song's lyrical content.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chicago" 7:22
2."Whatever, Whenever" (featuring M.A.D.)Cato, Findlay, Joe Skeete, Lorenzo Mills, Steve Douglas3:49
3."Dusk You & Me"Cato, Findlay, Buck Rams, Al Nevins, Morty Nevins5:39
4."Pre 63" 6:26
5."If Everybody Looked the Same"Cato, Findlay, Ali Muhammad, Eugene Record, James Yancey, Kamaal Fareed, Malik Taylor3:39
6."Serve Chilled" 5:09
7."I See You Baby" (featuring Gram'ma Funk)Cato, Findlay, Toi Sacchi4:40
8."A Private Interlude" 3:54
9."At the River"Cato, Findlay, Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus6:33
10."In My Bones" (featuring Gram'ma Funk)Cato, Findlay, Maurizio Dami, Toi Sacchi4:44
11."Your Song" (featuring Sophie Barker) 5:07
12."Inside My Mind (Blue Skies)" (featuring Sophie Barker)Cato, Findlay, Irving Berlin7:59
UK bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."I See You Baby" (Fatboy Slim remix; featuring Gram'ma Funk)Cato, Findlay, Toi Sacchi5:43
Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Mary"4:24
14."Rap"4:15

Charts

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Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 23

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Platinum 300,000^
United States — 120,000[14]
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,000,000[15]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 26 April, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 24 April 1999. p. 27.
  2. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 26 July, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 24 July 1999. p. 23.
  3. ^ "Groove Armada Scratch Ass!". NME. 7 April 2000. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. ^ Bush, John. "Vertigo - Groove Armada". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  5. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (10 March 2000). "ARTICLE - Vertigo". Entertainment Weekly.
  6. ^ Johns, Darren. "Groove Armada - Vertigo (Pepper)". NME. Archived from the original on 1 October 2000.
  7. ^ Petridis, Alexis (July 1999). "Vertigo review". Q. EMAP Metro Ltd. p. 116.
  8. ^ Pratt, Sarah (16 March 2000). "Groove Armada - Vertigo". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. ^ Day, Julia (27 May 2003). "Renault Megane ad prompts 139 complaints". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Groove Armada – Vertigo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – Groove Armada – Vertigo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Groove Armada | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  13. ^ "British album certifications – Groove Armada – Vertigo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. ^ Paoletta, Michael (15 September 2001). "Jive Electro's Groove Armada Bids 'Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Biography" (PDF). Resident Advisor. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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