Melody A.M.

Melody A.M.
Studio album by Röyksopp
Released	3 September 2001
Genre	Downtempo ambient trip hop
Length	45:58
Label	Wall of Sound
Producer	Röyksopp Ole J. Mjøs
Röyksopp chronology
Melody A.M. (2001) The Understanding (2005)
Singles from Melody A.M.
"So Easy" Released: 1999 "Eple" Released: July 2001 "Poor Leno" Released: 3 December 2001 "Remind Me" Released: 1 July 2002 "Sparks" Released: 23 June 2003

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B[4]
The Guardian	[5]
NME	8/10[6]
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10[7]
Q	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Stylus Magazine	B−[10]

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.^[11] 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.^[12] On 24 November 2009, Melody A.M. was named the best Norwegian album of the 2000s decade by Norway's largest newspaper, Verdens Gang.^[13]

As of 2005, the album had sold 750,000 copies worldwide,^[12] including 454,271 in the United Kingdom alone.^[14]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Röyksopp, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So Easy"	Röyksopp Burt Bacharach Hal David	3:44
2.	"Eple" (some versions contain a "hidden track" of talking in the pregap)		3:36
3.	"Sparks"	Röyksopp Anneli Drecker	5:23
4.	"In Space"		3:30
5.	"Poor Leno"	Röyksopp Erlend Øye	3:57
6.	"A Higher Place"		4:31
7.	"Röyksopp's Night Out"		7:30
8.	"Remind Me"	Röyksopp Øye	3:39
9.	"She's So"	Röyksopp Peter Thomas	5:23
10.	"40 Years Back\Come"	Röyksopp Michael Manring	4:45

European limited edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Poor Leno" (Jakatta Radio Mix)	3:51
2.	"Poor Leno" (Silicone Soul's Hypno House Dub)	8:09
3.	"Remind Me" (Someone Else's Radio Remix)	4:03
4.	"Eple" (video)	3:38
5.	"Poor Leno" (video)	3:57
6.	"Remind Me" (video)	4:05

US special edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Remind Me" (Someone Else's Mix)	3:36
2.	"Poor Leno" (Röyksopp's Istanbul Forever Take)	5:35
3.	"Remind Me" (Ernest St. Laurent Moonfish Mix)	6:56
4.	"Poor Leno" (Silicone Soul's Hypno House Dub)	8:09
5.	"Poor Leno" (video)	3:57
6.	"Remind Me" (video)	4:05
7.	"Eple" (video)	3:38

Japanese special edition bonus disc[15]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Go"	7:19
2.	"Poor Leno" (Jakatta Radio Mix)	3:35
3.	"Poor Leno" (Silicone Soul's Hypno House Dub)	8:11
4.	"Remind Me" (Someone Else's Radio Remix)	4:04
5.	"Eple" (Fatboy Slim Remix)	5:48
6.	"Eple" (Shakedown Remix)	6:43
7.	"Eple" (Black Strobe Remix)	6:10
8.	"Sparks" (Roni Size Remix)	5:29
9.	"Sparks" (Murk Downtown Miami Mix)	8:22
10.	"Poor Leno" (video)	4:01
11.	"Remind Me" (video)	4:12
12.	"Eple" (video)	3:39

Notes^[16]

• "So Easy" contains a sample from "Blue on Blue" by Gals and Pals.
• "A Higher Place" contains a sample from "Freedom" by Tyrrel Corporation.
• "She's So" contains a sample from "Love in Space" by Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra.
• "40 Years Back\Come" contains a sample from "Red Right Returning" by Michael Manring.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Melody A.M.^[16]

• Röyksopp – arrangement, production
• Anneli Drecker – vocals (on "Sparks")
• Jo Hillier – A&R
• Rune Lindbæk – extra input (on "A Higher Place" and "40 Years Back\Come")
• Ole J. Mjøs – co-production (on "A Higher Place")
• Erlend Øye – vocals (on "Poor Leno" and "Remind Me")
• Marte Rognerud – inner sleeve photography
• Ole Vegard "05" Skauge – bass (on "A Higher Place")
• Sølve Sundsbø – cover photography
• Tom Hingston Studio – design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–03) Peak position Australian Alternative Albums Chart[17] 21 Belgian Alternative Albums Chart (Flanders)[18] 26 Dutch Albums Chart[19] 69 European Top 100 Albums[20] 36 French Albums Chart[21] 84 Irish Albums Chart[22] 18 Japanese Albums Chart[23] 211 Norwegian Albums Chart[24] 1 Scottish Albums Chart[25] 10 Swedish Albums Chart[26] 50 UK Albums Chart[27] 9 UK Independent Albums Chart[28] 1 US Top Electronic Albums[29] 18 Chart (2005) Peak position UK Dance Albums Chart[30] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position UK Albums Chart[31] 91 Chart (2003) Position UK Albums Chart[32] 74

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Norway (IFPI Norway)[33]	Platinum	50,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	Platinum	454,271[14]
^*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Edition	Label	Ref.
Germany	3 September 2001	Standard	Parlophone	[35]
Italy	14 September 2001		EMI	[36]
United Kingdom	8 October 2001		Wall of Sound	[37]
France	9 October 2001		Labels	[38]
Australia	4 March 2002		EMI	[39]
Japan	5 June 2002			[40]
United Kingdom	12 August 2002	Reissue	Wall of Sound	[41]
United States	15 October 2002	Standard special	Astralwerks	[42][43]
Japan	18 June 2003	Special	EMI	[15]

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