Moby (album)

Moby
Studio album by Moby
Released	July 27, 1992
Recorded	1989–1992
Genre	Techno[1][2] rave[1]
Length	54:42
Label	Instinct
Producer	Moby
Moby chronology
Instinct Dance (1991) Moby (1992) Early Underground (1993)
Singles from Moby
"Go" Released: 30 November 1990 "Drop a Beat" Released: 15 May 1992 "Next Is the E" Released: 28 October 1992

Moby is the debut studio album by American electronica musician Moby, released in July 1992 by record label Instinct.

Content

The song "Go" samples "Laura Palmer's Theme" from Twin Peaks, as well as the titular vocal from the song "Go!" by Tones on Tail.

The album's song "Thousand" also holds the Guinness World Record for having the fastest beats-per-minute (BPM) tempo, clocking in at approximately 1,000 BPM, hence its name.

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Q	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Moby was released by the New York-based independent label Instinct Records on July 27, 1992.^[1][6] The album was issued without Moby's cooperation, with Moby stating that "all the songs are at least a year old. It's not entirely reflective of where I'm coming from right now" and that "the label had the legal right to put it out, the best thing for me to do is view it as more a retrospective and get on with life".^[6]

The album was released in 1993 in UK as The Story So Far, with a different track lineup and slightly different cover art, which incorporates the different title.

Track listing

All songs written by Moby.

Moby

US version

All songs written and composed by Moby. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drop a Beat"	4:20
2.	"Everything"	4:52
3.	"Yeah"	5:49
4.	"Electricity"	3:29
5.	"Next Is the E"	4:42
6.	"Mercy"	5:44
7.	"Go"	3:37
8.	"Help Me to Believe"	6:33
9.	"Have You Seen My Baby?"	4:09
10.	"Ah-Ah"	3:46
11.	"Slight Return"	4:30
12.	"Stream"	3:09

German edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Everything"	4:52
2.	"Yeah"	5:49
3.	"Electricity"	3:29
4.	"Next Is the E"	4:42
5.	"Mercy"	5:44
6.	"Go"	3:37
7.	"Help Me to Believe"	6:33
8.	"Have You Seen My Baby?"	4:09
9.	"Ah Ah"	3:46
10.	"Slight Return"	4:30
11.	"Stream"	3:09
12.	"Thousand"	4:24

The Story So Far (UK edition)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ah Ah"	3:46
2.	"I Feel It" (Next Is the E Remix)	5:57
3.	"Everything"	4:52
4.	"Mercy"	5:44
5.	"Help Me to Believe"	6:32
6.	"Go" (Woodtick Mix)	6:32
7.	"Yeah"	5:48
8.	"Drop a Beat" (The New Version)	2:40
9.	"Thousand"	4:24
10.	"Slight Return"	4:29
11.	"Go" (Subliminal Mix Unedited Version)	4:28
12.	"Stream"	3:08

Album singles

Single information
"Go" Released: 1992 Chart position: No. 10 (UK Singles Chart) No. 18 (U.S. Hot Dance Club Play)
"Drop a Beat" Released: 1992 Chart position: No. 6 (U.S. Hot Dance Club Play)
"Next Is the E" Released: 1992 Chart position: No. 8 (U.S. Hot Dance Club Play)
"I Feel It/Thousand" Released: 1993 Chart position: No. 38 (UK Singles Chart)

References

1. Bush, John. "Moby - Moby". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
2. Robert Christgau. "CG: Moby". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
3. Greg Sandow. "Moby (1992)". Entertainment Weekly 133 (28 August 1992). Retrieved 11 October 2011.
4. Q (July 2000): 137. Missing or empty |title= (help);
5. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 548. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
6. Flick, Larry (February 24, 1992). "Dance Trax". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 104 (43): 34. ISSN 0006-2510.