Speak for Yourself

Speak for Yourself
Studio album by Imogen Heap
Released 18 July 2005
Recorded 2005
Genre Electronica, alternative, pop, rock
Length 49:38
Label Megaphonic
RCA Victor (USA)
White Rabbit (UK)
Producer Imogen Heap
Imogen Heap chronology
iMegaphone
(1998)		 Speak for Yourself
(2005)		 Ellipse
(2009)
Singles from Speak for Yourself
  1. "Hide and Seek"
    Released: 19 May 2005
  2. "Goodnight and Go"
    Released: 26 April 2006
  3. "Headlock"
    Released: 2 October 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
PopMatters(6/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media(6.4/10)[4]

Speak for Yourself is the second solo album by British singer Imogen Heap, following her collaborative effort with Guy Sigsworth as Frou Frou. The album was released in the United States in 2005. It was written, produced, arranged, and funded by Heap, without the backing of a record label, and features guest appearances from Jeff Beck, who does a guitar solo on "Goodnight and Go", and Heap's ex boyfriend, Richie Mills, who argues with her on "The Moment I Said It".

Release

Speak for Yourself was released in the United States in 2005, and released in the UK through Imogen Heap's own label, Megaphonic Records, in a digipak created specifically by Heap, before being licensed to White Rabbit Recordings in 2006 for the UK and international markets. It is licensed to RCA Victor in the USA, where the first run of 10,000 copies were copy protected and encased in the digipak (further editions are in a standard jewel case with a cardboard slipcase). As of August 2009, it has sold 431,000 copies in the USA according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album has also achieved gold status in Canada.[5]

Speak for Yourself was re-released digitally in Deluxe, Standard, and Instrumental versions on 24 December 2012.[6]

In popular culture

"Hide and Seek" and "Goodnight and Go", the album's lead and second single respectively, were both featured in episodes of the US TV drama The O.C., as was "Speeding Cars". "The Moment I Said It" was used in the Criminal Minds episode called "Seven Seconds" and in the Ghost Whisperer episode called "The Gravesitter". "Can't Take It In" was featured in film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. "Clear the Area" was sampled by rapper/lyricist Saint. "Hide and Seek" was also used as the soundtrack for an advert by Sky promoting the Series 5 Finale of a television series, Lost. In 2009, "Hide and Seek" was sampled as the hook in the lead single for Jason Derulo, titled "Whatcha Say". The track "The Moment I Said It" was used for a group routine on season 3 of the show, So You Think You Can Dance choreographed by Mia Michaels. Rapper XV also sampled the track "Speeding Cars" for the song "Textbook Stuff" which featured Kendrick Lamar. The song "Just for Now" was covered by Kelly Clarkson for her 2013 Christmas album Wrapped in Red.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Imogen Heap. 

Standard edition
No. Title Length
1. "Headlock"   3:36
2. "Goodnight and Go"   3:52
3. "Have You Got It in You?"   4:10
4. "Loose Ends"   3:40
5. "Hide and Seek"   4:28
6. "Clear the Area"   4:14
7. "Daylight Robbery"   3:21
8. "The Walk"   5:14
9. "Just for Now"   3:00
10. "I Am in Love with You"   3:08
11. "Closing In"   4:48
12. "The Moment I Said It"   5:56
Total length:
 49:27

Charts

Chart (2005–06) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 145
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[8] 2
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Gold 40,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Version
United States 18 July 2005 Standard version
Canada 17 April 2006
Mexico
United Kingdom
Japan 21 March 2007
Worldwide 24 December 2012 Deluxe version

References

  1. ↑ About.com review
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ PopMatters review
  4. ↑ Raposa, David (October 31, 2005). "Imogen Heap: Speak for Yourself | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  5. 1 2 "Canadian album certifications – Imogen Heap – Speak for Yourself". Music Canada. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  6. ↑ http://speakforyourself.imogenheap.com/
  7. ↑ "Imogen Heap – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Imogen Heap. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Imogen Heap – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for Imogen Heap. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Imogen Heap – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Imogen Heap. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Imogen Heap – Speak for Yourself". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 January 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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