Most of the Remixes[a] is a remix compilation album by Belgian electronic music group Soulwax. It was released on 22 October 2007, and features a collection of remixes made by Soulwax for other artists. The album's full title contains 552 characters of text and 103 words.

Most of the Remixes
Remix album by
Released22 October 2007
Recorded1997–2007
StudioSoulwax's studio (Ghent, Belgium)
GenreElectronic
Length135:41
LabelParlophone
ProducerSoulwax
Soulwax chronology
Nite Versions
(2005)
Most of the Remixes
(2007)
Belgica
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME(7/10) (11/03/2007, p.47)
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Background

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The remix album is noted for having a 552-character album title, about 100 characters more than the Fiona Apple album When the Pawn..., which previously held the record for being the longest title for a major label album. This was later surpassed by the 2008 Chumbawamba album The Boy Bands Have Won..., with its full title containing 865 characters of text.[1]

Track listing

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Disc one

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  1. Gossip, "Standing in the Way of Control" (Soulwax nite version) – 6:56
  2. LCD Soundsystem, "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" (Soulwax Shibuya re-remix) – 7:09
  3. Human Resource vs. 808 State, "Dominator" (Soulwax edit) – 4:03
    • Writers: 808 State
    • Producers, writers: 80 AUM, Johan van Beek, Robert Mahu
  4. Klaxons, "Gravity's Rainbow" (Soulwax remix) – 6:24
  5. DJ Shadow, "Six Days" (Soulwax remix) – 5:14
    • Producer: DJ Shadow
    • Writers: B. Farrell, D. Olivieri, J. Davis
  6. Justice, "Phantom Pt. II" (Soulwax remix) – 7:27
    • Writers, producers: Gaspard Auge, Xavier de Rosnay
  7. Kylie Minogue, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Soulwax KYLUSS remix) – 4:20
  8. Gorillaz, "DARE" (Soulwax remix) – 5:45
    • Producers: Danger Mouse, Gorillaz, James Dring, Jason Cox
    • Writers: Gorillaz
  9. Robbie Williams, "Lovelight" (Soulwax Ravelight dub) – 6:28
  10. Arthur Argent, "Hold Your Head Up" (Soulwhacked mix) – 5:46
  11. Lords of Acid, "I Sit on Acid" (Soulwax remix) – 3:01
    • Producer – Jachri Praha
    • Writers: Inger, Van Oekel, Van Lierop, Khan
  12. Daft Punk, "Robot Rock" (Soulwax remix) – 6:31
  13. Sugababes, "Round Round" (Soulwax remix) – 4:14
  14. Muse, "Muscle Museum" (Soulwax remix) – 3:47
    • Producers: Muse, Paul Reeve
    • Writers: Matthew Bellamy

Disc two

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There is a hidden track before the start of track 1 of disc 2; the lost Einstürzende Neubauten remix mentioned in the title. The track also appears as track 20 on the Japanese release.

0.   Einstürzende Neubauten, "Stella Maris (Soulwax Remix)" – 5:35
The following is a mix by 2 Many DJ's.
  1. LCD Soundsystem, "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" (Soulwax Shibuya re-remix) – 3:20
    • Producer: The DFA
    • Writer: James Murphy
  2. Gossip, "Standing in the Way of Control" (Soulwax nite version) – 3:36
  3. Arthur Argent, "Hold Your Head Up" (Soulwhacked mix) – 3:34
    • Producer: Arthur Baker
    • Writers: White, Argent
  4. Daft Punk, "Robot Rock" (Soulwax remix) – 1:38
    • Producers: Cedric Hervet, Daft Punk, Gildas Loaec
    • Writers: Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, Kae Williams
  5. Human Resource vs. 808 State, "Dominator" (Soulwax remix) – 2:37
    • Writer: 808 State
    • Writers, producers: 80 AUM, Johan van Beek, Robert Mahu
  6. Robbie Williams, "Lovelight" (Soulwax Ravelight dub) – 3:30
    • Producer: Mark Ronson
    • Writer: Lewis Taylor
  7. Kylie Minogue, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Soulwax KYLUSS remix) – 2:00
    • Writers, producers: Cathy Dennis, Rob Davis
  8. West Phillips, "(I'm Just A Sucker) For a Pretty Face" (Soulwax remix) – 1:31
    • Producers: Larry Williams, West Phillips
    • Writer: West Phillips
  9. Justice, "Phantom Pt. II" (Soulwax remix) – 3:15
    • Writers, producers: Gaspard Auge, Xavier de Rosnay
  10. Sugababes, "Round Round" (Soulwax remix) – 2:49
    • Producers – Jonathan Quarmby, Kevin Bacon
    • Additional production: Jeremy Wheatley
    • Original production: Brian Higgins, Tim Powell
    • Writers: Higgins, Stecher, Plfueger, Range, Buchanan, Cowling, Cooper, Buena, Coler, Spadavecchia, Hofmann, Powell
  11. Tiga, "Move My Body" (original version) – 2:28
    • Producers: Soulwax, Tiga
    • Writers: Tiga Sontag
  12. Playgroup, "Make It Happen" (Soulwax remix) – 1:36
    • Producer: Trevor Jackson
    • Writers: DeConnick, Jackson
  13. Klaxons, "Gravity's Rainbow" (Soulwax remix) – 3:12
    • Producer: James Ford
    • Writers: Klaxons
  14. Felix da Housecat, "Rocket Ride" (Soulwax Rock It Right remix) – 3:07
    • Writers, producer: Felix da Housecat, GoodandEvil, Tommie Sunshine
  15. Ladytron, "Seventeen" (Soulwax remix) – 2:14
    • Producer: Daniel Hunt (Additional production by Mickey Petralia)
    • Writers: Ladytron
  16. Gorillaz, "DARE" (Soulwax remix) – 1:42
    • Producers: Danger Mouse, Gorillaz, James Dring, Jason Cox
    • Writers: Gorillaz
  17. Hot Chip, "Ready for the Floor" (Soulwax dub) – 5:36
    • Producer, writer: Hot Chip
  18. Lords of Acid, "I Sit on Acid" (Soulwax remix) – 1:29
    • Producer – Jachri Praha
    • Writers: Inger, Van Oekel, Van Lierop, Khan
  19. DJ Shadow, "Six Days" (Soulwax remix) – 4:02
    • Producer – DJ Shadow
    • Writers: B. Farrell, D. Olivieri, J. Davis

Charts

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Notes and references

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Notes

  1. ^ Full title: Most of the remixes we've made for other people over the years except for the one for Einstürzende Neubauten because we lost it and a few we didn't think sounded good enough or just didn't fit in length-wise, but including some that are hard to find because either people forgot about them or just simply because they haven't been released yet, a few we really love, one we think is just ok, some we did for free, some we did for money, some for ourselves without permission and some for friends as swaps but never on time and always at our studio in Ghent.

References

  1. ^ Fischer, Reed (12 September 2011). "The Ten Longest Album Titles Ever". Broward Palm Beach New Times. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Soulwax – Most Of The Remixes..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Soulwax – Most Of The Remixes..." (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Lescharts.com – Soulwax – Most Of The Remixes...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2007". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2008". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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