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".
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| Released | 24 May 1999 | |||
| Length | 69:06 | |||
| Label | Jive Electro | |||
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| Singles from Vertigo | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
| NME | 8/10[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling Stone |  [8] |
Release
edit"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
editAll tracks are written by Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chicago" | 7:22 | |
| 2. | "Whatever, Whenever" (featuring M.A.D.) | Cato, Findlay, Joe Skeete, Lorenzo Mills, Steve Douglas | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Dusk You & Me" | Cato, Findlay, Buck Rams, Al Nevins, Morty Nevins | 5:39 |
| 4. | "Pre 63" | 6:26 | |
| 5. | "If Everybody Looked the Same" | Cato, Findlay, Ali Muhammad, Eugene Record, James Yancey, Kamaal Fareed, Malik Taylor | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Serve Chilled" | 5:09 | |
| 7. | "I See You Baby" (featuring Gram'ma Funk) | Cato, Findlay, Toi Sacchi | 4:40 |
| 8. | "A Private Interlude" | 3:54 | |
| 9. | "At the River" | Cato, Findlay, Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus | 6:33 |
| 10. | "In My Bones" (featuring Gram'ma Funk) | Cato, Findlay, Maurizio Dami, Toi Sacchi | 4:44 |
| 11. | "Your Song" (featuring Sophie Barker) | 5:07 | |
| 12. | "Inside My Mind (Blue Skies)" (featuring Sophie Barker) | Cato, Findlay, Irving Berlin | 7:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "I See You Baby" (Fatboy Slim remix; featuring Gram'ma Funk) | Cato, Findlay, Toi Sacchi | 5:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Mary" | 4:24 |
| 14. | "Rap" | 4:15 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 39 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 38 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 23 |
Sales and certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[13] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States | — | 120,000[14] |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide | — | 1,000,000[15] |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 26 April, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 24 April 1999. p. 27.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 26 July, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 24 July 1999. p. 23.
- ^ "Groove Armada Scratch Ass!". NME. 7 April 2000. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Bush, John. "Vertigo - Groove Armada". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (10 March 2000). "ARTICLE - Vertigo". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Johns, Darren. "Groove Armada - Vertigo (Pepper)". NME. Archived from the original on 1 October 2000.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (July 1999). "Vertigo review". Q. EMAP Metro Ltd. p. 116.
- ^ Pratt, Sarah (16 March 2000). "Groove Armada - Vertigo". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Day, Julia (27 May 2003). "Renault Megane ad prompts 139 complaints". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Groove Armada – Vertigo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Groove Armada – Vertigo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Groove Armada | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "British album certifications – Groove Armada – Vertigo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Paoletta, Michael (15 September 2001). "Jive Electro's Groove Armada Bids 'Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)". Billboard.
- ^ "Biography" (PDF). Resident Advisor. Retrieved 28 June 2021.