Giants (Chicane album)

Giants
Studio album by Chicane
Released 2 August 2010 (2010-08-02)
(see release history)
Recorded 2009–2010
Genre Trance, house, electronica, ambient
Length 68:22
Label Modena
Producer Nick Bracegirdle
Chicane chronology
Somersault
(2007)		 Giants
(2010)		 Thousand Mile Stare
(2012)
Singles from Giants
  1. "Hiding All the Stars"
    Released: 18 October 2009
  2. "Come Back"
    Released: 25 April 2010
  3. "Middledistancerunner"
    Released: 2 August 2010
  4. "Where Do I Start"
    Released: 14 November 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Skiddle[2]
Random.Access8.5/10[3]
Future Entertainment[4]

Giants is the fourth studio album by British electronic dance music artist Chicane. It was released in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2010. The album's first official single, "Middledistancerunner", featuring the vocals of Adam Young was released on the same day. The tracks "Poppiholla", "Hiding All the Stars" and "Come Back", which were supposed to be released on a Re-work EP back in 2009, are also included on the album. The album debuted at #35 on the UK Albums Chart and at #2 on the UK Dance Albums Chart on August 8, 2010.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Barefoot"  Bracegirdle, Hockley 6:04
2. "Middledistancerunner" (featuring Adam Young of Owl City)Bracegirdle, Hockley 5:52
3. "Come Back" (featuring Paul Young)Jack Lee 7:28
4. "What am I Doing Here? (Part 1)"  Bracegirdle, Hockley, Nigel Butler, Ray Hedges 3:45
5. "Giants"  Bracegirdle, Hockley 7:01
6. "Poppiholla (5am)"  Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Orri Páll Dýrason 5:06
7. "So Far Out to Sea"  Bracegirdle, Hockley 5:37
8. "Where Do I Start?"  Bracegirdle, Hockley, Hedges 4:31
9. "From Where I Stand"  Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges 6:38
10. "Hiding All the Stars"  Bracegirdle, Hockley, Gary Numan 5:43
11. "What am I Doing Here? (Part 2)" (featuring Lemar)Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges 6:26
12. "Titles"  Bracegirdle, Hockley 4:26
CD bonus track
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
13. "Middledistancerunner" (DC Rework Edit)Bracegirdle, Hockley 3:53

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
Position
UK Dance Albums Chart[5] 2
UK Albums Chart[6] 35

Release history

Region Date Label Format
United Kingdom 1 August 2010[7] Modena Records Digital download
2 August 2010[8] CD
Netherlands[9] 7 September 2010 Armada Music CD

References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Jon (2010-08-02). "Giants - Chicane". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  2. ↑ http://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Album-review-Chicane-Giants/6728/
  3. ↑ http://randomacc.net/sound/reviews/chicane_giants.shtml
  4. ↑ http://www.futureentertainment.com.au/music/reviews/503-chicane-giants
  5. ↑ "Archive Chart". UK Dance Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "Amazon.com: Giants: Chicane: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 24 July 2010.


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