Come with Us

Come with Us
Come with Us
Studio album by The Chemical Brothers
Released 28 January 2002 (2002-01-28) (UK)
Recorded 2001
Genre Big beat, electronica
Length 54:49
Label Virgin (UK)
Freestyle Dust (UK)
Astralwerks (U.S.)
Producer The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
Surrender
(1999)
Come with Us
(2002)
Singles 93–03
(2003)

Come with Us is the fourth studio album by British big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 28 January 2002. It features Richard Ashcroft and Beth Orton as guest vocalists. The album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.[citation needed] It was certified Gold by the BPI on 1 February 2002.[citation needed]

Contents

Singles

"It Began in Afrika" was released on 1 June 2001 as "Electronic Battle Weapon 5" exclusively for DJs to test in clubs. It was re-released officially as the first single on 10 September 2001 and reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed] "Star Guitar" was released on 14 January 2002 and reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed] "Come with Us" and "The Test" were released as a double A-Side on 22 April 2002. It reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed] "Hoops" was released on 1 June 2002 in remixed form as "Electronic Battle Weapon 6", exclusively for DJs to test in clubs. The Come with Us/Japan Only EP was released exclusively to Japan on 17 July 2002. Its lead song is "Come with Us". The AmericanEP was released exclusively to America on 19 November 2002. Its lead song is "Star Guitar". "Come with Us" and "The Test" were also issued as separate promo singles in addition to the retail double A-side. In Japan, "Come with Us/The Test" was issued as "The Test/Come with Us".[citation needed]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (72/100) [1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]
Pitchfork Media (6.2/10)[3]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[4]
Q 3/5 stars[5]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[6]
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars[7]
Vibe 4/5 stars[8]
Mixmag 5/5 stars[9]
NME 6/10 stars[10]
Alternative Press 7/10 stars[11]

Initial critical response to Come with Us was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 72, based on 23 reviews.[12]

Track listing

Come with Us
No. Title Length
1. "Come With Us"   4:58
2. "It Began in Afrika"   6:16
3. "Galaxy Bounce"   3:28
4. "Star Guitar"   6:27
5. "Hoops"   6:32
6. "My Elastic Eye"   3:42
7. "The State We're In" (featuring Beth Orton) 6:27
8. "Denmark"   5:07
9. "Pioneer Skies"   4:05
10. "The Test" (featuring Richard Ashcroft) 7:46
Total length:
54:42

Singles

  • "It Began in Afrika" (2001) – No. 8 UK
  • "Star Guitar" (2002) – No. 8 UK
  • "Come with Us"/"The Test" (2002) – No. 14 UK

Release history

Region Release date Label Format Catalogue
Japan 02002-01-21 21 January 2002 Virgin Japan CD VJCP-68367
UK 02002-01-28 28 January 2002 Freestyle Dust CD XDUSTCD5
CD XDUSTCDX5
LPLP XDUSTLP5
MC XDUSTMC5
USA 02002-01-29 29 January 2002 Astralwerks CD ASW11682-2
CD ASW11895-2
LP2×LP ASW11682-1
Japan 02002-03-29 29 March 2002 Virgin Japan CD VJCP-68408

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2002 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
Preceded by
Just Enough Education to Perform
by Stereophonics
UK number one album
9 February 2002 – 15 February 2002
Succeeded by
Escape by Enrique Iglesias
Preceded by
The Final Dig? by The Twelfth Man
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
4 February 2002 – 10 February 2002
Succeeded by
Barricades & Brickwalls by Kasey Chambers

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