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Decksandrumsandrockandroll

1998 studio album by Propellerheads

Decksandrumsandrockandroll is the only studio album by English electronic music duo Propellerheads. It was originally released by Wall of Sound on 26 January 1998 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it was released by DreamWorks Records with a different track listing.

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Reception

The album peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart,[11] as well as number 100 on the Billboard 200 chart.[12] It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 1998.[13] As of 1999, it had sold 200,000 copies.[14]

Uses in media

"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" has been previously released on Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project.

"Take California" was selected by Apple for their iPod debut commercial in 2001. It features a man shaking his head while listening to the track on his Mac, then dragging the song onto the device including his "Favorites" playlist. He puts on his earbuds dancing to the song then leaves. It ends with the iPod wordmark and "Think different" slogan showing up.[15]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Alex Gifford, except where noted

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Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Propellerheads

  • Alex Gifford – general racket, production
  • Will White – drum set, sk8ing, additional general racket, production

Other musicians

  • Shirley Bassey – vocals on "History Repeating"
  • David Arnold – orchestral arrangement on "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
  • Chris Lawson – guitar on "History Repeating", "Bang On!" and "Cominagetcha"
  • Mike Thomas – guitar on "Bigger?"
  • Corin – additional sk8ing on "Oh Yeah?"
  • De La Soul – vocals on "360° (Oh Yeah?)"
  • Jungle Brothers – vocals on "You Want It Back"

Technical crew

  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Prince – engineering
  • Dave Trump – engineering assistance
  • Blue Source – art direction
  • Lee Strickland – photography

Charts

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