''Alphabeat'' is the debut studio album by Danish band

Alphabeat Alphabeat were a Danish pop band from Silkeborg, fronted by singers Stine Bramsen and Anders Stig Gehrt Nielsen. Their single " Fascination" was a major hit in Denmark during the summer of 2007, as well as the United Kingdom in 2008. Follow-up ...

. It was first released in Denmark on 5 March 2007 by

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, and eventually in the rest of Europe in 2008 under the title ''This Is Alphabeat'' by the revived

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. In June 2018, ''This is Alphabeat'' was re-released exclusively on

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, in celebration of the album's 10th anniversary.

Singles

"Fantastic 6" was released as a limited-edition 10-inch vinyl in the United Kingdom only, prior to the release of "Fascination". The video for "Fantastic 6" did not surface in the UK, but was released in Denmark—even though the single was not released there. "

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" was released as the album's second single. It charted at number four on the

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, number six on the

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and number seven on the

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", the third single, charted at number 16 in Denmark and the UK, as well as number 24 in the Netherlands. The album's fourth single, "

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", reached number 11 in Denmark, number 15 in the UK, number 18 in the Netherlands and number 49 in Ireland. "

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" was released the fifth single from the album. It was only released in Denmark, where peaking at number fourteen. The album's sixth and final single, " What Is Happening", was only released in the UK and peaked at number 110, becoming their lowest-charting single there.

Critical reception

''Alphabeat'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 72, based on seven reviews.

Track listing

All tracks written by Alphabeat, except where noted. Notes * signifies an additional producer * signifies a remixer * signifies a main producer and remixer

Personnel

Alphabeat

* Anders B – guitar * Stine Bramsen – vocals * Troels Hansen – drums * Rasmus Nielsen – keyboards * Anders Reinholdt – bass * Anders SG – vocals

Additional personnel

''Alphabeat'' * Ketil Duckert – horns, trumpet * Jan Eliasson – mastering * Morten Jerichau – photography * Mads Mathias – saxophone * Jakob Sørensen – product management * Spild af Tid ApS – artwork *

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– mixing, recording, production ; recorder ; slide guitar ''This Is Alphabeat'' * Alphabeat – production ; additional production * Laurence Aldridge – recording assistance * Christopher Allan – cello * Nell Catchpole – violin * Alex Cowper – design * John Davis – mastering * Alison Dodds – violin * Ketil Duckert – horns, trumpet * Richard Edgeler – mixing assistance * Finn Eiles – recording ; additional recording *

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– letter art * Pete Hofmann – additional recording * Mads Mathias – saxophone * Rachel Robson – viola *

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– production ; additional production ; mixing * Magnus Unnar – photography * Rune Westberg – mixing ; production, recording ; slide guitar * Jeremy Wheatley – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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