''1999'' is the debut studio album by French

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duo Cassius, released on 25 January 1999 by

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Background

The album was written and produced by Cassius members Philippe Zdar and Boombass. ''1999'' reached number 28 in the

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. As of September 2006 the album has shipped 260,000 units worldwide according to their label.

Reception

John Bush of

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qualified the album as "A sleek and intelligent dance record", while James P. Wisdom of ''

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'' wrote: "Maybe I need some coke to truly delight in the seething vacancy of ''1999'', but I'm pretty sure that it's clearly not ''happening''."

Track listings

Sample credits * "Feeling for You" contains a sample of "Something" by

Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer. He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Tired of ...

in the intro, a sample of "All This Love That I'm Giving" by

Gwen McCrae Gwendolyn Patricia McCrae ( Mosley, December 21, 1943 – February 21, 2025) was an American singer, best known for her 1975 hit record, hit "Rockin' Chair (Gwen McCrae song), Rockin' Chair". Known in the music industry as the "Queen of Rare Gro ...

, and a drum sample of "Got to Have It" by The Soul President * "Crazy Legs" contains a sample of "B-Boys Beware" by Two Sisters * "La Mouche" contains a sample of "Thousand Finger Man" by

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* "Foxxy" contains each sample of "Foxy Brown Theme" and "Chase" by

Willie Hutch William McKinley Hutchison (December 6, 1944 – September 19, 2005), better known as Willie Hutch, was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s. Biog ...

* "Planetz" contains a sample of "The Planets of Life" by

The Whispers The Whispers are an American vocal group from Los Angeles, California. Scoring hit records since the late 1960s, they are best known for their two number-one R&B singles, " And the Beat Goes On" in 1979 and " Rock Steady" in 1987. The Whispers ...

* "Mister Eveready" contains a sample of "Ghetto Heaven" by

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* "Nulife" contains a sample of "Precious Woman" by Dynamic Corvettes * "Somebody" contains a sample of "DWYCK" by

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feat.

Nice & Smooth Nice & Smooth is an East Coast hip hop duo from New York City that consists of Gregory O. "Greg Nice" Mays (born May 30, 1967) and Darryl O. "Smooth B" Barnes (born August 3, 1965). The duo released four albums between 1989 and 1997. Their firs ...

* "Cassius 1999 Remix" contains a sample of "

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Hurts Just a Little" by

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* "La Mouche" (DJ Falcon Metal Mix) contains samples from "The Rock Is Hot" by

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and "Just Us" by

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Charts

References

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