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''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 Copenhagen Records, and eventually in the rest of Europe in 2008 under the title ''This Is Alphabeat'' by the revived Charisma Records. In June 2018, ''This is Alphabeat'' was re-released exclusively on vinyl, 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. " Fascination" was released as the album's second single. It charted at number four on the
Danish Singles Chart Hitlisten, also known as Tracklisten, is a Danish top 40 record chart that is updated every Thursday midnight on the website hitlisten.nu. The weekly Danish singles chart Track Top-40 combines the 40 best-selling tracks from legal music downloa ...
, number six on the
UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
and number seven on the UK Official Download Chart. "
10.000 Nights of Thunder "10.000 Nights of Thunder" is the second single by Danish pop band Alphabeat. It was released in the UK as "10,000 Nights" in anticipation of ''This Is Alphabeat'', the international version of their debut album. It topped the chart in Alphabeat's ...
", 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, " Boyfriend", reached number 11 in Denmark, number 15 in the UK, number 18 in the Netherlands and number 49 in Ireland. " Go-Go" 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 *
Rune Westberg Rune Westberg is a Danish born songwriter, record producer, mixer and multi instrumentalist living and working in Los Angeles. He has written and produced for artists including Adam Lambert, Colbie Caillat, Daughtry, Prince Royce, Jesse & Joy, ...
– 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 * Eine – letter art * Pete Hofmann – additional recording * Mads Mathias – saxophone * Rachel Robson – viola *
Mike Spencer Michael Spencer is an English record producer and recording engineer, who has worked with pop acts ranging from Newton Faulkner to Emeli Sandé. Many of his productions have achieved platinum certification, and have won MOBO and Brit Awards, a ...
– 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alphabeat (Album) 2007 debut albums Alphabeat albums Charisma Records albums EMI Records albums Universal Music Group albums Universal Music Denmark albums European Border Breakers Award-winning albums