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

Alphabeat Alphabeat are 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 2006, as well as the United Kingdom in 2008. Their 2007 ...

. 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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with an alternative track listing. In June 2018, ''This is Alphabeat'' was re-released exclusively on

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

Release

''Alphabeat'' was first released in Denmark on 5 March 2007. In 2008, the album was widely released in Europe, retitled ''This is Alphabeat''. The European release features remixes of several of the album's tracks in favor of the originals: "Boyfriend", "Rubber Boots/Mackintosh" (retitled "Rubber Boots"), and "Nothing But My Baby" were all remixed for the release. In addition, the tracks "Into the Jungle", "The Hours", and "Ocean Blue" were removed from the track listing and replaced with new tracks " Go-Go", "Touch Me Touching You", and " Public Image".

Singles

" Fascination" was released as the album's first single in June 2006. It charted at number four on the

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. In the United Kingdom, it was released as the album's second single in May 2008. It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number seven on the

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. " 10.000 Nights of Thunder" was the second single from the album in January 2007. It peaked at number 1 in Denmark and at 24 in the Netherlands. In the United Kingdom, it was released as the album's third single in May 2008 and peaked at number 16. "Fantastic 6" was released as the third single from the album, released promotionally in Denmark in April 2007 followed by a commercial release in the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe in November 2007. In the United Kingdom, it was the first single from the album, released as a limited-edition 10-inch vinyl record. 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. " Go-Go" was released the fifth single from the album. It was only released in Denmark, where it peaked at number fourteen. The album's sixth and final single, " What Is Happening", was not released in Denmark, but was released in the UK and other European countries. It peaked at number 110 in the UK, 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 ;

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''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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