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Push the Button (The Chemical Brothers album)

January 01, 1970

Push the Button is the fifth studio album by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers, first released in January 2005.

Push the Button
Studio album by
the Chemical Brothers
Released13 January 2005 (2005-01-13)
Recorded2004
Studio
GenreElectronica[1]
Length60:12
Label
ProducerThe Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
Singles 93–03
(2003) 		Push the Button
(2005) 		We Are the Night
(2007)
Singles from Push the Button
  1. "Galvanize"
    Released: 22 November 2004
  2. "Believe"
    Released: 2 May 2005
  3. "The Boxer"
    Released: 11 July 2005

The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics and won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album in January 2006. It was certified gold by the BPI on 28 January 2005.

Development edit

The making of the album started in mid-2003. Most of the album was finished in the last couple of months.

Singles edit

"Galvanize" was the first single from the album, released on 22 November 2004 in the United States and on 17 January 2005 in the United Kingdom.[2] It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.[3] "Believe" was the second single from the album, released on 2 May 2005.[4] It peaked at number 18.[3] "The Boxer" was the third single from the album, released on 11 July 2005.[5] It peaked at number 41.[3]

Live 05 was released as a digital EP promoting the album on 29 November 2005. It was recorded live from their 2005 tour.[6]


Reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [8]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[9]
The Guardian     [10]
Los Angeles Times    [11]
NME4/10[12]
Pitchfork7.0/10[13]
Rolling Stone     [14]
SpinB+[15]
Uncut     [16]
The Village VoiceA−[17]

Push the Button received very positive reviews by music critics upon its release. BBC Music said of the album "The Chemical Brothers return with their rebel rockin' fifth studio album that blows all stylistic boundaries down in the process.[18]" Lead single "Galvanize", with Q-Tip on lead vocals, peaked at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. "The Boxer" also charted in the UK Singles Chart, in addition to "Believe".

Complex called it a "remotely forgettable project."[19]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Galvanize"
6:33
2."The Boxer"
4:07
3."Believe"
7:01
4."Hold Tight London"
6:00
5."Come Inside" 4:46
6."The Big Jump" 4:43
7."Left Right"
4:14
8."Close Your Eyes"
6:13
9."Shake Break Bounce"
3:44
10."Marvo Ging" 5:28
11."Surface to Air" 7:23
Total length:60:12
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Giant"4:32

Sample credits[20]

  • "Galvanize" contains samples of "Just Tell Me the Truth", written and performed by Najat Aatabou.
  • "Come Inside" contains samples of "Everyday We Die a Little", written and performed by Sara Ayers.
  • "Left Right" contains samples of "Heavy Dramatic Track", from Production Music Beds MM123.
  • "Shake Break Bounce" contains samples of "Party & Bullshit", written by Rashia Fisher, Justin Smith and Curtis Jones, and performed by Rah Digga.

Personnel edit

Credits for Push the Button adapted from album liner notes.[20]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[45] Gold 35,000^
France — 45,100[46]
Greece (IFPI Greece)[47] Gold 10,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[48] Platinum 15,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[49] Gold 100,000^
Russia (NFPF)[50] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[51] Platinum 300,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Japan 13 January 2005 CD Toshiba-EMI
United Kingdom 24 January 2005
Virgin
Australia CD
United States 25 January 2005 Astralwerks

References edit

  1. ^ John Bush. "Push the Button - The Chemical Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 January 2005. p. 21.
  3. ^ a b c "CHEMICAL BROTHERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 30 April 2005. p. 27.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 9 July 2005. p. 21.
  6. ^ "Matt Cox: MIDI Tech for the Chemical Brothers". soundonsound.com.
  7. ^ "Reviews for Push The Button by The Chemical Brothers". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. ^ Bush, Josh. "Push the Button – The Chemical Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  9. ^ Dombal, Ryan (28 January 2005). "The Chemical Brothers: Push the Button". Entertainment Weekly. p. 84.
  10. ^ Petridis, Alexis (29 July 2005). "The Chemical Brothers, Push the Button". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  11. ^ Kuipers, Dean (23 January 2005). "Breakthroughs from their lab". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  12. ^ "The Chemical Brothers: Push the Button". NME. 15 January 2005. p. 42.
  13. ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (4 February 2005). "The Chemical Brothers: Push the Button". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  14. ^ Werde, Bill (27 January 2005). . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  15. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (February 2005). "The Chemical Brothers: Push the Button". Spin. Vol. 21, no. 2. p. 87. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  16. ^ "The Chemical Brothers: Push the Button". Uncut. February 2005. p. 73.
  17. ^ Christgau, Robert (17 May 2005). "Consumer Guide: Beguilement and Rage". The Village Voice. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  18. ^ Smith, Jack. "BBC - Music - Review of Chemical Brothers - Push The Button". www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. ^ "Remembering Past Best Dance/Electronica Album Grammy Winners". Complex.
  20. ^ a b Push the Button (liner notes). The Chemical Brothers. Virgin Records. 2005. 0724356330221.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Push the Button". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Chemical Brothers – Push the Button" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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  29. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Chemical Brothers – Push the Button" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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  31. ^ "Charts.nz – The Chemical Brothers – Push the Button". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  32. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Push the Button". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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  34. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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  44. ^ "2005 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 52. 24 December 2005. p. YE-60. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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  46. ^ . 15 November 2008. Archived from the original on 15 November 2008.
  47. ^ (in Greek). IFPI Greece.
  48. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association.
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  50. ^ (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  51. ^ "British album certifications – The Chemical Brothers – Push The Button". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

January 01, 1970
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Push the Button is the fifth studio album by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers first released in January 2005 Push the ButtonStudio album by the Chemical BrothersReleased13 January 2005 2005 01 13 Recorded2004StudioMiloco Studios South London The Hit Factory New York City GenreElectronica 1 Length60 12LabelVirginFreestyle DustEMIAstralwerksProducerThe Chemical BrothersThe Chemical Brothers chronologySingles 93 03 2003 Push the Button 2005 We Are the Night 2007 Singles from Push the Button Galvanize Released 22 November 2004 Believe Released 2 May 2005 The Boxer Released 11 July 2005 The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics and won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic Dance Album in January 2006 It was certified gold by the BPI on 28 January 2005 Contents 1 Development 2 Singles 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 5 1 The Chemical Brothers 5 2 Additional musicians 5 3 Additional technical personnel 5 4 Design 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 Release history 9 ReferencesDevelopment editThe making of the album started in mid 2003 Most of the album was finished in the last couple of months Singles edit Galvanize was the first single from the album released on 22 November 2004 in the United States and on 17 January 2005 in the United Kingdom 2 It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart 3 Believe was the second single from the album released on 2 May 2005 4 It peaked at number 18 3 The Boxer was the third single from the album released on 11 July 2005 5 It peaked at number 41 3 Live 05 was released as a digital EP promoting the album on 29 November 2005 It was recorded live from their 2005 tour 6 Reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic71 100 7 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Entertainment WeeklyB 9 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 NME4 10 12 Pitchfork7 0 10 13 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 SpinB 15 Uncut nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 The Village VoiceA 17 Push the Button received very positive reviews by music critics upon its release BBC Music said of the album The Chemical Brothers return with their rebel rockin fifth studio album that blows all stylistic boundaries down in the process 18 Lead single Galvanize with Q Tip on lead vocals peaked at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart The Boxer also charted in the UK Singles Chart in addition to Believe Complex called it a remotely forgettable project 19 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons except where notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Galvanize RowlandsSimonsKamaal FareedNajat Aatabou6 332 The Boxer RowlandsSimonsTim Burgess4 073 Believe RowlandsSimonsRowland Okereke7 014 Hold Tight London RowlandsSimonsAnna Lynne Williams6 005 Come Inside 4 466 The Big Jump 4 437 Left Right RowlandsSimonsAnwar Prescott4 148 Close Your Eyes RowlandsSimonsRomeo Stodart6 139 Shake Break Bounce RowlandsSimonsRashia FisherJustin SmithCurtis Jones3 4410 Marvo Ging 5 2811 Surface to Air 7 23Total length 60 12 Japanese edition bonus trackNo TitleLength12 Giant 4 32 Sample credits 20 Galvanize contains samples of Just Tell Me the Truth written and performed by Najat Aatabou Come Inside contains samples of Everyday We Die a Little written and performed by Sara Ayers Left Right contains samples of Heavy Dramatic Track from Production Music Beds MM123 Shake Break Bounce contains samples of Party amp Bullshit written by Rashia Fisher Justin Smith and Curtis Jones and performed by Rah Digga Personnel editCredits for Push the Button adapted from album liner notes 20 The Chemical Brothers edit Tom Rowlands production Ed Simons production Additional musicians edit Q Tip vocals on Galvanize Tim Burgess vocals on The Boxer Kele Okereke vocals on Believe Anna Lynne Williams vocals on Hold Tight London Jon Brookes percussion on Hold Tight London Anwar Superstar vocals on Left Right The Magic Numbers vocals on Close Your Eyes Additional technical personnel edit Cheeky Paul editing Steve Dub engineering Ben Thackery engineering assistant Mike Marsh mastering Vaughn Merrick recording on Galvanize Design edit The Chemical Brothers art direction Tappin Gofton art direction Kam Tang artworkCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2005 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 21 5 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 22 18 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 23 1 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 24 10 Danish Albums Hitlisten 25 31 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 26 7 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 27 12 French Albums SNEP 28 17 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 29 11 Italian Albums FIMI 30 2 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 31 8 Norwegian Albums VG lista 32 20 Portuguese Albums AFP 33 15 Scottish Albums OCC 34 2 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 35 13 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 36 26 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 37 8 UK Albums OCC 38 1 US Billboard 200 39 59 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 40 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2005 Position Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 41 37 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 42 96 UK Albums OCC 43 79 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 44 9Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 45 Gold 35 000 France 45 100 46 Greece IFPI Greece 47 Gold 10 000 Ireland IRMA 48 Platinum 15 000 Japan RIAJ 49 Gold 100 000 Russia NFPF 50 Gold 10 000 United Kingdom BPI 51 Platinum 300 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format Label Ref Japan 13 January 2005 CD Toshiba EMI United Kingdom 24 January 2005 CD vinyl Virgin Australia CD United States 25 January 2005 AstralwerksReferences edit John Bush Push the Button The Chemical Brothers AllMusic Retrieved 4 October 2011 New Releases Singles Music Week 15 January 2005 p 21 a b c CHEMICAL BROTHERS full Official Chart History Official Charts Company www officialcharts com New Releases Singles Music Week 30 April 2005 p 27 New Releases Singles Music Week 9 July 2005 p 21 Matt Cox MIDI Tech for the Chemical Brothers soundonsound com Reviews for Push The Button by The Chemical Brothers Metacritic Retrieved 7 February 2020 Bush Josh Push the Button The Chemical Brothers AllMusic Retrieved 11 April 2019 Dombal Ryan 28 January 2005 The Chemical Brothers Push the Button Entertainment Weekly p 84 Petridis Alexis 29 July 2005 The Chemical Brothers Push the Button The Guardian Retrieved 7 February 2020 Kuipers Dean 23 January 2005 Breakthroughs from their lab Los Angeles Times Retrieved 7 February 2020 The Chemical Brothers Push the Button NME 15 January 2005 p 42 Plagenhoef Scott 4 February 2005 The Chemical Brothers Push the Button Pitchfork Retrieved 4 October 2011 Werde Bill 27 January 2005 The Chemical Brothers Push The Button Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 24 November 2007 Retrieved 26 May 2012 Matos Michaelangelo February 2005 The Chemical Brothers Push the Button Spin Vol 21 no 2 p 87 Retrieved 7 February 2020 The Chemical Brothers Push the Button Uncut February 2005 p 73 Christgau Robert 17 May 2005 Consumer Guide Beguilement and Rage The Village Voice Retrieved 7 February 2020 Smith Jack BBC Music Review of Chemical Brothers Push The Button www bbc co uk Remembering Past Best Dance Electronica Album Grammy Winners Complex a b Push the Button liner notes The Chemical Brothers Virgin Records 2005 0724356330221 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Australiancharts com The Chemical Brothers Push the Button Hung Medien Retrieved 6 June 2020 Austriancharts at The Chemical Brothers Push the Button in German Hung Medien Retrieved 6 June 2020 Ultratop be The Chemical Brothers Push the Button in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 6 June 2020 Ultratop be The Chemical Brothers Push the Button 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