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Random Access Memories

January 01, 1970

This article is about the Daft Punk album. For the type of computer memory, see random-access memory.

Random Access Memories is the fourth and final studio album by the French electronic duo Daft Punk, released on 17 May 2013 through Columbia Records. It pays tribute to late 1970s and early 1980s American music, particularly from Los Angeles. This theme is reflected in the album's packaging, as well as its promotional campaign, which included billboards, television advertisements and a web series. Recording sessions took place from 2008 to 2012 at Henson, Conway and Capitol Studios in California, Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and Gang Recording Studio in Paris, France.

Random Access Memories
Studio album by
Daft Punk
Released17 May 2013 (2013-05-17)
Recorded2008–2012
Studio
Genre
Length74:39
LabelColumbia
Producer
Daft Punk chronology
Tron: Legacy Reconfigured
(2011) 		Random Access Memories
(2013) 		Homework (Remixes)
(2022)
Singles from Random Access Memories
  1. "Get Lucky"
    Released: 19 April 2013
  2. "Lose Yourself to Dance"
    Released: 13 August 2013
  3. "Doin' It Right"
    Released: 3 September 2013
  4. "Instant Crush"
    Released: 22 November 2013
  5. "Give Life Back to Music"
    Released: 31 January 2014

Following the minimal production of their previous album, Human After All (2005),[2] Daft Punk recruited session musicians to perform live instrumentation and limited the use of electronic instruments to drum machines, a custom-built modular synthesizer and vintage vocoders. It combines disco, progressive rock and pop, with collaborations with Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Julian Casablancas, Todd Edwards, DJ Falcon, Chilly Gonzales, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams, Nathan East and Pharrell Williams.

Random Access Memories is the only Daft Punk album to top the US Billboard 200, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It also topped the charts in twenty other countries. Its lead single, "Get Lucky", topped the charts in more than 30 countries and became one of the best-selling digital singles of all time. The album appeared on several year-end lists, and won in several categories at the 2014 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Best Dance/Electronica Album, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. "Get Lucky" also won the awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked Random Access Memories number 295 on their list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[3]

Background edit

In 2008, after finishing their Alive 2006/2007 tour, Daft Punk began working on new material in Paris, recording demos for approximately six months. They were pleased with the compositions, but dissatisfied with their process of sampling and looping, as they had done for their previous albums. As Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk stated, "We could play some riffs and stuff but not keep it [up] for four minutes straight." Daft Punk put these demos aside and started work on the Tron: Legacy film soundtrack,[4] which Bangalter described as "very humbling".[5] For their next album, Daft Punk decided to work extensively with live musicians; according to Bangalter, "We wanted to do what we used to do with machines and samplers, but with people."[6] They avoided the use of samples, with the exception of the closing track "Contact".[6]

The idea was really having this desire for live drums, as well as questioning, really, why and what is the magic in samples? [...] It occurred to us it’s probably a collection of so many different parameters; of amazing performances, the studio, the place it was recorded, the performers, the craft, the hardware, recording engineers, mixing engineers, the whole production process of these records that took a lot of effort and time to make back then.

—Thomas Bangalter, regarding the album's conception[7]

The album features Chic frontman Nile Rodgers. According to Rodgers, the collaboration was "something we've talked about for a long time. We've respected each other endlessly."[8] Daft Punk visited Rodgers' home for an informal jam session.[9] Musician Paul Williams announced in a 2010 interview that he had worked with the group, after Daft Punk had been introduced to Williams by a sound engineer with whom they were mutually acquainted.[10][11][12]

In May 2012, Daft Punk's collaboration with Giorgio Moroder was announced. Moroder had recorded a monologue about his life for use in a track on the album. Rodgers was also present during the Moroder recording session.[13] Moroder clarified that he was not involved in the composition of the track or its use of a synthesizer: "They did not let me get involved at all. Thomas asked me if I wanted to tell the story of my life. Then they would know what to do with it."[14] Daft Punk had been in contact with Moroder in relation to a possible contribution for the Tron: Legacy score, but this never happened.[15]

Chilly Gonzales stated in an interview that his contribution was recorded in a one-day session: "I played for hours and they're gonna grab what they grab and turn it into whatever."[16] He explained that Daft Punk prompted him at the piano in the same manner that a film director coaches an actor, and Gonzales left the Los Angeles studio without knowledge of what the final product would sound like.[17] He had previously recorded a cover version of Daft Punk's song "Too Long" that appeared on the duo's 2003 album Daft Club.

Pharrell Williams collaborated with Daft Punk and Rodgers by providing vocals for two tracks on Random Access Memories.[6] As a member of the Neptunes, Pharrell had previously provided a remix of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" that appeared on Daft Club. The Neptunes and Daft Punk also co-produced N.E.R.D.'s song "Hypnotize U".[18]

Recording edit

 
Electric Lady Studios, one of the five studios where the album was recorded

Daft Punk recorded Random Access Memories in secrecy.[5] Recording took place at Henson Recording Studios, Conway Recording Studios and Capitol Studios in California, Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and Gang Recording Studio in Paris.[19] Having worked with keyboardist and arranger Chris Caswell on Tron: Legacy, Daft Punk enlisted him and connected with engineers and other session players.[20][21] They wanted to avoid the more compressed sounds of drum machines in favor of "airy open" drum sets of the 1970s and 80s,[4] which they considered the most appealing era of music. They said the session players were enthusiastic about reuniting in the context of the new album and the prestige of the studio locations.[6][22]

Drummer Omar Hakim recalled being asked by Daft Punk to perform on the album, and was surprised by what they wanted of him. He at first assumed that the duo wanted electronic drum work, since Hakim had done some drum programming in his career. Daft Punk instead specified that they were looking to record Hakim performing acoustic drum riffs that the duo had conceived. Rather than play out the entire structure of a song, Hakim would perform individual patterns for extended periods, creating a library for the duo to cull from.[23] Daft Punk conveyed their ideas to session musicians via sheet music and in some instances by humming melodies.[24] For example, Bangalter hummed a complex drum and bass line to Hakim, who replicated and improved upon it for the track "Giorgio by Moroder".[25]

Most of the vocal sessions took place in Paris, whereas the rhythm sections were recorded in the United States.[6] The album incorporates a variety of accompanying performances including a horn section, woodwind instruments, a string orchestra and choir.[2][26] Orchestral parts were recorded for almost every track, but used for only a few on the completed album.[24] The use of such performers and places came at great monetary expense, as noted by Bangalter: "There used to be a time where people that had means to experiment would do it, you know? That's what this record is about."[2] He estimated a cost of over one million dollars, but felt that the number was not important.[27] Bangalter stated that the sessions were financed by Daft Punk themselves, which allowed them the luxury of abandoning the project if they had so wished.[28] He also specified that "there are songs on the album that traveled into five studios over two and a half years."[6]

 
The album was recorded in Los Angeles studios, including Capitol Studios.

Various sound effects were newly recorded with the help of film experts from Warner Bros. Bangalter noted one example in which the sound of a busy restaurant was achieved by placing microphones in front of the forks of a group of people.[29] In another instance, the effect of dripping water was recorded on a soundstage.[30] Use of electronics was limited to drum machines that appear on only two tracks, a large custom-built Modcan modular synthesizer performed live by the duo, and vintage vocoders.[6][30] When asked which of the two Daft Punk members performed the robotic vocals on the album, Bangalter expressed that it did not matter.[2] The duo produced most of the vocoder tracks in their own private studio in Paris, with later processing done by Mick Guzauski at Capitol.[31] Moroder elaborated that Daft Punk would take "a week or so" to find an adequate vocoder sound, and an additional few days to record the lyrics.[32]

Although the duo felt that the presets and parameters of digital tools would inhibit creativity and innovation,[7] they admitted that Random Access Memories could not have been made in the complete absence of computer technology.[24] The sessions were recorded simultaneously onto Ampex reels and as Pro Tools tracks; Daft Punk and Guzauski would then listen to each recording in both analogue and digital iterations, deciding which of the two they preferred. Subsequently, the elements were edited by the duo with Pro Tools in a manner similar to how they would work with samples.[31]

In an interview conducted in November 2012 by Guitar World magazine, Fourplay member Nathan East mentioned that he had contributed to the project.[33] The percussionist Quinn also stated that he performed on "every drum [he] own[s]" for the album.[34] Pedal steel guitar work on the record was performed by Greg Leisz. Daft Punk sought to use the instrument in a way that bordered between electronic and acoustic.[29] Additional session players include John "J.R." Robinson, Paul Jackson, Jr., James Genus and Thomas Bloch.[12][19][22]

Music edit

Theme and influences edit

Bangalter described the album's title as encapsulating Daft Punk's interest in the past, referencing both random-access memory technology and the human experience: "We were drawing a parallel between the brain and the hard drive–the random way that memories are stored."[6] Daft Punk felt that while current technology allows for an unlimited capacity to store recorded material, the content produced by contemporary artists had diminished in quality. Their goal was therefore to maximize the potential of infinite storage by recording a sprawling amount of elements. The duo pointed to the process as being further inspiration for the album's title, as they sought to make connections out of the random series of ideas.[28]

Random Access Memories has been noted by music critics as a disco album.[35][36][37] Regarding the style of the album, they sought a "west coast vibe", referencing such acts as Fleetwood Mac, the Doobie Brothers, and the Eagles.[38] Daft Punk also acknowledged that the record pays homage to Michael Jackson, the Cars, and Steely Dan. The recording of live synthesizer parts was done in a progressive rock fashion, with the pop sensibilities of Wizzard and the Move.[22] Daft Punk specifically looked to the albums Rumours by Fleetwood Mac and The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd as models.[7] Bangalter remarked upon several records of the album era, saying that "the most important records in music, whether it's Led Zeppelin [...] or The White Album or Sgt. Pepper's... or Quadrophenia or Tommy, are the ones that take you on a journey for miles and miles."[39][40]

Composition edit

 
Nile Rodgers appears on three songs, including the lead single, "Get Lucky".

The initial demos of Random Access Memories were created without a clear plan for an album.[6] Over the course of the sessions, numerous tracks were created and discarded.[28] At one point Daft Punk had considered sorting the entire album into one continuous track, similar to the Prince record Lovesexy. They had also considered releasing it as a four-disc box set to accommodate the large volume of content produced.[24] Thus the album lacked structure until the final months of production.[22]

The opening track, "Give Life Back to Music", features guitar work by Rodgers and Paul Jackson, Jr., drums by John "J.R." Robinson, and lyrics performed by Daft Punk using vocoders.[41] The song reflects the duo's goal to create a light yet polished and elegant record.[12] As stated by NME, the album begins with "a stupendously vast rock intro that obliterates any trace of Human After All's brittle techno".[42] The following track, "The Game of Love", also features vocoder singing by the duo. Bangalter said, "There's this thing today where the recorded human voice is processed to try to feel robotic." He explained that the duo's intention was to produce robotic vocals with expressiveness and emotion.[6][12] "Giorgio by Moroder" was created to serve as a metaphor about musical freedom. The duo believed that a monologue by Moroder about his career would be an analogue for music's history regarding exploration of genres and tastes.[12] In the monologue, Moroder details the creative process behind Donna Summer's I Remember Yesterday (1977) and its closing track "I Feel Love".[43]

 
Chilly Gonzales was tasked with creating a transition on "Within" that would modulate to the key of subsequent tracks.

"Within" was one of the first tracks to be recorded for the album. It features Gonzales on piano with minimal accompaniment consisting of bass and a percussion track, as well as vocoder.[12][44] In the context of the album, "Within" marks the transition from the key of A minor of the previous three songs, to the key of B-flat minor of subsequent tracks.[45] Regarding the lyrics, critic Nick Stevenson observed, "A deep vocoder sings about not understanding the world, being lost and not even remembering his own name."[26] Jeremy Abbott of Mixmag added, "So many things I don't understand is the prominent lyric and Chilly's chords combined with grazing cymbals make for a beautiful summer lullaby."[46]

 
The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas appears on "Instant Crush".

"Instant Crush" was based on a demo that Daft Punk presented to Julian Casablancas; he became enthused upon hearing it and provided vocals.[12] The song contains rock influences and a guitar solo.[44] Critic John Balfe considered it "appropriately Strokes-ish, even if [Casablancas'] trademark drawl is fed quite substantially through a vocoder."[47] De Homem-Christo noted, "It is true that it is not his usual register, it is the way Julian reacted to the track so for us it is even more exciting."[48] "Lose Yourself to Dance" features Pharrell Williams and was the result of a desire to create dance music with live drummers. To that end, Robinson appears as session player.[12][22] A vocoder chant of "come on" appears in the song alongside Pharrell Williams's singing.[42]

"Touch" features lyrics written and sung by Paul Williams. Daft Punk noted that the song is the most complex piece on the record, being composed of over 250 different elements.[12] As Pitchfork observed, "the song warps and bends, floating through genres, epochs, and emotions with a sense of hallucinatory wonder" and recalls the Beatles song "A Day in the Life".[24] In Rolling Stone, Will Hermes observes, "It's completely ridiculous. It's also remarkably beautiful and affecting."[49] Louis Lepron of Kombini believed the multitude of styles and science fiction aesthetics on the track is an homage to musical films including Phantom of the Paradise, the soundtrack of which Williams had composed.[44] The song's opening is a specific reference to a scene in the film in which the title character's voice is gradually enhanced in a studio booth.[25] De Homem-Christo stated that "Touch" is "like the core of the record, and the memories of the other tracks are revolving around it."[24]

"Get Lucky" is the second song on the album to feature Pharrell Williams, who clarified that the title phrase does not simply refer to a sexual act, but to the potential fortune of finding chemistry with another person. When he had first heard the song, Pharrell Williams said it evoked the image of a "peachy color[ed]" sunrise on an exotic island.[50] Daft Punk discussed the concept of the song "Beyond" with Paul Williams, who then translated the ideas into lyrics for it. The track begins with an orchestral string section and timpani before settling into what NME called "reupholstered Warren G 'Regulate' grooves".[42] Stevenson similarly described "Beyond" as "a lot like the sample used in Nate Dogg and Warren G's ‘Regulate’",[26] Michael McDonald's song "I Keep Forgettin'",[51] which he noted as "no bad thing", and stated that the vocoder-affected lyrics detail "the existential world beyond oceans and mountains – a land beyond love."[26]

 
Eugene Cernan describes a "Bright Object"
"Contact" features a recording from the Apollo 17 mission, where astronaut Eugene Cernan observes a "Bright object" from a window of his capsule.
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"Motherboard" was described by Daft Punk as being "a futuristic composition that could be from the year 4000".[12] A review elaborated that the instrumental piece can "carry you away like a track by Sébastien Tellier".[44] Todd Edwards commented that the lyrics of "Fragments of Time" were inspired by his desire to capture the moments and emotions he experienced during his visit to the duo's studio sessions in California.[38] "Doin' It Right" was the last song to be recorded for the album and features vocals performed by Panda Bear. The duo referred to it as the only purely electronic piece on the album, with a modern style.[12] The closing track, "Contact", is co-produced by DJ Falcon. It features a sample of the song "We Ride Tonight" by Australian rock band the Sherbs,[19] which Bangalter and Falcon previously sampled during a Together DJ set at a 2002 show in Amsterdam.[52]

The Japan-exclusive bonus track "Horizon", written by Bangalter and de Homem Christo, is a slow-tempo composition reminiscent of Pink Floyd. It is characterized by a consistent guitar strum while several additional instruments are progressively layered over, including a bass guitar and drums. The song is stylistically different from other tracks on the album, and is one of the few to feature no lyrics.[53][54]

Promotion and release edit

 
Billboard in New York City promoting the album in March 2013

In January 2013, de Homem-Christo first revealed that Daft Punk was in the process of signing with Sony Music Entertainment through the Columbia Records label, and that the album would have a spring release. A report from The Guardian followed specifying a release date of May 2013.[55] On 26 February 2013, Daft Punk's official website and Facebook page announced the signing to Columbia with a picture of the duo's helmets, and a "Columbia" logo in the corner.[56] Billboards and posters featuring the helmets and logo then appeared in several major cities.[57]

On 2 March, a 15-second television ad aired during Saturday Night Live (SNL) depicting an animated, stylized version of the band's logo and the aforementioned image of the helmets.[58][59] The music featured in the ad was a result of the collaboration with Rodgers, who noted that various fan remixes of the clip appeared online after the airing.[8][60] A second TV ad also premiered that was similar to the first on Saturday Night Live, but with a different music clip and the title Random Access Memories in place of the stylized Daft Punk logo.[59] During the first night of Coachella Festival 2013, a third trailer debuted that featured Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and Rodgers performing, as well as a list of collaborators on the album.[61] The trailer also aired during Saturday Night Live the following evening, but without a list of collaborators.[62]

The gradual rollout of promotion was inspired by advertising of the past, reflecting the theme of the album.[6] Daft Punk approached Columbia with a specific agenda for the campaign; Rob Stringer of the label recalled that the duo had showed him the book Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip as an example of what they wanted.[63] Bangalter felt that physical billboards are more affecting than banner ads and that "SNL is this part of American culture with a certain timelessness to it."[6] The campaign was handled by a small group led by Daft Punk and manager Paul Hahn, with assistance from Kathryn Frazier of the public-relations firm Biz 3.[63] The duo had pursued Columbia in particular because of its long-standing history, as expressed by Bangalter: "It felt interesting conceptually to write this story with a record company like Columbia, with a 125-year legacy."[30]

Central to the promotion was the limiting of exposure to the album's content, as well as a focus on face-to-face contact for press previews. As Hahn stated, "There is a minimalism in our approach that creates an absence of information, and we notice our fans tend to throw themselves into the breach, or try to fill the empty spaces."[63] Following a reported leak of the song days earlier, "Get Lucky" was released as a download single on 19 April 2013.[64] On 13 May, a limited-time preview stream of the full album was launched via the iTunes Store.[65][66] In May 2013, Random Access Memories was released on digital storefronts and streaming services.[67]

Daft Punk were scheduled to appear on 6 August episode of The Colbert Report to promote Random Access Memories, but were unable to do so because of conflicting obligations regarding the duo's future appearance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. According to Stephen Colbert, Daft Punk were unaware of any exclusivity agreement and were halted by MTV executives the morning prior to the taping.[68][69] Colbert nevertheless broadcast an elaborate sketch of himself dancing to "Get Lucky" with various celebrities, including Hugh Laurie, Jeff Bridges, Jimmy Fallon, Bryan Cranston, Jon Stewart, Henry Kissinger, Matt Damon, and the Rockettes.[70][71]

Artwork packaging edit

Unlike the previous studio albums that feature the band's wordmark as the cover art, Random Access Memories is the first and only one to not do so. Instead, it features the band members' signature helmets with the album title written on the top left. The font is reminiscent to that of Michael Jackson's Thriller. The image of the helmets was first revealed on Daft Punk's website, and became a recurring symbol throughout the promotional campaign.[56][63]

The album's track titles were initially withheld from online retailers and later revealed through Columbia's Vine account on 16 April 2013, as a video relaying a series of images from the back cover of the record.[72] On 13 May, Daft Punk's official Vevo channel posted a video revealing the artwork packaging of the vinyl version of the album, as well as the first few seconds of the opening track.[73][74][75] Disc labels of the album feature the classic yellow and red Columbia design used on records during the 1970s and '80s, reflecting the album's theme.

Columbia released a deluxe box set of Random Access Memories containing a 56-page hardcover book, the vinyl edition of the album, a partial 70 mm film strip of the "Lose Yourself to Dance" video, and triangle-designed gold and silver plated USB drives, which contain standard and bonus audio as well as video content, respectively.[76]

The Collaborators edit

 
Excerpts of the lead single, "Get Lucky", featuring Pharrell Williams, appear in The Collaborators.

A video series called The Collaborators, directed by Ed Lachman and produced by The Creators Project, a partnership between Intel and Vice, was featured on Daft Punk's Random Access Memories website. Eight episodes were released in the series, which features interviews with participant artists that were involved in the making of the album. The episodes were released weekly leading up to the album's launch. All featured album artists appear in the series with the exception of Casablancas, who would go on to appear prominently in the music video for "Instant Crush". Excerpts of the lead single "Get Lucky" appear in the opening and ending of each Collaborators episode as well as excerpts of other songs from the album, corresponding to each featured musician.

The first episode features disco pioneer Moroder speaking about his experiences with the genre such as his records with Donna Summer and experimenting with synthesizers. Moroder also talks about his visit with Daft Punk in their recording studio. When asked how he first found out about the duo, he replied that he first heard their 2000 single "One More Time" and especially liked the breakdown middle section. He concluded that he views Daft Punk as "perfectionists" and described the album's style as "something [...] different. Still dance, still electronic; but [they] give that human touch back".[32][77]

Episode two revealed that Edwards had contributed to the album; he expressed that it was difficult keeping his involvement a secret. Edwards had previously collaborated with Daft Punk to create the song "Face to Face" on the 2001 album Discovery. He summarized his experience in the studio recording "Fragments of Time" as being life-changing, as the sessions inspired him to move from New Jersey to California on a permanent basis. Edwards also pointed out the irony of "two androids [...] bringing soul back to music".[38][78]

The third episode features Rodgers, who spoke of his background as a founding member of Chic, as well as his numerous collaborations with other artists throughout his career, such as David Bowie, Madonna, and Duran Duran. He expressed that working with Daft Punk "[felt] like [...] working with contemporaries" and that they motivated each other to excel when collaborating on the album. At the end of the episode, Rodgers played a portion of a then-unspecified song in which he participated, which was later identified as "Lose Yourself to Dance", and remarked that the duo's style has evolved whilst simultaneously exploring music's past, suggesting that "they went back to go forward."[79][80]

Pharrell Williams participated in the fourth episode in which he elaborated on his experience with the creation of the album. Pharrell remarked upon the organic sound of the album, surmising that it "feels like the only click track they had was [...] the human heartbeat". He felt that the record can be enjoyed by people of all ages due to the accessible nature of music, and concluded that Daft Punk "could just get back on the spaceship that brought them here and go, and leave us. But they're gracious, they're nice robots. They chose to stay".[50][81]

 
Panda Bear of Animal Collective sang on "Doin' It Right".

Episode five features Noah Lennox, better known by his stage name Panda Bear, who spoke about his contribution to the album as well as his history with the band Animal Collective. He had first heard of Daft Punk through the music video of the song "Around the World", which introduced him to many aspects of electronic dance music. He added that Homework was one of the few albums he and his older brother both enjoyed. Regarding Random Access Memories, Lennox remarked upon the approach of having live musicians, but structuring their performances in a minimal, sample-like fashion.[82][83]

For the sixth episode, Gonzales spoke about his contribution to the album. He recalled Daft Punk's visible joy in listening to the raw session recordings made early in the production of the album, as well as the impending years-long challenge that would be faced in completing the record. Gonzales expressed that the duo were aware of how the keys of each song would contribute to the emotional progression of the album as a whole. He therefore performed the piano in the song "Within" to accommodate the cycle. Gonzales concluded by pointing out that Daft Punk rarely collaborate with others, and thus felt that they did so on Random Access Memories to "make the work be transcendent".[45][84]

The seventh episode features Stéphane Quême, otherwise known as DJ Falcon, who spoke of first meeting Daft Punk when they began recording their debut album Homework. Quême noted that their sound had since changed and that each of their albums drew from different influences. He felt producers would be able to sample Random Access Memories in the same way Daft Punk had sampled older records in their previous albums.[85][86]

Episode eight features Paul Williams, who likened Daft Punk's personas to a character from the film Phantom of the Paradise, in which he starred. He also added that their masks hide who they are from the public and allow the listeners to enjoy the music for what it is. Paul Williams worked with the duo at Henson Recording Studios, the former studio of A&M Records where he had worked previously, including his compositions for Jim Henson's films featuring the Muppets, such as "Rainbow Connection". He also stated that the song he penned was to be sung from the point of view of an unidentified first person, setting the emotion, but the lyrics came from the music itself. Paul Williams said that he felt vulnerable while writing the record, and said he writes best when he is allowed to be honest and vulnerable, a situation that Daft Punk nurtured. He also stated that his sobriety added a sense of wonder to the song he wrote, as every day for him being sober has been wonderful compared to his prior life of excess.[86][87]

Global album launch edit

The 79th Annual Wee Waa Show, held on 17 May 2013 in the rural Australian town of Wee Waa, was selected as the venue for the worldwide album launch.[88] The tickets for the Wee Waa album launch were completely sold within thirteen minutes of release, even though it was widely understood that Daft Punk would not be in attendance at the launch—the album launch details revealed that the album would be streamed live to the 4,000 audience members.

Sony commissioned the design and construction of a custom-built stage for the Wee Waa album launch event, and the Daft Arts production house assembled a LED circular music space that became Australia's biggest-ever outdoor dance floor. The record label described the creation, which was illuminated by a giant disco ball and complemented by four speaker towers and flood lights, as "Saturday Night Fever meets Close Encounters of the Third Kind".[88][89] The prelude to the streaming of the album was a pyrotechnic show provided by Father Anthony Koppman and his company "Holy Smoke" from Guyra, New South Wales.[90]

Re-releases edit

See also: Random Access Memories (10th Anniversary Edition)

On 22 February 2023, Daft Punk announced that a 10th-anniversary edition of Random Access Memories would be released on 12 May. It has an extra disc of 35 minutes of bonus content, including unreleased demos and outtakes. It includes the version of "Touch" used in the video announcing Daft Punk's disbandment. A Dolby Atmos version of the reissue was also released.[91] The reissue contained the single, "Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)", featuring Julian Casablancas and the Voidz. Casablancas discussed the song in interviews in 2014.[92][93] Daft Punk called the track their "last song ever" in its press release.[94] The release of the reissue resulted in the album reappearing at the top of the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart and within the top 10 on the Billboard 200.[95][96]

Another version of the album was announced during the anniversary called Random Access Memories (Drumless Edition), which was released on 17 November 2023. It includes the original 13 album tracks without drums.[97] The re-release received lukewarm reviews, with Ben Cardew of Pitchfork writing that while some songs sound "bereft of life," the more orchestral songs "feel flush with vivid color."[98] Jason Heffler of EDM.com gave Random Access Memories (Drumless Edition) a positive review, praising the album for its "kaleidoscopic warmth".[99]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[100]
Metacritic87/100[101]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [102]
The A.V. ClubB+[103]
The Daily Telegraph     [104]
Entertainment WeeklyA[105]
The Guardian     [106]
The Independent     [107]
NME10/10[108]
Pitchfork8.8/10[1]
Rolling Stone     [49]
Spin8/10[35]

Random Access Memories received widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, it has an average score of 87 based on 47 reviews,[101] the highest of any Daft Punk album.[109]

Q referred to it as "by some margin Daft Punk's best album in a career that's already redefined dance music at least twice. It is, in short, a mind blower."[41] The Independent stated, "Random Access Memories breathes life into the safe music that dominates today's charts, with its sheer ambition ... It's an exciting journey, and one that, for all its musical twists and turns, has its feet planted on the dancefloor."[107] Melissa Maerz of Entertainment Weekly called it "a headphones album in an age of radio singles; a bravura live performance that stands out against pro forma knob-twiddling; a jazzy disco attack on the basic house beat; a full collaboration at a time when the superstar DJ stands alone." She concluded her review by saying that "if EDM is turning humans into robots, Daft Punk are working hard to make robot pop feel human again."[105]

Several critics commented on the variety of content on the album. NME said, "There's a creeping notion that every musical idea that's ever been so much as thought up is on this album."[42] In addition, Random Access Memories is ranked No. 497 on NME's list, "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time".[110] Mark Richardson of Pitchfork echoed this sentiment, calling the record "a mix of disco, soft rock, and prog-pop, along with some Broadway-style pop bombast and even a few pinches of their squelching stadium-dance aesthetic". Richardson praised the engineering and recording on the album, but did say that "though everything about RAM, from the session musicians to the guests to the means of production, is meant to sound more 'human,' the album at points sounds more sterile, almost too perfect."[1] Pitchfork named the album the seventh-best of 2013.[111]

DJ Magazine commented on the shift in Daft Punk's musical style: "While Daft Punk clearly want to move on and evolve, ditching the electronic beats, house and techno that first elevated them to fame, it's that music that forms the bedrock of their best tunes, and still, that's what they're best at making."[112] Resident Advisor stated that "it's an album rooted in a now-ancient aesthetic: '70s staples, like crisply recorded California studio music, or the kind of deceptively sophisticated New York disco that Nile Rogers [sic], one of the album's key guest artists, popularized with Chic."[113] In a five-star review, Heather Phares of AllMusic said that the record "taps into the wonder and excitement" of music from the 1970s and early 1980s. Phares concluded her review by saying, "Random Access Memories is also Daft Punk's most personal work, and richly rewarding for listeners willing to spend time with it."[102]

Aaron Payne of musicOMH wrote, "Daft Punk somehow misplace the wit and the light touch that's pretty much their trademark. Instead, these long epics become somewhat tedious and there is a strong whiff of egoism and self-indulgence ... At over 70 minutes, the album feels rather bloated. Quite a few of the songs are too long, or too empty of ideas, or too willing to repeat themselves, or too willing to play to type".[114] Dan Weiss of Paste noted that "none of the admittedly eclectic pilferings of Random Access Memories challenge or defy anything. They all evoke specific eras of film soundtrack or disco trend. The beats have grown less, not more, complex over time."[36] In 2021, Pitchfork included Random Access Memories on its list of review scores they "would change if they could", adjusting its score from 8.8 out of 10 to 6.8. The Pitchfork critic Philip Sherburne wrote that it "doesn't feel pivotal in the same way that Discovery did" and "didn't push pop music forward".[115]

Random Access Memories received Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The lead single, "Get Lucky", also won for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.[116] "Get Lucky" had previously been nominated for Best Song of the Summer at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and Best Song at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards.[117][118] In January 2015, the album was placed at number 9 on Billboard's list of "The 20 Best Albums of 2010s (so far)".[119] In 2020, the album was ranked at 65 on the 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century list of Stacker.[120]

Accolades for Random Access Memories
Year Ceremony Nominated work Recipient(s) Category Result
2013 MTV Video Music Awards[117] "Get Lucky" Daft Punk Best Song of the Summer Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards[118] Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams Best Song Nominated
2014 Grammy Awards[116] Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta and Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer 		Record of the Year Won
Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Won
Random Access Memories Daft Punk
Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams and Pharrell Williams, featured artists; Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, DJ Falcon and Todd Edwards, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz and Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer 		Album of the Year Won
Daft Punk Best Dance/Electronica Album Won
Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta and Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Won

Sales edit

Random Access Memories debuted at number one on the French Albums Chart with first-week sales of 195,013 copies (127,361 physical sales and 67,652 digital sales),[121] earning Daft Punk their first number-one album in France.[122] The next week, it sold 49,600 copies to remain at the top spot with a 75% sales decrease.[123] The album secured a third consecutive week atop the French chart, withstanding a 29% sales drop to 35,500 copies.[124]

Random Access Memories debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 165,091 copies sold in its first week,[125] becoming the duo's first UK number-one album,[126] as well as the second fastest-selling artist album of 2013 after One Direction's Midnight Memories.[127][128] The album remained at number one on the UK chart the following week, selling 52,801 copies.[129] In its third week, it fell to number three on sales of 28,182 copies.[130]

In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 339,000 copies, the duo's first number one album on the chart.[131] The album maintained the number one spot in its second week, selling 93,000 copies.[132] In the album's third week of release, it sold an additional 62,000 copies, while falling to number two on the Billboard 200.[133] The album's vinyl LP format also proved popular; it was 2013's top-selling LP, with 49,000 US copies shifted.[134] The album had sold 922,000 copies in the US as of January 2014.[135] On 12 May 2023, the album was certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[136] Following the duo's Album of the Year win at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, Random Access Memories jumped from number 39 to number 10 on the Billboard 200 with a 300% sales increase, selling 30,000 copies that week.[137]

Random Access Memories entered the Canadian Albums Chart at number one with 46,000 copies sold, the biggest one-week sales total in Canada of 2013.[138] The album remained at number one the next week, selling 17,000 copies.[139] In Japan, the album debuted at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, selling 25,970 copies.[140]

The album debuted at number one in several countries across continental Europe, including Austria,[141] Belgium,[142] Czech Republic,[143] Denmark (where the album sold 5,392 copies in its first week),[144] Finland,[145] Germany,[146] Ireland,[147] Italy,[148] Norway,[149] Portugal,[150] Spain[151] and Switzerland.[152] In Oceania, Random Access Memories debuted at number one in Australia and New Zealand; it was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) in its first week.[153][154] As of 2014, Random Access Memories had sold 3.2 million copies worldwide.[155] The album received the RIAA certification of 2x Multi-Platinum on 12 May 2023.[156]

Track listing edit

Random Access Memories track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Give Life Back to Music"
4:34
2."The Game of Love"
  • Bangalter
  • de Homem-Christo
5:22
3."Giorgio by Moroder"
9:04
4."Within"
3:48
5."Instant Crush" (featuring Julian Casablancas)
5:37
6."Lose Yourself to Dance" (featuring Pharrell Williams)
5:53
7."Touch" (featuring Paul Williams)
8:19
8."Get Lucky" (featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers)
  • Bangalter
  • de Homem-Christo
  • Rodgers
  • Pharrell Williams
6:09
9."Beyond"
  • Bangalter
  • Caswell
  • de Homem-Christo
  • Paul Williams Jr.
4:50
10."Motherboard"
  • Bangalter
  • de Homem-Christo
5:41
11."Fragments of Time" (featuring Todd Edwards)
4:39
12."Doin' It Right" (featuring Panda Bear)
4:11
13."Contact"
6:23
Total length:74:28
Japanese CD bonus track[53]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Horizon"
  • Bangalter
  • de Homem-Christo
4:25
Total length:78:50

Sample credits

Personnel edit

Adapted from the liner notes.[19]

Featured artists edit

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

Certifications and sales for Random Access Memories
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[249] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[250] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[251] Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[252] 3× Platinum 240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[253] Gold 10,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[254] Gold 17,178[254]
France (SNEP)[255] 2× Diamond 1,000,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[256] 3× Gold 300,000‡
Ireland (IRMA)[257] Platinum 15,000^
Italy (FIMI)[258] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[259] Gold 100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[260] 4× Platinum+Gold 270,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[261] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[262] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Portugal (AFP)[263] Platinum 15,000^
South Korea — 15,225[196][211]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[264] Gold 20,000^
Sweden (GLF)[265] Platinum 40,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[266] Platinum 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[267] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[136] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

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

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Random Access Memories at Discogs (list of releases)

January 01, 1970
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This article is about the Daft Punk album For the type of computer memory see random access memory Random Access Memories is the fourth and final studio album by the French electronic duo Daft Punk released on 17 May 2013 through Columbia Records It pays tribute to late 1970s and early 1980s American music particularly from Los Angeles This theme is reflected in the album s packaging as well as its promotional campaign which included billboards television advertisements and a web series Recording sessions took place from 2008 to 2012 at Henson Conway and Capitol Studios in California Electric Lady Studios in New York City and Gang Recording Studio in Paris France Random Access MemoriesStudio album by Daft PunkReleased17 May 2013 2013 05 17 Recorded2008 2012StudioGang Paris Electric Lady New York City Henson Los Angeles Conway Los Angeles Capitol Hollywood GenreDisco funk electronic soft rock 1 progressive pop 1 Length74 39LabelColumbiaProducerThomas Bangalter Guy Manuel de Homem Christo Julian Casablancas Todd Edwards DJ FalconDaft Punk chronologyTron Legacy Reconfigured 2011 Random Access Memories 2013 Homework Remixes 2022 Singles from Random Access Memories Get Lucky Released 19 April 2013 Lose Yourself to Dance Released 13 August 2013 Doin It Right Released 3 September 2013 Instant Crush Released 22 November 2013 Give Life Back to Music Released 31 January 2014 Following the minimal production of their previous album Human After All 2005 2 Daft Punk recruited session musicians to perform live instrumentation and limited the use of electronic instruments to drum machines a custom built modular synthesizer and vintage vocoders It combines disco progressive rock and pop with collaborations with Giorgio Moroder Panda Bear Julian Casablancas Todd Edwards DJ Falcon Chilly Gonzales Nile Rodgers Paul Williams Nathan East and Pharrell Williams Random Access Memories is the only Daft Punk album to top the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America It also topped the charts in twenty other countries Its lead single Get Lucky topped the charts in more than 30 countries and became one of the best selling digital singles of all time The album appeared on several year end lists and won in several categories at the 2014 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year Best Dance Electronica Album and Best Engineered Album Non Classical Get Lucky also won the awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo Group Performance In 2020 Rolling Stone ranked Random Access Memories number 295 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Recording 3 Music 3 1 Theme and influences 3 2 Composition 4 Promotion and release 4 1 Artwork packaging 4 2 The Collaborators 4 3 Global album launch 4 4 Re releases 5 Critical reception 6 Sales 7 Track listing 8 Personnel 8 1 Featured artists 8 2 Additional musicians 8 3 Orchestra 8 4 Production 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 9 3 Decade end charts 10 Certifications and sales 11 References 12 External linksBackground editIn 2008 after finishing their Alive 2006 2007 tour Daft Punk began working on new material in Paris recording demos for approximately six months They were pleased with the compositions but dissatisfied with their process of sampling and looping as they had done for their previous albums As Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk stated We could play some riffs and stuff but not keep it up for four minutes straight Daft Punk put these demos aside and started work on the Tron Legacy film soundtrack 4 which Bangalter described as very humbling 5 For their next album Daft Punk decided to work extensively with live musicians according to Bangalter We wanted to do what we used to do with machines and samplers but with people 6 They avoided the use of samples with the exception of the closing track Contact 6 The idea was really having this desire for live drums as well as questioning really why and what is the magic in samples It occurred to us it s probably a collection of so many different parameters of amazing performances the studio the place it was recorded the performers the craft the hardware recording engineers mixing engineers the whole production process of these records that took a lot of effort and time to make back then Thomas Bangalter regarding the album s conception 7 The album features Chic frontman Nile Rodgers According to Rodgers the collaboration was something we ve talked about for a long time We ve respected each other endlessly 8 Daft Punk visited Rodgers home for an informal jam session 9 Musician Paul Williams announced in a 2010 interview that he had worked with the group after Daft Punk had been introduced to Williams by a sound engineer with whom they were mutually acquainted 10 11 12 In May 2012 Daft Punk s collaboration with Giorgio Moroder was announced Moroder had recorded a monologue about his life for use in a track on the album Rodgers was also present during the Moroder recording session 13 Moroder clarified that he was not involved in the composition of the track or its use of a synthesizer They did not let me get involved at all Thomas asked me if I wanted to tell the story of my life Then they would know what to do with it 14 Daft Punk had been in contact with Moroder in relation to a possible contribution for the Tron Legacy score but this never happened 15 Chilly Gonzales stated in an interview that his contribution was recorded in a one day session I played for hours and they re gonna grab what they grab and turn it into whatever 16 He explained that Daft Punk prompted him at the piano in the same manner that a film director coaches an actor and Gonzales left the Los Angeles studio without knowledge of what the final product would sound like 17 He had previously recorded a cover version of Daft Punk s song Too Long that appeared on the duo s 2003 album Daft Club Pharrell Williams collaborated with Daft Punk and Rodgers by providing vocals for two tracks on Random Access Memories 6 As a member of the Neptunes Pharrell had previously provided a remix of Harder Better Faster Stronger that appeared on Daft Club The Neptunes and Daft Punk also co produced N E R D s song Hypnotize U 18 Recording edit nbsp Electric Lady Studios one of the five studios where the album was recorded Daft Punk recorded Random Access Memories in secrecy 5 Recording took place at Henson Recording Studios Conway Recording Studios and Capitol Studios in California Electric Lady Studios in New York City and Gang Recording Studio in Paris 19 Having worked with keyboardist and arranger Chris Caswell on Tron Legacy Daft Punk enlisted him and connected with engineers and other session players 20 21 They wanted to avoid the more compressed sounds of drum machines in favor of airy open drum sets of the 1970s and 80s 4 which they considered the most appealing era of music They said the session players were enthusiastic about reuniting in the context of the new album and the prestige of the studio locations 6 22 Drummer Omar Hakim recalled being asked by Daft Punk to perform on the album and was surprised by what they wanted of him He at first assumed that the duo wanted electronic drum work since Hakim had done some drum programming in his career Daft Punk instead specified that they were looking to record Hakim performing acoustic drum riffs that the duo had conceived Rather than play out the entire structure of a song Hakim would perform individual patterns for extended periods creating a library for the duo to cull from 23 Daft Punk conveyed their ideas to session musicians via sheet music and in some instances by humming melodies 24 For example Bangalter hummed a complex drum and bass line to Hakim who replicated and improved upon it for the track Giorgio by Moroder 25 Most of the vocal sessions took place in Paris whereas the rhythm sections were recorded in the United States 6 The album incorporates a variety of accompanying performances including a horn section woodwind instruments a string orchestra and choir 2 26 Orchestral parts were recorded for almost every track but used for only a few on the completed album 24 The use of such performers and places came at great monetary expense as noted by Bangalter There used to be a time where people that had means to experiment would do it you know That s what this record is about 2 He estimated a cost of over one million dollars but felt that the number was not important 27 Bangalter stated that the sessions were financed by Daft Punk themselves which allowed them the luxury of abandoning the project if they had so wished 28 He also specified that there are songs on the album that traveled into five studios over two and a half years 6 nbsp The album was recorded in Los Angeles studios including Capitol Studios Various sound effects were newly recorded with the help of film experts from Warner Bros Bangalter noted one example in which the sound of a busy restaurant was achieved by placing microphones in front of the forks of a group of people 29 In another instance the effect of dripping water was recorded on a soundstage 30 Use of electronics was limited to drum machines that appear on only two tracks a large custom built Modcan modular synthesizer performed live by the duo and vintage vocoders 6 30 When asked which of the two Daft Punk members performed the robotic vocals on the album Bangalter expressed that it did not matter 2 The duo produced most of the vocoder tracks in their own private studio in Paris with later processing done by Mick Guzauski at Capitol 31 Moroder elaborated that Daft Punk would take a week or so to find an adequate vocoder sound and an additional few days to record the lyrics 32 Although the duo felt that the presets and parameters of digital tools would inhibit creativity and innovation 7 they admitted that Random Access Memories could not have been made in the complete absence of computer technology 24 The sessions were recorded simultaneously onto Ampex reels and as Pro Tools tracks Daft Punk and Guzauski would then listen to each recording in both analogue and digital iterations deciding which of the two they preferred Subsequently the elements were edited by the duo with Pro Tools in a manner similar to how they would work with samples 31 In an interview conducted in November 2012 by Guitar World magazine Fourplay member Nathan East mentioned that he had contributed to the project 33 The percussionist Quinn also stated that he performed on every drum he own s for the album 34 Pedal steel guitar work on the record was performed by Greg Leisz Daft Punk sought to use the instrument in a way that bordered between electronic and acoustic 29 Additional session players include John J R Robinson Paul Jackson Jr James Genus and Thomas Bloch 12 19 22 Music editTheme and influences edit Bangalter described the album s title as encapsulating Daft Punk s interest in the past referencing both random access memory technology and the human experience We were drawing a parallel between the brain and the hard drive the random way that memories are stored 6 Daft Punk felt that while current technology allows for an unlimited capacity to store recorded material the content produced by contemporary artists had diminished in quality Their goal was therefore to maximize the potential of infinite storage by recording a sprawling amount of elements The duo pointed to the process as being further inspiration for the album s title as they sought to make connections out of the random series of ideas 28 Random Access Memories has been noted by music critics as a disco album 35 36 37 Regarding the style of the album they sought a west coast vibe referencing such acts as Fleetwood Mac the Doobie Brothers and the Eagles 38 Daft Punk also acknowledged that the record pays homage to Michael Jackson the Cars and Steely Dan The recording of live synthesizer parts was done in a progressive rock fashion with the pop sensibilities of Wizzard and the Move 22 Daft Punk specifically looked to the albums Rumours by Fleetwood Mac and The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd as models 7 Bangalter remarked upon several records of the album era saying that the most important records in music whether it s Led Zeppelin or The White Album or Sgt Pepper s or Quadrophenia or Tommy are the ones that take you on a journey for miles and miles 39 40 Composition edit nbsp Nile Rodgers appears on three songs including the lead single Get Lucky The initial demos of Random Access Memories were created without a clear plan for an album 6 Over the course of the sessions numerous tracks were created and discarded 28 At one point Daft Punk had considered sorting the entire album into one continuous track similar to the Prince record Lovesexy They had also considered releasing it as a four disc box set to accommodate the large volume of content produced 24 Thus the album lacked structure until the final months of production 22 The opening track Give Life Back to Music features guitar work by Rodgers and Paul Jackson Jr drums by John J R Robinson and lyrics performed by Daft Punk using vocoders 41 The song reflects the duo s goal to create a light yet polished and elegant record 12 As stated by NME the album begins with a stupendously vast rock intro that obliterates any trace of Human After All s brittle techno 42 The following track The Game of Love also features vocoder singing by the duo Bangalter said There s this thing today where the recorded human voice is processed to try to feel robotic He explained that the duo s intention was to produce robotic vocals with expressiveness and emotion 6 12 Giorgio by Moroder was created to serve as a metaphor about musical freedom The duo believed that a monologue by Moroder about his career would be an analogue for music s history regarding exploration of genres and tastes 12 In the monologue Moroder details the creative process behind Donna Summer s I Remember Yesterday 1977 and its closing track I Feel Love 43 nbsp Chilly Gonzales was tasked with creating a transition on Within that would modulate to the key of subsequent tracks Within was one of the first tracks to be recorded for the album It features Gonzales on piano with minimal accompaniment consisting of bass and a percussion track as well as vocoder 12 44 In the context of the album Within marks the transition from the key of A minor of the previous three songs to the key of B flat minor of subsequent tracks 45 Regarding the lyrics critic Nick Stevenson observed A deep vocoder sings about not understanding the world being lost and not even remembering his own name 26 Jeremy Abbott of Mixmag added So many things I don t understand is the prominent lyric and Chilly s chords combined with grazing cymbals make for a beautiful summer lullaby 46 nbsp The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas appears on Instant Crush Instant Crush was based on a demo that Daft Punk presented to Julian Casablancas he became enthused upon hearing it and provided vocals 12 The song contains rock influences and a guitar solo 44 Critic John Balfe considered it appropriately Strokes ish even if Casablancas trademark drawl is fed quite substantially through a vocoder 47 De Homem Christo noted It is true that it is not his usual register it is the way Julian reacted to the track so for us it is even more exciting 48 Lose Yourself to Dance features Pharrell Williams and was the result of a desire to create dance music with live drummers To that end Robinson appears as session player 12 22 A vocoder chant of come on appears in the song alongside Pharrell Williams s singing 42 Touch features lyrics written and sung by Paul Williams Daft Punk noted that the song is the most complex piece on the record being composed of over 250 different elements 12 As Pitchfork observed the song warps and bends floating through genres epochs and emotions with a sense of hallucinatory wonder and recalls the Beatles song A Day in the Life 24 In Rolling Stone Will Hermes observes It s completely ridiculous It s also remarkably beautiful and affecting 49 Louis Lepron of Kombini believed the multitude of styles and science fiction aesthetics on the track is an homage to musical films including Phantom of the Paradise the soundtrack of which Williams had composed 44 The song s opening is a specific reference to a scene in the film in which the title character s voice is gradually enhanced in a studio booth 25 De Homem Christo stated that Touch is like the core of the record and the memories of the other tracks are revolving around it 24 Get Lucky is the second song on the album to feature Pharrell Williams who clarified that the title phrase does not simply refer to a sexual act but to the potential fortune of finding chemistry with another person When he had first heard the song Pharrell Williams said it evoked the image of a peachy color ed sunrise on an exotic island 50 Daft Punk discussed the concept of the song Beyond with Paul Williams who then translated the ideas into lyrics for it The track begins with an orchestral string section and timpani before settling into what NME called reupholstered Warren G Regulate grooves 42 Stevenson similarly described Beyond as a lot like the sample used in Nate Dogg and Warren G s Regulate 26 Michael McDonald s song I Keep Forgettin 51 which he noted as no bad thing and stated that the vocoder affected lyrics detail the existential world beyond oceans and mountains a land beyond love 26 nbsp Eugene Cernan describes a Bright Object source source Contact features a recording from the Apollo 17 mission where astronaut Eugene Cernan observes a Bright object from a window of his capsule Problems playing this file See media help Motherboard was described by Daft Punk as being a futuristic composition that could be from the year 4000 12 A review elaborated that the instrumental piece can carry you away like a track by Sebastien Tellier 44 Todd Edwards commented that the lyrics of Fragments of Time were inspired by his desire to capture the moments and emotions he experienced during his visit to the duo s studio sessions in California 38 Doin It Right was the last song to be recorded for the album and features vocals performed by Panda Bear The duo referred to it as the only purely electronic piece on the album with a modern style 12 The closing track Contact is co produced by DJ Falcon It features a sample of the song We Ride Tonight by Australian rock band the Sherbs 19 which Bangalter and Falcon previously sampled during a Together DJ set at a 2002 show in Amsterdam 52 The Japan exclusive bonus track Horizon written by Bangalter and de Homem Christo is a slow tempo composition reminiscent of Pink Floyd It is characterized by a consistent guitar strum while several additional instruments are progressively layered over including a bass guitar and drums The song is stylistically different from other tracks on the album and is one of the few to feature no lyrics 53 54 Promotion and release edit nbsp Billboard in New York City promoting the album in March 2013 In January 2013 de Homem Christo first revealed that Daft Punk was in the process of signing with Sony Music Entertainment through the Columbia Records label and that the album would have a spring release A report from The Guardian followed specifying a release date of May 2013 55 On 26 February 2013 Daft Punk s official website and Facebook page announced the signing to Columbia with a picture of the duo s helmets and a Columbia logo in the corner 56 Billboards and posters featuring the helmets and logo then appeared in several major cities 57 On 2 March a 15 second television ad aired during Saturday Night Live SNL depicting an animated stylized version of the band s logo and the aforementioned image of the helmets 58 59 The music featured in the ad was a result of the collaboration with Rodgers who noted that various fan remixes of the clip appeared online after the airing 8 60 A second TV ad also premiered that was similar to the first on Saturday Night Live but with a different music clip and the title Random Access Memories in place of the stylized Daft Punk logo 59 During the first night of Coachella Festival 2013 a third trailer debuted that featured Daft Punk Pharrell Williams and Rodgers performing as well as a list of collaborators on the album 61 The trailer also aired during Saturday Night Live the following evening but without a list of collaborators 62 The gradual rollout of promotion was inspired by advertising of the past reflecting the theme of the album 6 Daft Punk approached Columbia with a specific agenda for the campaign Rob Stringer of the label recalled that the duo had showed him the book Rock n Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip as an example of what they wanted 63 Bangalter felt that physical billboards are more affecting than banner ads and that SNL is this part of American culture with a certain timelessness to it 6 The campaign was handled by a small group led by Daft Punk and manager Paul Hahn with assistance from Kathryn Frazier of the public relations firm Biz 3 63 The duo had pursued Columbia in particular because of its long standing history as expressed by Bangalter It felt interesting conceptually to write this story with a record company like Columbia with a 125 year legacy 30 Central to the promotion was the limiting of exposure to the album s content as well as a focus on face to face contact for press previews As Hahn stated There is a minimalism in our approach that creates an absence of information and we notice our fans tend to throw themselves into the breach or try to fill the empty spaces 63 Following a reported leak of the song days earlier Get Lucky was released as a download single on 19 April 2013 64 On 13 May a limited time preview stream of the full album was launched via the iTunes Store 65 66 In May 2013 Random Access Memories was released on digital storefronts and streaming services 67 Daft Punk were scheduled to appear on 6 August episode of The Colbert Report to promote Random Access Memories but were unable to do so because of conflicting obligations regarding the duo s future appearance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards According to Stephen Colbert Daft Punk were unaware of any exclusivity agreement and were halted by MTV executives the morning prior to the taping 68 69 Colbert nevertheless broadcast an elaborate sketch of himself dancing to Get Lucky with various celebrities including Hugh Laurie Jeff Bridges Jimmy Fallon Bryan Cranston Jon Stewart Henry Kissinger Matt Damon and the Rockettes 70 71 Artwork packaging edit Unlike the previous studio albums that feature the band s wordmark as the cover art Random Access Memories is the first and only one to not do so Instead it features the band members signature helmets with the album title written on the top left The font is reminiscent to that of Michael Jackson s Thriller The image of the helmets was first revealed on Daft Punk s website and became a recurring symbol throughout the promotional campaign 56 63 The album s track titles were initially withheld from online retailers and later revealed through Columbia s Vine account on 16 April 2013 as a video relaying a series of images from the back cover of the record 72 On 13 May Daft Punk s official Vevo channel posted a video revealing the artwork packaging of the vinyl version of the album as well as the first few seconds of the opening track 73 74 75 Disc labels of the album feature the classic yellow and red Columbia design used on records during the 1970s and 80s reflecting the album s theme Columbia released a deluxe box set of Random Access Memories containing a 56 page hardcover book the vinyl edition of the album a partial 70 mm film strip of the Lose Yourself to Dance video and triangle designed gold and silver plated USB drives which contain standard and bonus audio as well as video content respectively 76 The Collaborators edit nbsp Excerpts of the lead single Get Lucky featuring Pharrell Williams appear in The Collaborators A video series called The Collaborators directed by Ed Lachman and produced by The Creators Project a partnership between Intel and Vice was featured on Daft Punk s Random Access Memories website Eight episodes were released in the series which features interviews with participant artists that were involved in the making of the album The episodes were released weekly leading up to the album s launch All featured album artists appear in the series with the exception of Casablancas who would go on to appear prominently in the music video for Instant Crush Excerpts of the lead single Get Lucky appear in the opening and ending of each Collaborators episode as well as excerpts of other songs from the album corresponding to each featured musician The first episode features disco pioneer Moroder speaking about his experiences with the genre such as his records with Donna Summer and experimenting with synthesizers Moroder also talks about his visit with Daft Punk in their recording studio When asked how he first found out about the duo he replied that he first heard their 2000 single One More Time and especially liked the breakdown middle section He concluded that he views Daft Punk as perfectionists and described the album s style as something different Still dance still electronic but they give that human touch back 32 77 Episode two revealed that Edwards had contributed to the album he expressed that it was difficult keeping his involvement a secret Edwards had previously collaborated with Daft Punk to create the song Face to Face on the 2001 album Discovery He summarized his experience in the studio recording Fragments of Time as being life changing as the sessions inspired him to move from New Jersey to California on a permanent basis Edwards also pointed out the irony of two androids bringing soul back to music 38 78 The third episode features Rodgers who spoke of his background as a founding member of Chic as well as his numerous collaborations with other artists throughout his career such as David Bowie Madonna and Duran Duran He expressed that working with Daft Punk felt like working with contemporaries and that they motivated each other to excel when collaborating on the album At the end of the episode Rodgers played a portion of a then unspecified song in which he participated which was later identified as Lose Yourself to Dance and remarked that the duo s style has evolved whilst simultaneously exploring music s past suggesting that they went back to go forward 79 80 Pharrell Williams participated in the fourth episode in which he elaborated on his experience with the creation of the album Pharrell remarked upon the organic sound of the album surmising that it feels like the only click track they had was the human heartbeat He felt that the record can be enjoyed by people of all ages due to the accessible nature of music and concluded that Daft Punk could just get back on the spaceship that brought them here and go and leave us But they re gracious they re nice robots They chose to stay 50 81 nbsp Panda Bear of Animal Collective sang on Doin It Right Episode five features Noah Lennox better known by his stage name Panda Bear who spoke about his contribution to the album as well as his history with the band Animal Collective He had first heard of Daft Punk through the music video of the song Around the World which introduced him to many aspects of electronic dance music He added that Homework was one of the few albums he and his older brother both enjoyed Regarding Random Access Memories Lennox remarked upon the approach of having live musicians but structuring their performances in a minimal sample like fashion 82 83 For the sixth episode Gonzales spoke about his contribution to the album He recalled Daft Punk s visible joy in listening to the raw session recordings made early in the production of the album as well as the impending years long challenge that would be faced in completing the record Gonzales expressed that the duo were aware of how the keys of each song would contribute to the emotional progression of the album as a whole He therefore performed the piano in the song Within to accommodate the cycle Gonzales concluded by pointing out that Daft Punk rarely collaborate with others and thus felt that they did so on Random Access Memories to make the work be transcendent 45 84 The seventh episode features Stephane Queme otherwise known as DJ Falcon who spoke of first meeting Daft Punk when they began recording their debut album Homework Queme noted that their sound had since changed and that each of their albums drew from different influences He felt producers would be able to sample Random Access Memories in the same way Daft Punk had sampled older records in their previous albums 85 86 Episode eight features Paul Williams who likened Daft Punk s personas to a character from the film Phantom of the Paradise in which he starred He also added that their masks hide who they are from the public and allow the listeners to enjoy the music for what it is Paul Williams worked with the duo at Henson Recording Studios the former studio of A amp M Records where he had worked previously including his compositions for Jim Henson s films featuring the Muppets such as Rainbow Connection He also stated that the song he penned was to be sung from the point of view of an unidentified first person setting the emotion but the lyrics came from the music itself Paul Williams said that he felt vulnerable while writing the record and said he writes best when he is allowed to be honest and vulnerable a situation that Daft Punk nurtured He also stated that his sobriety added a sense of wonder to the song he wrote as every day for him being sober has been wonderful compared to his prior life of excess 86 87 Global album launch edit The 79th Annual Wee Waa Show held on 17 May 2013 in the rural Australian town of Wee Waa was selected as the venue for the worldwide album launch 88 The tickets for the Wee Waa album launch were completely sold within thirteen minutes of release even though it was widely understood that Daft Punk would not be in attendance at the launch the album launch details revealed that the album would be streamed live to the 4 000 audience members Sony commissioned the design and construction of a custom built stage for the Wee Waa album launch event and the Daft Arts production house assembled a LED circular music space that became Australia s biggest ever outdoor dance floor The record label described the creation which was illuminated by a giant disco ball and complemented by four speaker towers and flood lights as Saturday Night Fever meets Close Encounters of the Third Kind 88 89 The prelude to the streaming of the album was a pyrotechnic show provided by Father Anthony Koppman and his company Holy Smoke from Guyra New South Wales 90 Re releases edit See also Random Access Memories 10th Anniversary Edition On 22 February 2023 Daft Punk announced that a 10th anniversary edition of Random Access Memories would be released on 12 May It has an extra disc of 35 minutes of bonus content including unreleased demos and outtakes It includes the version of Touch used in the video announcing Daft Punk s disbandment A Dolby Atmos version of the reissue was also released 91 The reissue contained the single Infinity Repeating 2013 Demo featuring Julian Casablancas and the Voidz Casablancas discussed the song in interviews in 2014 92 93 Daft Punk called the track their last song ever in its press release 94 The release of the reissue resulted in the album reappearing at the top of the Billboard Dance Electronic Albums chart and within the top 10 on the Billboard 200 95 96 Another version of the album was announced during the anniversary called Random Access Memories Drumless Edition which was released on 17 November 2023 It includes the original 13 album tracks without drums 97 The re release received lukewarm reviews with Ben Cardew of Pitchfork writing that while some songs sound bereft of life the more orchestral songs feel flush with vivid color 98 Jason Heffler of EDM com gave Random Access Memories Drumless Edition a positive review praising the album for its kaleidoscopic warmth 99 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 9 10 100 Metacritic87 100 101 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 102 The A V ClubB 103 The Daily Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 104 Entertainment WeeklyA 105 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 106 The Independent nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 107 NME10 10 108 Pitchfork8 8 10 1 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 49 Spin8 10 35 Random Access Memories received widespread critical acclaim At Metacritic which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics it has an average score of 87 based on 47 reviews 101 the highest of any Daft Punk album 109 Q referred to it as by some margin Daft Punk s best album in a career that s already redefined dance music at least twice It is in short a mind blower 41 The Independent stated Random Access Memories breathes life into the safe music that dominates today s charts with its sheer ambition It s an exciting journey and one that for all its musical twists and turns has its feet planted on the dancefloor 107 Melissa Maerz of Entertainment Weekly called it a headphones album in an age of radio singles a bravura live performance that stands out against pro forma knob twiddling a jazzy disco attack on the basic house beat a full collaboration at a time when the superstar DJ stands alone She concluded her review by saying that if EDM is turning humans into robots Daft Punk are working hard to make robot pop feel human again 105 Several critics commented on the variety of content on the album NME said There s a creeping notion that every musical idea that s ever been so much as thought up is on this album 42 In addition Random Access Memories is ranked No 497 on NME s list The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time 110 Mark Richardson of Pitchfork echoed this sentiment calling the record a mix of disco soft rock and prog pop along with some Broadway style pop bombast and even a few pinches of their squelching stadium dance aesthetic Richardson praised the engineering and recording on the album but did say that though everything about RAM from the session musicians to the guests to the means of production is meant to sound more human the album at points sounds more sterile almost too perfect 1 Pitchfork named the album the seventh best of 2013 111 DJ Magazine commented on the shift in Daft Punk s musical style While Daft Punk clearly want to move on and evolve ditching the electronic beats house and techno that first elevated them to fame it s that music that forms the bedrock of their best tunes and still that s what they re best at making 112 Resident Advisor stated that it s an album rooted in a now ancient aesthetic 70s staples like crisply recorded California studio music or the kind of deceptively sophisticated New York disco that Nile Rogers sic one of the album s key guest artists popularized with Chic 113 In a five star review Heather Phares of AllMusic said that the record taps into the wonder and excitement of music from the 1970s and early 1980s Phares concluded her review by saying Random Access Memories is also Daft Punk s most personal work and richly rewarding for listeners willing to spend time with it 102 Aaron Payne of musicOMH wrote Daft Punk somehow misplace the wit and the light touch that s pretty much their trademark Instead these long epics become somewhat tedious and there is a strong whiff of egoism and self indulgence At over 70 minutes the album feels rather bloated Quite a few of the songs are too long or too empty of ideas or too willing to repeat themselves or too willing to play to type 114 Dan Weiss of Paste noted that none of the admittedly eclectic pilferings of Random Access Memories challenge or defy anything They all evoke specific eras of film soundtrack or disco trend The beats have grown less not more complex over time 36 In 2021 Pitchfork included Random Access Memories on its list of review scores they would change if they could adjusting its score from 8 8 out of 10 to 6 8 The Pitchfork critic Philip Sherburne wrote that it doesn t feel pivotal in the same way that Discovery did and didn t push pop music forward 115 Random Access Memories received Grammy Awards for Album of the Year Best Dance Electronica Album and Best Engineered Album Non Classical for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards The lead single Get Lucky also won for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo Group Performance 116 Get Lucky had previously been nominated for Best Song of the Summer at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and Best Song at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards 117 118 In January 2015 the album was placed at number 9 on Billboard s list of The 20 Best Albums of 2010s so far 119 In 2020 the album was ranked at 65 on the 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century list of Stacker 120 Accolades for Random Access Memories Year Ceremony Nominated work Recipient s Category Result 2013 MTV Video Music Awards 117 Get Lucky Daft Punk Best Song of the Summer Nominated MTV Europe Music Awards 118 Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams Best Song Nominated 2014 Grammy Awards 116 Daft Punk Pharrell Williams and Nile RodgersThomas Bangalter and Guy Manuel de Homem Christo producers Peter Franco Mick Guzauski Florian Lagatta and Daniel Lerner engineers mixers Bob Ludwig mastering engineer Record of the Year Won Daft Punk Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers Best Pop Duo Group Performance Won Random Access Memories Daft PunkJulian Casablancas DJ Falcon Todd Edwards Chilly Gonzales Giorgio Moroder Panda Bear Nile Rodgers Paul Williams and Pharrell Williams featured artists Thomas Bangalter Julian Casablancas Guy Manuel de Homem Christo DJ Falcon and Todd Edwards producers Peter Franco Mick Guzauski Florian Lagatta Guillaume Le Braz and Daniel Lerner engineers mixers Bob Ludwig mastering engineer Album of the Year Won Daft Punk Best Dance Electronica Album Won Peter Franco Mick Guzauski Florian Lagatta and Daniel Lerner engineers Bob Ludwig mastering engineer Best Engineered Album Non Classical WonSales editRandom Access Memories debuted at number one on the French Albums Chart with first week sales of 195 013 copies 127 361 physical sales and 67 652 digital sales 121 earning Daft Punk their first number one album in France 122 The next week it sold 49 600 copies to remain at the top spot with a 75 sales decrease 123 The album secured a third consecutive week atop the French chart withstanding a 29 sales drop to 35 500 copies 124 Random Access Memories debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 165 091 copies sold in its first week 125 becoming the duo s first UK number one album 126 as well as the second fastest selling artist album of 2013 after One Direction s Midnight Memories 127 128 The album remained at number one on the UK chart the following week selling 52 801 copies 129 In its third week it fell to number three on sales of 28 182 copies 130 In the United States the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 339 000 copies the duo s first number one album on the chart 131 The album maintained the number one spot in its second week selling 93 000 copies 132 In the album s third week of release it sold an additional 62 000 copies while falling to number two on the Billboard 200 133 The album s vinyl LP format also proved popular it was 2013 s top selling LP with 49 000 US copies shifted 134 The album had sold 922 000 copies in the US as of January 2014 135 On 12 May 2023 the album was certified 2 platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 136 Following the duo s Album of the Year win at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards Random Access Memories jumped from number 39 to number 10 on the Billboard 200 with a 300 sales increase selling 30 000 copies that week 137 Random Access Memories entered the Canadian Albums Chart at number one with 46 000 copies sold the biggest one week sales total in Canada of 2013 138 The album remained at number one the next week selling 17 000 copies 139 In Japan the album debuted at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart selling 25 970 copies 140 The album debuted at number one in several countries across continental Europe including Austria 141 Belgium 142 Czech Republic 143 Denmark where the album sold 5 392 copies in its first week 144 Finland 145 Germany 146 Ireland 147 Italy 148 Norway 149 Portugal 150 Spain 151 and Switzerland 152 In Oceania Random Access Memories debuted at number one in Australia and New Zealand it was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA and gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand RIANZ in its first week 153 154 As of 2014 Random Access Memories had sold 3 2 million copies worldwide 155 The album received the RIAA certification of 2x Multi Platinum on 12 May 2023 156 Track listing editRandom Access Memories track listingNo TitleWriter s Length1 Give Life Back to Music Thomas BangalterGuy Manuel de Homem ChristoPaul Jackson Jr Nile Rodgers4 342 The Game of Love Bangalterde Homem Christo5 223 Giorgio by Moroder Bangalterde Homem ChristoGiovanni Giorgio Moroder9 044 Within BangalterJason Chilly Gonzales Beckde Homem Christo3 485 Instant Crush featuring Julian Casablancas BangalterJulian Casablancasde Homem Christo5 376 Lose Yourself to Dance featuring Pharrell Williams Bangalterde Homem ChristoRodgersPharrell Williams5 537 Touch featuring Paul Williams BangalterChristopher Paul Caswellde Homem ChristoPaul Williams Jr 8 198 Get Lucky featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers Bangalterde Homem ChristoRodgersPharrell Williams6 099 Beyond BangalterCaswellde Homem ChristoPaul Williams Jr 4 5010 Motherboard Bangalterde Homem Christo5 4111 Fragments of Time featuring Todd Edwards Bangalterde Homem ChristoTodd Imperatrice4 3912 Doin It Right featuring Panda Bear Bangalterde Homem ChristoNoah Lennox4 1113 Contact Bangalterde Homem ChristoStephane QuemeGarth PorterTony MitchellDaryl Braithwaite6 23Total length 74 28 Japanese CD bonus track 53 No TitleWriter s Length14 Horizon Bangalterde Homem Christo4 25Total length 78 50Sample credits Contact contains a sample from We Ride Tonight as performed by the Sherbs and an excerpt from the Apollo 17 mission spoken by Eugene Cernan courtesy of NASA 12 Personnel editAdapted from the liner notes 19 Featured artists edit Daft Punk vocals tracks 1 2 4 6 9 12 modular synthesizer tracks 1 3 7 10 12 13 synthesizer tracks 2 5 8 9 14 keyboards tracks 3 4 5 11 guitar track 5 production concept art direction Panda Bear vocals track 12 Julian Casablancas vocals lead guitar and co production track 5 Todd Edwards vocals and co production track 11 DJ Falcon modular synthesizer and co production track 13 Chilly Gonzales keyboards track 1 piano track 4 Giorgio Moroder voice track 3 Nile Rodgers guitar tracks 1 6 8 Paul Williams vocals and lyrics track 7 lyrics track 9 Pharrell Williams vocals tracks 6 8 Additional musicians edit Greg Leisz pedal steel guitar tracks 1 3 9 11 14 lap steel guitar tracks 7 9 Chris Caswell keyboards tracks 1 4 7 11 14 orchestration arrangements Paul Jackson Jr guitar tracks 1 3 7 11 14 Nathan East bass tracks 1 6 8 11 14 James Genus bass tracks 3 7 9 11 13 John J R Robinson drums tracks 1 2 4 6 14 Omar Hakim drums tracks 3 7 9 11 13 percussion track 10 Quinn percussion tracks 1 3 5 7 10 11 drums track 7 Thomas Bloch ondes Martenot track 7 cristal baschet track 10 Orchestra edit Tracks 3 7 9 amp 10 Conductor Douglas Walter Contractor Joseph Solido Violin Assa Dori Johana Krejci Rita Weber Kevin Connolly Joel Pargman Song Lee Irina Voloshina Margaret Wooten Mary K Sloan Nina Evtuhov Miwako Watanabe Samuel Fischer Lisa Dondinger Rafael Rishik Cynthia Moussas Sara Perkins Neel Hammond Olivia Tsui Calabria McChesney Carrie Kennedy Lisa Sutton Audrey Solomon Viola Andrew Picken Alma Fernandez Rodney Wirtz Carolyn Riley Harry Shirinan Jody Rubin Roland Kato Ray Tischer Cello Christina Soule Paula Hochalter Vanessa F Smith Timothy Loo Armen Ksajikian Double bass Charles Berghofer Don Ferrone Drew Dembowski Flute Greg Huckins Steve Kajala Sara Andon Oboe Earl Dumler Clarinet Marty Krystall Gene Cipriano Bass clarinet Gene Cipriano Bassoon Judith Farmer English horn David Kosoff French horn Nathan Campbell James Atkinson Justin Hageman Stephanie O Keefe Danielle Ondarza Trumpet Gary Grant Warren Luening Charles Findley Larry McGuire Trombone Andrew Martin Charles Morillas Charles Looper Bob McChesny Bass trombone Craig Gosnell Percussion Brian Kilgore Mark Converse Booth Chris Caswell Choir track 7 Shirley Koesnadi Alissa M Cremshaw Elaina S Crenshaw Alexandra Gunn Jeffery Gunn Emma S Gunn Victor Pineshi Mariah A Britt Joshua Britt Alycia Grant Chelsea T DiBlasi Jessica Rotter conducted by Angie Jaree Production edit Bob Ludwig mastering Chab Antoine Chabert mastering Paul Hahn management Cedric Hervet creative director cover art Warren Fu cover art illustrations Mick Guzauski recording mixing engineer Peter Franco recording engineer Florian Lagatta recording engineer Daniel Lerner digital audio engineerCharts editWeekly charts edit 2013 weekly chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2013 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 157 1 Australian Dance Albums ARIA 158 1 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 141 1 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 142 1 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 159 1 Canadian Albums Billboard 160 1 Croatian Albums HDU 161 6 Czech Albums CNS IFPI 143 1 Danish Albums Hitlisten 162 1 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 163 2 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 145 1 French Albums SNEP 122 1 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 146 1 Greek Albums IFPI 164 3 Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 165 1 Irish Albums IRMA 147 1 Italian Albums FIMI 148 1 Japanese Albums Oricon 140 3 Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 166 1 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 167 1 Norwegian Albums VG lista 149 1 Polish Albums ZPAV 168 4 Portuguese Albums AFP 150 1 Scottish Albums OCC 169 1 South Korean Albums Circle 170 5 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 151 1 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 171 2 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 152 1 UK Albums OCC 172 1 US Billboard 200 173 1 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 174 1 2021 weekly chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2021 Peakposition Lithuanian Albums AGATA 175 24 2022 weekly chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2022 Peakposition Greek Albums IFPI 176 1 Year end charts edit 2013 year end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2013 Position Argentine Albums CAPIF 177 22 Australian Albums ARIA 178 5 Australian Dance Albums ARIA 179 1 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 180 17 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 181 3 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 182 4 Canadian Albums Billboard 183 12 Danish Albums Hitlisten 184 16 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 185 11 French Albums SNEP 186 2 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 187 22 Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 188 66 Icelandic Albums Tonlist 189 14 Irish Albums IRMA 190 11 Italian Albums FIMI 191 17 Japanese Albums Oricon 192 76 Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 193 6 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 194 20 Polish Albums ZPAV 195 13 South Korean International Albums Circle 196 7 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 197 31 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 198 18 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 199 2 UK Albums OCC 200 16 US Billboard 200 201 19 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 202 1 2014 year end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2014 Position Australian Albums ARIA 203 87 Australian Dance Albums ARIA 204 9 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 205 22 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 206 11 Danish Albums Hitlisten 207 98 French Albums SNEP 208 12 Italian Albums FIMI 209 68 Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 210 30 South Korean International Albums Circle 211 29 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 212 74 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 213 46 US Billboard 200 214 118 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 215 2 2015 year end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2015 Position Australian Dance Albums ARIA 216 28 Belgian Midprice Albums Ultratop Flanders 217 35 Belgian Midprice Albums Ultratop Wallonia 218 13 South Korean International Albums Circle 219 85 2016 year end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2016 Position Australian Dance Albums ARIA 220 25 Belgian Midprice Albums Ultratop Wallonia 221 29 2017 year end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2017 Position Australian Dance Albums ARIA 222 46 Belgian Midprice Albums Ultratop Wallonia 223 28 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 224 17 2018 year end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2018 Position Australian Vinyl Albums ARIA 225 77 Belgian Midprice Albums Ultratop Wallonia 226 39 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 227 18 2019 year end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2019 Position Australian Dance Albums ARIA 228 38 Australian Vinyl Albums ARIA 229 82 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 230 22 2020 year end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2020 Position Australian Dance Albums ARIA 231 36 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 232 17 2021 year end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2021 Position Australian Dance Albums ARIA 233 16 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 234 173 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 235 98 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 236 7 2022 year end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2022 Position Australian Dance Albums ARIA 237 12 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 238 105 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 239 120 US Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 240 5 2023 year end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2023 Position Australian Dance Albums ARIA 241 11 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 242 124 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 243 107 US Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 244 5 Decade end charts edit Decade end chart performance for Random Access Memories Chart 2010 2019 Position Australian Albums ARIA 245 82 UK Vinyl Albums OCC 246 62 US Billboard 200 247 99 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 248 2Certifications and sales editCertifications and sales for Random Access Memories Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 249 2 Platinum 140 000 Austria IFPI Austria 250 2 Platinum 30 000 Belgium BEA 251 Platinum 30 000 Canada Music Canada 252 3 Platinum 240 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 253 Gold 10 000 Finland Musiikkituottajat 254 Gold 17 178 254 France SNEP 255 2 Diamond 1 000 000 Germany BVMI 256 3 Gold 300 000 Ireland IRMA 257 Platinum 15 000 Italy FIMI 258 2 Platinum 100 000 Japan RIAJ 259 Gold 100 000 Mexico AMPROFON 260 4 Platinum Gold 270 000 New Zealand RMNZ 261 2 Platinum 30 000 Poland ZPAV 262 2 Platinum 40 000 Portugal AFP 263 Platinum 15 000 South Korea 15 225 196 211 Spain PROMUSICAE 264 Gold 20 000 Sweden GLF 265 Platinum 40 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 266 Platinum 20 000 United Kingdom BPI 267 Platinum 300 000 United States RIAA 136 2 Platinum 2 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit a b c d Richardson Mark 20 May 2013 Daft Punk Random Access Memories Pitchfork Archived from the original on 7 June 2013 Retrieved 20 May 2013 a b c d Baron Zach May 2013 Daft Punk Is Finally Playing at Our House GQ 83 5 76 82 Archived from the original on 26 July 2013 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone s definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time Rolling Stone 2020 Retrieved 28 September 2020 a 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