Singles 93–03

Singles 93–03
Greatest hits album by
The Chemical Brothers
Released22 September 2003
Recorded1992–2003
Genre
Length71:22
Label
ProducerThe Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
Come with Us
(2002) 		Singles 93–03
(2003) 		Push the Button
(2005)
Singles from Singles 93–03
  1. "The Golden Path"
    Released: 15 September 2003
  2. "Get Yourself High"
    Released: 17 November 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound6/10[3]
Mojo[4]
musicOMHpositive[5]
Pitchfork7.8/10[6]
Q[4]
Resident Advisor[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Stylus MagazineA−[9]

Singles 93–03 is a compilation album by English electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 22 September 2003. It is a collection of singles from the duo between 1993 and 2003 (though not all the singles are included), plus two new songs "Get Yourself High" and "The Golden Path". Early copies of the CD came with a bonus CD. It was certified gold by the BPI on 24 October 2003.[citation needed]

"Otter Rock", which is featured on the bonus disc as a previously unreleased song, also appears on The Big Noise (a charity CD released in The Guardian for Oxfam).

Singles

"The Golden Path" was released on 15 September 2003 as the first single from the album. It reached number 17 in the UK charts.[citation needed] "Get Yourself High" was the second single from the album, released on 8 December 2003. It was not eligible for the UK charts because it had five songs instead of three songs, which is required for qualification.

Track listing

Many of the songs are edited, even if only by roughly 10 seconds.

No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Song to the Siren"Exit Planet Dust4:30
2."Chemical Beats"Exit Planet Dust4:02
3."Leave Home"Exit Planet Dust5:05
4."Setting Sun" (featuring Noel Gallagher)Dig Your Own Hole3:59
5."Block Rockin' Beats"Dig Your Own Hole4:52
6."The Private Psychedelic Reel"Dig Your Own Hole9:06
7."Hey Boy Hey Girl"Surrender4:48
8."Let Forever Be" (featuring Noel Gallagher)Surrender3:40
9."Out of Control" (featuring Bernard Sumner)Surrender7:19
10."Star Guitar"Come with Us6:08
11."The Test" (featuring Richard Ashcroft)Come with Us6:52
12."Get Yourself High" (featuring k-os)Previously unreleased5:48
13."The Golden Path" (featuring The Flaming Lips)Previously unreleased4:46
Total length:71:20

Bonus disc

A bonus disc was included with early copies of the CD. It features B-sides, previously unreleased material, EP tracks, remixes, and live tracks.

No.TitleLength
1."Not Another Drugstore (Planet Nine Mix)"6:52
2."The Duke" (previously unreleased)5:38
3."If You Kling to Me I'll Klong to You" (from the My Mercury Mouth EP and Life Is Sweet)5:23
4."Otter Rock" (previously unreleased)4:08
5."Morning Lemon" (from "Block Rockin' Beats")4:37
6."Galaxy Bounce (Original Version)" (full length version, originally featured on the soundtrack to Lara Croft: Tomb Raider; an edited version appears on Come with Us)4:46
7."Loops of Fury" (from the EP of the same name)4:43
8."Delik" (Remix of "Life Is Sweet", originally featured on the compilation "Trance Europe Express 4" (1995)[10])5:29
9."Elektrobank (Live)" (live from the Roxy, NYC, November '96)7:51
10."Under the Influence (Mix 2)" (Mix 1 version on Surrender)5:28
11."Piku Playground (Live)" (originally released in 1998 on the MTV's Amp 2 compilation. Later on the Japanese edition of "Music:Response". Originally found on Dig Your Own Hole ("Piku") and Exit Planet Dust ("Playground for a Wedgeless Firm"))4:56
Total length:59:56

DVD

  • "Life Is Sweet" (video)
  • "Setting Sun" (video)
  • "Block Rockin' Beats" (video)
  • "Elektrobank" (video)
  • "Hey Boy Hey Girl" (video)
  • "Let Forever Be" (video)
  • "Out of Control" (video)
  • "Star Guitar" (video)
  • "The Test" (video)
  • "The Golden Path" (video)

DVD extras

The album was repackaged with its original bonus disc and corresponding DVD and re-issued on Monday 26 November 2007.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24] Gold 35,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[25] Gold 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 309,717[26]

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

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