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Giants
Studio album by
Chicane
Released2 August 2010 (2010-08-02)
Recorded2009–2010
Genre
Length68:22
LabelModena
Producer Nick Bracegirdle
Chicane chronology
The Best of Chicane: 1996–2008
(2008) 		Giants
(2010) 		Thousand Mile Stare
(2012)
Singles from Giants
  1. " Poppiholla"
    Released: 13 July 2009
  2. " Hiding All the Stars"
    Released: 18 October 2009
  3. " Come Back"
    Released: 25 April 2010
  4. " Middledistancerunner"
    Released: 2 August 2010
  5. "Where Do I Start"
    Released: 14 November 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Future Entertainment8/10 [2]
Random.Access8.5/10 [3]
Skiddle [4]

Giants is the fourth studio album by British electronic musician Chicane. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2010. The album's first official single, " Middledistancerunner", featuring the vocals of Adam Young was released on the same day. The tracks " Poppiholla", " Hiding All the Stars" and " Come Back", which were supposed to be released on a Re-work EP in 2009, are also included on the album. The album debuted at No. 35 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 2 on the UK Dance Albums Chart on 8 August 2010.

Track listing

Giants track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Barefoot"Bracegirdle, Hockley6:04
2." Middledistancerunner" (featuring Adam Young of Owl City)Bracegirdle, Hockley5:52
3." Come Back" (featuring Paul Young) Jack Lee7:28
4."What Am I Doing Here? Pt. 1"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Nigel Butler, Ray Hedges3:45
5."Giants"Bracegirdle, Hockley7:01
6." Poppiholla (5am)" Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Orri Páll Dýrason5:06
7."So Far Out to Sea"Bracegirdle, Hockley5:37
8."Where Do I Start?"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Hedges4:31
9."From Where I Stand"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges6:38
10." Hiding All the Stars"Bracegirdle, Hockley, Gary Numan5:43
11."What Am I Doing Here? Pt. 2" (featuring Lemar)Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges6:26
12."Titles"Bracegirdle, Hockley4:26
Total length:68:22
CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Middledistancerunner" ( DC Rework Edit)Bracegirdle, Hockley3:53

Personnel

  • Adam Young – vocals on " Middledistancerunner"
  • Paul Young – vocals on "Come Back"
  • Blandine – vocals on "What Am I Doing Here (Part 1)" and "Where Do I Start"
  • Tracy Ackerman – vocals on "So Far Out to Sea"
  • Lucie Kay – vocals on "From Where I Stand"
  • Kerry – additional vocals on "From Where I Stand"
  • Natasha Andrews – vocals on " Hiding All the Stars"
  • Lemar – vocals on "What Am I Doing Here (Part 2)"

Charts

Chart performance for Giants
Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Albums ( OCC) [5] 35
UK Dance Albums ( OCC) [6] 2
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [7] 3

Release history

Release history and formats for Giants
Region Date Label Format
United Kingdom 1 August 2010 [8] Modena Records Digital download
2 August 2010 [9] CD
Netherlands [10] 7 September 2010 Armada Music CD

References

  1. ^ O'Brien, Jon (2 August 2010). "Giants - Chicane". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Chicane :: Giants". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Chicane - "Giants" // Random.access".
  4. ^ "Album review: Chicane, Giants".
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  10. ^ "Amazon.com: Giants: Chicane: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 24 July 2010.


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