The Cosmic Game | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 22, 2005 | |||
Recorded | December 2003 – November 2004 | |||
Studio | The Consulate, Washington, DC[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 62:42 | |||
Label | ESL | |||
Producer |
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Thievery Corporation chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10[4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
The Cosmic Game is the fourth studio album by American electronic music duo Thievery Corporation, released on February 22, 2005, by ESL Music. After the success of their previous album The Richest Man in Babylon (2002), the guest artists on The Cosmic Game are of higher profile. The album features various styles of music including club, future-bossa, breaks, rock, and more.[citation needed]
The album debuted at number 74 on the UK Albums Chart, and has sold over 151,000 copies in the United States.[6]
No. | Title | Featuring | Length |
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1. | "Marching the Hate Machines (Into the Sun)" | Wayne Coyne | 4:01 |
2. | "Warning Shots" | Sleepy Wonder and Gunjan | 5:02 |
3. | "Revolution Solution" | Perry Farrell | 3:41 |
4. | "The Cosmic Game" | 2:19 | |
5. | "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" | Gunjan | 4:07 |
6. | "Amerimacka" | Notch | 5:41 |
7. | "Ambicion Eterna" | Verny Varela | 3:43 |
8. | "Pela Janela" | Gigi Rezende | 3:41 |
9. | "Sol Tapado" | Patrick de Santos | 3:57 |
10. | "The Heart's a Lonely Hunter" | David Byrne | 4:03 |
11. | "Holographic Universe" | 3:42 | |
12. | "Doors of Perception" | Gunjan | 3:16 |
13. | "Wires and Watchtowers" | Sista Pat | 4:19 |
14. | "The Supreme Illusion" | Gunjan | 4:10 |
15. | "The Time We Lost Our Way" | LouLou Ghelichkhani | 4:11 |
16. | "A Gentle Dissolve" | 2:49 |
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 46 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 48 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 25 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 71 |
French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 66 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 50 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] | 25 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] | 24 |
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 74 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 94 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 6 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[18] | 1 |
Chart (2005) | Position |
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US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[19] | 7 |