IRM (album) explained

IRM
Type:Studio
Artist:Charlotte Gainsbourg
Cover:Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM.jpg
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Length:41:27
Producer:Beck Hansen
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Stage Whisper
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IRM is the third studio album by French electropop singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, with all songs written and produced by Beck except "Le Chat Du Café Des Artistes" (written by Jean-Pierre Ferland). The album title was inspired by the French initialism for an MRI scanner.[1] The title track was released as a free download on 9 October 2009.[2] The album was mostly recorded at Beck's home studio in Los Angeles, California.[3] The lead single is "Heaven Can Wait", a duet with Beck, and was released on 2 November. The music video for "Heaven Can Wait" was directed by Keith Schofield and was released on 19 November 2009.[4] The video for "Heaven Can Wait" was named one of the Top 20 best music videos of 2009 by Spin Magazine.[5] "Trick Pony" is featured in the football video game by EA Sports, FIFA 11.

According to Gainsbourg, IRM "was Beck’s view of what I had gone through, and not mine."[6]

In 2012 it was awarded a diamond certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 200,000 copies throughout Europe.[7]

Reception

The album currently has a Metacritic score of 80/100 based on 21 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

Note

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position[8]
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)8
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)35
Canadian Albums Chart27
Danish Albums Chart39
French Albums Chart4
Greek Albums Chart13
Swedish Albums Chart46
Swiss Albums Chart28
UK Albums Chart62
US Billboard 20069
US Billboard Top Rock Albums16
US Billboard Top Digital Albums25
US Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums11
US Billboard European Albums Chart73

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue
Belgium4 December 2009CD
France7 December 2009Because MusicCD
Switzerland7 December 2009CD
Canada8 December 2009Warner MusicCD
Germany11 December 2009CD
Brazil22 January 2010CD825646842476
United Kingdom25 January 2010Because MusicCDBEC5772602
CD+DVDBEC5772603
LPBEC5772607
United States26 January 2010ElektraCD
Argentina11 February 2010[9] Warner MusicCD

Sunset Sound EP

On 13 April 2010, Gainsbourg released a five-track EP called Sunset Sound EP, which contains four songs from IRM recorded live at Sunset Sound Recorders with Beck Hansen.[10]

Promotional tour

To promote IRM, Gainsbourg embarked on her first live tour by performing at several venues, music festivals and television shows in North America, Europe and Asia.[11] [12] [13] [14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IRM Songfacts . Songfacts.com . 2010-01-10 . 2011-02-28.
  2. Web site: "IRM" Charlotte Gainsbourg New Album produced by Beck . 9 October 2009 . 12 October 2009 . https://archive.today/20120707013742/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=79041935&blogId=513587945 . 2012-07-07 . dead .
  3. Web site: Charlotte Gainsbourg's Skull Sessions . February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101026122103/http://drewtewksbury.com/2010/02/07/charlotte-gainsbourgs-skull-sessions/ . 2010-10-26 .
  4. Web site: Charlotte Gainsbourg - Heaven can wait . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/NARh2xZeegM . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2010-01-22 . 2011-02-28.
  5. Web site: The 20 Best Videos of 2009 . SPIN.com . 2009-12-14 . 2011-02-28.
  6. News: E.W.. In "Rest", Charlotte Gainsbourg explores the sharp edges of grief. The Economist. 12 October 2017.
  7. Web site: Aktuelles VUT: VUT - Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmer*innen e. V..
  8. Web site: Steffen Hung . Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM . lescharts.com . 2011-02-28.
  9. Web site: Charlotte Gainsbourg - Irm . Musimundo.com . 2011-02-28.
  10. Web site: Hughes . Josiah . XXXChange, Matthew Dear Remix Charlotte Gainsbourg on New EP . https://archive.today/20120717050120/http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=142&csid2=844&fid1=45799 . dead . 2012-07-17 . Exclaim.ca . 2010-04-15 . 2011-02-28 .
  11. Web site: Charlotte Gainsbourg Plays Her First-Ever Concert . SPIN.com . 2010-01-20 . 2011-02-28.
  12. Web site: / Arts - Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hiro Ballroom, Maritime Hotel, New York . Ft.com . 2010-01-27 . 2011-02-28.
  13. Web site: ゲムカツ.
  14. Web site: Charlotte Gainsbourg Conquers Stage and Screen, But Still Gets the Jitters . Spinner . 2010-05-03 . 2011-02-28.

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