Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005 Explained

Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005
Type:compilation
Artist:Daft Punk
Cover:Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005.png
Released:29 March 2006
Recorded:1993–2005
Length:
  • 75:42 (CD)
  • 55:03 (DVD)
Label:Virgin
Producer:
Prev Title:Human After All: Remixes
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Alive 2007
Next Year:2007

Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005 is an anthology by Daft Punk released in Japan on 29 March 2006, in the United Kingdom on 3 April 2006, and in the United States on 4 April 2006. A special edition includes a bonus DVD with 12 music videos—two of which are new, "The Prime Time of Your Life" and "Robot Rock (Daft Punk Maximum Overdrive)". Due to time constraints on the audio CD, some of the tracks are shorter edits. The song "Digital Love" appears only in the digital release and Japan edition. The DVD edition was rated 15 by the BBFC, due to the content of "The Prime Time of Your Life" video.

Background

The name of the album comes from "Musique", a song that was initially released as the B-side to "Da Funk". Although it was released before Daft Punk's debut album Homework, "Musique" was not intended for it. Thomas Bangalter pointed out that sales of "Da Funk" were greater than that of the album, so the majority of listeners would have attained the song through the former.[1] The song can also be found on the Wipeout 2097 video game soundtrack, which was released in 1996. A portion of "Musique" can be heard in the track "WDPK 83.7 FM" on Homework.

Charts

Chart (2006)!scope="col"
Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[2] 34

Notes and References

  1. Jennifer Warner, Interview with Daft Punk, DMA, archived at About.com. Retrieved on 1 August 2007.
  2. Web site: Daft Punk | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. Official Charts.