The Understanding (Röyksopp album) explained

The Understanding
Type:	studio
Artist:	Röyksopp
Cover:	Royksopp - The Understanding.png
Label:	Wall of Sound
Producer:	Röyksopp
Prev Title:	Melody A.M.
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Röyksopp's Night Out
Next Year:	2006

The Understanding is the second studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp. It was released on 22 June 2005 by Wall of Sound. The Understanding debuted at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart, with 22,466 copies sold in its first week.^[1] The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 1 December 2006, and had sold 103,500 copies in the United Kingdom by March 2009.^[2]

In popular culture

Similarly to Melody A.M., songs from The Understanding were used widely in television adverts and video games. "Circuit Breaker" and "Only This Moment" were used in an episode of Danmarks Radio's consumer programme, named Rabatten. "Follow My Ruin" was also included on the soundtrack to FIFA 06. "What Else Is There?" was used in an O₂ television advertisement in the Czech Republic in 2007^[3] and in Slovakia in 2008.^[4] It was also used in the films Cashback (2006) and Meet Bill (2007). A remixed version of "What Else Is There?" was featured on the 15 April 2007 episode of the HBO series Entourage.

Track listing

Sample credits

• "What Else Is There?" contains a sample from "Love Me, Love the Life I Lead" by The Drifters and "Kill Me with Your Love" by Jericho.
• "Dead to the World" contains a sample from "Who We Are" by Camel.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Understanding.^[5]

• Röyksopp – performance, arrangement, mixing, production
• Chelonis R. Jones – vocals
• Karin Dreijer – vocals
• Olof Dreijer – vocal recording
• Kate Havnevik – additional vocals, creative input
• Tom Elmhirst – co-mixing
• Kato Ådland – bass on "Triumphant"
• Ib Kleiser – guitar
• Sanghon Kim – artwork
• Camille Vivier – photos

Charts

Chart (2005–07)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	98
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)^[7]	11
European Albums (Billboard)^[8]	31
Greek Albums (IFPI)^[9]	23
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[10]	83

Certifications

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Release history

Region	Date	Label
Japan	22 June 2005	EMI	^[11]
Germany	24 June 2005	Parlophone	^[12]
Italy		EMI	^[13]
France	28 June 2005	Labels	^[14]
Norway	29 June 2005	Virgin	^[15]
United Kingdom	4 July 2005	Wall of Sound	^[16]
United States	12 July 2005	Astralwerks	^[17]
Australia	15 July 2005	EMI	^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jones . Alan . London events swing sales on UK charts . . 11 July 2005 . 11 February 2014 . https://archive.today/20130830192514/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/london-events-swing-sales-on-uk-charts/028286 . 30 August 2013.
2. Web site: Key Releases: 28.03.09. . Music Week . 28 March 2009 . 11 February 2014 . . https://archive.today/20140211213537/http://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-196418955/key-releases-280309 . 11 February 2014.
3. Web site: Vyberte si (O2 Ad Choice) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ntPDAZmssHY . 2021-12-21 . live. . 4 July 2007 . 22 October 2010.
4. Web site: O2 – 2x viac minut spot SK . YouTube . 13 April 2008 . 22 October 2010.
5. The Understanding . limited edition liner notes . . . 2005 . WALLCD035X.
6. ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 25th July 2005 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050819140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050820-0000/issue804.pdf . dead . 2005-08-19 . . 804 . 6 . 25 July 2005 . 11 February 2014 . Pandora Archive.
7. ARIA Dance – Week Commencing 25th July 2005 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050819140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050820-0000/issue804.pdf . dead . 2005-08-19 . Australian Recording Industry Association . 804 . 13 . 25 July 2005 . 11 February 2014 . Pandora Archive.
8. Hits of the World . . 117 . 29 . 16 July 2005 . 0006-2510.
9. Web site: http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm . el:Top 50 Ελληνικών και Ξένων Αλμπουμ – Εβδομάδα 07/2007 . Top 50 Greek and Foreign Albums – Week 07/2007 . Greek . . 11 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070302122532/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm . 2 March 2007.
10. Web site: ロイクソップのアルバム売り上げランキング . Röyksopp album sales ranking . Japanese . . 28 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024223857/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/296672/ranking/cd_album/ . 24 October 2013.
11. Web site: The Understanding : Royksopp . . 11 February 2014.
12. Web site: The Understanding: Royksopp . Amazon (Germany) . German . 17 January 2018.
13. Web site: Röyksopp – The Understanding . IBS.it . Italian . 11 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222190832/http://www.ibs.it/disco/0094631148125/roumlyksopp/the-understanding.html . 22 February 2014.
14. Web site: The Understanding – Röyksopp . . French . 11 February 2014.
15. Web site: The Understanding (Copy Protected) – Röyksopp . select "Fakta" tab . CDON.no . Norwegian . 11 February 2014.
16. Web site: The Understanding: Royksopp . Amazon (United Kingdom) . 17 January 2018.
17. Web site: The Understanding: Royksopp . Amazon (United States) . 17 January 2018.
18. Web site: Understanding, The – Royksopp . . 11 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108214645/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/dance/understanding-the/422282 . 8 November 2012.