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The Information
The Information cover
Studio album by Beck
Released October 3, 2006
Recorded Winter 2003 – Spring 2006
Genre Alternative
Length 61:36
Label Interscope
Producer(s) Nigel Godrich
Professional reviews
Beck chronology
Guerolito
(2005)		 The Information
(2006)

The Information is the seventh album by Beck, released in October 2006. It was produced and mixed by longtime Beck collaborator Nigel Godrich. The album was begun by Beck in 2003, but held over in favour of his previous album, Guero. Rolling Stone magazine has named it the 24th best album of 2006, while Spin magazine ranked it number 10 on their 40 Best Albums of 2006. Image File history File links TheInformation. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music1 were coined in the early 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired music genres which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Absolutepunk. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... The A.V. Club is an entertainment newspaper and website published by The Onion. ... Being There Magazine is an online music, film and culture magazine found at www. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... The Herald Sun is a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that is published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... The Independent is a British compact newspaper published by Tony OReillys Independent News & Media. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... IGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... musicOMH.com is a UK based webzine formed of music features, interviews and reviews of albums, singles, gigs, festivals, opera, theatre, music DVDs and films. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Not to be confused with the Canadian music magazine Music Express The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a populist music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... A typical example of Pitchforks main page, as of 12-12-06 Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K, pitchy, or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternate cover Special edition cover Guero is the eighth album by Beck, first released in March 2005. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The terms spin and SPIN have several meanings, including those primarily discussed as spinning: For spin in sub-atomic physics, see spin (physics) For the stalled aircraft maneuver or any of several forms of loss of control in aircraft, see spin (flight) For the periodical, see Spin Magazine For the...

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Release details

Before its release Beck said the album, unlike his previous collaborations with Godrich Mutations and Sea Change, was not a "stripped down" record.[1] According to Beck, "Nigel [Godrich] said he wanted to do a hip-hop record" before they began work on the album. "And in a way it is, and in a way it isn't. It has hip-hop songs, and my previous work with him was Mutations and Sea Change, these sort of introspective records, and so this new one is sort of bringing those two worlds together."[2] Mutations is an indie rock album by Beck and was released in 1998. ... For other uses, see Seachange. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ...


In an interview with the BBC[3], Beck said the album had been "painful" to make: The British Broadcasting Corporation,which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ...

“ It started out painless, and ended up being painful. It's as if we made the album once, and we made it again, and we made it a third time. We started the record in 2003, and we got together annually, the producer [Nigel Godrich] and I. We combed over everything, and got rid of the things we were tired of, the things that seemed trite. ”

The first single in North America was "Nausea", which officially went to radio on September 5, 2006.[4] The first single in the UK will be "Cellphone's Dead", with an official video directed by Michel Gondry;[5] the track samples Primal Scream's hit single "Loaded" quite prominently. "Think I'm In Love" has gone to radio as the third single and is currently a Modern Rock radio hit, garnering renewed interest in The Information. Nausea is the first single from Becks 2006 album The Information. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Michel Gondry, 2005 Michel Gondry, born May 8, 1963 (1964 according to some sources), is a French Academy Award winning screenwriter, film, commercial, and music video director noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. ... Primal Scream are a rock group formed as a duo in 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland, by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie, evolving into a band in 1984 at which time Gillespie was also the drummer in The Jesus and Mary Chain. ... Modern rock or Nu-breed is term commonly used to describe a rock music format found on American commercial radio. ...


The album reached #7 on the US's Billboard 200, #6 in Canada and #31 on Australia's ARIA Chart. As of March 2007, The Information has sold 380,000 units in the United States. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ...


On February 27, 2007, a "deluxe version" of the album was released. It contained the original album plus 3 songs only available internationally, 6 remixes, complete lyrics, a DVD with all the studio videos plus two bonus studio videos, the "Nausea" and "Cellphone's Dead" videos and all 4 sticker sheets. February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


Music videos

Some copies of the album include a bonus DVD of specially filmed music videos — one for each track on the record.[1] In the Wired interview[6], Beck explained the making of these videos, which would also appear on video-sharing site YouTube: DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... YouTube is a popular free video sharing website which lets users upload, view, and share video clips. ...

“ We filmed a series of very low-budget, homemade videos for all the songs on the record. We got a bunch of cameras and a $100 video mixer off eBay and shot 15 silly, impromptu videos against a green screen. We even invited our friends and family into the studio to be a part of the action — my mother-in-law did the lighting, and my son and nieces and nephews are running around acting crazy. It was just a complete free-for-all, done on the fly. We're putting all the videos together right now with the idea of having a visual version of the record that we'll put on the Internet. I'm totally curious to see how the videos will add to the experience of listening to the album. Or maybe they'll actually detract from the experience. That would be funny. ”

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Album art

The "blank canvas" of Beck's 2006 album The Information, displayed here with all four different sheets of decals. For a more detailed view, click here.
The "blank canvas" of Beck's 2006 album The Information, displayed here with all four different sheets of decals. For a more detailed view, click here.

The album was issued with a blank sleeve and booklet and one of four different sheets of stickers for fans to make their own album art. Beck explained to Wired magazine[6] he wanted no two copies of the CD cover to be the same: "The artwork is going to be customizable. …The idea is to provide something that calls for interactivity." However, because the unique album art concept was seen as a gimmick to bolster retail sales, The Information was deemed ineligible to enter the UK Albums Chart.[7] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1778x400, 229 KB) The collective cover art for Becks 2006 album The Information. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1778x400, 229 KB) The collective cover art for Becks 2006 album The Information. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1778x400, 229 KB) The collective cover art for Becks 2006 album The Information. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ...


Track listing

All songs by Beck, except where noted. This article contains a trivia section. ...

  1. "Elevator Music" – 3:38
  2. "Think I'm in Love" – 3:20
  3. "Cellphone's Dead" – 4:46
  4. "Strange Apparition" – 3:48
  5. "Soldier Jane" (Beck, Nigel Godrich) – 3:59
  6. "Nausea" – 2:55
  7. "New Round" – 3:26
  8. "Dark Star" – 3:45
  9. "We Dance Alone" – 3:57
  10. "No Complaints" – 3:00
  11. "1000BPM" – 2:32
  12. "Motorcade" (Beck, Godrich) – 4:15
  13. "The Information" – 3:46
  14. "Movie Theme" (Beck, Godrich) – 3:53
  15. "The Horrible Fanfare/Landslide/Exoskeleton" (Beck, Godrich) – 10:36

Cellphones Dead is a song by Beck on The Information. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Nausea is the first single from Becks 2006 album The Information. ... Dave Eggers (born in 1970) is an American writer. ... Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel on October 22, 1969), is a American director of offbeat music videos and commercials, and an Academy Award-nominated director and producer in film and television, most notably the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation. ...

Bonus tracks

  1. "Inside Out" (Australia/Japan/UK bonus track) – 3:43
  2. "This Girl That I Know" (Japan/UK bonus track) – 2:43
  3. "O Menina" (Japan bonus track) – 2:09

Deluxe version

Disc one

  1. "Elevator Music" – 3:38
  2. "Think I'm in Love" – 3:20
  3. "Cellphone's Dead" – 4:46
  4. "Strange Apparition" – 3:48
  5. "Soldier Jane" – 3:59
  6. "Nausea" – 2:54
  7. "New Round" – 3:26
  8. "Dark Star" – 3:45
  9. "We Dance Alone" – 3:57
  10. "No Complaints" – 3:00
  11. "1000BPM" – 2:30
  12. "Motorcade" – 4:15
  13. "The Information" – 3:46
  14. "Movie Theme" – 3:53
  15. "The Horrible Fanfare/Landslide/Exoskeleton" – 10:36
  16. "Inside Out" - 3:43
  17. "This Girl That I Know" - 2:43
  18. "O Menina" - 2:09

Cellphones Dead is a song by Beck on The Information. ... Nausea is the first single from Becks 2006 album The Information. ...

Disc two

  1. "Cellphone's Dead" (Ellen Allien remix) - 5:37
  2. "Nausea" (Bumblebeez remix) - 2:28
  3. "Dark Star" (David Andrew Sitek remix) - 4:08
  4. "Nausea" (The Chap remix) - 3:55
  5. "Cellphone's Dead" (Jamie Lidell Limited Minutes remix) - 4:32
  6. "Cellphone's Dead" (Ricardo Villalobos remix) - 14:38

Musicians

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References

  1. ^ a b "Beck reveals all about new album". NME. Retrieved on 2006-08-08.
  2. ^ James Montgomery. "Beck Giving Fans Sticky Fingers With Quasi-Hip-Hop Album", MTV News, June 26, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-08-09. 
  3. ^ "Beck's 'Painful' Album", BBC, October 2, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-16. 
  4. ^ "Beck Reveals More Information". FMQB. Retrieved on 2006-08-15.
  5. ^ "Beck – Cellphone's Dead". director-file.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-09.
  6. ^ a b Eric Steur. "The Infinite Album" (Interview), 14.09, Wired, September 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-16. 
  7. ^ "New Beck Album Denied U.K. Chart Eligibility", Billboard.biz. Retrieved on 2006-10-04. 

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External links

Beck
Discography
Major label albums: Mellow Gold | Odelay | Mutations | Midnite Vultures | Sea Change | Guero | The Information
Remix albums: Guerolito
Independent releases: Stereopathetic Soulmanure | One Foot in the Grave
Unofficial releases: Golden Feelings | A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight
Singles: "MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack" | "Loser" | "Pay No Mind (Snoozer)" | "Beercan" | "It's All in Your Mind" | "Where It's At" | "Devils Haircut"
"The New Pollution" | "Sissyneck" | "Jack-Ass" | "Deadweight" | "Tropicalia" | "Cold Brains"
"Nobody's Fault But My Own" | "Sexx Laws" | "Mixed Bizness" | "Nicotine & Gravy" | "Lost Cause"
"E-Pro" | "Girl" | "Hell Yes" | "Nausea" | "Cellphone's Dead" | "Think I'm In Love"
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