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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
|Name = Me and Armini
| name = Me and Armini
|Type = studio
| type = studio
|Artist = [[Emilíana Torrini]]
| artist = [[Emilíana Torrini]]
|Cover = Meandarmini.jpg
| cover = Meandarmini.jpg
| alt =
|Released = {{Start date|2008|9|8}}
| released = {{Start date|2008|9|8}}
|Recorded =
| recorded =
|Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
|Length =
| venue =
| studio =
|Label = [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]
| genre = [[Indie pop]], [[psychedelic rock]]
|Producer = Dan Carey
| length =
|Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating|4|5}} [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9fixzykldhe link]
| label = [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]
*[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] {{rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5278 link]
| producer = [[Dan Carey (music)|Dan Carey]]
*[[PopMatters]] {{rating|6|10}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/62284/emiliana-torrini-me-and-armini/ link]
|Last album = ''[[Fisherman's Woman]]''<br>(2005)
| prev_title = [[Fisherman's Woman]]
| prev_year = 2005
|This album = '''''Me and Armini'''''<br>(2008)
| next_title = [[Tookah]]
|Next album =
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Me and Armini
| type = Album
| single1 = [[Me and Armini (song)|Me and Armini]]
| single1date = August 19, 2008
| single2 = [[Big Jumps]]
| single2date = October 13, 2008
| single3 = [[Jungle Drum (song)|Jungle Drum]]
| single3date = March 9, 2009
}}
}}
}}


'''''Me and Armini''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] by [[Iceland]]ic singer and songwriter [[Emilíana Torrini]]. The album was released on [[8 September]] [[2008]] preceded by the [[paid download|digital]] single "Me and Armini" on [[19 August]]. "Jungle Drum" will be next single and is expected to be released on [[29 September]] [[2008]].<ref>[http://www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2008/07/free-download-e.html Free Download: Emilíana Torrini "Me and Armini"]. ArjanWrites Music Blog ([[10 July]] [[2008]]). Retrieved on [[13 July]] [[2008]].</ref>
'''''Me and Armini''''' is the fifth (third released outside Iceland) [[studio album]] by the [[Iceland]]ic singer and songwriter [[Emilíana Torrini]]. It was produced by [[Dan Carey (music)|Dan Carey]], and released on September 8, 2008. The album spawned three singles: "[[Me and Armini (song)|Me and Armini]]", "[[Big Jumps]]" and "[[Jungle Drum (song)|Jungle Drum]]".


==Track listing==
== Promotion ==
The release of the album was preceded by the lead single "[[Me and Armini (song)|Me and Armini]]", released as a [[Music download|digital download]] on August 19, 2008.<ref name="Me and Armini single">{{cite web|url=http://www.7digital.com/artist/emiliana-torrini/release/me-and-armini |title=Me and Armini (2008) {{!}} Emiliana Torrini |publisher=[[7digital]] |accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref> The second single from the album, "[[Big Jumps]]", was released on October 13, 2008.<ref name="Big Jumps single">{{cite web|url=http://www.7digital.com/artists/emiliana-torrini/big-jumps/ |title=Big Jumps (2008) {{!}} Emiliana Torrini |publisher=[[7digital]] |accessdate=January 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624032603/http://www.7digital.com/artists/emiliana-torrini/big-jumps/ |archivedate=June 24, 2009 }}</ref> The third single, "[[Jungle Drum (song)|Jungle Drum]]", was released digitally on March 9, 2009,<ref name="Jungle Drum 7digital">{{cite web|url=http://www.7digital.com/artist/emiliana-torrini/release/jungle-drum |title=Jungle Drum (2009) {{!}} Emiliana Torrini |publisher=[[7digital]] |accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref> and on June 19, 2009, it had a physical release on CD in [[Germany]]. The single has charted at number one in some European countries, including Germany, [[Austria]], [[Iceland]] and [[Belgium]].<ref name="swicharts">{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Emiliana+Torrini&titel=Jungle+Drum&cat=s |title=Emiliana Torrini – Jungle Drum |publisher=swisscharts.com. Hung Medien}}</ref> On August 10, 2009, [[Me and Armini EP|''Me and Armini'' EP]] was released in the United States,<ref name="EP US">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/me-and-armini-ep/id325573121 |title=Me and Armini - EP by Emilíana Torrini |date=11 August 2009 |publisher=[[iTunes]] (US) |accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref> and on September 13, 2009, it was released in the UK.<ref name="EP UK">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/me-and-armini-ep/id325573090 |title=Me and Armini - EP by Emilíana Torrini |date=13 September 2009 |publisher=[[iTunes]] (GB) |accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
#"Fireheads"
#"Me and Armini"
#"Birds"
#"Heard it All Before"
#"Ha Ha"
#"Big Jumps"
#"Jungle Drums"
#"Hold Heart"
#"Gun"
#"Beggar's Prayer"
#"Dead Duck"
#"Bleeder"


The songs "Big Jumps", "Jungle Drum" and "Birds" were used in the TV series ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'' and ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' in 2008 and 2009. "Ha Ha" was also featured in an episode of ''Grey's Anatomy'', titled "Here Comes the Flood". "Beggar's Prayer" was featured in the fifth episode of the TV series ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'', titled "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins" (2009).<ref name="IMDb">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1288763/reference#soundtrack |title=Emiliana Torrini |publisher=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref> On May 4, 2010, the song "Gun" was used over the end credits for the opening episode of the TV-series ''[[Luther (TV series)|Luther]]'' on [[BBC One]]. It was also used on the ''[[CSI: NY]]'' episode "Command+P", which aired on January 4, 2013.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}
==Release history==

== Commercial performance ==
The album has charted in several European countries, and has reached a top 20 chart position in Germany,<ref name="GER chart"/> where it has also been certified Gold. In the United States, the album has peaked at number 30 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref name="US chart"/> In 2009. It was awarded a gold certification from the [[Independent Music Companies Association]] which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020091006.htm |title=color |website=www.impalamusic.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824175720/http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020091006.htm |archive-date=2017-08-24}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==

{{Music ratings
| MC = 75/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/me-and-armini/emiliana-torrini/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for Me And Armini |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1417189|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = [[Artistdirect|ARTISTdirect]]
|rev2score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,4764948,00.html ARTISTdirect review]</ref>
|rev3 = [[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]
|rev3score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5278 Blender review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006202214/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5278 |date=October 6, 2008 }}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
|rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/12/popreview.emilianatorrini |title=Pop review: Emiliana Torrini, Me and Armini |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=Maddy |last=Costa |date=September 12, 2008 |accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
|rev5 = [[musicOMH]]
|rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="musicOMH">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/emilana-torrini-me-and-armini |title=Emilíana Torrini – Me And Armini |publisher=[[musicOMH]] |first=Natasha |last=Tripney |date=September 8, 2008 |accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
|rev6 = [[PopMatters]]
|rev6score = {{rating|6|10}}<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/62284/emiliana-torrini-me-and-armini/ |title=Emiliana Torrini: Me and Armini |first=Spencer |last=Tricker |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |date=September 8, 2008 |accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''
|rev7score = 8.7/10<ref name="paste">{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/09/emiliana-torrini-me-and-armini.html |title=Emiliana Torrini: Me and Armini |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |first=Jesse |last=Jarnow |date=September 12, 2008 |accessdate=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
|rev8 = [[Slant Magazine]]
|rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1509 Slant review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921212342/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1509 |date=2008-09-21 }}</ref>
}}

''Me and Armini'' received positive reviews from music critics. On [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 15 reviews.<ref name="MC"/>

== Track listing ==
{{track listing
| title1 = Fireheads
| length1 = 3:44
| title2 = [[Me and Armini (song)|Me and Armini]]
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Birds
| length3 = 6:23
| title4 = Heard It All Before
| length4 = 4:13
| title5 = Ha Ha
| length5 = 3:15
| title6 = [[Big Jumps]]
| length6 = 3:01
| title7 = [[Jungle Drum]]
| length7 = 2:13
| title8 = Hold Heart
| length8 = 2:04
| title9 = Gun
| length9 = 5:45
| title10 = Beggar's Prayer
| length10 = 2:55
| title11 = Dead Duck
| length11 = 5:36
| title12 = Bleeder
| length12 = 4:50
}}

{{track listing
| headline = [[iTunes]] bonus track
| title13 = The Wolf Song
| length13 = 4:24
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks<ref name="HMV">{{cite web|url = http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2798817|title= Album entry in the HMV store|accessdate = 2008-11-08|publisher= HMV Japan}}</ref>
| title13 = The Wolf Song
| length13 = 4:24
| title14 = Me and Armini
| note14 = dub version
| length14 =
}}

=== Gold Edition bonus disc ===
After the success of the "Jungle Drum" single in Germany, this edition of the album was released on September 25, 2009.<ref name="emilianadotnu">[http://www.emiliana.nu/news/news_dates.php?news=&&year=2009&id_news=359#359 Me and Armini Gold Edition + other releases. emiliana.nu]</ref><ref name="gold-edition-amazon">[https://www.amazon.com/Me-Armini-Gold-Emiliana-Torrini/dp/B002LYC1S2 Amazon.com: Me & Armini — Gold Edition: Emiliana Torrini: Music]</ref><ref name="fan-pl">[http://www.fan.pl/katalog/p91461424_emiliana_torrini_me__armini_goldedition.html Emiliana Torrini - Me & Armini (Gold-Edition - 2CD (P)2009 @ FaN Sklep z Muzyką] (pl)</ref>
# "Me and Armini" ([[Dan Carey (music)|Mr Dan]]'s "Magic Typewriter" remix) <small>a.k.a. Dan Carey remix</small>
# "Me and Armini" (Simone Lombardi remix)
# "Beggar's Prayer" (KRCW session)
# "Big Jumps" (music video)
# "Jungle Drum" (music video)
# "Heard It All Before" (music video)

== Charts and certifications==

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Chart
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=283}}</ref>
| 78
|-
{{album chart|Austria|32|artist=Emiliana Torrini|album=Me and Armini|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 11, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|56|artist=Emiliana Torrini|album=Me and Armini|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 11, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|94|artist=Emiliana Torrini|album=Me and Armini|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 11, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|France|56|artist=Emiliana Torrini|album=Me and Armini|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 11, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany3|19|artist=Emiliana Torrini|album=Me and Armini|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 11, 2014|refname=GER chart}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|71|artist=Emiliana Torrini|album=Me and Armini|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 11, 2014}}
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums
| 96
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|30|artist=Emiliana Torrini|id=301709|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 11, 2014|refname=US chart}}
|-
|}

{{col-2}}

===Certifications===
{{certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|title=Me and Armini|artist=Emilíana Torrini|award=Gold|relyear=2011}}
{{certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
{{col-end}}

== Release history ==
{|class=wikitable
{|class=wikitable
!Region!!Date
!Region!!Date
|-
|-
|Worldwide||[[8 September]] [[2008]]
|Worldwide||8 September 2008
|-
|-
|[[United States]]||[[9 September]] [[2008]]
|[[United States]]||9 September 2008
|-
|[[Japan]]||26 November 2008
|}
|}


==References==
== References ==
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{{Emilíana Torrini}}

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Latest revision as of 04:10, 29 July 2024

Me and Armini
Studio album by
Emilíana Torrini
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2008 (2008-09-08)
GenreIndie pop, psychedelic rock
LabelRough Trade
ProducerDan Carey
Emilíana Torrini chronology
Fisherman's Woman
(2005) 		Me and Armini
(2008) 		Tookah
(2013)
Singles from Me and Armini
  1. "Me and Armini"
    Released: August 19, 2008
  2. "Big Jumps"
    Released: October 13, 2008
  3. "Jungle Drum"
    Released: March 9, 2009

Me and Armini is the fifth (third released outside Iceland) studio album by the Icelandic singer and songwriter Emilíana Torrini. It was produced by Dan Carey, and released on September 8, 2008. The album spawned three singles: "Me and Armini", "Big Jumps" and "Jungle Drum".

Promotion

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The release of the album was preceded by the lead single "Me and Armini", released as a digital download on August 19, 2008.[1] The second single from the album, "Big Jumps", was released on October 13, 2008.[2] The third single, "Jungle Drum", was released digitally on March 9, 2009,[3] and on June 19, 2009, it had a physical release on CD in Germany. The single has charted at number one in some European countries, including Germany, Austria, Iceland and Belgium.[4] On August 10, 2009, Me and Armini EP was released in the United States,[5] and on September 13, 2009, it was released in the UK.[6]

The songs "Big Jumps", "Jungle Drum" and "Birds" were used in the TV series 90210 and Grey's Anatomy in 2008 and 2009. "Ha Ha" was also featured in an episode of Grey's Anatomy, titled "Here Comes the Flood". "Beggar's Prayer" was featured in the fifth episode of the TV series Castle, titled "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins" (2009).[7] On May 4, 2010, the song "Gun" was used over the end credits for the opening episode of the TV-series Luther on BBC One. It was also used on the CSI: NY episode "Command+P", which aired on January 4, 2013.[citation needed]

Commercial performance

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The album has charted in several European countries, and has reached a top 20 chart position in Germany,[8] where it has also been certified Gold. In the United States, the album has peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[9] In 2009. It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[10]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
ARTISTdirect[13]
Blender[14]
The Guardian[15]
musicOMH[16]
PopMatters[17]
Paste8.7/10[18]
Slant Magazine[19]

Me and Armini received positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 15 reviews.[11]

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleLength
1."Fireheads"3:44
2."Me and Armini"4:17
3."Birds"6:23
4."Heard It All Before"4:13
5."Ha Ha"3:15
6."Big Jumps"3:01
7."Jungle Drum"2:13
8."Hold Heart"2:04
9."Gun"5:45
10."Beggar's Prayer"2:55
11."Dead Duck"5:36
12."Bleeder"4:50
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."The Wolf Song"4:24
Japanese edition bonus tracks[20]
No.TitleLength
13."The Wolf Song"4:24
14."Me and Armini" (dub version) 

Gold Edition bonus disc

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After the success of the "Jungle Drum" single in Germany, this edition of the album was released on September 25, 2009.[21][22][23]

  1. "Me and Armini" (Mr Dan's "Magic Typewriter" remix) a.k.a. Dan Carey remix
  2. "Me and Armini" (Simone Lombardi remix)
  3. "Beggar's Prayer" (KRCW session)
  4. "Big Jumps" (music video)
  5. "Jungle Drum" (music video)
  6. "Heard It All Before" (music video)

Charts and certifications

[edit]

Release history

[edit]
Region Date
Worldwide 8 September 2008
United States 9 September 2008
Japan 26 November 2008

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Me and Armini (2008) | Emiliana Torrini". 7digital. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Big Jumps (2008) | Emiliana Torrini". 7digital. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "Jungle Drum (2009) | Emiliana Torrini". 7digital. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Emiliana Torrini – Jungle Drum". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Me and Armini - EP by Emilíana Torrini". iTunes (US). 11 August 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Me and Armini - EP by Emilíana Torrini". iTunes (GB). 13 September 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "Emiliana Torrini". IMDb. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Officialcharts.de – Emiliana Torrini – Me and Armini". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Emiliana Torrini Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  10. ^ "color". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24.
  11. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Me And Armini". Metacritic. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  12. ^ Allmusic review
  13. ^ ARTISTdirect review
  14. ^ Blender review Archived October 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Costa, Maddy (September 12, 2008). "Pop review: Emiliana Torrini, Me and Armini". The Guardian. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  16. ^ Tripney, Natasha (September 8, 2008). "Emilíana Torrini – Me And Armini". musicOMH. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  17. ^ Tricker, Spencer (September 8, 2008). "Emiliana Torrini: Me and Armini". PopMatters. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  18. ^ Jarnow, Jesse (September 12, 2008). "Emiliana Torrini: Me and Armini". Paste. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  19. ^ Slant review Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ "Album entry in the HMV store". HMV Japan. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  21. ^ Me and Armini Gold Edition + other releases. emiliana.nu
  22. ^ Amazon.com: Me & Armini — Gold Edition: Emiliana Torrini: Music
  23. ^ Emiliana Torrini - Me & Armini (Gold-Edition - 2CD (P)2009 @ FaN Sklep z Muzyką (pl)
  24. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 283.
  25. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Emiliana Torrini – Me and Armini" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  26. ^ "Ultratop.be – Emiliana Torrini – Me and Armini" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  27. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Emiliana Torrini – Me and Armini" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  28. ^ "Lescharts.com – Emiliana Torrini – Me and Armini". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  29. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Emiliana Torrini – Me and Armini". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  30. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Emilíana Torrini; 'Me and Armini')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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