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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.

The album was released on 8 September 2008, preceded by the digital single "Me and Armini" on 19 August. "Big Jumps" was the next single and was released on 29 September 2008.[7] The third single, "Jungle Drum," was released as a digital download on March 9, 2009, and later that year, on June 19, it had a physical release on CD (in Germany only). The single became a number one in some European countries, such as Germany, Austria and Iceland and in Belgium.[8] The album entered the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #30.[9]

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.

Track listing

  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

Bonus tracks

  1. "The Wolf Song" - 4:24 (bonus track on iTunes and the Japanese edition)[10]
  2. "Me and Armini" (dub version) (bonus track on the Japanese edition)[10]

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.[11][12][13]

  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

Year Album Chart Positions
UK GER FRA NL CH BE
2008 Me and Armini 96 19 56 94 71 56

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[14] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ ARTISTdirect review
  3. ^ Blender review
  4. ^ The Guardian review
  5. ^ PopMatters review
  6. ^ Slant review
  7. ^ Free Download: Emilíana Torrini "Me and Armini". ArjanWrites Music Blog (10 July 2008). Retrieved on 13 July 2008.
  8. ^ [1]
  9. ^ "Album entry on Billboard.com". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  10. ^ a b "Album entry in the HMV store". HMV Japan. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  11. ^ Me and Armini Gold Edition + other releases. emiliana.nu
  12. ^ Amazon.com: Me & Armini — Gold Edition: Emiliana Torrini: Music
  13. ^ Emiliana Torrini - Me & Armini (Gold-Edition - 2CD (P)2009 @ FaN Sklep z Muzyką (pl)
  14. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Emilíana Torrini; 'Me and Armini')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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