Giants (album)

Giants
Studio album by Chicane
Released	2 August 2010 (2010-08-02) (see release history)
Recorded	2009–2010
Genre	Trance, house, electronica, ambient
Length	68:22
Label	Modena
Producer	Nick Bracegirdle
Chicane chronology
Somersault (2007) Giants (2010) Thousand Mile Stare (2011)
Singles from Giants
"Hiding All the Stars" Released: 18 October 2009 "Come Back" Released: 25 April 2010 "Middledistancerunner" Released: 2 August 2010 "Where Do I Start" Released: 14 November 2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Play.com	[2]
hmv.com	[3]
Amazon.com	[4]
Amazon.co.uk	[5]

Giants is the fourth studio album by British electronic dance music artist Chicane. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2010. The album's first official single, "Middledistancerunner", featuring the vocals of Adam Young was released on the same day. The songs "Poppiholla", "Hiding All the Stars" and "Come Back", which were supposed be released on a Re-work EP back in 2009, are also included on the album. The album debuted at number thirty-five on the UK Albums Chart and at number two on the UK Dance Albums Chart on 8 August 2010.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Barefoot"	Bracegirdle, Hockley	6:04
2.	"Middledistancerunner"	Bracegirdle, Hockley	5:52
3.	"Come Back"	Jack Lee	7:28
4.	"What Am I Doing Here? (Part 1)"	Bracegirdle, Hockley, Nigel Butler, Ray Hedges	3:45
5.	"Giants"	Bracegirdle, Hockley	7:01
6.	"Poppiholla (5am)"	Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Orri Páll Dýrason	5:06
7.	"So Far Out to Sea"	Bracegirdle, Hockley	5:37
8.	"Where Do I Start?"	Bracegirdle, Hockley, Hedges	4:31
9.	"From Where I Stand"	Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges	6:38
10.	"Hiding All the Stars"	Bracegirdle, Hockley, Gary Numan	5:43
11.	"What Am I Doing Here (Part 2)"	Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges	6:26
12.	"Titles"	Bracegirdle, Hockley	4:26

CD bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Middledistancerunner" (DC Rework Edit)	Bracegirdle, Hockley	3:53

Personnel

• Adam Young – vocals on "Middledistancerunner"
• Paul Young – vocals on "Come Back"
• Blandine – vocals on "What Am I Doing Here (Part 1)" and "Where Do I Start"
• Tracy Ackerman – vocals on "So Far Out to Sea"
• Lucie Kay – vocals on "From Where I Stand"
• Kerry – additional vocals on "From Where I Stand"
• Natasha Andrews – vocals on "Hiding All the Stars"
• Lemar – vocals on "What Am I Doing Here (Part 2)"

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak Position
UK Dance Albums Chart[6]	2
UK Albums Chart[7]	35

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
United Kingdom	1 August 2010[8]	Modena Records	Digital download
	2 August 2010[9]		CD
Netherlands[10]	7 September 2010	Armada Music	CD

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/giants-r1952590/review
2. ^ http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/15784624/Giants/Product.html
3. ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=779882
4. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Giants-Chicane/dp/B003G2GP9Y
5. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Giants-Chicane/dp/B003G2GP9Y
6. ^ "Archive Chart". UK Dance Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/19/2010-08-14/. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 
7. ^ "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2010-08-14/. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 
8. ^ "Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Giants/dp/B003W64PXC/. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 
9. ^ "Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Giants-Chicane/dp/B003G2GP9Y. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 
10. ^ "Amazon.com: Giants: Chicane: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Giants-Chicane/dp/B003V4RKAK/. Retrieved 24 July 2010.