Exit Planet Dust

Infobox Album | Name = Exit Planet Dust
Type = Album
Artist = The Chemical Brothers


Released = June 26 1995
Recorded = August - November 1994
Genre = Big Beat
Length = 49:19
Label = Junior Boys Own
Producer = Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons, Cheeky Paul
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aaxotk6hxqkrk link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1396&name=The+Chemical+Brothers link]
*"Q" rating|4|5 [http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.artist.review&fixture_review=126464&fixture_artist=142112 October 2000]
Last album =
This album = "Exit Planet Dust"
(1995)
Next album = "Dig Your Own Hole"
(1997) |

"Exit Planet Dust" is the debut album by British electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released in the UK on June 26 1995 and the US on August 15 1995 (see 1995 in music). The title is a reference to their departure from their earlier name "The Dust Brothers".

In 2004, the album was packaged with 1997s "Dig Your Own Hole" in a limited edition box set as part of EMI's "2CD Originals" collection. It was certified platinum by the BPI on January 1, 1996. [http://www.bpi.co.uk/]

Track listing

All tracks written by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons.
# "Leave Home" – 5:32
# "In Dust We Trust" – 5:17
# "Song to the Siren" – 3:16
# "Three Little Birdies Down Beats" – 5:38
# "Fuck Up Beats" – 1:25
# "Chemical Beats" – 4:50
# "Chico's Groove" – 4:48
# "One Too Many Mornings" – 4:13
# "Life Is Sweet" – 6:33
#* featuring Tim Burgess
# "Playground for a Wedgeless Firm" – 2:31
# "Alive Alone" – 5:16
#* featuring Beth Orton

Trivia

*The beginning of "Leave Home" is a short sample of the beginning of the Kraftwerk song "Ohm Sweet Ohm" from the album "Radio-Activity".
*The vocal sample in "Song to the Siren" is a reversed sample of part of the Dead Can Dance track "Song of Sophia" from the album "The Serpent's Egg".
*"The kids from Orlando" in the liner notes is a reference to a show played at The Edge nightclub in Orlando, FL on July 4, 1993. This show was The Chemical Brothers' first ever US appearance.