Idealism (album)

Idealism
Studio album by Digitalism
Released	9 May 2007 (EMI Music Japan) 21 May 2007 (Kitsuné/Virgin) 5 June 2007 (United States, Astralwerks)
Genre	Dance-punk, electronic rock, electro house
Length	53:05
Label	Kitsuné, Virgin
Producer	Jens Moelle, İsmail Tüfekçi
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Idealism (2007) I Love You Dude (2011)

Idealism is the debut album from by German electronic duo Digitalism. It was released in Japan on 9 May 2007 by EMI Music Japan as Digitalism (デジタル主義, Dejitaru Shugi^?) and on 21 May 2007 by Kitsuné and Virgin Records. In the United States, it was released on 5 June 2007 on Astralwerks.

Five of the album's fifteen tracks—"Idealistic", "Zdarlight", "Digitalism in Cairo", "Jupiter Room" and "Pogo"—were previously released as EPs prior to the release. The song "Digitalism in Cairo" samples the The Cure's 1979 song "Fire in Cairo".

The CD comes with a special code to download seven additional tracks on the Internet. The bonus tracks are only available at a bitrate of 128kbps.

"Idealistic" was used by Rockstar Games in the announcement trailer for their upcoming video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.^[1] It is also currently used in a commercial for Airness on French TV.

"Pogo" is used in a few commercials, including a 2007 Pontiac commercial and a Virgin Mobile commercial, and was featured in Need for Speed: ProStreet and FIFA 08.

A sample of "Idealistic" is used by American radio call-in programme Loveline at the beginning of each segment prior to going on air.

"Zdarlight" is used in a BMW X1 commercial.

Track listing

1. "Magnets" – 3:50
2. "Zdarlight" – 5:41
3. "I Want I Want" – 3:29
4. "Idealistic" – 4:11
5. "Digitalism in Cairo" – 4:49
6. "Departure from Cairo" – 0:54
7. "Pogo" – 3:46
8. "Moonlight" – 2:52
9. "Anything New" – 4:59
10. "The Pulse" – 4:19
11. "Home Zone" – 2:09
12. "Apollo-Gize" – 2:20
13. "Jupiter Approach" – 1:13
14. "Jupiter Room" – 5:03
15. "Echoes" – 3:39

Downloadable bonus tracks:

1. "Jupiter Room" (Planetary Lobby Version)
2. "Austrasto"
3. "Playground"
4. "TV TV"
5. "Jet Set"
6. "Rock the Pressure"
7. "Saw You in 2 Pieces"

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[2]	20
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[3]	88
French Albums Chart[4]	84
Japanese Albums Chart[5]	20
UK Albums Chart[6]	95
US Top Electronic Albums[7]	6
US Top Heatseekers[7]	29

References

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2. ^ "Digitalism – Idealism" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Digitalism&titel=Idealism&cat=a. Retrieved 19 August 2011. 
3. ^ "Digitalism – Idealism" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Digitalism&titel=Idealism&cat=a. Retrieved 19 August 2011. 
4. ^ "Digitalism – Idealism" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Digitalism&titel=Idealism&cat=a. Retrieved 19 August 2011. 
5. ^ "デジタル主義/デジタリズム [Idealism / Digitalism]" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/696290/1/. Retrieved 19 August 2011. 
6. ^ "Digitalism – Idealism". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=35415. Retrieved 19 August 2011. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Idealism – Digitalism". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/digitalism/idealism/942178. Retrieved 19 August 2011.