Brotherhood (The Chemical Brothers album)

Brotherhood
Greatest hits album by
The Chemical Brothers
Released1 September 2008
Recorded1993–2008
Genre
Length
  • 73:27 (disc one)
  • 71:49 (disc two)
Label
ProducerThe Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers chronology
We Are the Night
(2007) 		Brotherhood
(2008) 		Further
(2010)
Singles from Brotherhood
  1. "Midnight Madness"
    Released: 4 August 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Consequence of SoundB[3]
The Guardian[4]
musicOMH[5]
The Observer[6]
Paste8.5/10[7]
Pitchfork6.3/10[8]
PopMatters7/10[9]
Robert ChristgauA−[10]
Under the Radar7/10[11]

Brotherhood (subtitled The Definitive Singles Collection) is a compilation album by English electronic dance music duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 1 September 2008. It is the second compilation spanning the band's greatest hits, after 2003's Singles 93–03. The first disc features thirteen hit singles and two new tracks, "Midnight Madness" and "Keep My Composure" (featuring a guest appearance of the rap group Spank Rock)—while the second CD contains all ten parts of The Chemical Brothers' "Electronic Battle Weapon" series of special mixes, which the duo have been recording since 1996.

Brotherhood was preceded by the digital single "Midnight Madness", a short version of "Electronic Battle Weapon 10", released on 18 August 2008 (2008-08-18), and promoted by the series of live performances in July and August 2008, throughout a number of European countries. The single was promoted by user-generated content through Google Earth.[citation needed] Fans were challenged to produce and upload a short film, from 2 to 20 seconds long, or a photograph based on the song that would become part of its music video, to be edited by producers Nexus.[12]

  1. ^ "Brotherhood Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ John Bush. "Brotherhood - The Chemical Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  3. ^ Young, Alex (3 September 2008). "The Chemical Brothers – Brotherhood". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ^ Burgess, John (28 August 2008). "Electronic review: The Chemical Brothers, Brotherhood". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. ^ Hogwood, Ben (31 August 2008). "The Chemical Brothers – Brotherhood". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. ^ Butler, Jim (9 August 2008). "Electronic review: The Chemical Brothers, Brotherhood". The Observer. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  7. ^ Howe, Brian (2 September 2008). "The Chemical Brothers: Brotherhood". Paste. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  8. ^ Scott Plagenhoef (4 September 2008). "The Chemical Brothers: Brotherhood". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  9. ^ O'Neil, Tim (10 September 2008). "The Chemical Brothers: Brotherhood". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: The Chemical Brothers". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  11. ^ "With such a walth of material, mixes, and B-sides, perhaps the band should wait until a box set can do them justice. For a newbie, though, this is a great introduction." [Fall 2008, p.89]
  12. ^ Davidson, Darren (5 August 2011). "Chemical Brothers team up with Google Earth to promote new album". Brand Republic. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2011.