Discovery (Daft Punk album)

Discovery
The standard release cover: a black background with liquid metal forming the words "Daft Punk".
Studio album by
Daft Punk
Released12 March 2001 (2001-03-12)[1]
Recorded1998–2000
StudioDaft House (Paris)
Genre
Length60:50
LabelVirgin
Producer
Daft Punk chronology
Homework
(1997) 		Discovery
(2001) 		Alive 1997
(2001)
Singles from Discovery
  1. "One More Time"
    Released: 13 November 2000
  2. "Aerodynamic"
    Released: 28 March 2001
  3. "Digital Love"
    Released: 11 June 2001
  4. "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
    Released: 13 October 2001
  5. "Face to Face"
    Released: 10 October 2003
  6. "Something About Us"
    Released: 14 November 2003

Discovery is the second studio album by the former French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released on 12 March 2001 by Virgin Records. It marked a shift from the Chicago house of their first album, Homework (1997), to a house style more heavily inspired by disco, post-disco, garage house, and R&B. Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk described Discovery as an exploration of song structures, musical forms and childhood nostalgia, compared to the "raw" electronic music of Homework.

Discovery was recorded at Bangalter's home in Paris between 1998 and 2000. It features extensive sampling; some samples are from older records, while others were created by Daft Punk. The electronic musicians Romanthony, Todd Edwards, and DJ Sneak collaborated on some tracks. For the music videos, Daft Punk developed a concept involving the merging of science fiction with the entertainment industry. Inspired by their childhood love for Japanese anime, the duo collaborated with Leiji Matsumoto to produce Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, an anime film with Discovery as the soundtrack.

Before Discovery's release, Daft Punk adopted robot costumes. They also launched Daft Club, a website which featured exclusive tracks and other bonus material. Discovery peaked high across several charts internationally on release. Critics praised Daft Punk for innovating in house music as they had done with Homework. The album produced six singles; "One More Time" was the most successful, and became a club hit. Discovery is credited for influencing pop production over subsequent decades. In 2020, Rolling Stone included it at number 236 in its updated list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

  1. ^ Garrity, Brian; Traiman, Steve (3 February 2001). "Sites + Sounds". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 78, 83. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Google Books.