Origin Vol. 1

Origin Vol. 1
Studio album by
Released18 October 2004 (Europe)
15 March 2005 (U.S.)
20 June 2005 (Australia)
RecordedSvenska Grammofon Studion, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2004
GenreAlternative rock
Length52:14 (standard), 60:31 (US)
LabelTelegram (Europe)
Universal (U.S.)
In-Fidelity (Australia)
ProducerJohan Forsman, The Soundtrack of Our Lives
The Soundtrack of Our Lives chronology
Behind the Music
(2001)
Origin Vol. 1
(2004)
A Present from the Past
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media4.8/10[2]
PopMatters6/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Origin Vol. 1 (also referred to as Origin I) is an album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It was released in Europe in October 2004, and in the US in March 2005. Actor and singer Jane Birkin appears on the track "Midnight Children".

The song "Bigtime" was used as the official theme song for WrestleMania 21 and was later used in Gran Turismo 4 as part of the soundtrack. "Bigtime" was also used by Sky One in an advert for a new episode of Futurama. The song "Mother One Track Mind" was also used in Gran Turismo 4 as part of the soundtrack.

Singles from the album are "Bigtime", "Heading For a Breakdown" and "Believe I've Found".

  1. ^ Origin Vol. 1 at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Soundtrack of Our Lives: Origin 1 [WEA International; 2004] Rating: 4.8". Archived from the original on 2008-10-05.
  3. ^ "PopMatters". Archived from the original on 2005-12-28. Retrieved 2005-12-26.
  4. ^ Rollingstone[permanent dead link]