Overpowered

This article is about the album. For the song, see Overpowered (song). For the video game concept, see Overpowered (game balance).

Overpowered
Studio album by
Róisín Murphy
Released15 October 2007 (2007-10-15)
Recorded2006–2007
Studio
  • Fluidity Busspace[a]
  • Da Spot (Miami, Florida)[b]
  • The Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)[c]
  • Fluidity (London, England)[d]
  • The Bowling Green (Sheffield, England)[e]
  • Mr Dan's (London, England)[f]
Genre
Length50:47
LabelEMI
Producer
Róisín Murphy chronology
Ruby Blue
(2005) 		Overpowered
(2007) 		Live at Ancienne Belgique 19.11.07
(2007)
Singles from Overpowered
  1. "Overpowered"
    Released: 9 July 2007
  2. "Let Me Know"
    Released: 8 October 2007
  3. "You Know Me Better"
    Released: 31 March 2008
  4. "Movie Star"
    Released: 14 October 2008

Overpowered is the second solo studio album by Irish singer and songwriter Róisín Murphy. It was released on 15 October 2007 by EMI Records. Receiving widespread critical acclaim, the album was more commercially successful than its predecessor, Ruby Blue (2005), debuting at number 20 on the UK Albums Chart with 9,656 copies sold in its first week.[2] Overpowered was shortlisted for the 2007 Choice Music Prize in Murphy's native Ireland.[3] As of May 2015, the album had sold 65,532 copies in the United Kingdom.[2]


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  1. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (27 April 2015). "Roisin Murphy Returns After Eight-Year Album Break: 'I Appreciate It More Than I Ever Did'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b Jones, Alan (18 May 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: OMI's Cheerleader spends third week at No.1". Music Week. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Past prizes – 2007". Choice Music Prize. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.