Giants (Chicane album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Giants
| type = studio
| artist = Chicane
| cover = Chicane_Giants_Cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2010|8|2|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2009–2010
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 68:22
| label = Modena
| producer = Nick Bracegirdle
| prev_title = The Best of Chicane: 1996–2008
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Thousand Mile Stare
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Giants
| type = studio
| single1 = Poppiholla
| single1date = 13 July 2009
| single2 = Hiding All the Stars
| single2date = 18 October 2009
| single3 = Come Back
| single3date = 25 April 2010
| single4 = Middledistancerunner
| single4date = 2 August 2010
| single5 = Where Do I Start
| single5date = 14 November 2010
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=O'Brien |first=Jon |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/giants-r1952590/review |title=Giants - Chicane |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-08-02 |accessdate=2012-02-17}}
| rev2 = Future Entertainment
| rev3 = Random.Access
| rev3score = 8.5/10{{Cite web|url=http://randomacc.net/sound/reviews/chicane_giants.shtml|title = Chicane - "Giants" // Random.access}}
| rev4 = Skiddle
| rev4score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Album-review-Chicane-Giants/6728/|title = Album review: Chicane, Giants}}
}}
Giants is the fourth studio album by British electronic musician Chicane. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2010. The album's first official single, "Middledistancerunner", featuring the vocals of Adam Young was released on the same day. The tracks "Poppiholla", "Hiding All the Stars" and "Come Back", which were supposed to be released on a Re-work EP in 2009, are also included on the album. The album debuted at No. 35 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 2 on the UK Dance Albums Chart on 8 August 2010.
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Giants track listing
| title1 = Barefoot
| writer1 = Bracegirdle, Hockley
| length1 = 6:04
| title2 = Middledistancerunner
| note2 = featuring Adam Young of Owl City
| writer2 = Bracegirdle, Hockley
| length2 = 5:52
| title3 = Come Back
| writer3 = Jack Lee
| length3 = 7:28
| note3 = featuring Paul Young
| title4 = What Am I Doing Here? Pt. 1
| writer4 = Bracegirdle, Hockley, Nigel Butler, Ray Hedges
| length4 = 3:45
| title5 = Giants
| writer5 = Bracegirdle, Hockley
| length5 = 7:01
| title6 = Poppiholla (5am)
| writer6 = Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Orri Páll Dýrason
| length6 = 5:06
| title7 = So Far Out to Sea
| writer7 = Bracegirdle, Hockley
| length7 = 5:37
| title8 = Where Do I Start?
| writer8 = Bracegirdle, Hockley, Hedges
| length8 = 4:31
| title9 = From Where I Stand
| writer9 = Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges
| length9 = 6:38
| title10 = Hiding All the Stars
| writer10 = Bracegirdle, Hockley, Gary Numan
| length10 = 5:43
| title11 = What Am I Doing Here? Pt. 2
| note11 = featuring Lemar
| writer11 = Bracegirdle, Hockley, Butler, Hedges
| length11 = 6:26
| title12 = Titles
| writer12 = Bracegirdle, Hockley
| length12 = 4:26
| total_length = 68:22
}}
{{track listing
| headline = CD bonus track
| title13 = Middledistancerunner
| note13 = DC Rework Edit
| writer13 = Bracegirdle, Hockley
| length13 = 3:53
}}
Personnel
- Adam Young – vocals on "Middledistancerunner"
- Paul Young – vocals on "Come Back"
- Blandine – vocals on "What Am I Doing Here (Part 1)" and "Where Do I Start"
- Tracy Ackerman – vocals on "So Far Out to Sea"
- Lucie Kay – vocals on "From Where I Stand"
- Kerry – additional vocals on "From Where I Stand"
- Natasha Andrews – vocals on "Hiding All the Stars"
- Lemar – vocals on "What Am I Doing Here (Part 2)"
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Chart performance for Giants !scope="col"|Chart (2010) !scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20100808/7502/|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=6 April 2019}}
| 35 |
|---|
| scope="row"|UK Dance Albums (OCC){{cite web|title=Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-albums-chart/20100808/105/|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=6 April 2019}}
| 2 |
| scope="row"|UK Independent Albums (OCC){{cite web|title=Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20100808/131/|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=6 April 2019}}
| 3 |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and formats for Giants !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Label !scope="col"|Format |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom
|1 August 2010{{cite web|title=Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003W64PXC/|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|accessdate=24 July 2010}} |rowspan="2"|Modena Records |
|---|
| 2 August 2010{{cite web|title=Giants: Chicane: Amazon.co.uk: Music|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003G2GP9Y|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|accessdate=24 July 2010}}
|CD |
| scope="row"|Netherlands{{cite web|title=Amazon.com: Giants: Chicane: Music|website=Amazon|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003V4RKAK/|accessdate=24 July 2010}}
|7 September 2010 |CD |
References
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{{Chicane}}
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Category:Chicane (musician) albums
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