Movement in Still Life

Movement in Still Life was completely redesigned in the US for an American audience. This version has several minutes cut from each track and is presented in an unmixed manner with breaks in between songs. The tracks were also rearranged: The original closer, "Satellite", was moved to the middle and replaced by the hip hop track "Love on Haight Street", while the opening song was also moved to the centre of the record and replaced by "Madskillz-Mic Chekka" and the US single "Never Gonna Come Back Down", featuring Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing on vocals. "Ride", "The Hip Hop Phenomenon", "Giving Up the Ghost" and "Namistai" were replaced with "Shame" and "Smartbomb"; the latter of which was later sampled for *NSYNC's international hit "Pop", also produced by BT. The album's Australian version uses the UK track listing, but replaces "The Hip Hop Phenomenon" with "Never Gonna Come Back Down", mixing it into its surrounding tracks with transitions.

A song called "Far From Goodbye (Later My Love)" was released in a sampler of the album in 1999, but never released officially.{{cite web|title=BT – Movement In Still Life (Album Sampler)|website=Discogs|url=https://www.discogs.com/BT-Movement-In-Still-Life-Album-Sampler/release/18450}}

There are two versions of the album on vinyl: a double LP, with a variant of the UK track listing; and a four-LP version with eight tracks, with one song per side, featuring extended mixes. Several of these extended mixes were later added to a Special Edition double-CD set from Hong Kong, which also included other extended mixes.

Movement in Still Life ties These Hopeful Machines with the most singles BT ever released from one album, largely due to the differences between the UK and US versions. Tracks like "Godspeed" and "Mercury and Solace" did well in the UK, but would not fare well on US radio, where "Never Gonna Come Back Down" and "Shame" performed well on American alternative rock stations. "Smartbomb" was used in several films, most notably in 3000 Miles to Graceland, and was used in the video game FreQuency. The Plump DJs remix of "Smartbomb" and "Hip Hop Phenomenon" were featured in the video game SSX Tricky. The Plump DJs remix also appears in Wipeout Fusion. A remix of "Never Gonna Come Back Down" was featured in FIFA Football 2002. "Ride" was originally released in 1998 as a single by 2 Phat Cunts, a group comprising BT and Sasha.

The track "Satellite" contains excerpts from the crew of NASA space shuttle mission STS-51-A during their post-mission press conference.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/PostMissionPressConferenceSpaceShuttleDiscoverySTS51ASTS14complete|title=Post Mission Press Conference Space Shuttle Discovery STS-51A (STS-14) (Complete)|year=1984}}

{{track listing

| headline = UK

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 73:52

| title1 = Movement in Still Life

| length1 = 6:32

| note1 =

| writer1 = {{hlist|Brian Transeau|Clifton "Jiggs" Chase|Ed Fletcher|Melvin Glover|Sylvia Robinson}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Transeau|Andy Gray}}

| title2 = Ride

| length2 = 4:56

| note2 =

| writer2 = {{hlist|Transeau|Sasha}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Transeau|Sasha}}

| title3 = Madskillz-Mic Chekka

| length3 = 5:36

| note3 =

| writer3 = {{hlist|Transeau|Planet Asia|Rascoe}}

| extra3 = Transeau

| title4 = The Hip Hop Phenomenon

| length4 = 5:17

| note4 = with Tsunami One

| writer4 = {{hlist|Transeau|Adam Freeland|Kevin Beber}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Transeau|Freeland|Beber}}

| title5 = Mercury and Solace

| length5 = 7:42

| note5 =

| writer5 = {{hlist|Transeau|Jan Johnston}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Transeau|Andy Page}}

| title6 = Dreaming

| length6 = 9:15

| note6 =

| writer6 = {{hlist|Transeau|Judie Tzuke|Mike Paxman|Paul Muggleton}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Transeau|Page|Gaëtan Schurrer}}

| title7 = Giving Up the Ghost

| length7 = 6:43

| note7 =

| writer7 = Transeau

| extra7 = Transeau

| title8 = Godspeed

| length8 = 6:44

| note8 =

| writer8 = Transeau

| extra8 = {{hlist|Transeau|Hybrid}}

| title9 = Namistai{{efn|name=namistai|This track was renamed "Namasté" on the UK Limited Edition release. However, the original name, "Namistai", is considered to be the official title by fans.{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}}}}

| length9 = 6:51

| note9 =

| writer9 = {{hlist|Transeau|Paul van Dyk}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Transeau|van Dyk}}

| title10 = Running Down the Way Up

| length10 = 8:36

| note10 =

| writer10 = {{hlist|Transeau|Kirsty Hawkshaw|Mike Truman}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Transeau|Hybrid}}

| title11 = Satellite

| length11 = 5:40

| note11 =

| writer11 = {{hlist|Transeau}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Transeau|Gray}}

}}

{{track listing

| headline = UK limited edition bonus disc

| all_writing =

| title12 = Never Gonna Come Back Down

| length12 = 5:47

| note12 =

| title13 = Fibonacci Sequence

| length13 = 9:28

| note13 =

| title14 = Godspeed (Hybrid Mix)

| length14 = 7:03

| note14 =

| title15 = Mercury and Solace (Reach Out) (Mark Shimmon Remix)

| length15 = 6:43

| note15 =

| title16 = Dreaming (Evolution Mix)

| length16 = 10:11

| note16 =

| title17 = Dreaming (Libra Mix)

| length17 = 9:19

| note17 =

| title18 = Namistai{{efn|name=namistai}} (Extended Version)

| length18 = 9:28

| note18 =

| total_length = 131:52

}}

{{track listing

| headline = US

| all_writing =

| title1 = Madskillz-Mic Chekka

| length1 = 4:52

| note1 =

| title2 = Never Gonna Come Back Down

| length2 = 5:47

| note2 =

| title3 = Dreaming

| length3 = 5:19

| note3 =

| title4 = Shame

| length4 = 3:21

| note4 =

| title5 = Movement in Still Life

| length5 = 4:30

| note5 =

| title6 = Satellite

| length6 = 5:11

| note6 =

| title7 = Godspeed

| length7 = 5:10

| note7 =

| title8 = Running Down the Way Up

| length8 = 5:51

| note8 =

| title9 = Mercury and Solace

| length9 = 5:07

| note9 =

| title10 = Smartbomb

| length10 = 5:10

| note10 =

| title11 = Love on Haight Street

| length11 = 6:17

| note11 =

| total_length = 51:35

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Japan (Disc One)

| all_writing =

| title1 = Movement in Still Life

| length1 = 6:32

| note1 =

| title2 = Ride

| length2 = 4:56

| note2 =

| title3 = Madskillz-Mic Chekka

| length3 = 5:36

| note3 =

| title4 = Hip Hop Phenomenon

| length4 = 5:17

| note4 =

| title5 = Mercury and Solace (Reach Out)

| length5 = 7:42

| note5 =

| title6 = Dreaming

| length6 = 9:15

| note6 =

| title7 = Give Up the Ghost

| length7 = 6:43

| note7 =

| title8 = Godspeed

| length8 = 6:44

| note8 =

| title9 = Namistai{{efn|name=namistai}}

| length9 = 6:51

| note9 =

| title10 = Running Down the Way Up

| length10 = 8:36

| note10 =

| title11 = Satellite

| length11 = 5:40

| note11 =

| total_length = 73:52

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Japan (Disc Two)

| all_writing =

| title12 = The Fibonacci Sequence

| length12 = 9:28

| note12 =

| title13 = Sunblind

| length13 = 10:18

| note13 =

| total_length = 93:38

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side A

| all_writing =

| title1 = Movement in Still Life

| length1 = 6:32

| note1 =

| title2 = Ride

| length2 = 4:56

| note2 =

| title3 = Madskillz-Mic Chekka

| length3 = 5:36

| note3 =

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side B

| all_writing =

| title4 = The Hip Hop Phenomenon

| length4 = 5:17

| note4 =

| title5 = Mercury and Solace

| length5 = 7:42

| note5 =

| title6 = Godspeed

| length6 = 6:44

| note6 =

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side C

| all_writing =

| title7 = Dreaming

| length7 = 9:15

| note7 =

| title8 = Giving Up the Ghost

| length8 = 6:43

| note8 =

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side D

| all_writing =

| title9 = Namistai{{efn|name=namistai}}

| length9 = 6:51

| note9 =

| title10 = Running Down the Way Up

| length10 = 8:36

| note10 =

| title11 = Satellite

| length11 = 5:40

| note11 =

| total_length = 73:52

}}

• BT – all other vocals, instruments and programming

• Peanut Butter Wolf – record scratching on "Movement in Still Life" and "Love on Haight Street"
• Planet Asia – vocals on "Madskillz-Mic Chekka"
• Hutchi – vocals on "Madskillz-Mic Chekka"
• Rasco – vocals on "Madskillz-Mic Chekka", "Smartbomb" and "Love on Haight Street"
• DJ Davey Dave – "cuts" and "scratching" on "Madskillz-Mic Chekka" and "Smartbomb"
• Jan Johnston – vocals on "Mercury and Solace" and "Sunblind", backing vocals on "Dreaming"
• DJ Rap – vocals on "Giving Up the Ghost"
• Kirsty Hawkshaw – vocals on "Dreaming" and "Running Down the Way Up"
• Scott Frassetto – live drums on "Satellite"
• Richard Fortus – guitars on "Shame", "Running Down the Way Up" and "Smartbomb"
• Mike Doughty – vocals on "Never Gonna Come Back Down"
• Fifty Grand – vocals on "Love on Haight Street"

• Sasha – co-production on "Ride"
• Adam Freeland – co-production on "Madskillz-Mic Chekka"
• Kevin Beber – co-production on "Madskillz-Mic Chekka"
• Tsunami One (Adam Freeland & Kevin Beber) – co-production on "The Hip Hop Phenomenon"{{dubious|date=April 2015}}{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}
• Paul van Dyk – co-production on "Namasté"
• Hybrid – co-production on "Running Down the Way Up" and co-credited with "Godspeed"

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