Random Album Title
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{{Infobox album
| name = Random Album Title
| type = studio
| artist = Deadmau5
| cover = RandomAlbumTitle.png
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = September 2, 2008
| recorded = 2006–2008
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Progressive house|electro house|ambient house|trance}}
| length = 83:10 (unmixed version)
72:33 (mixed version)
| label =
- Mau5trap
- Ultra (US)
- Ministry of Sound (UK)
| producer = Joel Zimmerman
| prev_title = Project 56
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = It Sounds Like
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Deadmau5 studio album
| type = studio
| prev_title = Vexillology
| prev_year = 2006
| title = Random Album Title
| year = 2008
| next_title = For Lack of a Better Name
| next_year = 2009
}}{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternate cover
| type = studio
| cover = Deadmau5 - Random Album Title CD Cover.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Cover art for UK physical release
}}
{{Singles
| name = Random Album Title
| type = studio
| single1 = Faxing Berlin
| single1date = October 25, 2006
| single2 = Not Exactly
| single2date = August 27, 2007
| single3 = Arguru
| single3date = December 13, 2007
| single4 = Alone with You
| single4date = April 7, 2008
| single5 = I Remember
| single5date = September 15, 2008
| single6 = Slip
| single6date = December 8, 2008
| single7 = Brazil (2nd Edit)
| single7date = April 9, 2009
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1440369|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
}}
Random Album Title is the third studio album by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5, released by Ultra Records and Mau5trap on September 2, 2008. The album includes the singles "Faxing Berlin", "Not Exactly" and "I Remember" (with Kaskade). Following the success of "I Remember" in the UK, Random Album Title later entered the UK Albums Chart at number 31 in May 2009.{{cite web|title=DEADMAU5 – Chart History|work=Official Charts Company|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/5536/deadmau5/|access-date=21 March 2018}}
Songs
The track "Slip" is named after its hook, which intentionally falls out of time with the beat and melody of the song.{{cite web|title=8 lesser-known facts about deadmau5's 'Random Album Title' on its 8-year anniversary|work=Dancing Astronaut|date=September 2, 2016 |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2016/09/8-facts-deadmau5s-random-album-title/|access-date=21 March 2018}}
The original mix of "Faxing Berlin" is 8:37 compared to the mixed album version's length, which is only 2:36. Combined with its preceding acoustic piano intro on the continuous mix version it is 4:15. On the unmixed version, both these tracks are replaced by the original mix.
The track "Arguru" was written in memory of Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius (nicknamed Arguru), an audio software developer and musician.{{cite web|url=http://www.image-line.com/argu.html|title=Argu|publisher=Image-line.com|access-date=2012-03-06}} The composition of the 2010 song "I Said" by deadmau5 and Chris Lake (who also co-wrote "Arguru") would later be similar to the song.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deadmau5-Random-Album-Title/release/1544216|title=Deadmau5 – Random Album Title|website=Discogs|date=September 30, 2008 }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline =Mixed version{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Deadmau5-Random-Album-Title/release/1487234|title=Deadmau5 – Random Album Title.|website=Discogs|date=October 6, 2008 |language=en|access-date=2017-04-02}}
| all_writing = Joel Zimmerman, except where noted
| title1 = Sometimes Things Get, Whatever
| length1 = 7:15
| title2 = Complications
| length2 = 5:31
| title3 = Slip
| length3 = 6:44
| title4 = Some Kind of Blue
| length4 = 6:19
| title5 = Brazil (2nd Edit)
| length5 = 5:33
| title6 = Alone with You
| length6 = 7:30
| title7 = I Remember
| note7 = with Kaskade; vocals by Haley Gibby; co-written by Ryan Raddon and Finn Bjarnson
| length7 = 9:07
| title8 = Faxing Berlin
| note8 = piano acoustic version
| length8 = 1:39
| title9 = Faxing Berlin
| length9 = 2:36
| title10 = Not Exactly
| length10 = 8:00
| title11 = Arguru
| length11 = 5:30
| note11 = co-written by Chris Lake
| title12 = So There I Was
| length12 = 6:49
| total_length = 72:33
}}
{{Track listing
| title1 = Sometimes Things Get, Whatever
| length1 = 8:20
| title2 = Complications
| length2 = 9:52
| title3 = Slip
| length3 = 7:43
| title4 = Some Kind of Blue
| length4 = 7:59
| title5 = Brazil (2nd Edit)
| length5 = 6:37
| title6 = Alone with You
| length6 = 8:11
| title7 = I Remember
| note7 = with Kaskade; vocals by Haley Gibby; co-written by Ryan Raddon and Finn Bjarnson
| length7 = 9:53
| title8 = Faxing Berlin
| length8 = 8:41
| title9 = Not Exactly
| length9 = 9:15
| title10 = So There I Was
| length10 = 6:45
| total_length = 83:16
}}
The track “Faxing Berlin” was removed from vinyl and streaming track lists due to label issues.
In popular culture
The track "Brazil (2nd Edit)" has been used numerous times by other artists. Kylie Minogue sampled the song in the sessions for her album Aphrodite in an unreleased song named "Change Your Mind". Alexis Jordan also used the song on her single, "Happiness". It has also been used by Taio Cruz in his song "Touch the Sky". It was used as part of a remixed mash-up of it and Haley Gibby's 2010 song "Falling in Love" as "Falling in Love With Brazil." The first edit of "Brazil" has seen no official release but can be found online on sites such as YouTube.
Charts
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| scope="col"|Chart (2008–09)
!scope="col"|Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Scotland|55|date=2009-05-17|rowheader=true|accessdate=}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|31|artist=Deadmau5|date=2009-05-17|rowheader=true|accessdate=}} |
| {{album chart|UKDance|3|artist=Deadmau5|date=2009-05-17|rowheader=true|accessdate=}} |
| {{album chart|UKDigital|9|artist=Deadmau5|date=2009-05-17|rowheader=true|accessdate=}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|13|artist=Deadmau5|rowheader=true|accessdate=}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Deadmau5|title=Random Album Title|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2008|relmonth=9|certyear=2016|access-date=March 21, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Deadmau5|title=Random Album Title|award=Gold|certyear=2024|certmonth=07|relyear=2008|id=9148-2382-2|access-date=July 5, 2024}}
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References
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Category:Ministry of Sound albums
Category:Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year recordings