''Body Music'' is the debut studio album by English
electronic music
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duo
AlunaGeorge
AlunaGeorge are an English electronic music duo from London, consisting of singer-songwriter Aluna Francis and producer George Reid.
Career
2009: Formation
The duo first met in June 2009, when Reid remixed Francis' band My Toys Like Me's trac ...
. It was released on 26 July 2013 by
Island Records. The album was supported by four singles: "
You Know You Like It
"You Know You Like It" is a song by English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge from their debut studio album, '' Body Music'' (2013). The track was released in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2012 as the album's lead single. The song peaked at numbe ...
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Your Drums, Your Love
"Your Drums, Your Love" is a song from the English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 10 September 2012 as the second single from the duo's first studio album, '' Body Music'' (2013).
Critical recept ...
", "
Attracting Flies
"Attracting Flies" is a song from the English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2013 as the third single from their first studio album, '' Body Music'' (2013). The song peaked at number 17 o ...
" and "Best Be Believing". The album debuted at number 11 on the
UK Albums Chart
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, selling 7,690 copies in its first week. As of September 2016, ''Body Music'' had sold 32,137 copies in the United Kingdom.
Singles
"
You Know You Like It
"You Know You Like It" is a song by English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge from their debut studio album, '' Body Music'' (2013). The track was released in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2012 as the album's lead single. The song peaked at numbe ...
" was released as the album's lead single on 19 April 2012 by Tri Angle. When reissued on 28 July 2013, by Island Records, the single reached number 39 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
"
Your Drums, Your Love
"Your Drums, Your Love" is a song from the English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 10 September 2012 as the second single from the duo's first studio album, '' Body Music'' (2013).
Critical recept ...
" was released as the second single from the album on 10 September 2012, reaching number 50 on the UK Singles Chart.
The album's third single, "
Attracting Flies
"Attracting Flies" is a song from the English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2013 as the third single from their first studio album, '' Body Music'' (2013). The song peaked at number 17 o ...
", was released on 8 March 2013, peaking at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Best Be Believing" was released on 8 November 2013 as the album's fourth and final single.
Critical reception
The album was met with positive reviews from
contemporary music critics. The album holds a score of 73/100 on review aggregate website
Metacritic
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, indicating "generally favorable reviews."
Track listing
Notes
* The UK and German physical deluxe edition switch tracks 17 and 18.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of ''Body Music''.
AlunaGeorge
* Aluna Francis – vocals ; production
* George Reid – production ; mixing ; reportage
Additional personnel
* Ben Ashton – set design
* Chris Carmouche – mixing
* Sam Farr – additional engineering
* Fiona Garden – cover art, photography
* Serban Ghenea – mixing
* John Hanes – mix engineering
* Stuart Hawkes – mastering
* Adam Pickard – additional engineering
*
Mark Rankin – mixing
* Stars Redmond – reportage
* Beau Thomas – mastering
* James Trood – additional instrumentation
Charts
Release history
References
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2013 debut albums
AlunaGeorge albums
Island Records albums
Vagrant Records albums