''Me and Armini'' is the fifth (third released outside Iceland)

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ic singer and songwriter

Emilíana Torrini Emilíana Torrini (born 16 May 1977) is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2009 single "Jungle Drum", her 1999 album '' Love in the Time of Science'', and her performance of " Gollum's Song" for the 2002 film '' The Lo ...

. It was produced by Dan Carey, and released on September 8, 2008. The album spawned three singles: " Me and Armini", " Big Jumps" and "

Jungle Drum "Jungle Drum" is the third single released from Icelandic singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini's third album, ''Me and Armini''. It was released as a digital download on 9 March 2009

Promotion

The release of the album was preceded by the lead single " Me and Armini", released as a digital download on August 19, 2008. The second single from the album, " Big Jumps", was released on October 13, 2008. The third single, "

Jungle Drum "Jungle Drum" is the third single released from Icelandic singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini's third album, ''Me and Armini''. It was released as a digital download on 9 March 2009

", was released digitally on March 9, 2009, and on June 19, 2009, it had a physical release on CD in

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. The single has charted at number one in some European countries, including Germany,

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and

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. On August 10, 2009, ''Me and Armini'' EP was released in the United States, and on September 13, 2009, it was released in the UK. The songs "Big Jumps", "Jungle Drum" and "Birds" were used in the TV series '' 90210'' and '' Grey's Anatomy'' in 2008 and 2009. "Ha Ha" was also featured in an episode of ''Grey's Anatomy'', titled "Here Comes the Flood". "Beggar's Prayer" was featured in the fifth episode of the TV series ''

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'', titled "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins" (2009). On May 4, 2010, the song "Gun" was used over the end credits for the opening episode of the TV-series ''

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'' on

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. It was also used on the ''

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'' episode "Command+P", which aired on January 4, 2013.

Commercial performance

The album has charted in several European countries, and has reached a top 20 chart position in Germany, where it has also been certified Gold. In the United States, the album has peaked at number 30 on the ''

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chart. In 2009. It was awarded a gold certification from the

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which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.

Critical reception

''Me and Armini'' received positive reviews from music critics. On

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 15 reviews.

Track listing

Gold Edition bonus disc

After the success of the "Jungle Drum" single in Germany, this edition of the album was released on September 25, 2009.Me and Armini Gold Edition + other releases. emiliana.nu
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(pl) # "Me and Armini" ( Mr Dan's "Magic Typewriter" remix) a.k.a. Dan Carey remix # "Me and Armini" (Simone Lombardi remix) # "Beggar's Prayer" (KRCW session) # "Big Jumps" (music video) # "Jungle Drum" (music video) # "Heard It All Before" (music video)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Me And Armini Emilíana Torrini albums 2008 albums Rough Trade Records albums Albums produced by Dan Carey (record producer)