"Only This Moment" is the first single from Norwegian duo

Röyksopp Röyksopp (), a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø formed in 1998. The duo consists of Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland. Berge and Brundtland were introduced to each other through a mutual friend in Tromsø, Norway. They enjoye ...

's second album, '' The Understanding'' (2005). The track features

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on guest vocals and co-writing.

Reception

The single was released on 27 June 2005 in the United Kingdom and reached number 33 on the

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Music video

The music video for "Only This Moment" is closely based on the events of

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. The video contains riots, banners and elements of

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. It was directed by Brendan McNamee and Robert Chandler.

Track listing

# "Only This Moment" (radio edit) – 3:41 # "Only This Moment" (Röyksopp's Hissige) – 6:15 # "Only This Moment" (Headman Remix) – 7: 05 # "Only This Moment" (

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Remix) – 8:41 # "Only This Moment" (

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Remix) – 6:34 # "Only This Moment" (Royksopp's Forsiktige Massasje) – 4:57 # "Sombre Detune" – 4:58

Charts

References

2005 singles Röyksopp songs 2004 songs Astralwerks singles Songs written by Svein Berge Songs written by Torbjørn Brundtland {{2000s-single-stub