''Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005'' is an anthology by Daft Punk released in Japan on 29 March 2006, in the United Kingdom on 3 April 2006, and in the United States on 4 April 2006. A special edition includes a bonus DVD with 12

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s—two of which are new, "

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" and "Robot Rock (Daft Punk Maximum Overdrive)". Due to time constraints on the audio CD, some of the tracks are shorter edits. The song " Digital Love" appears only in the digital release and Japan edition. The DVD edition was rated 15 by the

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, due to the content of "The Prime Time of Your Life" video.

Background

The name of the album comes from "Musique", a song that was initially released as the B-side to "

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". Although it was released before Daft Punk's debut album ''

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'', "Musique" was not intended for it.

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pointed out that sales of "Da Funk" were greater than that of the album, so the majority of listeners would have attained the song through the former.Jennifer Warner
Interview with Daft Punk
, '' DMA'', archived at

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. Retrieved on 1 August 2007. The song can also be found on the ''

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'' video game soundtrack, which was released in 1996. A portion of "Musique" can be heard in the track "WDPK 83.7 FM" on ''Homework''.

Track listing

Note: The DVD is not available on the current

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(which is the current owner of Daft Punk's Virgin catalog after the breakup of

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) re-release

Charts

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Musique Vol. 1 1993-2005 Daft Punk compilation albums 2006 greatest hits albums Music video compilation albums 2006 video albums Virgin Records compilation albums Virgin Records video albums Daft Punk video albums