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Black Light (Groove Armada album)

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2010 studio album by Groove Armada
Black Light
Studio album by
Released29 January 2010
Recorded2009
Genre
Length52:46
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerGroove Armada
Groove Armada chronology
Soundboy Rock
(2007)		Black Light
(2010)		White Light
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
Consequence of SoundC+[3]
musicOMHStarStarStar[4]
NME6/10[5]
PopMatters7/10[6]
QStarStarStarStar[7]
Resident AdvisorStarStarStarStar[8]
SlantStarStarStarStar[9]
URBStarStarStarStarHalf star[10]
UncutStarStarStarStar[11]

Black Light is the sixth studio album by Englishelectronic duoGroove Armada. It combines the more mainstream-oriented sound of its predecessor,Soundboy Rock, with the rock spirit ofLovebox,[12] and the band makes use of 1980s synthesisers for the first time.[13] The album is influenced byDavid Bowie,Fleetwood Mac,Gary Numan,New Order andRoxy Music.[14]

The vocal collaborations on the album includeBryan Ferry,Fenech-Soler, Jess Larrabee,Nick Littlemore,Saint Saviour andWill Young.[15]

Black Light received a nomination for the53rd Grammy Awards in the categoryBest Electronic/Dance Album.[16] The song "Paper Romance" is in the soundtrack for the video gameFIFA 11.[17]

Track listing

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Black Light track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Look Me in the Eye Sister" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:07
2."Fall Silent" (featuringNick Littlemore)4:35
3."Just for Tonight" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:05
4."Not Forgotten" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:34
5."I Won't Kneel" (featuringSaint Saviour)4:36
6."Cards to Your Heart" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:35
7."Paper Romance" (featuringFenech-Soler andSaint Saviour)6:19
8."Warsaw" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:04
9."Shameless" (featuringBryan Ferry)4:48
10."Time & Space" (featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)4:53
11."History" (featuringWill Young)4:10
Total length:52:46
Japanese bonus tracks[18]
No.TitleLength
12."Not Forgotten" (Loose Joint Mix; featuring Nick Littlemore)6:21
13."Shameless" (alternative mix; featuring Bryan Ferry)5:51
Total length:64:49
iTunes bonus track[19]
No.TitleLength
12."Time & Space" (Original Disco Mix; featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)6:02

North American edition

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No.TitleLength
1."Warsaw" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:04
2."History" (featuringWill Young)4:10
3."Cards to Your Heart" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:35
4."I Won't Kneel" (featuringSaint Saviour)4:36
5."Shameless" (featuringBryan Ferry)4:48
6."Look Me in the Eye Sister" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:07
7."Paper Romance" (featuring Fenech-Soler and Saint Saviour)6:19
8."Time & Space" (featuring SaintSaviour and Jess Larrabee)4:53
9."Not Forgotten" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:34
10."Fall Silent" (featuringNick Littlemore)4:35
11."Just for Tonight" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:05
iTunes bonus track[20]
No.TitleLength
12."Time & Space" (Original Disco Mix; featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)6:02
iTunes deluxe edition bonus track[21]
No.TitleLength
13."Paper Romance" (Classixx Version; featuring Fenech-Soler & Saint Saviour)6:02
14."I Won't Kneel" (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Mix; featuring Saint Saviour)6:08
15."I Won't Kneel" (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Dub; featuring Saint Saviour)6:08

Singles

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Singles fromBlack Light
SingleRelease date
"I Won't Kneel"23 November 2009
"Paper Romance"22 February 2010
"Look Me in the Eye Sister"/"Just for Tonight"3 May 2010
"History"(featuringWill Young)30 August 2010

Charts

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Chart performance forBlack Light
Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22]17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23]97
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24]71
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25]47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26]23
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27]34
UK Albums (OCC)[28]26
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[29]8
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[30]1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[31]2
USTop Dance Albums (Billboard)[32]10
USIndependent Albums (Billboard)[33]48

Sales

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Sales forBlack Light
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom—35,000[34]
Worldwide—100,000[34]

References

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  1. ^"Black Light by Groove Armada".Metacritic. Retrieved14 October 2016.
  2. ^"allmusicguide review".
  3. ^Young, Alex."Groove Armada – Black Light".Consequence of Sound. Retrieved19 August 2019.
  4. ^"MusicOMH review". Archived fromthe original on 8 March 2010.
  5. ^"NME review".NME.
  6. ^"PopMatters review".
  7. ^Their best and most cohesive album since 1999's "Vertigo." [Mar 2010, p.111]
  8. ^Girard, Stéphane."Groove Armada - Black Light".Resident Advisor. Retrieved19 August 2019.
  9. ^"Slant Magazine review".Slant Magazine.
  10. ^"URB review". Archived fromthe original on 24 January 2010.
  11. ^Though their frothy, soulless hits have rarely displayed originality or purpose, Groove Armada's sixth is a revelation. [Mar 2010, p.86]
  12. ^Hann, Michael (4 March 2010)."Groove Armada on dance music's new live age" – via The Guardian.
  13. ^"LIVE: GROOVE ARMADA – 02/03/2010".
  14. ^Andy Cato quote Retrieved 21 November 2009
  15. ^"Groove Armada: Black Light | PopMatters".www.popmatters.com. 2 March 2010.
  16. ^Gaboury-Potvin, Thomas (11 December 2019)."Premiere: Groove Armada tie the past to the present with a brand new remix of Joe Smooth's 'Promised Land'".When We Dip.
  17. ^"Every FIFA Soundtrack Song EVER: From FIFA 98 to FIFA 19".BigTop40.
  18. ^"Groove Armada – Black Light;". Discogs. Retrieved10 January 2013.
  19. ^"iTunes – Music – Black Light by Groove Armada;". iTunes Britain. Retrieved10 January 2013.[dead link]
  20. ^"iTunes – Music – Black Light by Groove Armada;". iTunes USA. Retrieved10 January 2013.
  21. ^"iTunes – Music – Black Light (Deluxe Edition) by Groove Armada;". iTunes USA. Retrieved10 January 2013.
  22. ^"Australiancharts.com – Groove Armada – Black Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  23. ^"Ultratop.be – Groove Armada – Black Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  24. ^"Ultratop.be – Groove Armada – Black Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  25. ^"GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 9, 2010".Chart-Track.IRMA. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  26. ^"Charts.nz – Groove Armada – Black Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  27. ^"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  28. ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  29. ^"Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  30. ^"Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  31. ^"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  32. ^"Groove Armada Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)".Billboard. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  33. ^"Groove Armada Chart History (Independent Albums)".Billboard. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  34. ^abSmirke, Richard (11 September 2010)."At Your Service".Billboard.

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