IRM (album)

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IRM
Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM.jpg
Studio album by Charlotte Gainsbourg
Released 7 December 2009 (2009-12-07)
(see release history)
Genre Alternative rock, indie pop
Length 41:49
Label Because, Elektra
Producer Beck
Charlotte Gainsbourg chronology
5:55
(2006)5:552006		 IRM
(2009)		 Stage Whisper
(2011)
Singles from IRM
  1. "Heaven Can Wait"
    Released: 17 November 2009[1]
  2. "Time of the Assassins"
    Released: 12 April 2010[2][3]

Stage Whisper2011

IRM is the third studio album by French electropop singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, with all songs written and produced by Beck except "Le Chat Du Café Des Artistes" (written by Jean-Pierre Ferland). The album title was inspired by the French initialism for a MRI scanner.[4] The title track was released as a free download on 9 October 2009.[5] The album was mostly recorded at Beck's home studio in Los Angeles, California.[6] The lead single is "Heaven Can Wait", a duet with Beck, and was released on 2 November. The music video for "Heaven Can Wait" was directed by Keith Schofield and was released on 19 November 2009.[7] The video for "Heaven Can Wait" was named one of the Top 20 best music videos of 2009 by Spin Magazine.[8] "Trick Pony" is featured in the football video game FIFA 11.

Track listing

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[9]
The A.V. Club (B+)[10]
BBC Music (very positive)[11]
The Daily Telegraph 4/5 stars[12]
Drowned in Sound 6/10 stars[13]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[14]
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars[15]
Pitchfork Media (8.4/10)[16]
PopMatters (9/10)[17]
Spin 3.5/5 stars[18]
The Times 3/5 stars[19]
Uncut 4/5 stars[20]
Under the Radar 8/10 stars[21]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Master's Hands"   Beck 2:49
2. "IRM"   Beck 2:35
3. "Le Chat du Café des Artistes"   Jean-Pierre Ferland, Michel Robidoux 4:03
4. "In the End"   Beck 2:00
5. "Heaven Can Wait"   Beck 2:41
6. "Me and Jane Doe"   Beck 3:21
7. "Vanities"   Beck 3:38
8. "Time of the Assassins"   Beck 2:46
9. "Trick Pony"   Beck 2:53
10. "Greenwich Mean Time"   Beck, Charlotte Gainsbourg 2:25
11. "Dandelion"   Beck 3:18
12. "Voyage"   Beck 4:05
13. "La Collectionneuse"   Beck, Guillaume Apollinaire 5:15

String arrangements by David Campbell (tracks 1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13)

Bonus tracks

Digital editions
No. Title Length
14. "Looking Glass Blues"   2:42
iTunes edition
No. Title Length
15. "Heaven Can Wait" (Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear Remix) 2:15
VirginMega edition
No. Title Length
15. "Heaven Can Wait" (Jackson "Escalator" Mix) 7:06

Reception

The album currently has a Metacritic score of 80/100 based on 21 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[22]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position[23]
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 8
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 35
Canadian Albums Chart 27
Danish Albums Chart 39
French Albums Chart 4
Greek Albums Chart 13
Swedish Albums Chart 46
Swiss Albums Chart 28
UK Albums Chart 62
US Billboard 200 69
US Billboard Top Rock Albums 16
US Billboard Top Digital Albums 25
US Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums 11
US Billboard European Albums Chart 73

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Belgium 4 December 2009 CD
France 7 December 2009 Because Music CD
Switzerland 7 December 2009 CD
Canada 8 December 2009 Warner Music CD
Germany 11 December 2009 CD
Brazil 22 January 2010 CD 825646842476
United Kingdom 25 January 2010 Because Music CD BEC5772602
CD+DVD BEC5772603
LP BEC5772607
United States 26 January 2010 Elektra CD
Argentina 11 February 2010[24] Warner Music CD

Sunset Sound EP

On 13 April 2010, Gainsbourg released a five-track EP called Sunset Sound EP, which contains four songs from IRM recorded live at Sunset Sound Recorders with Beck Hansen.[25]

Track listing

  1. "Time of the Assassins" – 2:47
  2. "Heaven Can Wait" – 2:15
  3. "Greenwich Mean Time" – 2:35
  4. "Voyage" – 3:40
  5. "In the End" – 1:51

Promotional tour

To promote IRM, Gainsbourg embarked on her first live tour by performing at several venues, music festivals and television shows in North America, Europe and Asia.[26][27][28][29]

References

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