The Neon (album)

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The Neon
File:Erasure "The Neon" album cover.jpg
Studio album by Erasure
Released 21 August 2020
Recorded 2019
Studio Maze (Atlanta)[1]
Genre
Length 37:09
Label Mute
Producer Erasure
Erasure chronology
World Be Gone
(2017)		 The Neon
(2020)		 Day-Glo (Based on a True Story)
(2022)
Singles from The Neon (album)

The Neon is the eighteenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 21 August 2020 by Mute Records.[6] The album debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart with 8,394 copies sold in its first week.[7]

On 30 July 2021, Erasure released a companion remix album titled The Neon Remixed, a double disc of remixes by Octo Octa, Paul Humphreys, Gareth Jones and others. A new single was also contained within the album titled "Secrets". The album was released on CD and a limited-edition coloured vinyl.[8]

Background

The Neon was released on 21 August 2020 by Mute Records and is self-produced.[9]

The album was recorded in Atlanta and mixed in London.[10] The band has stated that they tried to return to their original sounds. Clarke used some of his older synths and Bell described the new album as "going back to the beginning".[11]

The album cover was created by Paul A. Taylor.[12] Bell said of the cover: "I love the effect of an old stone wall with a neon sign on it. To me, that always looks like the clashing of antiquity and modern-day."[13]

The lead single "Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling)" received its UK premiere on BBC Radio 2's The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show.[14] "Fallen Angel" was released on 22 October 2020 as the album's third official single and debuted at number six on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[15]

The band has stated that they usually record 10 songs for each album, but this time around they recorded many more and the record company picked the best. The remaining will be released at some point.[16]

The album did not chart in the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 22 in the Billboard Current Album Sales chart and number 7 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[17]

Reception

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Track listing

All songs written and composed by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke. 

No. Title Length
1. "Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling)"   3:45
2. "Nerves of Steel"   4:13
3. "Fallen Angel"   3:50
4. "No Point in Tripping"   3:49
5. "Shot a Satellite"   3:40
6. "Tower of Love"   3:42
7. "Diamond Lies"   3:07
8. "New Horizons"   3:06
9. "Careful What I Try to Do"   3:25
10. "Kid You're Not Alone"   4:32

The Neon Remixed

The Neon Remixed is a two-disc set of remixes from The Neon, released on 30 July 2021 by Mute Records. In addition to remixes, it also includes the single "Secrets". It debuted at number 33 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 2,255 units in its first week.[19]

Disc one

All songs written and composed by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke. 

No. Title Length
1. "Secrets"   3:48
2. "Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling)" (Hi-Fi Sean Remix) 6:29
3. "Nerves of Steel" (Andy Bell & Gareth Jones Sapphire and Steel Mix) 8:45
4. "Fallen Angel" (Saint Remix) 5:45
5. "No Point in Tripping" (John 'J-C' Carr & Bill Coleman 808 Beach Extended Remix) 6:07
6. "Shot a Satellite" (GRN Extended Remix) 4:42
7. "Tower of Love" (BSB's Stella Polaris Remix) 8:35
8. "Diamond Lies" (Armageddon Turk Extended Remix) 4;00
9. "New Horizons" (Matt Pop Extended Remix) 4:12
10. "Careful What I Try to Do" (Brixxtone Extended Remix) 4:35
11. "Kid You're Not Alone" (Theo Kottis Remix) 5:31

Disc two

All songs written and composed by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke. 

No. Title Length
1. "Secrets" (Kim Ann Foxman's Heaven Mix) 5:56
2. "No Point in Tripping" (Can Love Be Synth Remix) 6:21
3. "Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling)" (Hi-Fi Sean Dub) 5:43
4. "Careful What I Try to Do" (Brixxtone Synthwave Dub) 4;39
5. "Nerves of Steel" (Gareth Jones Electrogenetic Terabyte of Love Mix) 8:22
6. "Kid You're Not Alone" (Paul Humphreys Remix) 5:18
7. "Secrets" (Octo Octa's Psychedelic Visions Disco Dub) 14:09

Charts

Chart performance for The Neon
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] 49
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[21] 85
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25] 1
25
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[26] 22
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[27] 7
Chart performance for The Neon Remixed
Chart (2021) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 33
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[29] 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[30] 4

References

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  20. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Erasure – The Neon" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  21. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 202039 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  22. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Erasure – The Neon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  23. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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  27. ↑ "Erasure – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for Erasure.
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  29. ↑ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  30. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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