Electronic Earth

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## Songs Ranking

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Beneath Your Beautiful

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Earthquake

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Climb on Board

***Electronic Earth*** is the debut studio album by English recording artist Labrinth released 2 April 2012, via Syco Music. The album peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was released on 2 April 2012, by Simon Cowell's Syco Music. The album was largely self-produced by Labrinth, and was recorded over the period of two years. The album features guest appearances from Tinie Tempah, Emeli Sandé, Etta Bond, Busta Rhymes, Kano, Wretch 32, Devlin and Tinchy Stryder, as well as remixes by Joey Negro, the Wideboys, Knife Party and R3hab. The album's release was preceded by the release of three singles – "Let the Sun Shine", which was released on 27 September 2010, reaching a peak position of number three on the UK Singles Chart; "Earthquake", which was released on 23 October 2011, reaching a peak position of number two; and "Last Time", which was released on 18 March 2012.

The title and release date of *Electronic Earth* were confirmed via Labrinth's official Twitter account on 19 December 2011. The official artwork was unveiled in February 2012. The album was originally due for release on 12 March, but was later pushed back, being released on 2 April 2012. The album was set for release in the United States on 11 December 2012, in a joint deal between Syco Music and Capitol Records. Three extra tracks were added to the release for the American market - Labrinth's collaboration with Devlin, "Let it Go"; a special version of Tinie Tempah's smash hit single "Written in the Stars" featuring both Labrinth and original collaborator Eric Turner; and "Teardrop", a collaboration with a number of fellow urban artists, produced as the official single for the Children in Need telethon of 2011. Speaking to *Blues & Soul* in January 2012, Labrinth stated: "Basically 'Electronic Earth' as a title represents musically where I'm heading to as an artist. In that I wanna be able to make both acoustic and electronic music side-by-side. You know, on one side you have artists like Adele who's very much on an acoustic vibe, and then on the other you have like maybe Justice who are a kind of electro-house band. And to me, what I'm about as a musician is joining those two worlds TOGETHER... So yeah, in that way 'Electronic Earth' does truly represent me as both an artist AND a producer."

## Activities

**Labrinth - An Electronic Journey -** a short video where the artist talks about the background of the album, how the ideas come to production. Available under: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlGYOqvqf18

**Labrinth Biography** - posted as a series of audio messages on the Group Chat of the listeners. Available by searching 'LABRINTH' 'WHO ARE U' phrases on the group chat on Messenger.

**Labrinth: The Musical Genius Behind Euphoria** - a podcast from November 2022, where Lab talks about his background - church, parents, siblings, and other influences for his creations. Available under: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D27OchSqU-Q

**Labrinth Sings Beatles Classic 'Yesterday'** - a video of Labrinth covering the 'Yesterday' song. Posted as a good-bye to Electronic Earth. Available under: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfQ7uZEVQxc

## Results Video

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