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Tayna

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{{Infobox person
| name = Tayna
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Doruntina Shala
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|12|14}}
| birth_place = [[Prizren]], [[Kosovo]]
| height = 1.67 m
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* Singer
* songwriter
}}
| years_active = 2017–present
| home_town = [[Pristina]], [[Kosovo]]
| relatives =
| awards =
| module = {{Infobox musical artist |embed=yes
| background = solo_singer
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Hip hop music|Hip Hop]]
}}
| label = Friends Entertainment
| associated_acts = [[Dafina Zeqiri]], Ledri Vula, [[Don Phenom]]
| website =
}}

}}

'''Doruntina Shala''' (born December 14, 1996), known professionally as '''Tayna''', is a Kosovan rapper, singer, songwriter. Born in [[Prizren]], [[Kosovo]], she became one of the most successful artist in the [[Balkans]] and went viral for a short period of time.

==Early life==
'''Tayna''' was born on 14 December 1996 in [[Prizren]], [[Kosovo]] to [[Albanians|Albanian]] parents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tayna|url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/tayna/biografia|language=Albanian}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |title=A e dini se si quhet në të vërtetë Tayna|url=http://rtv21.tv/a-e-dini-se-si-quhet-ne-te-vertete-tayna/|language=Albanian}}</ref>.

==Career==
Tayna became very famous in 2018 with the song'' Columbiana'' in collaboration with Don Phenom. She is also known today outside Albanian lands where she is also required in nightclubs in [[Germany]], [[Switzerland]] and so on. She already has 9 songs and is on the label called Friends Entertainment with management of Rinor Hykolli. She comes from [[Prizren]] and now lives in [[Pristina]]. Before the entry into the Albanian market she published the video clip "Cried All Saints/Wild Thoughts (Mashup)". She also sang at the Sunny Hill Festival in Pristina, Kosovo, which was held in August 2018, where she performed with the songs ''Columbiana'' and ''Shqipe''. Tayna is today much sought after by nightclubs, youth venues, and even big festivals. She also collaborates with Kosovo artist Ledri Vula. She asserts that their songs and melodic lines are made by her own. Tayna also won the 2018 Prive "year sensation" Award by qualifying as the First Prize in her Career. Doruntina Shala sings Beyonce's "Ring The Alarm" song and Jhene Aiko's "The Worst" song.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ç’duhet të dini për Tayna-n, duke nisur nga emri i saj!
|url=https://www.anabelmagazine.com/artikull/35669/what-should-you-know-about-tayna-starting-with-her-name/|language=Albanian}}</ref> From June 2018, Tayna is the official Prince caffe image. She held an open concert in the Pristina's amphitheater where she performed with all of her songs. The concert filled the whole Zahir Pajaziti square. Tayna is always performing in Kosovo, Albania, Germany, Switzerland etc.

==Personal life==
She currently resides in [[Pristina]], [[Kosovo]]. Tayna has a Bachelor degree in Computer Sciences (CSE). She looks forward to other projects.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kosovan people of Albanian descent]]
[[Category:Albanian female singers]]

American Mineralogist

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{{Infobox journal
| title = American Mineralogist: An International Journal of Earth and Planetary Materials
| cover =
| editor = Keith Putirka, Ian Swainson
| discipline = [[Mineralogy]], [[petrology]], [[crystallography]], [[geochemistry]]
| abbreviation = Am. Mineral.
| formernames =
| publisher = [[Mineralogical Society of America]]
| country = United States
| frequency = 8/year
| history = 1916-present
| openaccess =
| impact = 2.204
| impact-year = 2012
| website = http://ammin.geoscienceworld.org/
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| OCLC = 01480430
| LCCN = 19012811
| CODEN = AMMIAY
| ISSN = 0003-004X
| eISSN = 1945-3027
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'''''American Mineralogist''': An International Journal of Earth and Planetary Materials'' is a [[peer-reviewed]] [[scientific journal]] covering the general fields of [[mineralogy]], [[crystallography]], [[geochemistry]], and [[petrology]]. It is an official journal of the [[Mineralogical Society of America]]. The [[editors-in-chief]] are Keith Putirka ([[California State University, Fresno]]), and Ian Swainson ([[International Atomic Energy Agency]]).

==History==
The journal was established in 1916, with the first issue appearing in July of that year, under the auspices of the ''Philadelphia Mineralogical Society'', the ''New York Mineralogical Club'', and the ''Mineral Collectors' Association''. On December 30, 1919 the Mineralogical Society of America was formed and ''American Mineralogist'' became the society's journal.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=American Mineralogist |title=The future of mineralogy in America |author=Kraus, E.H. |volume= 6 |pages= 23–34 |year=1921 |url=http://www.minsocam.org/msa/collectors_corner/arc/futmineral.htm}}</ref>

== Abstracting and indexing ==
The ''American Mineralogist'' is abstracted and indexed in [[Chemical Abstracts]], the [[Science Citation Index]], [[GeoRef]], and [[INSPEC]]. According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', the journal has a 2011 [[impact factor]] of 2.100.<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |year=2012 |chapter=American Mineralogist |title=2011 [[Journal Citation Reports]] |publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] |edition=Science |accessdate=2012-08-19 |series=[[Web of Science]] |postscript=.}}</ref>

==Crystallographic database==
A database, the ''American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database'', of all crystal structures published in ''American Mineralogist'', ''[[Canadian Mineralogist]]'', and the ''[[European Journal of Mineralogy]]'' is maintained and hosted at the [[University of Arizona]] with the Mineralogical Society of America, and the [[Mineralogical Society of Canada]].

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://ammin.geoscienceworld.org/}}

[[Category:Geology journals]]
[[Category:Publications established in 1916]]
[[Category:English-language journals]]

Coulee City

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'''Coulee City''' is a town in [[Grant County, Washington|Grant County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]]. The population was 562 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
The town was named after nearby [[Grand Coulee]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=74|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=58}}</ref> Coulee City was officially incorporated on May 10, 1907.

==Geography==
Coulee City is located at {{coord|47|36|43|N|119|17|27|W|type:city}} (47.611942, -119.290904).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-12-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/699nOulzi?url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-14 |df= }}</ref>

==Climate==
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|Jul record high F=110
|Aug record high F=110
|Sep record high F=101
|Oct record high F=85
|Nov record high F=67
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|Oct record low F=7
|Nov record low F=-8
|Dec record low F=-19
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|Jan precipitation inch=0.83
|Feb precipitation inch=0.97
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|Apr precipitation inch=0.77
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|Aug precipitation inch=0.46
|Sep precipitation inch=0.50
|Oct precipitation inch=0.59
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 276
|1920= 472
|1930= 420
|1940= 744
|1950= 977
|1960= 654
|1970= 558
|1980= 510
|1990= 568
|2000= 600
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-12-19}}</ref> of 2010, there were 562 people, 265 households, and 150 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|624.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 331 housing units at an average density of {{convert|367.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.4% of the population.

There were 265 households of which 19.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.4% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.72.

The median age in the town was 49.1 years. 16.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19% were from 25 to 44; 33.5% were from 45 to 64; and 23.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 600 people, 271 households, and 162 families residing in the town. The population density was 605.0 people per square mile (234.0/km²). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 353.9 per square mile (136.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.83% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.50% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.83% of the population.

There were 271 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town the age distribution of the population shows 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,938, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $31,375 versus $17,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,411. About 14.9% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Recreation==
[[Image:Coulee City Rodeo.jpg|right|thumb|Bull riding at the Coulee City Last Stand Rodeo]]
Every Memorial Day weekend, Coulee City holds the Last Stand Rodeo.

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.smalltownpapers.com/listCNS.htm News & Standard - Local newspaper]
* [http://www.couleecity.com/ www.couleecity.com]

{{Grant County, Washington}}

[[Category:Towns in Grant County, Washington]]
[[Category:Towns in Washington (state)]]

Reflektor (Album)

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{{Infobox album
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Arcade Fire]]
| Cover = ArcadeFireReflektor.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2013|10|28|mf=yes}}
| Recorded = 2011–13
| Studio = {{Collapsible list|title=Various<ref name="album notes"/>|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{unbulleted list|Sonovox Studios|{{small|([[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]])}}|Trident Castle|{{small|([[Port Antonio|Port Antonio, Jamaica]])}}|Dockside Studio|{{small|([[Maurice, Louisiana]])}}|Breakglass Studios|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}|Golden Ratio Studios|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}|Studio Pierre Marchand|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}}}}}
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Art rock]]|[[dance-rock]]}}
| Length = {{unbulleted list|{{Duration|m=75|s=12}} {{small|(Digital and vinyl versions)}}|{{Duration|m=85|s=14}} {{small|(CD version)}}}}
| Label = {{hlist|Sonovox {{small|(CAN)}}|[[Merge Records|Merge]] {{small|(US)}}}}
| Producer = {{hlist|Arcade Fire|[[Markus Dravs]]|[[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]]}}
| Last album = ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' (2010)
| This album = '''''Reflektor''''' (2013)
| Next album =
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| Single 1 date = 9 September 2013
| Single 2 = [[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]
| Single 2 date = 28 September 2013
| Single 3 = [[We Exist]]
| Single 3 date = 26 May 2014
| Single 4 = You Already Know
| Single 4 date = 22 August 2014
| Single 5 = Get Right
| Single 5 date = 25 September 2015
}}
}}

'''''Reflektor''''' is the fourth studio album by the Canadian [[indie rock]] band [[Arcade Fire]]. It was released on October 28, 2013 through Sonovox Records in Canada and [[Merge Records]] in the U.S. ''Reflektor'' is a [[double album]] which was recorded in multiple studios and was co-produced by [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], regular Arcade Fire producer [[Markus Dravs]], and the band themselves.

Influenced by Haitian [[rara]] music, the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' and [[Søren Kierkegaard]]'s essay, "[[The Present Age]]",<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/win-butler-reveals-secret-influences-behind-arcade-fires-reflektor-20131022 |title=Win Butler Reveals Secret Influences Behind Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor'|first=Patrick |last=Doyle |work=rollingstone.com |accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref> ''Reflektor'''s release was preceded by a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign inspired by [[veve]] drawings, and the release of a limited edition single, "[[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]", credited to the fictional band ''The Reflektors'' on September 9, 2013.

Upon release, ''Reflektor'' received positive reviews from music critics and had a successful commercial performance. The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far, a list published by ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' in August 2014.<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9465-the-top-100-albums-of-2010-2014/ |title=The Top 100 Albums of 2010-2014}}</ref>

==Background==
The album's origins stem from a trip that both vocalist/guitarist [[Win Butler]] and multi-instrumentalist [[Régine Chassagne]] took to her family's home country of [[Haiti]]. Butler said: "Going to Haiti for the first time with Régine was the beginning of a major change in the way that I thought about the world. Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16. There was a band I [feel] changed me musically, just really opened me up to this huge, vast amount of culture and influence I hadn't been exposed to before, which was really life-changing."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Inspired by the country's [[rara]] music, Butler and Chassagne incorporated elements of this sound into the band's new material, alongside [[Jamaican]] influences. Butler stated, "I mean, it's not like our band trying to play Haitian music. I just felt like we were opened up to a new influence. [[Bob Marley]] probably felt the same way the first time he heard [[Curtis Mayfield]]."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

==Recording==
Recording in [[Louisiana]], the band began work on ''Reflektor'' in 2011, and subsequently moved to [[Jamaica]] the following year with producer [[Markus Dravs]].<ref name="rollingstone"/> Working on roughly sixty song ideas, the band wrote and recorded in an abandoned [[castle]], named Trident: "The castle was built in 1979, or something, by this eccentric Jamaican dude who just wanted to hang out with royalty. And it kind of worked. After about five years he couldn't afford to pay the bill, so it had been sitting empty for many years. I met a dude who was planning on turning it into a hotel, so we just rented it off him for cheap and there was nothing in there. We brought in some beds and a piano and some gear."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The album was mostly recorded on [[analog tape]].<ref>http://radiofreecanuckistan.blogspot.ca/2013/10/arcade-fires-reflektor.html</ref>

In August 2012, the band also began working with producer and [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], whom the band had been wanting to work with for over six years. Butler: "LCD Soundsystem to me is like [[New Order (band)|New Order]] and the [[B-52's]] and we deeply share a lot of those influences, and we did completely different things with it. [[Régine Chassagne|Régine]] is kind of the person who dances. At any given minute, if you can get Régine to dance, you're kind of on the right track, so I think we just wanted to make a record that Régine could dance to."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

Regarding the band's decision to record a [[double album]], Win Butler stated, "The record is really long. We intended to make a short record and we ended up with 18 songs that were all between six and eight minutes and we were like, 'Uh oh, I think we screwed up making a short record.' Splitting it over the two halves enables you to get into the different worlds of the records."<ref name="rollingstone"/> According to Butler, 50 or 60 songs were written for the album.<ref name="Phillips, Amy">{{cite web | author = Phillips, Amy| date = September 10, 2013| url = http://pitchfork.com/news/52234-arcade-fires-win-butler-offers-reflektor-details|title = Arcade Fire's Win Butler Offers Reflektor Details| publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]| accessdate = November 15, 2013}}</ref>

==Writing and composition==
''Reflektor'' is an [[art rock]]<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10402764/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor-album-review.html | title=Arcade Fire, Reflektor, album review | publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | date=October 24, 2013 | accessdate=October 28, 2013 | author=McCormick, Neil | location=London}}</ref> and [[dance-rock]] album.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/arcade-fire-reflektor-19691231</ref> Primary lyricist [[Win Butler]] notes that the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' inspired his lyrics on the album, in particular its themes of [[Solitude|isolation]] and [[death]]: "''Black Orpheus'' is one of my favorite films of all time, which is set in Carnival in [[Brazil]]. The [[Orpheus]] myth is the original [[love triangle]], [[Romeo and Juliet]] kind of story. Lyrically, it's not literally about my life. I feel like I'm kind of a bit of a sponge in a way. Like, if people around me are going through things, I find it very hard not to be empathetic."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Also influential to the album's lyrical content is an essay by Danish philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]], entitled "[[The Present Age]]". Butler states, "[It's] about the reflective age. This is like in 1846, and it sounds like he's talking about modern times. He's talking about the [[news media|press]] and alienation, and you kind of read it and you're like, 'Dude, you have no idea how insane it's gonna get.'"<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The album tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time" and "Here Comes the Night Time II", each appear on the album's respective halves, with Butler noting, "The second one was actually written first and it almost starts the second half of the record – kind of like after the [[Haitian Carnival|[Haitian] Carnival]]. Both of them are very much influenced by when the sun is just starting to go down in [[Port au Prince]], and it's really intense because most of the city doesn't have [[electricity]] so everyone is just racing to get home before dark."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The first of the two tracks references [[missionaries]], in part: "The absurdity that you can go to a place like Haiti and teach people something about [[God]]. Like, the opposite really seems to be true, in my experience."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The track "Supersymmetry" was originally written for the film ''[[Her (film)|Her]]'', which the band was composing simultaneously while working on ''Reflektor''. A different version of the song appears during the film's end credits.<ref>{{cite web|last=Battan|first=Carrie|title=Spike Jonze Says Arcade Fire's "Supersymmetry" Was Originally Made for His Film Her|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/53018-spoke-jonze-says-arcade-fires-supersymmetry-was-originally-made-for-his-film-her/|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=December 3, 2013|date=November 15, 2013}}</ref>

The lyrics include singing in both [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/reflektor-20130910 |title=Arcade Fire – "Reflektor" |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |first=Jon |last=Dolan |date=September 10, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Promotional campaign==
[[File:Reflektor logo in Wapping, London.jpg|thumbnail|left|An example of the Reflektor graffiti.]]
In early August, a cryptic logo, which incorporated the word "reflektor", appeared on the walls of cities around the world. The [[street art]] was reported to be part of a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign for the new Arcade Fire album.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-15/arcade-fires-marketing-machine-rolls-out-reflektor | title =Arcade Fire's Marketing Machine Rolls Out Reflektor | author =Claire Suddath | author2 =''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' | publisher =businessweek.com | date =October 15, 2013}}</ref> The upcoming album and its release date had already been announced via a message on Twitter, written as a reply to a single fan. An Instagram account posted pictures of the symbol, and included a video of one being drawn.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/51508-arcade-fires-new-album-titled-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire's New Album Titled Reflektor? | author =Amy Phillips | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 5, 2013}}</ref>

On August 26, Arcade Fire confirmed that the work was related to them, with a large mural on a building in downtown Manhattan, which included four of the symbols and the words "Arcade Fire 9pm 9/9".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/52041-arcade-fire-finally-confirm-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire Confirm Reflektor Campaign Is Theirs | author =Jenn Pelly | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 26, 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band released two videos for the [[Reflektor (song)|first single and title track]] from the album.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire Debuts Funky 'Reflektor' Single With Interactive Video|date = 9 September 2013|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5687268/arcade-fire-debuts-funky-reflektor-single-with-interactive-video|last = Wete|first = Brad|work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate = 9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=Vulture>{{cite web|last=Dobbins|first=Amanda|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/heres-the-other-new-arcade-fire-video.html|title=Watch The Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Video|publisher=Vulture|date=9 September 2013|accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref> [[Win Butler]] later wrote that the Reflektor graffiti was inspired by Haitian [[veve]] drawings.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-471311/arcade-fire-frontman-responds-to-graffiti-11652334/ | title =Arcade Fire frontman responds to graffiti complaint | author =''[[iHeartRadio]]'' | publisher =iheart.com | date =September 13, 2013}}</ref>

The Reflektor campaign received negative publicity when an article that appeared in [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] in September 2013 depicted instances of property damage that resulted from the advertisements. The band made an apology, explaining that the viral wall stencils were meant to use chalk or other washable media, rather than spray paint, nor binding glues under the paper advertisements.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/12/arcade_fire_graffiti_marketing_vandalism_or_both_relektor_ads_are_a_nuisance.html My Wife Was Vandalized by Arcade Fire], Ian Dille, [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]], 12 September 2013</ref>

The build-up to the release of the album was described by [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] as "unusual, ambitious, vague, confounding, a little heavy-handed, and very successful". It was compared to similar campaigns for albums by [[Daft Punk]] and [[Kanye West]], also released in 2013. In such campaigns, the music itself becomes one part of a wider experience. Although the events surrounding the album's release take place in the real world, their impermanence suits the use of social media, where the campaign is documented and shared.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/108-promo-campaigns/ Reflektor, Year Zero, and a Brief History of the Elaborate Album Rollout], Stephen Deusner, [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]], 21 October 2013</ref> In an interview, Butler stated that he enjoyed anticipating the release of an album, and that the build-up to the release of Reflektor felt like "a weird art project" or "throwing a good party".<ref name="Phillips, Amy"/>

==Artwork==
The album's artwork features an image of [[Auguste Rodin]]’s sculpture of [[Orpheus]] and [[Eurydice]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-reflektor-review-first-listen/ | title =Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor': 12 Observations About the New Album After One Listen | first=Jem |last=Aswad |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 2, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Release==
The band released a 15-second music clip on [[Spotify]] on September 2, 2013, titled "9pm 9/9" under the album name ''Reflektor''.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire release snippet of new music on Spotify - listen|date = 2 September 2013|url = http://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/72410|work = [[NME]]|accessdate = 2 September 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band announced a last-minute secret show under the name "The Reflektors" at Montreal's Salsathèque Club, at 9PM for $9.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2013/09/09/arcade-fire-a-la-salsatheque-ce-soir/ |title=Arcade Fire à la Salsathèque ce soir |work=[[Voir]] |trans_title=Arcade Fire at Salsathèque tonight |language=French |last=Ledoux |first=Julie |date=9 September 2013 |accessdate=2013-10-02}}</ref> Following the band's September 28 appearance on [[Saturday Night Live]], a 30-minute concert special aired on [[NBC]] featuring cameos including [[Rainn Wilson]], [[Bono]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[James Franco]], [[Michael Cera]] and [[Zach Galifianakis]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/09/30/arcade-fire-saturday-night-live-tv-special-video/ | title =Arcade Fire Debuts New 'Reflektor' Songs On 'Saturday Night Live' | author =Althea Legaspi | author2 =''[[Music Television]]'' | publisher =mtv.com | date =September 30, 2013}}</ref> The band debuted three tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time", "[[We Exist]]" and "Normal Person".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/29/arcade_fire_s_post_snl_concert_special_watch_the_band_play_new_songs_reflektor.html | title =Watch Arcade Fire’s Oddball Post-SNL Concert Special | author =Forrest Wickman | author2 =''[[Slate Magazine]]'' | publisher =slate.com | date =September 29, 2013}}</ref> On October 12 the band released a teaser video containing thirty seconds of the song "Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-awful-sound-preview-brooklyn-show/ | title =Preview Arcade Fire's 'Awful Sound' Ahead of Probable Brooklyn Shows |first=Marc |last=Hogan |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 14, 2013}}</ref> On October 21, the song "[[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]" was debuted in a music video, playing over edited clips of [[Marcel Camus]]'s 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]''. On October 21, the song "Normal Person" aired on [[The Colbert Report]], with the band identified not as Arcade Fire but only as "The Reflektors". On October 24, a [[lyric video]] for the Official Reflektor Full Album Teaser,<ref>{{YouTube|CBjqUEMlHTY|"Arcade Fire - Reflektor (Full Album Teaser - Official)"}}</ref> playing over longer clips of Marcel Camus's 1959 film ''Black Orpheus'' was posted to the band's website.

In September 2015, a digital Deluxe edition was released. It featured five new tracks that did not make it on the original album, as well as a new remixed version of "Flashbulb Eyes" by [[Dennis Bovell]] featuring [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]. "Get Right" was released as a single. These tracks were also released physically on cassette as [[The Reflektor Tapes (album)|The Reflektor Tapes]].

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/reflektor/arcade-fire |title=Reviews for Reflektor by Arcade Fire |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reflektor-mw0002581228 |title=Reflektor – Arcade Fire |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 26, 2013 |last=Monger |first=James Christopher}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2Score = B<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/arcade-fire-emreflektorem-104839 |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 29, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Modell |first=Josh}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = B<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2013/12/13/reflektor-review |title=Reflektor |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=December 13, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Catucci |first=Nick}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/24/arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor – review |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=October 24, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |authorlink=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-sonovox-8887399.html |title=Album review: Arcade Fire, Reflektor (Sonovox) |work=[[The Independent]] |location=London |date=October 19, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Gill |first=Andy |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024075827/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-sonovox-8887399.html |archivedate=October 24, 2013}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/arcade-fire/14888 |title=Arcade Fire – 'Reflektor' |work=[[NME]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Sheffield |first=Hazel}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]
| rev7score = 9.2/10<ref name="Pitchfork Media">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18667-arcade-fire-reflektor/ |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=October 28, 2013 |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite journal |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/reflektor-20130927 |title=Reflektor |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 6, 2013 |last=Fricke |first=David |authorlink=David Fricke}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/arcade-fire-reflektor |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=September 28, 2013 |accessdate=October 6, 2013 |last=Galvin |first=Annie}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.spin.com/2013/10/arcade-fire-reflektor-album-review-merge/ |title=Arcade Fire Sharpen Their Edges on the Sprawling, Frequently Awesome ‘Reflektor’ |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2013 |last=Harvilla |first=Rob}}</ref>
}}

''Reflektor'' has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a [[weighted mean|average]] score of 80 based on 48 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic1"/> [[David Fricke]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the album "a perfect summary of their group's still-fervent indie-born hunger after a decade of mainstream success" and, noting its "decisive, indulgent ambition", cited it as "the best album Arcade Fire have ever made".<ref name=rs/> Lindsay Zoladz of [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] described it as "a triumph, but not a victory lap; the band never sounds content enough for that."<ref name="Pitchfork Media"/> ''[[USA Today]]'' stated that on the album, "much of the music — audacious, heavily distorted and bubbling with electronics — sounds magnificently fresh. As the ensemble shape-shifts from the cleaner rock template of ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' and ''[[Neon Bible]]'' to exotic beat-driven mashups, Arcade owes a debt to [[David Bowie]] (who has a brief cameo) and ''[[Achtung Baby|Achtung]]''-era [[U2]]. Co-producer [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] of defunct LCD Soundsystem also brings his rhythmic chops to the mix in dizzying dance hybrids."<ref name=usa>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/10/25/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-three-stars/3185647/ |title=Review: 'Reflektor' reflects Arcade Fire's bold vision |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 25, 2013 |last=Gunderson |first=Edna}}</ref> Emily Mackay of ''[[The Quietus]]'' notes that "the question of what comes next, though, isn't one that Arcade Fire need fear any longer. With ''Reflektor'', they've answered it strongly. Four albums in, their sound glitters with many facets and possibilities – they can be proud of how it reflects on them."<ref name=Quietus>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/13700-arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013 |last=Mackay |first=Emily}}</ref>

[[Kitty Empire]] of ''[[The Observer]]'' was impressed by the album's production and songwriting, but felt that "every track outstays its welcome by a couple of minutes", resulting in ''Reflektor'' not being an "astonishing album", but "merely very, very good one instead."<ref name=observer>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/27/arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor – review |work=[[The Observer]] |date=October 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2013 |last=Empire |first=Kitty |authorlink=Kitty Empire}}</ref> In a mixed review, ''[[PopMatters]]'' journalist J.C. Maçek III said "''Reflektor'' doesn't contain any actually bad songs (the closest we can peg on the collection would be a small amount of filler material), but the impact of a full listen is one of catchy excitement and impressive pop rock which slowly rolls downhill into the murky sonic depths of the more somber second half without any truly punctuating final moment of the record itself."<ref name=PM>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/176118-arcade-fire-reflektor/ |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=October 30, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Maçek III |first=J.C.}}</ref> Simon Goddard of ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' wrote that ''Reflektor'' fails to "fully justify the size of it and it doesn't end so much as unravel" and "is proof you really can have too much of a good thing."<ref name="q">{{cite journal |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=328 |date=November 2013 |last=Goddard |first=Simon |page=101}}</ref>

===Accolades===
''Rolling Stone'' ranked the album at No. 5 on their "50 Best Albums of 2013" list, writing that the fact that album has the "ability to provoke actual feelings is what makes this great."<ref name=rs50>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/arcade-fire-reflektor-19691231|title=50 Best Albums of 2013; Arcade Fire, "Reflektor"|author=''Rolling Stone''|date=2 December 2013|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=5 December 2013}}</ref> [[Stereogum]] ranked ''Reflektor'' at number ten on their "The 50 Best Albums of 2013" list, stating: "[''Reflektor'' is] the record that Arcade Fire didn't need to risk making, but they did anyway and we're lucky to have it. This is an album that sets a new milestone. From now on, we're listening to a post-''Reflektor'' Arcade Fire, and they've never been more exciting.".<ref name="stereogum50">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2013: Arcade Fire - Reflektor|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1567541/the-50-best-albums-of-2013/list/attachment/arcade-fire-reflektor-5/|publisher=[[Stereogum]]|accessdate=3 December 2013|date=3 December 2013}}</ref> ''Drowned in Sound'' placed ''Reflektor'' 5th in their favorite albums of the year list, despite initially giving the album a negative review.<ref name=dis50>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Drowned in Sound's Favorite Albums of 2013: Top 20|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147268-drowned-in-sounds-favourite-albums-of-2013--top-20|publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]]|accessdate=13 December 2013|date=9 December 2013}}</ref> 17 music journalists of the Polish media company [[Agora SA]] (''[[Gazeta Wyborcza]]'', [[Gazeta.pl]], TOK FM) placed ''Reflektor'' at number one in their ranking of 10 Best Foreign Albums of 2013.<ref name="Wyborcza"/>

The album was shortlisted nominee for the [[2014 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref name=shortlist>[http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/arcade-fire-drake-shad-make-polaris-music-prize-short-list-1.1914616 "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list"]. [[CTV News]], July 15, 2014.</ref>

The album was nominated at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|57th Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]], whilst the track "[[We Exist]]" was additionally nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=December 27, 2014}}</ref>

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The album was recognized as one of "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far" in a list published by [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] in August 2014.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>

==Track listing==

Note: On CD and digital releases, "We Exist" is the second track of the album, but the fourth on the vinyl version (as the first song of Side B, or ''1:4'' <ref name=Discogs>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor/release/5041370 |title=Arcade Fire – Reflektor |publisher=[[Discogs]] |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>). Disc one of the CD release begins with a 10 minute instrumental medley of reversed samples of songs, hidden in the [[pre-gap]] before the first track, while a five-minute [[soundscape]] concludes "Supersymmetry" on disc two.
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| title0 =
| note0 = [[Hidden track]]
| length0 = 10:02
| title1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| length1 = 7:34
| title2 = [[We Exist]]
| length2 = 5:43
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Here Comes the Night Time
| length4 = 6:30
| title5 = Normal Person
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = You Already Know
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Joan of Arc
| length7 = 5:24
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = Here Comes the Night Time II
| length1 = 2:51
| title2 = Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)
| length2 = 6:13
| title3 = It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus)
| length3 = 6:42
| title4 = Porno
| length4 = 6:02
| title5 = [[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]
| length5 = 5:52
| title6 = Supersymmetry
|note6 = includes untitled hidden track
| length6 = 11:16
}}

{{Track listing
| collapsed=yes
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| title1 = Apocrypha
| length1 = 5:18
| title2 = Women of a Certain Age
| length2 = 3:16
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| note3 = Dennis Bovell [[remix]] featuring [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]
| length3 = 2:49
| title4 = Soft Power
| length4 = 5:43
| title5 = Get Right
| length5 = 4:41
| title6 = Crucified Again
| length6 = 5:03
}}

==Personnel==
Personnel adapted from album liner notes.<ref name="album notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Reflektor|others=[[Arcade Fire]]|year=2013|type=album liner notes|publisher=[[Merge Records]] / Sonovox Records}}</ref>
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===Arcade Fire===
*[[Win Butler]] - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, electric bass, piano, synthesizers, banjo & mandolin
*[[Régine Chassagne]] - lead & backing vocals, synthesizers, piano, accordion, xylophone, [[hurdy-gurdy]], drums, elephant's trunk, recorders & percussion
*[[Richard Reed Parry]] - rhythm and lead guitars, piano, synthesizers, organ, xylophone, accordion, electric & upright bass, celeste, drums, backing vocals & percussion
*[[Tim Kingsbury]] - rhythm guitar, electric and upright bass, piano, synthesizers & backing vocals
*[[William Butler (musician)|Will Butler]] - rhythm guitar, electric and upright bass, synthesizers, piano, sitar, trombone, clarinet, panpipes, glockenspiel, musical saw, omnichord, concertina, backing vocals, percussion & gadulka
*[[Jeremy Gara]] - drums, rhythm guitar, piano, synthesizers & percussion

===Additional musicians===
*[[Sarah Neufeld]] – strings, orchestral arrangements, backing vocals, vocals, synthesizers, piano
*[[Owen Pallett]] – orchestral arrangements, strings, piano
*[[Marika Shaw|Marika Anthony-Shaw]] – strings
*FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague – orchestra
*[[Colin Stetson]] – horn arrangements, saxophones
*Stuart Bogie – saxophones
*Willinson Duprate – additional percussion
*Verrieux Zile – additional percussion
*Baptiste Jean Nazaire – additional percussion
*Wilkenson Magloire – additional percussion
*Dieuveut Marc Thelus – additional percussion
*Wichemond Thelus – additional percussion
*[[Kid Koala]] – sample manipulation (''1.1'')
*[[David Bowie]] – vocals (''1.1'')
*[[Jonathan Ross]] – vocal sample (''1.6'')

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===Recording personnel===
*[[Arcade Fire]] – production, mixing (''1.3'' and ''2.1'')
*[[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] – production (except tracks ''1.3'' and ''2.1''), additional recording, mixing (''2.2'' and ''2.6'')
*[[Markus Dravs]] – production (except tracks ''1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4'' and ''2.6''), additional recording
*Mark Lawson – recording, additional production (''1.1, 1.3'' and ''1.4'')
*Korey Richey – recording, mixing assistant
*[[Tom Elmhirst]] – additional recording, mixing (''1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.3'' and ''2.5'')
*Damian Taylor – additional recording
*Pascal Shefteshy – additional recording
*David Farrell – recording assistant
*Eric Heigle – recording assistant
*[[Craig Silvey]] – mixing (''1.2, 1.5, 1.6'' and ''2.4'')
*Mark Lawson – mixing (''1.3'' and ''2.1'')
*Matt Shaw – mixing assistant
*Ben Baptie – mixing assistant
*Joe Visciano – mixing assistant
*Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistant
*[[Ted Jensen]] – mastering

===Artwork===
*Caroline Robert – album artwork, photography
*Korey Richey – photography
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==Charts and certifications==
===Commercial performance===
The album debuted at number one on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], selling 49,000 copies. This marks an increase from their previous album's debut week.<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul |last=Yuch |url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov6_2013.pdf |title=Arcade Fire Scores Third Chart-Topping Album |work={{noitalic|[[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen Music]]}} |publisher=[[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]] |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref> The album sold 101,000 copies in Canada in 2013.<ref name="canada sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5869529/canadas-digital-music-sales-rise-in-2013-unlike-the-us|title=Canada’s Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists|last=Bliss|first=Karen|date=January 10, 2014|accessdate=January 11, 2014|work=Billboard}}</ref>

In the US, the album also reached number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with 140,000 copies sold in its first week, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5778250/arcade-fires-reflektor-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 |title=Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 |author=Keith Caulfield |date= November 6, 2013 |work=Billboard }}</ref> It was the third best-selling vinyl album in the US in 2013, selling 31,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/01/03/2013-in-music-biggest-hits-top-albums-justin-timberlake-robin-thicke/4304139/ |title=2013 in Music: The biggest hits, the top albums |author=Brian Mansfield|work= USA TODAY |date= January 3, 2014 }}</ref> As of December 2014, ''Reflektor'' has sold 367,000 copies total in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/grammys-2015/6327754/arcade-fire-grammys-album-of-year-reflektor-prediction |title=Will Arcade Fire Repeat as Grammy Darlings? |last=Payne |first=Chris |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=December 3, 2014 |accessdate=December 4, 2014}}</ref>

The album debuted at number one in the UK with sales of 45,252.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-arcade-fire-lp-sells-45k-to-hit-no-1/056607 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Arcade Fire LP sells 45k to hit No.1 |first=Alan |last=Jones |work=[[Music Week]] |date=November 4, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Peak position
|-
{{albumchart|Australia|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Austria|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Flanders|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Wallonia|2|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Croatia|1|id=1252|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 1, 2014}}
|-
{{albumchart|Denmark|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Netherlands|6|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Finland|8|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|France|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Germany3|6|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Hungary|27|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Ireland|1|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Italy|8|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|New Zealand|5|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Norway|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Poland|19|id=837|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Portugal|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Scotland|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Spain|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Sweden|9|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Switzerland|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|UK2|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|UKDigital|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Billboard200|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian Albums(''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-01-15}}</ref>
| 23
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Alternative Albums <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2013/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
</ref>
| 21
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard 200}}</ref>
|135
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Rock Albums<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-rock-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Rock Albums}}</ref>
|30
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian Albums(''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-01-15}}</ref>
| 25
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Alternative Albums <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2014/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
</ref>
| 18
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-billboard-200-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2014 Year End Charts - Top Billboard 200}}</ref>
|140
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Rock Albums<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-rock-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2014 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Rock Albums}}</ref>
|29
|-
|}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2013|accessdate=22 March 2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Gold|type=album|certyear=2014|certref=<ref>http://www.snepmusique.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Certifications_Albums_2013.pdf</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Gold|type=album}}
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==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

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Reflektor (Album)

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{{Infobox album
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Arcade Fire]]
| Cover = ArcadeFireReflektor.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2013|10|28|mf=yes}}
| Recorded = 2011–13
| Studio = {{Collapsible list|title=Various<ref name="album notes"/>|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{unbulleted list|Sonovox Studios|{{small|([[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]])}}|Trident Castle|{{small|([[Port Antonio|Port Antonio, Jamaica]])}}|Dockside Studio|{{small|([[Maurice, Louisiana]])}}|Breakglass Studios|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}|Golden Ratio Studios|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}|Studio Pierre Marchand|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}}}}}
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Art rock]]|[[dance-rock]]}}
| Length = {{unbulleted list|{{Duration|m=75|s=12}} {{small|(Digital and vinyl versions)}}|{{Duration|m=85|s=14}} {{small|(CD version)}}}}
| Label = {{hlist|Sonovox {{small|(CAN)}}|[[Merge Records|Merge]] {{small|(US)}}}}
| Producer = {{hlist|Arcade Fire|[[Markus Dravs]]|[[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]]}}
| Last album = ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' (2010)
| This album = '''''Reflektor''''' (2013)
| Next album =
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| Single 1 date = 9 September 2013
| Single 2 = [[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]
| Single 2 date = 28 September 2013
| Single 3 = [[We Exist]]
| Single 3 date = 26 May 2014
| Single 4 = You Already Know
| Single 4 date = 22 August 2014
| Single 5 = Get Right
| Single 5 date = 25 September 2015
}}
}}

'''''Reflektor''''' is the fourth studio album by the Canadian [[indie rock]] band [[Arcade Fire]]. It was released on October 28, 2013 through Sonovox Records in Canada and [[Merge Records]] in the U.S. ''Reflektor'' is a [[double album]] which was recorded in multiple studios and was co-produced by [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], regular Arcade Fire producer [[Markus Dravs]], and the band themselves.

Influenced by Haitian [[rara]] music, the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' and [[Søren Kierkegaard]]'s essay, "[[The Present Age]]",<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/win-butler-reveals-secret-influences-behind-arcade-fires-reflektor-20131022 |title=Win Butler Reveals Secret Influences Behind Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor'|first=Patrick |last=Doyle |work=rollingstone.com |accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref> ''Reflektor'''s release was preceded by a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign inspired by [[veve]] drawings, and the release of a limited edition single, "[[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]", credited to the fictional band ''The Reflektors'' on September 9, 2013.

Upon release, ''Reflektor'' received positive reviews from music critics and had a successful commercial performance. The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far, a list published by ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' in August 2014.<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9465-the-top-100-albums-of-2010-2014/}}</ref>

==Background==
The album's origins stem from a trip that both vocalist/guitarist [[Win Butler]] and multi-instrumentalist [[Régine Chassagne]] took to her family's home country of [[Haiti]]. Butler said: "Going to Haiti for the first time with Régine was the beginning of a major change in the way that I thought about the world. Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16. There was a band I [feel] changed me musically, just really opened me up to this huge, vast amount of culture and influence I hadn't been exposed to before, which was really life-changing."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Inspired by the country's [[rara]] music, Butler and Chassagne incorporated elements of this sound into the band's new material, alongside [[Jamaican]] influences. Butler stated, "I mean, it's not like our band trying to play Haitian music. I just felt like we were opened up to a new influence. [[Bob Marley]] probably felt the same way the first time he heard [[Curtis Mayfield]]."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

==Recording==
Recording in [[Louisiana]], the band began work on ''Reflektor'' in 2011, and subsequently moved to [[Jamaica]] the following year with producer [[Markus Dravs]].<ref name="rollingstone"/> Working on roughly sixty song ideas, the band wrote and recorded in an abandoned [[castle]], named Trident: "The castle was built in 1979, or something, by this eccentric Jamaican dude who just wanted to hang out with royalty. And it kind of worked. After about five years he couldn't afford to pay the bill, so it had been sitting empty for many years. I met a dude who was planning on turning it into a hotel, so we just rented it off him for cheap and there was nothing in there. We brought in some beds and a piano and some gear."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The album was mostly recorded on [[analog tape]].<ref>http://radiofreecanuckistan.blogspot.ca/2013/10/arcade-fires-reflektor.html</ref>

In August 2012, the band also began working with producer and [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], whom the band had been wanting to work with for over six years. Butler: "LCD Soundsystem to me is like [[New Order (band)|New Order]] and the [[B-52's]] and we deeply share a lot of those influences, and we did completely different things with it. [[Régine Chassagne|Régine]] is kind of the person who dances. At any given minute, if you can get Régine to dance, you're kind of on the right track, so I think we just wanted to make a record that Régine could dance to."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

Regarding the band's decision to record a [[double album]], Win Butler stated, "The record is really long. We intended to make a short record and we ended up with 18 songs that were all between six and eight minutes and we were like, 'Uh oh, I think we screwed up making a short record.' Splitting it over the two halves enables you to get into the different worlds of the records."<ref name="rollingstone"/> According to Butler, 50 or 60 songs were written for the album.<ref name="Phillips, Amy">{{cite web | author = Phillips, Amy| date = September 10, 2013| url = http://pitchfork.com/news/52234-arcade-fires-win-butler-offers-reflektor-details|title = Arcade Fire's Win Butler Offers Reflektor Details| publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]| accessdate = November 15, 2013}}</ref>

==Writing and composition==
''Reflektor'' is an [[art rock]]<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10402764/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor-album-review.html | title=Arcade Fire, Reflektor, album review | publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | date=October 24, 2013 | accessdate=October 28, 2013 | author=McCormick, Neil | location=London}}</ref> and [[dance-rock]] album.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/arcade-fire-reflektor-19691231</ref> Primary lyricist [[Win Butler]] notes that the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' inspired his lyrics on the album, in particular its themes of [[Solitude|isolation]] and [[death]]: "''Black Orpheus'' is one of my favorite films of all time, which is set in Carnival in [[Brazil]]. The [[Orpheus]] myth is the original [[love triangle]], [[Romeo and Juliet]] kind of story. Lyrically, it's not literally about my life. I feel like I'm kind of a bit of a sponge in a way. Like, if people around me are going through things, I find it very hard not to be empathetic."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Also influential to the album's lyrical content is an essay by Danish philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]], entitled "[[The Present Age]]". Butler states, "[It's] about the reflective age. This is like in 1846, and it sounds like he's talking about modern times. He's talking about the [[news media|press]] and alienation, and you kind of read it and you're like, 'Dude, you have no idea how insane it's gonna get.'"<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The album tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time" and "Here Comes the Night Time II", each appear on the album's respective halves, with Butler noting, "The second one was actually written first and it almost starts the second half of the record – kind of like after the [[Haitian Carnival|[Haitian] Carnival]]. Both of them are very much influenced by when the sun is just starting to go down in [[Port au Prince]], and it's really intense because most of the city doesn't have [[electricity]] so everyone is just racing to get home before dark."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The first of the two tracks references [[missionaries]], in part: "The absurdity that you can go to a place like Haiti and teach people something about [[God]]. Like, the opposite really seems to be true, in my experience."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The track "Supersymmetry" was originally written for the film ''[[Her (film)|Her]]'', which the band was composing simultaneously while working on ''Reflektor''. A different version of the song appears during the film's end credits.<ref>{{cite web|last=Battan|first=Carrie|title=Spike Jonze Says Arcade Fire's "Supersymmetry" Was Originally Made for His Film Her|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/53018-spoke-jonze-says-arcade-fires-supersymmetry-was-originally-made-for-his-film-her/|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=December 3, 2013|date=November 15, 2013}}</ref>

The lyrics include singing in both [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/reflektor-20130910 |title=Arcade Fire – "Reflektor" |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |first=Jon |last=Dolan |date=September 10, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Promotional campaign==
[[File:Reflektor logo in Wapping, London.jpg|thumbnail|left|An example of the Reflektor graffiti.]]
In early August, a cryptic logo, which incorporated the word "reflektor", appeared on the walls of cities around the world. The [[street art]] was reported to be part of a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign for the new Arcade Fire album.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-15/arcade-fires-marketing-machine-rolls-out-reflektor | title =Arcade Fire's Marketing Machine Rolls Out Reflektor | author =Claire Suddath | author2 =''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' | publisher =businessweek.com | date =October 15, 2013}}</ref> The upcoming album and its release date had already been announced via a message on Twitter, written as a reply to a single fan. An Instagram account posted pictures of the symbol, and included a video of one being drawn.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/51508-arcade-fires-new-album-titled-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire's New Album Titled Reflektor? | author =Amy Phillips | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 5, 2013}}</ref>

On August 26, Arcade Fire confirmed that the work was related to them, with a large mural on a building in downtown Manhattan, which included four of the symbols and the words "Arcade Fire 9pm 9/9".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/52041-arcade-fire-finally-confirm-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire Confirm Reflektor Campaign Is Theirs | author =Jenn Pelly | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 26, 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band released two videos for the [[Reflektor (song)|first single and title track]] from the album.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire Debuts Funky 'Reflektor' Single With Interactive Video|date = 9 September 2013|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5687268/arcade-fire-debuts-funky-reflektor-single-with-interactive-video|last = Wete|first = Brad|work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate = 9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=Vulture>{{cite web|last=Dobbins|first=Amanda|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/heres-the-other-new-arcade-fire-video.html|title=Watch The Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Video|publisher=Vulture|date=9 September 2013|accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref> [[Win Butler]] later wrote that the Reflektor graffiti was inspired by Haitian [[veve]] drawings.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-471311/arcade-fire-frontman-responds-to-graffiti-11652334/ | title =Arcade Fire frontman responds to graffiti complaint | author =''[[iHeartRadio]]'' | publisher =iheart.com | date =September 13, 2013}}</ref>

The Reflektor campaign received negative publicity when an article that appeared in [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] in September 2013 depicted instances of property damage that resulted from the advertisements. The band made an apology, explaining that the viral wall stencils were meant to use chalk or other washable media, rather than spray paint, nor binding glues under the paper advertisements.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/12/arcade_fire_graffiti_marketing_vandalism_or_both_relektor_ads_are_a_nuisance.html My Wife Was Vandalized by Arcade Fire], Ian Dille, [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]], 12 September 2013</ref>

The build-up to the release of the album was described by [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] as "unusual, ambitious, vague, confounding, a little heavy-handed, and very successful". It was compared to similar campaigns for albums by [[Daft Punk]] and [[Kanye West]], also released in 2013. In such campaigns, the music itself becomes one part of a wider experience. Although the events surrounding the album's release take place in the real world, their impermanence suits the use of social media, where the campaign is documented and shared.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/108-promo-campaigns/ Reflektor, Year Zero, and a Brief History of the Elaborate Album Rollout], Stephen Deusner, [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]], 21 October 2013</ref> In an interview, Butler stated that he enjoyed anticipating the release of an album, and that the build-up to the release of Reflektor felt like "a weird art project" or "throwing a good party".<ref name="Phillips, Amy"/>

==Artwork==
The album's artwork features an image of [[Auguste Rodin]]’s sculpture of [[Orpheus]] and [[Eurydice]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-reflektor-review-first-listen/ | title =Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor': 12 Observations About the New Album After One Listen | first=Jem |last=Aswad |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 2, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Release==
The band released a 15-second music clip on [[Spotify]] on September 2, 2013, titled "9pm 9/9" under the album name ''Reflektor''.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire release snippet of new music on Spotify - listen|date = 2 September 2013|url = http://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/72410|work = [[NME]]|accessdate = 2 September 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band announced a last-minute secret show under the name "The Reflektors" at Montreal's Salsathèque Club, at 9PM for $9.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2013/09/09/arcade-fire-a-la-salsatheque-ce-soir/ |title=Arcade Fire à la Salsathèque ce soir |work=[[Voir]] |trans_title=Arcade Fire at Salsathèque tonight |language=French |last=Ledoux |first=Julie |date=9 September 2013 |accessdate=2013-10-02}}</ref> Following the band's September 28 appearance on [[Saturday Night Live]], a 30-minute concert special aired on [[NBC]] featuring cameos including [[Rainn Wilson]], [[Bono]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[James Franco]], [[Michael Cera]] and [[Zach Galifianakis]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/09/30/arcade-fire-saturday-night-live-tv-special-video/ | title =Arcade Fire Debuts New 'Reflektor' Songs On 'Saturday Night Live' | author =Althea Legaspi | author2 =''[[Music Television]]'' | publisher =mtv.com | date =September 30, 2013}}</ref> The band debuted three tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time", "[[We Exist]]" and "Normal Person".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/29/arcade_fire_s_post_snl_concert_special_watch_the_band_play_new_songs_reflektor.html | title =Watch Arcade Fire’s Oddball Post-SNL Concert Special | author =Forrest Wickman | author2 =''[[Slate Magazine]]'' | publisher =slate.com | date =September 29, 2013}}</ref> On October 12 the band released a teaser video containing thirty seconds of the song "Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-awful-sound-preview-brooklyn-show/ | title =Preview Arcade Fire's 'Awful Sound' Ahead of Probable Brooklyn Shows |first=Marc |last=Hogan |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 14, 2013}}</ref> On October 21, the song "[[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]" was debuted in a music video, playing over edited clips of [[Marcel Camus]]'s 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]''. On October 21, the song "Normal Person" aired on [[The Colbert Report]], with the band identified not as Arcade Fire but only as "The Reflektors". On October 24, a [[lyric video]] for the Official Reflektor Full Album Teaser,<ref>{{YouTube|CBjqUEMlHTY|"Arcade Fire - Reflektor (Full Album Teaser - Official)"}}</ref> playing over longer clips of Marcel Camus's 1959 film ''Black Orpheus'' was posted to the band's website.

In September 2015, a digital Deluxe edition was released. It featured five new tracks that did not make it on the original album, as well as a new remixed version of "Flashbulb Eyes" by [[Dennis Bovell]] featuring [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]. "Get Right" was released as a single. These tracks were also released physically on cassette as [[The Reflektor Tapes (album)|The Reflektor Tapes]].

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/reflektor/arcade-fire |title=Reviews for Reflektor by Arcade Fire |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reflektor-mw0002581228 |title=Reflektor – Arcade Fire |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 26, 2013 |last=Monger |first=James Christopher}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2Score = B<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/arcade-fire-emreflektorem-104839 |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 29, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Modell |first=Josh}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = B<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2013/12/13/reflektor-review |title=Reflektor |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=December 13, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Catucci |first=Nick}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/24/arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor – review |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=October 24, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |authorlink=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-sonovox-8887399.html |title=Album review: Arcade Fire, Reflektor (Sonovox) |work=[[The Independent]] |location=London |date=October 19, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Gill |first=Andy |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131024075827/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-sonovox-8887399.html |archivedate=October 24, 2013}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/arcade-fire/14888 |title=Arcade Fire – 'Reflektor' |work=[[NME]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Sheffield |first=Hazel}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]
| rev7score = 9.2/10<ref name="Pitchfork Media">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18667-arcade-fire-reflektor/ |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=October 28, 2013 |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite journal |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/reflektor-20130927 |title=Reflektor |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 6, 2013 |last=Fricke |first=David |authorlink=David Fricke}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/arcade-fire-reflektor |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=September 28, 2013 |accessdate=October 6, 2013 |last=Galvin |first=Annie}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.spin.com/2013/10/arcade-fire-reflektor-album-review-merge/ |title=Arcade Fire Sharpen Their Edges on the Sprawling, Frequently Awesome ‘Reflektor’ |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2013 |last=Harvilla |first=Rob}}</ref>
}}

''Reflektor'' has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a [[weighted mean|average]] score of 80 based on 48 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic1"/> [[David Fricke]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the album "a perfect summary of their group's still-fervent indie-born hunger after a decade of mainstream success" and, noting its "decisive, indulgent ambition", cited it as "the best album Arcade Fire have ever made".<ref name=rs/> Lindsay Zoladz of [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] described it as "a triumph, but not a victory lap; the band never sounds content enough for that."<ref name="Pitchfork Media"/> ''[[USA Today]]'' stated that on the album, "much of the music — audacious, heavily distorted and bubbling with electronics — sounds magnificently fresh. As the ensemble shape-shifts from the cleaner rock template of ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' and ''[[Neon Bible]]'' to exotic beat-driven mashups, Arcade owes a debt to [[David Bowie]] (who has a brief cameo) and ''[[Achtung Baby|Achtung]]''-era [[U2]]. Co-producer [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] of defunct LCD Soundsystem also brings his rhythmic chops to the mix in dizzying dance hybrids."<ref name=usa>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/10/25/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-three-stars/3185647/ |title=Review: 'Reflektor' reflects Arcade Fire's bold vision |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 25, 2013 |last=Gunderson |first=Edna}}</ref> Emily Mackay of ''[[The Quietus]]'' notes that "the question of what comes next, though, isn't one that Arcade Fire need fear any longer. With ''Reflektor'', they've answered it strongly. Four albums in, their sound glitters with many facets and possibilities – they can be proud of how it reflects on them."<ref name=Quietus>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/13700-arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013 |last=Mackay |first=Emily}}</ref>

[[Kitty Empire]] of ''[[The Observer]]'' was impressed by the album's production and songwriting, but felt that "every track outstays its welcome by a couple of minutes", resulting in ''Reflektor'' not being an "astonishing album", but "merely very, very good one instead."<ref name=observer>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/27/arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor – review |work=[[The Observer]] |date=October 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2013 |last=Empire |first=Kitty |authorlink=Kitty Empire}}</ref> In a mixed review, ''[[PopMatters]]'' journalist J.C. Maçek III said "''Reflektor'' doesn't contain any actually bad songs (the closest we can peg on the collection would be a small amount of filler material), but the impact of a full listen is one of catchy excitement and impressive pop rock which slowly rolls downhill into the murky sonic depths of the more somber second half without any truly punctuating final moment of the record itself."<ref name=PM>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/176118-arcade-fire-reflektor/ |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=October 30, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Maçek III |first=J.C.}}</ref> Simon Goddard of ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' wrote that ''Reflektor'' fails to "fully justify the size of it and it doesn't end so much as unravel" and "is proof you really can have too much of a good thing."<ref name="q">{{cite journal |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=328 |date=November 2013 |last=Goddard |first=Simon |page=101}}</ref>

===Accolades===
''Rolling Stone'' ranked the album at No. 5 on their "50 Best Albums of 2013" list, writing that the fact that album has the "ability to provoke actual feelings is what makes this great."<ref name=rs50>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/arcade-fire-reflektor-19691231|title=50 Best Albums of 2013; Arcade Fire, "Reflektor"|author=''Rolling Stone''|date=2 December 2013|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=5 December 2013}}</ref> [[Stereogum]] ranked ''Reflektor'' at number ten on their "The 50 Best Albums of 2013" list, stating: "[''Reflektor'' is] the record that Arcade Fire didn't need to risk making, but they did anyway and we're lucky to have it. This is an album that sets a new milestone. From now on, we're listening to a post-''Reflektor'' Arcade Fire, and they've never been more exciting.".<ref name="stereogum50">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2013: Arcade Fire - Reflektor|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1567541/the-50-best-albums-of-2013/list/attachment/arcade-fire-reflektor-5/|publisher=[[Stereogum]]|accessdate=3 December 2013|date=3 December 2013}}</ref> ''Drowned in Sound'' placed ''Reflektor'' 5th in their favorite albums of the year list, despite initially giving the album a negative review.<ref name=dis50>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Drowned in Sound's Favorite Albums of 2013: Top 20|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147268-drowned-in-sounds-favourite-albums-of-2013--top-20|publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]]|accessdate=13 December 2013|date=9 December 2013}}</ref> 17 music journalists of the Polish media company [[Agora SA]] (''[[Gazeta Wyborcza]]'', [[Gazeta.pl]], TOK FM) placed ''Reflektor'' at number one in their ranking of 10 Best Foreign Albums of 2013.<ref name="Wyborcza"/>

The album was shortlisted nominee for the [[2014 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref name=shortlist>[http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/arcade-fire-drake-shad-make-polaris-music-prize-short-list-1.1914616 "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list"]. [[CTV News]], July 15, 2014.</ref>

The album was nominated at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|57th Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]], whilst the track "[[We Exist]]" was additionally nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=December 27, 2014}}</ref>

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| 50 Best Records of 2013<ref name=nme50>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/photos/nme-s-50-best-albums-of-2013/326689/1/1?recache=1&t=1231316#44|title=50 Best Records of 2013|author=NME |date=26 November 2013|publisher=NME|accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref>
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The album was recognized as one of "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far" in a list published by [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] in August 2014.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>

==Track listing==

Note: On CD and digital releases, "We Exist" is the second track of the album, but the fourth on the vinyl version (as the first song of Side B, or ''1:4'' <ref name=Discogs>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor/release/5041370 |title=Arcade Fire – Reflektor |publisher=[[Discogs]] |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>). Disc one of the CD release contains 10 minutes of hidden reversed samples of tracks from the disc in the pre-gap before the first track, while a five-minute soundscape follows "Supersymmetry" on disc two.
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| title0 =
| note0 = [[Hidden track]]
| length0 = 10:02
| title1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| length1 = 7:34
| title2 = [[We Exist]]
| length2 = 5:43
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Here Comes the Night Time
| length4 = 6:30
| title5 = Normal Person
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = You Already Know
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Joan of Arc
| length7 = 5:24
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = Here Comes the Night Time II
| length1 = 2:51
| title2 = Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)
| length2 = 6:13
| title3 = It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus)
| length3 = 6:42
| title4 = Porno
| length4 = 6:02
| title5 = [[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]
| length5 = 5:52
| title6 = Supersymmetry
|note6 = includes untitled hidden track
| length6 = 11:16
}}

{{Track listing
| collapsed=yes
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| title1 = Apocrypha
| length1 = 5:18
| title2 = Women of a Certain Age
| length2 = 3:16
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| note3 = Dennis Bovell [[remix]] featuring [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]
| length3 = 2:49
| title4 = Soft Power
| length4 = 5:43
| title5 = Get Right
| length5 = 4:41
| title6 = Crucified Again
| length6 = 5:03
}}

==Personnel==
Personnel adapted from album liner notes.<ref name="album notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Reflektor|others=[[Arcade Fire]]|year=2013|type=album liner notes|publisher=[[Merge Records]] / Sonovox Records}}</ref>
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===Arcade Fire===
*[[Win Butler]] - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, electric bass, piano, synthesizers, banjo & mandolin
*[[Régine Chassagne]] - lead & backing vocals, synthesizers, piano, accordion, xylophone, [[hurdy-gurdy]], drums, elephant's trunk, recorders & percussion
*[[Richard Reed Parry]] - rhythm and lead guitars, piano, synthesizers, organ, xylophone, accordion, electric & upright bass, celeste, drums, backing vocals & percussion
*[[Tim Kingsbury]] - rhythm guitar, electric and upright bass, piano, synthesizers & backing vocals
*[[William Butler (musician)|Will Butler]] - rhythm guitar, electric and upright bass, synthesizers, piano, sitar, trombone, clarinet, panpipes, glockenspiel, musical saw, omnichord, concertina, backing vocals, percussion & gadulka
*[[Jeremy Gara]] - drums, rhythm guitar, piano, synthesizers & percussion

===Additional musicians===
*[[Sarah Neufeld]] – strings, orchestral arrangements, backing vocals, vocals, synthesizers, piano
*[[Owen Pallett]] – orchestral arrangements, strings, piano
*[[Marika Shaw|Marika Anthony-Shaw]] – strings
*FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague – orchestra
*[[Colin Stetson]] – horn arrangements, saxophones
*Stuart Bogie – saxophones
*Willinson Duprate – additional percussion
*Verrieux Zile – additional percussion
*Baptiste Jean Nazaire – additional percussion
*Wilkenson Magloire – additional percussion
*Dieuveut Marc Thelus – additional percussion
*Wichemond Thelus – additional percussion
*[[Kid Koala]] – sample manipulation (''1.1'')
*[[David Bowie]] – vocals (''1.1'')
*[[Jonathan Ross]] – vocal sample (''1.6'')

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===Recording personnel===
*[[Arcade Fire]] – production, mixing (''1.3'' and ''2.1'')
*[[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] – production (except tracks ''1.3'' and ''2.1''), additional recording, mixing (''2.2'' and ''2.6'')
*[[Markus Dravs]] – production (except tracks ''1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4'' and ''2.6''), additional recording
*Mark Lawson – recording, additional production (''1.1, 1.3'' and ''1.4'')
*Korey Richey – recording, mixing assistant
*[[Tom Elmhirst]] – additional recording, mixing (''1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.3'' and ''2.5'')
*Damian Taylor – additional recording
*Pascal Shefteshy – additional recording
*David Farrell – recording assistant
*Eric Heigle – recording assistant
*[[Craig Silvey]] – mixing (''1.2, 1.5, 1.6'' and ''2.4'')
*Mark Lawson – mixing (''1.3'' and ''2.1'')
*Matt Shaw – mixing assistant
*Ben Baptie – mixing assistant
*Joe Visciano – mixing assistant
*Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistant
*[[Ted Jensen]] – mastering

===Artwork===
*Caroline Robert – album artwork, photography
*Korey Richey – photography
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==Charts and certifications==
===Commercial performance===
The album debuted at number one on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], selling 49,000 copies. This marks an increase from their previous album's debut week.<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul |last=Yuch |url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov6_2013.pdf |title=Arcade Fire Scores Third Chart-Topping Album |work={{noitalic|[[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen Music]]}} |publisher=[[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]] |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref> The album sold 101,000 copies in Canada in 2013.<ref name="canada sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5869529/canadas-digital-music-sales-rise-in-2013-unlike-the-us|title=Canada’s Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists|last=Bliss|first=Karen|date=January 10, 2014|accessdate=January 11, 2014|work=Billboard}}</ref>

In the US, the album also reached number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with 140,000 copies sold in its first week, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5778250/arcade-fires-reflektor-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 |title=Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 |author=Keith Caulfield |date= November 6, 2013 |work=Billboard }}</ref> It was the third best-selling vinyl album in the US in 2013, selling 31,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/01/03/2013-in-music-biggest-hits-top-albums-justin-timberlake-robin-thicke/4304139/ |title=2013 in Music: The biggest hits, the top albums |author=Brian Mansfield|work= USA TODAY |date= January 3, 2014 }}</ref> As of December 2014, ''Reflektor'' has sold 367,000 copies total in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/grammys-2015/6327754/arcade-fire-grammys-album-of-year-reflektor-prediction |title=Will Arcade Fire Repeat as Grammy Darlings? |last=Payne |first=Chris |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=December 3, 2014 |accessdate=December 4, 2014}}</ref>

The album debuted at number one in the UK with sales of 45,252.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-arcade-fire-lp-sells-45k-to-hit-no-1/056607 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Arcade Fire LP sells 45k to hit No.1 |first=Alan |last=Jones |work=[[Music Week]] |date=November 4, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>
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===Weekly charts===
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{{albumchart|Austria|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Wallonia|2|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Croatia|1|id=1252|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 1, 2014}}
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{{albumchart|Denmark|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|France|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Germany3|6|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Hungary|27|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Ireland|1|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Italy|8|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|New Zealand|5|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Norway|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Poland|19|id=837|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Portugal|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Sweden|9|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Switzerland|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|UK2|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|UKDigital|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Billboard200|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Canadian Albums(''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-01-15}}</ref>
| 23
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Alternative Albums <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2013/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
</ref>
| 21
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard 200}}</ref>
|135
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Rock Albums<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-rock-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Rock Albums}}</ref>
|30
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|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian Albums(''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-01-15}}</ref>
| 25
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Alternative Albums <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2014/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
</ref>
| 18
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-billboard-200-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2014 Year End Charts - Top Billboard 200}}</ref>
|140
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Rock Albums<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-rock-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2014 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Rock Albums}}</ref>
|29
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===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2013|accessdate=22 March 2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Gold|type=album|certyear=2014|certref=<ref>http://www.snepmusique.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Certifications_Albums_2013.pdf</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Gold|type=album}}
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==References==
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Reflektor (Album)

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{{Infobox album
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Arcade Fire]]
| Cover = ArcadeFireReflektor.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2013|10|28|mf=yes}}
| Recorded = 2011–13
| Studio = {{Collapsible list|title=Various<ref name="album notes"/>|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{unbulleted list|Sonovox Studios|{{small|([[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]])}}|Trident Castle|{{small|([[Port Antonio|Port Antonio, Jamaica]])}}|Dockside Studio|{{small|([[Maurice, Louisiana]])}}|Breakglass Studios|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}|Golden Ratio Studios|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}|Studio Pierre Marchand|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}}}}}
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Art rock]]|[[dance-rock]]}}
| Length = {{unbulleted list|{{Duration|m=75|s=12}} {{small|(Digital and vinyl versions)}}|{{Duration|m=85|s=14}} {{small|(CD version)}}}}
| Label = {{hlist|Sonovox {{small|(CAN)}}|[[Merge Records|Merge]] {{small|(US)}}}}
| Producer = {{hlist|Arcade Fire|[[Markus Dravs]]|[[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]]}}
| Last album = ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' (2010)
| This album = '''''Reflektor''''' (2013)
| Next album =
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| Single 1 date = 9 September 2013
| Single 2 = [[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]
| Single 2 date = 28 September 2013
| Single 3 = [[We Exist]]
| Single 3 date = 26 May 2014
| Single 4 = You Already Know
| Single 4 date = 22 August 2014
| Single 5 = Get Right
| Single 5 date = 25 September 2015
}}
}}

'''''Reflektor''''' is the fourth studio album by the Canadian [[indie rock]] band [[Arcade Fire]]. It was released on October 28, 2013 through Sonovox Records in Canada and [[Merge Records]] in the U.S. ''Reflektor'' is a [[double album]] which was recorded in multiple studios and was co-produced by [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], regular Arcade Fire producer [[Markus Dravs]], and the band themselves.

Influenced by Haitian [[rara]] music, the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' and [[Søren Kierkegaard]]'s essay, "[[The Present Age]]",<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/win-butler-reveals-secret-influences-behind-arcade-fires-reflektor-20131022 |title=Win Butler Reveals Secret Influences Behind Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor'|first=Patrick |last=Doyle |work=rollingstone.com |accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref> ''Reflektor'''s release was preceded by a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign inspired by [[veve]] drawings, and the release of a limited edition single, "[[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]", credited to the fictional band ''The Reflektors'' on September 9, 2013.

Upon release, ''Reflektor'' received positive reviews from music critics and had a successful commercial performance. The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far, a list published by ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' in August 2014.<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9465-the-top-100-albums-of-2010-2014/}}</ref>

==Background==
The album's origins stem from a trip that both vocalist/guitarist [[Win Butler]] and multi-instrumentalist [[Régine Chassagne]] took to her family's home country of [[Haiti]]. Butler said: "Going to Haiti for the first time with Régine was the beginning of a major change in the way that I thought about the world. Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16. There was a band I [feel] changed me musically, just really opened me up to this huge, vast amount of culture and influence I hadn't been exposed to before, which was really life-changing."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Inspired by the country's [[rara]] music, Butler and Chassagne incorporated elements of this sound into the band's new material, alongside [[Jamaican]] influences. Butler stated, "I mean, it's not like our band trying to play Haitian music. I just felt like we were opened up to a new influence. [[Bob Marley]] probably felt the same way the first time he heard [[Curtis Mayfield]]."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

==Recording==
Recording in [[Louisiana]], the band began work on ''Reflektor'' in 2011, and subsequently moved to [[Jamaica]] the following year with producer [[Markus Dravs]].<ref name="rollingstone"/> Working on roughly sixty song ideas, the band wrote and recorded in an abandoned [[castle]], named Trident: "The castle was built in 1979, or something, by this eccentric Jamaican dude who just wanted to hang out with royalty. And it kind of worked. After about five years he couldn't afford to pay the bill, so it had been sitting empty for many years. I met a dude who was planning on turning it into a hotel, so we just rented it off him for cheap and there was nothing in there. We brought in some beds and a piano and some gear."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The album was mostly recorded on [[analog tape]].<ref>http://radiofreecanuckistan.blogspot.ca/2013/10/arcade-fires-reflektor.html</ref>

In August 2012, the band also began working with producer and [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], whom the band had been wanting to work with for over six years. Butler: "LCD Soundsystem to me is like [[New Order (band)|New Order]] and the [[B-52's]] and we deeply share a lot of those influences, and we did completely different things with it. [[Régine Chassagne|Régine]] is kind of the person who dances. At any given minute, if you can get Régine to dance, you're kind of on the right track, so I think we just wanted to make a record that Régine could dance to."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

Regarding the band's decision to record a [[double album]], Win Butler stated, "The record is really long. We intended to make a short record and we ended up with 18 songs that were all between six and eight minutes and we were like, 'Uh oh, I think we screwed up making a short record.' Splitting it over the two halves enables you to get into the different worlds of the records."<ref name="rollingstone"/> According to Butler, 50 or 60 songs were written for the album.<ref name="Phillips, Amy">{{cite web | author = Phillips, Amy| date = September 10, 2013| url = http://pitchfork.com/news/52234-arcade-fires-win-butler-offers-reflektor-details|title = Arcade Fire's Win Butler Offers Reflektor Details| publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]| accessdate = November 15, 2013}}</ref>

==Writing and composition==
''Reflektor'' is an [[art rock]]<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10402764/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor-album-review.html | title=Arcade Fire, Reflektor, album review | publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | date=October 24, 2013 | accessdate=October 28, 2013 | author=McCormick, Neil | location=London}}</ref> and [[dance-rock]] album.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/arcade-fire-reflektor-19691231</ref> Primary lyricist [[Win Butler]] notes that the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' inspired his lyrics on the album, in particular its themes of [[Solitude|isolation]] and [[death]]: "''Black Orpheus'' is one of my favorite films of all time, which is set in Carnival in [[Brazil]]. The [[Orpheus]] myth is the original [[love triangle]], [[Romeo and Juliet]] kind of story. Lyrically, it's not literally about my life. I feel like I'm kind of a bit of a sponge in a way. Like, if people around me are going through things, I find it very hard not to be empathetic."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Also influential to the album's lyrical content is an essay by Danish philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]], entitled "[[The Present Age]]". Butler states, "[It's] about the reflective age. This is like in 1846, and it sounds like he's talking about modern times. He's talking about the [[news media|press]] and alienation, and you kind of read it and you're like, 'Dude, you have no idea how insane it's gonna get.'"<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The album tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time" and "Here Comes the Night Time II", each appear on the album's respective halves, with Butler noting, "The second one was actually written first and it almost starts the second half of the record – kind of like after the [[Haitian Carnival|[Haitian] Carnival]]. Both of them are very much influenced by when the sun is just starting to go down in [[Port au Prince]], and it's really intense because most of the city doesn't have [[electricity]] so everyone is just racing to get home before dark."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The first of the two tracks references [[missionaries]], in part: "The absurdity that you can go to a place like Haiti and teach people something about [[God]]. Like, the opposite really seems to be true, in my experience."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The track "Supersymmetry" was originally written for the film ''[[Her (film)|Her]]'', which the band was composing simultaneously while working on ''Reflektor''. A different version of the song appears during the film's end credits.<ref>{{cite web|last=Battan|first=Carrie|title=Spike Jonze Says Arcade Fire's "Supersymmetry" Was Originally Made for His Film Her|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/53018-spoke-jonze-says-arcade-fires-supersymmetry-was-originally-made-for-his-film-her/|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=December 3, 2013|date=November 15, 2013}}</ref>

The lyrics include singing in both [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/reflektor-20130910 |title=Arcade Fire – "Reflektor" |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |first=Jon |last=Dolan |date=September 10, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Promotional campaign==
[[File:Reflektor logo in Wapping, London.jpg|thumbnail|left|An example of the Reflektor graffiti.]]
In early August, a cryptic logo, which incorporated the word "reflektor", appeared on the walls of cities around the world. The [[street art]] was reported to be part of a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign for the new Arcade Fire album.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-15/arcade-fires-marketing-machine-rolls-out-reflektor | title =Arcade Fire's Marketing Machine Rolls Out Reflektor | author =Claire Suddath | author2 =''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' | publisher =businessweek.com | date =October 15, 2013}}</ref> The upcoming album and its release date had already been announced via a message on Twitter, written as a reply to a single fan. An Instagram account posted pictures of the symbol, and included a video of one being drawn.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/51508-arcade-fires-new-album-titled-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire's New Album Titled Reflektor? | author =Amy Phillips | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 5, 2013}}</ref>

On August 26, Arcade Fire confirmed that the work was related to them, with a large mural on a building in downtown Manhattan, which included four of the symbols and the words "Arcade Fire 9pm 9/9".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/52041-arcade-fire-finally-confirm-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire Confirm Reflektor Campaign Is Theirs | author =Jenn Pelly | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 26, 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band released two videos for the [[Reflektor (song)|first single and title track]] from the album.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire Debuts Funky 'Reflektor' Single With Interactive Video|date = 9 September 2013|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5687268/arcade-fire-debuts-funky-reflektor-single-with-interactive-video|last = Wete|first = Brad|work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate = 9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=Vulture>{{cite web|last=Dobbins|first=Amanda|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/heres-the-other-new-arcade-fire-video.html|title=Watch The Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Video|publisher=Vulture|date=9 September 2013|accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref> [[Win Butler]] later wrote that the Reflektor graffiti was inspired by Haitian [[veve]] drawings.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-471311/arcade-fire-frontman-responds-to-graffiti-11652334/ | title =Arcade Fire frontman responds to graffiti complaint | author =''[[iHeartRadio]]'' | publisher =iheart.com | date =September 13, 2013}}</ref>

The Reflektor campaign received negative publicity when an article that appeared in [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] in September 2013 depicted instances of property damage that resulted from the advertisements. The band made an apology, explaining that the viral wall stencils were meant to use chalk or other washable media, rather than spray paint, nor binding glues under the paper advertisements.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/12/arcade_fire_graffiti_marketing_vandalism_or_both_relektor_ads_are_a_nuisance.html My Wife Was Vandalized by Arcade Fire], Ian Dille, [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]], 12 September 2013</ref>

The build-up to the release of the album was described by [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] as "unusual, ambitious, vague, confounding, a little heavy-handed, and very successful". It was compared to similar campaigns for albums by [[Daft Punk]] and [[Kanye West]], also released in 2013. In such campaigns, the music itself becomes one part of a wider experience. Although the events surrounding the album's release take place in the real world, their impermanence suits the use of social media, where the campaign is documented and shared.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/108-promo-campaigns/ Reflektor, Year Zero, and a Brief History of the Elaborate Album Rollout], Stephen Deusner, [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]], 21 October 2013</ref> In an interview, Butler stated that he enjoyed anticipating the release of an album, and that the build-up to the release of Reflektor felt like "a weird art project" or "throwing a good party".<ref name="Phillips, Amy"/>

==Artwork==
The album's artwork features an image of [[Auguste Rodin]]’s sculpture of [[Orpheus]] and [[Eurydice]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-reflektor-review-first-listen/ | title =Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor': 12 Observations About the New Album After One Listen | first=Jem |last=Aswad |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 2, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Release==
The band released a 15-second music clip on [[Spotify]] on September 2, 2013, titled "9pm 9/9" under the album name ''Reflektor''.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire release snippet of new music on Spotify - listen|date = 2 September 2013|url = http://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/72410|work = [[NME]]|accessdate = 2 September 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band announced a last-minute secret show under the name "The Reflektors" at Montreal's Salsathèque Club, at 9PM for $9.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2013/09/09/arcade-fire-a-la-salsatheque-ce-soir/ |title=Arcade Fire à la Salsathèque ce soir |work=[[Voir]] |trans_title=Arcade Fire at Salsathèque tonight |language=French |last=Ledoux |first=Julie |date=9 September 2013 |accessdate=2013-10-02}}</ref> Following the band's September 28 appearance on [[Saturday Night Live]], a 30-minute concert special aired on [[NBC]] featuring cameos including [[Rainn Wilson]], [[Bono]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[James Franco]], [[Michael Cera]] and [[Zach Galifianakis]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/09/30/arcade-fire-saturday-night-live-tv-special-video/ | title =Arcade Fire Debuts New 'Reflektor' Songs On 'Saturday Night Live' | author =Althea Legaspi | author2 =''[[Music Television]]'' | publisher =mtv.com | date =September 30, 2013}}</ref> The band debuted three tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time", "[[We Exist]]" and "Normal Person".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/29/arcade_fire_s_post_snl_concert_special_watch_the_band_play_new_songs_reflektor.html | title =Watch Arcade Fire’s Oddball Post-SNL Concert Special | author =Forrest Wickman | author2 =''[[Slate Magazine]]'' | publisher =slate.com | date =September 29, 2013}}</ref> On October 12 the band released a teaser video containing thirty seconds of the song "Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-awful-sound-preview-brooklyn-show/ | title =Preview Arcade Fire's 'Awful Sound' Ahead of Probable Brooklyn Shows |first=Marc |last=Hogan |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 14, 2013}}</ref> On October 21, the song "[[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]" was debuted in a music video, playing over edited clips of [[Marcel Camus]]'s 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]''. On October 21, the song "Normal Person" aired on [[The Colbert Report]], with the band identified not as Arcade Fire but only as "The Reflektors". On October 24, a [[lyric video]] for the Official Reflektor Full Album Teaser,<ref>{{YouTube|CBjqUEMlHTY|"Arcade Fire - Reflektor (Full Album Teaser - Official)"}}</ref> playing over longer clips of Marcel Camus's 1959 film ''Black Orpheus'' was posted to the band's website.

In September 2015, a digital Deluxe edition was released. It featured five new tracks that did not make it on the original album, as well as a new remixed version of "Flashbulb Eyes" by [[Dennis Bovell]] featuring [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]. "Get Right" was released as a single. These tracks were also released physically on cassette as [[The Reflektor Tapes (album)|The Reflektor Tapes]].

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/reflektor/arcade-fire |title=Reviews for Reflektor by Arcade Fire |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reflektor-mw0002581228 |title=Reflektor – Arcade Fire |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 26, 2013 |last=Monger |first=James Christopher}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2Score = B<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/arcade-fire-emreflektorem-104839 |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 29, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Modell |first=Josh}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = B<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2013/12/13/reflektor-review |title=Reflektor |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=December 13, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Catucci |first=Nick}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/24/arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor – review |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=October 24, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |authorlink=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-sonovox-8887399.html |title=Album review: Arcade Fire, Reflektor (Sonovox) |work=[[The Independent]] |location=London |date=October 19, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Gill |first=Andy |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131024075827/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-sonovox-8887399.html |archivedate=October 24, 2013}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/arcade-fire/14888 |title=Arcade Fire – 'Reflektor' |work=[[NME]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Sheffield |first=Hazel}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]
| rev7score = 9.2/10<ref name="Pitchfork Media">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18667-arcade-fire-reflektor/ |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=October 28, 2013 |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite journal |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/reflektor-20130927 |title=Reflektor |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 6, 2013 |last=Fricke |first=David |authorlink=David Fricke}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/arcade-fire-reflektor |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=September 28, 2013 |accessdate=October 6, 2013 |last=Galvin |first=Annie}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.spin.com/2013/10/arcade-fire-reflektor-album-review-merge/ |title=Arcade Fire Sharpen Their Edges on the Sprawling, Frequently Awesome ‘Reflektor’ |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2013 |last=Harvilla |first=Rob}}</ref>
}}

''Reflektor'' has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a [[weighted mean|average]] score of 80 based on 48 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic1"/> [[David Fricke]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the album "a perfect summary of their group's still-fervent indie-born hunger after a decade of mainstream success" and, noting its "decisive, indulgent ambition", cited it as "the best album Arcade Fire have ever made".<ref name=rs/> Lindsay Zoladz of [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] described it as "a triumph, but not a victory lap; the band never sounds content enough for that."<ref name="Pitchfork Media"/> ''[[USA Today]]'' stated that on the album, "much of the music — audacious, heavily distorted and bubbling with electronics — sounds magnificently fresh. As the ensemble shape-shifts from the cleaner rock template of ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' and ''[[Neon Bible]]'' to exotic beat-driven mashups, Arcade owes a debt to [[David Bowie]] (who has a brief cameo) and ''[[Achtung Baby|Achtung]]''-era [[U2]]. Co-producer [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] of defunct LCD Soundsystem also brings his rhythmic chops to the mix in dizzying dance hybrids."<ref name=usa>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/10/25/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-three-stars/3185647/ |title=Review: 'Reflektor' reflects Arcade Fire's bold vision |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 25, 2013 |last=Gunderson |first=Edna}}</ref> Emily Mackay of ''[[The Quietus]]'' notes that "the question of what comes next, though, isn't one that Arcade Fire need fear any longer. With ''Reflektor'', they've answered it strongly. Four albums in, their sound glitters with many facets and possibilities – they can be proud of how it reflects on them."<ref name=Quietus>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/13700-arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013 |last=Mackay |first=Emily}}</ref>

[[Kitty Empire]] of ''[[The Observer]]'' was impressed by the album's production and songwriting, but felt that "every track outstays its welcome by a couple of minutes", resulting in ''Reflektor'' not being an "astonishing album", but "merely very, very good one instead."<ref name=observer>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/27/arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor – review |work=[[The Observer]] |date=October 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2013 |last=Empire |first=Kitty |authorlink=Kitty Empire}}</ref> In a mixed review, ''[[PopMatters]]'' journalist J.C. Maçek III said "''Reflektor'' doesn't contain any actually bad songs (the closest we can peg on the collection would be a small amount of filler material), but the impact of a full listen is one of catchy excitement and impressive pop rock which slowly rolls downhill into the murky sonic depths of the more somber second half without any truly punctuating final moment of the record itself."<ref name=PM>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/176118-arcade-fire-reflektor/ |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=October 30, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Maçek III |first=J.C.}}</ref> Simon Goddard of ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' wrote that ''Reflektor'' fails to "fully justify the size of it and it doesn't end so much as unravel" and "is proof you really can have too much of a good thing."<ref name="q">{{cite journal |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=328 |date=November 2013 |last=Goddard |first=Simon |page=101}}</ref>

===Accolades===
''Rolling Stone'' ranked the album at No. 5 on their "50 Best Albums of 2013" list, writing that the fact that album has the "ability to provoke actual feelings is what makes this great."<ref name=rs50>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/arcade-fire-reflektor-19691231|title=50 Best Albums of 2013; Arcade Fire, "Reflektor"|author=''Rolling Stone''|date=2 December 2013|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=5 December 2013}}</ref> [[Stereogum]] ranked ''Reflektor'' at number ten on their "The 50 Best Albums of 2013" list, stating: "[''Reflektor'' is] the record that Arcade Fire didn't need to risk making, but they did anyway and we're lucky to have it. This is an album that sets a new milestone. From now on, we're listening to a post-''Reflektor'' Arcade Fire, and they've never been more exciting.".<ref name="stereogum50">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2013: Arcade Fire - Reflektor|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1567541/the-50-best-albums-of-2013/list/attachment/arcade-fire-reflektor-5/|publisher=[[Stereogum]]|accessdate=3 December 2013|date=3 December 2013}}</ref> ''Drowned in Sound'' placed ''Reflektor'' 5th in their favorite albums of the year list, despite initially giving the album a negative review.<ref name=dis50>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Drowned in Sound's Favorite Albums of 2013: Top 20|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147268-drowned-in-sounds-favourite-albums-of-2013--top-20|publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]]|accessdate=13 December 2013|date=9 December 2013}}</ref> 17 music journalists of the Polish media company [[Agora SA]] (''[[Gazeta Wyborcza]]'', [[Gazeta.pl]], TOK FM) placed ''Reflektor'' at number one in their ranking of 10 Best Foreign Albums of 2013.<ref name="Wyborcza"/>

The album was shortlisted nominee for the [[2014 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref name=shortlist>[http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/arcade-fire-drake-shad-make-polaris-music-prize-short-list-1.1914616 "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list"]. [[CTV News]], July 15, 2014.</ref>

The album was nominated at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|57th Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]], whilst the track "[[We Exist]]" was additionally nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=December 27, 2014}}</ref>

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The album was recognized as one of "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far" in a list published by [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] in August 2014.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>

==Track listing==

Note: On CD and digital releases, "We Exist" is the second track of the album, but the fourth on the vinyl version (as the first song of Side B, or ''1:4'' <ref name=Discogs>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor/release/5041370 |title=Arcade Fire – Reflektor |publisher=[[Discogs]] |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>). Disc one of the CD release contains 10 minutes of hidden reversed samples of tracks from the disc in the pre-gap before the first track, while a five-minute soundscape follows "Supersymmetry" on disc two.
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| title0 =
| note0 = [[Hidden track]]
| length0 = 10:02
| title1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| length1 = 7:34
| title2 = [[We Exist]]
| length2 = 5:43
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Here Comes the Night Time
| length4 = 6:30
| title5 = Normal Person
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = You Already Know
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Joan of Arc
| length7 = 5:24
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = Here Comes the Night Time II
| length1 = 2:51
| title2 = Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)
| length2 = 6:13
| title3 = It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus)
| length3 = 6:42
| title4 = Porno
| length4 = 6:02
| title5 = [[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]
| length5 = 5:52
| title6 = Supersymmetry
|note6 = includes untitled hidden track
| length6 = 11:16
}}

{{Track listing
| collapsed=yes
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| title1 = Apocrypha
| length1 = 5:18
| title2 = Women of a Certain Age
| length2 = 3:16
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| note3 = Dennis Bovell [[remix]] featuring [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]
| length3 = 2:49
| title4 = Soft Power
| length4 = 5:43
| title5 = Get Right
| length5 = 4:41
| title6 = Crucified Again
| length6 = 5:03
}}

==Personnel==
Personnel adapted from album liner notes.<ref name="album notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Reflektor|others=[[Arcade Fire]]|year=2013|type=album liner notes|publisher=[[Merge Records]] / Sonovox Records}}</ref>
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===Arcade Fire===
*[[Win Butler]] - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, electric bass, piano, synthesizers, banjo & mandolin
*[[Régine Chassagne]] - lead & backing vocals, synthesizers, piano, accordion, xylophone, [[hurdy-gurdy]], drums, elephant's trunk, recorders & percussion
*[[Richard Reed Parry]] - rhythm and lead guitars, piano, synthesizers, organ, xylophone, accordion, electric & upright bass, celeste, drums, backing vocals & percussion
*[[Tim Kingsbury]] - rhythm guitar, electric and upright bass, piano, synthesizers & backing vocals
*[[William Butler (musician)|Will Butler]] - rhythm guitar, electric and upright bass, synthesizers, piano, sitar, trombone, clarinet, panpipes, glockenspiel, musical saw, omnichord, concertina, backing vocals, percussion & gadulka
*[[Jeremy Gara]] - drums, rhythm guitar, piano, synthesizers & percussion

===Additional musicians===
*[[Sarah Neufeld]] – strings, orchestral arrangements, backing vocals, vocals, synthesizers, piano
*[[Owen Pallett]] – orchestral arrangements, strings, piano
*[[Marika Shaw|Marika Anthony-Shaw]] – strings
*FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague – orchestra
*[[Colin Stetson]] – horn arrangements, saxophones
*Stuart Bogie – saxophones
*Willinson Duprate – additional percussion
*Verrieux Zile – additional percussion
*Baptiste Jean Nazaire – additional percussion
*Wilkenson Magloire – additional percussion
*Dieuveut Marc Thelus – additional percussion
*Wichemond Thelus – additional percussion
*[[Kid Koala]] – sample manipulation (''1.1'')
*[[David Bowie]] – vocals (''1.1'')
*[[Jonathan Ross]] – vocal sample (''1.6'')

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===Recording personnel===
*[[Arcade Fire]] – production, mixing (''1.3'' and ''2.1'')
*[[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] – production (except tracks ''1.3'' and ''2.1''), additional recording, mixing (''2.2'' and ''2.6'')
*[[Markus Dravs]] – production (except tracks ''1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4'' and ''2.6''), additional recording
*Mark Lawson – recording, additional production (''1.1, 1.3'' and ''1.4'')
*Korey Richey – recording, mixing assistant
*[[Tom Elmhirst]] – additional recording, mixing (''1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.3'' and ''2.5'')
*Damian Taylor – additional recording
*Pascal Shefteshy – additional recording
*David Farrell – recording assistant
*Eric Heigle – recording assistant
*[[Craig Silvey]] – mixing (''1.2, 1.5, 1.6'' and ''2.4'')
*Mark Lawson – mixing (''1.3'' and ''2.1'')
*Matt Shaw – mixing assistant
*Ben Baptie – mixing assistant
*Joe Visciano – mixing assistant
*Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistant
*[[Ted Jensen]] – mastering

===Artwork===
*Caroline Robert – album artwork, photography
*Korey Richey – photography
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==Charts and certifications==
===Commercial performance===
The album debuted at number one on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], selling 49,000 copies. This marks an increase from their previous album's debut week.<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul |last=Yuch |url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov6_2013.pdf |title=Arcade Fire Scores Third Chart-Topping Album |work={{noitalic|[[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen Music]]}} |publisher=[[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]] |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref> The album sold 101,000 copies in Canada in 2013.<ref name="canada sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5869529/canadas-digital-music-sales-rise-in-2013-unlike-the-us|title=Canada’s Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists|last=Bliss|first=Karen|date=January 10, 2014|accessdate=January 11, 2014|work=Billboard}}</ref>

In the US, the album also reached number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with 140,000 copies sold in its first week, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5778250/arcade-fires-reflektor-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 |title=Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 |author=Keith Caulfield |date= November 6, 2013 |work=Billboard }}</ref> It was the third best-selling vinyl album in the US in 2013, selling 31,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/01/03/2013-in-music-biggest-hits-top-albums-justin-timberlake-robin-thicke/4304139/ |title=2013 in Music: The biggest hits, the top albums |author=Brian Mansfield|work= USA TODAY |date= January 3, 2014 }}</ref> As of December 2014, ''Reflektor'' has sold 367,000 copies total in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/grammys-2015/6327754/arcade-fire-grammys-album-of-year-reflektor-prediction |title=Will Arcade Fire Repeat as Grammy Darlings? |last=Payne |first=Chris |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=December 3, 2014 |accessdate=December 4, 2014}}</ref>

The album debuted at number one in the UK with sales of 45,252.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-arcade-fire-lp-sells-45k-to-hit-no-1/056607 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Arcade Fire LP sells 45k to hit No.1 |first=Alan |last=Jones |work=[[Music Week]] |date=November 4, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>
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===Weekly charts===
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{{albumchart|Wallonia|2|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Croatia|1|id=1252|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 1, 2014}}
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{{albumchart|Denmark|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Germany3|6|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Hungary|27|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Ireland|1|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Italy|8|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|New Zealand|5|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Norway|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Poland|19|id=837|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Portugal|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Scotland|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Spain|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Sweden|9|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Switzerland|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|UK2|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|UKDigital|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Billboard200|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Canadian Albums(''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-01-15}}</ref>
| 23
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Alternative Albums <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2013/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
</ref>
| 21
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard 200}}</ref>
|135
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Rock Albums<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-rock-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Rock Albums}}</ref>
|30
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian Albums(''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-01-15}}</ref>
| 25
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Alternative Albums <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2014/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
</ref>
| 18
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-billboard-200-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2014 Year End Charts - Top Billboard 200}}</ref>
|140
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Rock Albums<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-rock-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2014 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Rock Albums}}</ref>
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===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2013|accessdate=22 March 2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Gold|type=album|certyear=2014|certref=<ref>http://www.snepmusique.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Certifications_Albums_2013.pdf</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Gold|type=album}}
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==References==
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| Name = The Warning
| Cover =
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| Artist = [[Eminem]]
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| Released = 2009
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
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| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Length = 3:20
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"'''The Warning'''" is a [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] [[diss track|diss song]] written and performed by American rapper [[Eminem]] and produced by [[Dr. Dre]] as part of an ongoing conflict with Mariah Carey. Throughout his career, Eminem claimed he once had a relationship with Carey, dating her for six months. Carey, however, always denied the claim. As a result, Eminem recorded a number of songs in which he rapped about the singer in a negative light, angered by her not admitting to seeing him.

Eminem's sixth studio album ''[[Relapse (Eminem album)|Relapse]]'' (2009) features a song entitled "Bagpipes from Baghdad", with lyrics suggesting that Eminem is still in love with Carey, and features insulting comments about the singer and her then husband [[Nick Cannon]]. After, Cannon made a post on his website, defending Carey and expressing his disgust at the rapper's comments, Eminem responded to his comment by saying he meant well and that the song is actually "wishing the couple the best", and later noted that he respected Cannon for his comment, expecting him to defend his wife.

After the release of Carey's "[[Obsessed (Mariah Carey song)|Obsessed]]", a song about an obsessed man who claims to be having a relationship with her, suspicions were raised by many, including Eminem himself, that it was directed at Eminem, despite claims to the contrary by Cannon. As a response, Eminem released "The Warning", in which he claims he still has proof of the couple. Cannon responded to the song with his "I'm a Slick Rick", and even challenged Eminem to a boxing match for charity which never took place. Though not released as a single or as part of an album, "The Warning" appeared on three ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts.

==Background==
From the year 2001 onwards, Eminem claimed to have dated Carey for six months throughout the gloomy times in her life.<ref name=st>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/75553336.html?dids=75553336:75553336&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+19%2C+2001&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Another+season+for+SLT+Series%3A+2b%3B+IN+THE+NEWS&pqatl=google|title=Another Reason for SLT Series|first=Norm|last=Clark|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|publisher=[[Times Publishing Company]]|date=July 19, 2001|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> Carey denied ever having been involved with the rapper in a personal relationship, claiming that they had only met a handful of times, and it was professional.<ref name=st/> Subsequently, he referred to Carey in several of his songs in a negative light, claiming to have been angered by her not admitting to seeing him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SR&p_theme=sr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F7731C334698C97&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=May I Have All Your Attention Please?|work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|publisher=[[Cowles Publishing Company]]|date=November 19, 2002|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> On ''[[Charmbracelet]]'', Carey included a song titled "Clown", which critics suggested was aimed at Eminem.<ref name=boston/> "Clown"'s lyrics were described as "languidly sinister" by Sarah Rodman of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', and read: "I should've left it at 'I like your music too'...You should never have intimated we were lovers / When you know very well we never even touched each other."<ref name=boston>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/250796631.html?dids=250796631:250796631&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+03%2C+2002&author=Sarah+Rodman&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Carey+hopes+promotion+efforts+work+like+a+charm&pqatl=google|title=Carey Hopes Promotion Efforts Work Like a Charm|first=Sarah|last=Rodman|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|date=March 12, 2012|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> In 2005, during concerts on the rapper's [[Anger Management Tour]], he began playing voice-mails and recordings that were reportedly left by Carey.<ref name=messages>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/05/11/nick_cannon_rages_at_eminem/|title=Nick Cannon Rages at Eminem|first=Joan|last=Anderson|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|date=May 17, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> One of the messages said: "I heard you were getting back with your ex-wife. Why won't you see me? Why won't you call me?".<ref name=messages/> After playing the excerpt, Eminem would pretend to be sick before launching into his song "Puke".<ref name=messages/> On May 12, 2009, Eminem released his sixth studio album ''[[Relapse (Eminem album)|Relapse]]'', which included the song "Bagpipes from Baghdad".<ref name=pipes>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a155468/cannon-slams-disrespectful-eminem-song.html|title=Cannon Slams 'Disrespectful' Eminem Song|first=Lisa|last=Martins|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]]|date=June 19, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> The song's lyrics suggested Eminem was still in love with Carey and "wanted her back": "I want another crack at ya" and "Nick Cannon better back the f**k up. I'm not playing, I want her back, you punk."<ref name=pipes/> After the song's release, Cannon went on his website, defending Carey and expressing his disgust at the rapper's comments:
<blockquote>
I felt sorry for him because he must really be stuck in the past. Not only has his music not evolved, but also homeboy is still obsessed with my wife, the same female that wouldn't let him get to second base from eight years ago. What type of grown ass man lies about getting with a chick? Only Slim Lamey! LOL! I’m putting this out there now. Marshall Mathers, you need to holler at me... Man to man, let’s meet up and deal with this like adults. So, Miss Marshall, I'm going to make you wish you never spoke my name and regret the ungodly things you said about my wife. Your legacy has now been tainted from this day forth! You will now be known as the rapper who lost to corny-ass Nick Cannon!<ref name=pipes/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20278115,00.html|title=Nick Cannon Blasts Eminem for 'Disrespecting' Mariah Carey|first=Steve|last=Helling|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|date=May 11, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref>
</blockquote>
Eminem responded to Cannon's comments sarcastically, clarifying that the song was really "wishing the couple the best", and that it was a misunderstanding.<ref name=apology>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a156352/eminem-cannon-got-carey-track-wrong.html|title=Eminem: 'Cannon Got Carey Track Wrong'|first=Lisa|last=Martins|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]]|date=June 19, 2009|accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref> In an interview with [[BBC Radio]], Eminem clarified that although contained a "harsh" line, he meant well: "There's a line on there that was a little harsh. It's a harsh line. But it's like this, the way I look at it, I had no idea he was gonna take it like he took it. I had no idea Nick Cannon was gonna start wildin' out on me. No pun intended."<ref name=apology/> He later commented that he respected Cannon for his comment, and that he expected him to stand up for his wife: "I didn't read his blog or anything. But it is what it is. He's supposed to defend his wife, and I expected him to do that. But at the end of the day, it's a line I said – it's a song. What I actually meant to say is, I wish them the best. That's what I meant to say. That's the whole message of the record."<ref name=apology/>

After Carey premiered "Obsessed" on June 16, 2009, the media frenzied and began speculating the song was targeting Eminem, due to its lyrics and overall message.<ref name=obsessed>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1614088/mariah-careys-obsessed-directed-at-eminem.jhtml|title=Is Mariah Carey's 'Obsessed' Directed At Eminem?|first=Jayson|last=Rodriguez|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[Viacom International]]|date=June 16, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> Following the song's accompanying music video, which featured Carey playing a role that resembled the rapper, critics considered it Carey's response to Eminem's "Bagpipes from Baghdad".<ref name=obsessed/> Soon after both the release of the song and its video, Eminem released "The Warning" on July 30, 2009, which he claimed to be a retaliation.<ref name=caps>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/eminem_sends_mariah_nick_nasty/136976|title=Eminem Sends Mariah and Nick a Nasty, Nude-Pic-Threatening "Warning"|first=Natalie|last=Finn|work=[[E! Entertainment Television]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]|date=August 1, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> In the aftermath of the releases, Cannon was questioned regarding the inspiration of "Obsessed", and whether it was ever directed at Eminem:
<blockquote>
She's Mariah Carey. She's not beefin', she's a vegetarian. People keep saying ['Obsessed'] was directed at certain people. To be completely honest, she did the record 'cause she's a huge fan of this movie ''[[Mean Girls]]'', and there's a line in the movie where one of the girls is like, 'Why are you so obsessed with me?' She says that at the beginning of the song, and that's where the concept came from. But, you know, art imitates life.<ref name=warning1/>
</blockquote>

==Content and composition==
Produced by Dr. Dre,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/gowhere-hip-hop/2009/07/eminem-releases-new-diss-track-on-mariah-carey-nick-cannon.html|title=Eminem releases new diss track on Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon|work=[[ChicagoNow]]|publisher=Tribune Media Group|date=July 30, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> "The Warning" is a mid-tempo track that is almost entirely made up of soft piano keys playing in the background, a consistent drum beat, and occasional horns every few seconds. The song contains no chorus.<ref name=reviewweekly/>

The song's lyrics allude to his supposed relationship with Mariah Carey, the music video for "Obsessed", and pictures and proof he claims to have of the couple.<ref name=caps/> The song begins "Only reason I dissed you in the first place is because you denied seeing me. Now I'm pissed off," before describing Carey's impersonation of him in her video, "Oh gee, is that supposed to be me in the video with the goatee?/ Wow Mariah, didn't expect you to go balls out."<ref name=warning1>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1617334/eminem-slams-mariah-carey-nick-cannon-again.jhtml|title=Eminem Slams Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon In New Dis Track, 'The Warning'|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[Viacom International]]|date=July 30, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> Eminem continues describing a near-sexual encounter with the singer, threatening to release voice-mails and pictures he still has in his possession.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-01/news-interviews/28195980_1_mariah-carey-nick-cannon-nude-pics|title=Eminem Threatens to Leak Mariah Carey's Nude Pics?|first=Jean|last=Demeau|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=August 1, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref><ref name=msnbc>{{cite web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32241821|title=Eminem Fires 'Warning' Shot at Mariah Carey|first=Jeanette|last=Walls|work=[[MSNBC]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]|date=July 30, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> Additionally, the song features a females voice, unknown whether or not Carey's, where she calls herself [[Mary Poppins]], as well as several intervals of her laughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a168588/eminem-pens-new-carey-cannon-track.html|title=Eminem 'Pens New Carey, Cannon Track'|first=Dave|last=West|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]]|date=July 30, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref>

==Response==
Although Carey did not publicly respond to "The Warning", in September 2010 Cannon responded with a song titled "I'm a Slick Rick", on which he attacks Eminem for his disparaging lyrics towards Carey, using a [[Rapping#Flow|flow]] similar to that of English rapper [[Slick Rick]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.12204/title.nick-cannon-releases-eminem-diss-track|title=Nick Cannon Releases Eminem Diss Track|first=Slava|last=Kuperstein|work=HipHopDX|publisher=Cheri Media Group|date=September 13, 2010|accessdate=October 26, 2010}}</ref> He also later proposed a boxing match between himself and Eminem for charity, even setting up a [[Facebook]] page to promote the idea: however, the event never took place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648769/nick-cannon-challenges-eminem-fight.jhtml |title=Nick Cannon Challenges Eminem To A Fight|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|work=''[[MTV News]]''|publisher=[[Viacom International]]|date=September 27, 2010|accessdate=April 19, 2011}}</ref>

Daniel Kreps of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' noted that Eminem "is more sharp and on-point here than on some of ''Relapse''."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eminem-issues-warning-to-mariah-carey-with-new-dis-track-20090731|title=Eminem Issues 'Warning' to Mariah Carey With New Dis Track|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|date=July 31, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> Simon Vozick-Levinson of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' however, stated that there is only one "clever" line aimed at Cannon, and that "everything else is just so predictable coming from Em[inem] at this point."
<ref name=reviewweekly>{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/07/31/eminem-mariah-carey-warning/|title=Eminem's NSFW 'Warning' to Mariah Carey: Hear it here|first=Simon|last=Vozick-Levinson|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=July 31, 2009|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
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!align="left"|Chart (2009)
!align="left"|Peak position
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|align="left"|US [[Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="thewarningcharts">{{cite web|title=Billboard chart search: Eminem - "The Warning"|url=http://api.billboard.com/apisvc/chart/v1/list?artist=eminem&song=the_warning&sdate=1900-01-01&edate=2100-12-25&api_key=bvk4re5h37dzvx87h7rf5dqz|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Company]]|accessdate=April 5, 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|8
|-
|align="left"|US [[Rap Songs]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="thewarningcharts"/>
|align="center"|23
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|align="left"|US [[Rhythmic Airplay Chart|Rhythmic Top 40]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="thewarningcharts"/>
|align="center"|31
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== References ==
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Hit ’Em Up

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{{Infobox song 
| Name = Hit 'Em Up
| Type = song
| Artist = [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]] featuring [[Outlawz]] and [[Prince Ital Joe]]
| Cover = 2pac - Hit 'Em Up promo.jpg
| Caption = 1996 [[Bootleg recording|bootleg]] release
| Format = [[12-inch single]], [[Gramophone record|45 RPM]], [[Compact disc|CD]]
| Recorded = May 1996 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] at Can Am Studios
| Released = June 4, 1996
| A-side = "[[How Do U Want It]]"
| Genre = [[Hardcore hip hop]], [[Gangsta rap]]
| Language = English
| Length = 5:13
| Writer = [[Tupac Shakur]], [[The Outlawz]]
| Composer =
| Label = [[Death Row Records|Death Row]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Producer = [[Johnny "J"]]
| Misc =
{{External music video|{{YouTube|41qC3w3UUkU|“Hit 'Em Up”}}}}
{{Audiosample
| Upper caption = Audio sample
| Background = Song
| Audio file = Hit 'Em Up.ogg
}}
}}

"'''Hit 'Em Up'''" is a [[Diss track|diss song]] by [[hip hop music|rap]] artist [[Tupac Shakur]] (2Pac), featuring his group the [[Outlawz]]. It is the [[B-side]] to the single "[[How Do U Want It]]", released on June 4, 1996, from the album ''[[All Eyez on Me]]''. The song’s lyrics contain vicious insults to several [[East Coast hip hop|East Coast rappers]], chief among them, Shakur's former friend turned rival, [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], also known as Biggie Smalls. The song was recorded in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] at Can Am Studios in May 1996. Reporter [[Chuck Philips]], who interviewed Shakur at Can Am, described the song as "a caustic anti-East Coast jihad in which the rapper threatens to eliminate Biggie, [[Sean Combs|Sean Combs (Puffy)]], and a slew of Bad Boy artists and other New York acts."<ref name="Comment on the 1995 Tupac recording">{{cite news|last=Philips|first=Chuck|title=Comment on the 1995 Tupac recording|url=http://chuckphilipspost.com/|accessdate=9 October 2013|newspaper=Chuck Philips Post|date=September 13, 2012}}</ref> The song was [[Record producer|produced]] by long-time collaborator [[Johnny "J"]] and samples the bassline from "[[Don't Look Any Further]]" by [[Dennis Edwards]] and interpolates "[[Get Money]]" by Biggie Smalls group [[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]], which used the Dennis Edwards sample as well. The video, itself described as infamous, includes impersonations of Biggie, Puffy and [[Lil' Kim]].

"Hit 'Em Up" had a large role in exacerbating the [[East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry]]. Following its release, the East Coast rappers insulted in the song responded through tracks of their own. The controversy surrounding the song is due in part to Shakur’s murder only three months after its release.

The song is widely considered by the American hip hop community as one of the greatest "diss tracks" ever recorded due to its explicit lyrical content and the seriousness of violent intent by Shakur and his colleagues towards their competitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/15/the-9-greatest-rap-disses-kendrick-lamar-jay-z-2pac-and-more.html|title=The 9 Greatest Rap Disses: Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, 2Pac & More|work=The Daily Beast}}</ref>

==Origins==
"Hit 'Em Up" was written and recorded in Can Am Studios in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] in May 1996.<ref name=brown/><ref name=black2/> For the song, Shakur recruited the members of the former group Dramacydal whom he had worked with previously, and was eager to work with again. Together, the rappers (along with [[Outlawz#Original Members|other associates]]) formed the original lineup of the Outlawz.<ref name=lang>Lang, p. 45.</ref> The first and third verses are performed by Shakur, while the second verse is performed by [[Hussein Fatal]], the fourth by [[Yaki Kadafi]] and the fifth by [[E.D.I. Mean]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title="How Do U Want It" |others=Tupac Shakur |year=1996 |chapter="Hit 'em Up" |type=CD |publisher=Death Row Records |id= }}</ref><ref>Sandy; Daniels, p. 74.</ref>

The ferocity of Shakur's raging vocals,<ref>Gilmore, p. 460.</ref> as said by long-time collaborator and producer of "Hit 'Em Up" Johnny "J", was entirely authentic.<ref name=brown>Brown, p. 109.</ref> He explained that Shakur was initially fueled by his anger against Biggie and [[Bad Boy Records]] for the belief that they had a role in the November 30, 1994 ambush and attack on Shakur. He claimed that Biggie and his crew knew of his shooting and wanted him dead.<ref name=reyn/> Shakur used this fury, which Johnny "J" described as "superhuman",<ref name=brown/> to attack Biggie and other East Coast rappers.<ref name=brown/> Johnny "J" also stated that he had never seen Shakur so angry and that the words he rapped were in no way an act,<ref>Brown, p. 110.</ref> describing the recording process as the most "hard-core he had ever done."<ref name=brown/> Although he was very happy with the work he had put into it and the resulting song, Johnny "J" went on to say that he had no desire to work on anything of that magnitude again.<ref name=brown/>

Shakur was also enraged by Biggie's release of "[[Who Shot Ya?]]" provocatively only months after the shooting incident, and although it did not mention Shakur's name, he believed it was directed towards him, but it was not.<ref name=gol/> Shakur admitted to releasing "Hit 'Em Up" as a response to "Who Shot Ya?"<ref name=black3/> In a ''Vibe'' interview, the rapper called out Sean “Puffy” Combs and Biggie Smalls and accused both of them for setting him up, or obtaining knowledge of the attack, and not cautioning him. He also singled out business men [[James Rosemond]] ("Jimmy Henchman"), and Jacques Agnant ("Haitian Jack") of orchestrating the assault. Shakur announced the names of his ostensible conspirators to Kevin Powell, a journalist for ''Vibe''{{;}} however, to mask their true identities, ''Vibe'' referred to Henchman as “Booker,” and Jack as “Nigel” in the published interview. Persons familiar with the interview say they used different names after the magazine received threats from Henchman. A former ''Vibe'' editor denied receiving threats, but neglected to explain why the magazine substituted aliases for Henchman and Haitian Jack.<ref name="Comment on the 1995 Tupac recording" />

Henchman promised Shakur $7,000 to [[Duet|duo]] with Lil Shawn, a rapper whom the business man represented at that time.<ref name="Comment on the 1995 Tupac recording" /> In a 2008 article by Philips, Henchman was implicated in organizing the assault,<ref name="Exhibit 1">(Court case exhibit: USA vs James Rosemond Case # 1:11-Cr-00424 5/14/2012 Document # 100, exhibit 1)</ref> and in 2012 by his long-time friend Dexter Isaac, who confessed to attacking Shakur on Henchman's orders. He was confirmed as a source for Philip's earlier story and in Henchman's own confession according to prosecutors at his 2012 trial.<ref>{{cite news|last=Evans|first=Jennifer |title=Hip hop talent agent arrested charged with operating drug ring|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/wpix-hip-hop-talent-agent-arrested,0,6053998.story|accessdate=2012-05-29|newspaper=[[Baltimore Sun]]|date=June 21, 2001}}</ref><ref name="Isaac admits to Tupac attack on Henchman orders">{{cite news|last=KTLA News|title=Convicted Killer Confesses to Shooting West Coast Rapper Tupac Shakur|url=http://www.courant.com/entertainment/ktla-inmate-confesses-to-shooting-tupac,0,5503225.story|accessdate=14 September 2013|newspaper=The Courant|date=July 13, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Queen for a day Henchman proffer">{{cite news|last=Philips|first=Chuck|title=James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond Implicated Himself in 1994 Tupac Shakur Attack: Court Testimony|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/06/jimmy_henchman_implicated.php|accessdate=2012-06-24|newspaper=Village Voice|date=June 12, 2012}}</ref>

==Composition==
The lyrics in "Hit 'Em Up" were aimed primarily at Biggie and Puffy.<ref name=reyn/><ref>Strong 2008, p. 1126.</ref> Shakur viciously insults Biggie throughout, the first line by Shakur is "That's why I fucked your bitch, you fat motherfucker",<ref name=sax2/> and threatens retaliation in "Hit 'Em Up", saying "Now you're about to feel the wrath of a menace."<ref name=black/> He also used the song as a platform to express his belief that Biggie was guilty of stealing his style of rapping, and was merely imitating his lifestyle.<ref name=dim>Dimitriadis, p. 75.</ref> This notion is addressed in the verse in "Now it's all about Versace, you copied my style."<ref name="Jones 150"/> He also touches topically on their early friendship with the line "Biggie, remember when I used to let you sleep on the couch?" and their subsequent fallout. Towards the end of the song Tupac disses [[Mobb Deep]], saying "Don't one of you niggas got sickle cell or something? You fucking with me, nigga you fuck around and get a seizure or a heart attack", referring to [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]], a member of Mobb Deep, suffering from [[sickle-cell disease|sickle cell disease]]. Mobb Deep responded by releasing [[Drop a Gem on 'em|Drop a Gem on 'Em]], which was released shortly after Tupac's death, however recorded before.<ref name="Jones 150">Jones; Jenson, p. 150.</ref><ref name=top>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/music/diss-songs/?cur=mobb-deep-vs-2pac|title=Top 11 Diss Songs in Hip-Hop|author=Heinzelman, Bill|publisher=[[UGO.com]]|accessdate=March 17, 2009}}</ref> "Hit 'Em Up" features much profanity and was issued a [[Parental Advisory]] label, using the word "fuck" and "motherfucker" over 35 times in the song.<ref name=mc>McClairne, p. 24.</ref>

The bassline in "Hit 'Em Up" is taken from the 1984 [[Dennis Edwards]] song "[[Don't Look Any Further]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=2Pac feat. Outlawz Hit 'Em Up|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/733/2Pac%20feat.%20Outlawz-Hit%20%27Em%20Up_Dennis%20Edwards%20feat.%20Siedah%20Garrett-Don%27t%20Look%20Any%20Further/|work=[[WhoSampled]]|publisher=WhoSampled.com|accessdate=30 October 2010}}</ref> The chorus of "Hit 'Em Up" is a play on the chorus of Junior M.A.F.I.A's "Player's Anthem."<ref name=black3>the Blacklist, p. 104.</ref> The phrase "take money" is repeated throughout the song, which is a play on Junior M.A.F.I.A's recent release "Get Money", which is also the beat used in "Hit 'Em Up".<ref>Caramanica, p. 138.</ref> Faith Evans, who at the time was Biggie's estranged wife,<ref>Hess, p. 405.</ref> was reportedly seen with Shakur after a public breakup with Biggie.<ref>Scott 1997, p. 38.</ref><ref>Scott 1997, p. 39.</ref> Journalist [[Chuck Philips]] spotted Faith Evans at Can Am when he interviewed Shakur a year earlier in 1995. People at the studio told the reporter that Faith Evans also contributed—that the R&B chanteuse recorded one or more “Take Money” background vocals that would appear on “Hit Em Up.”<ref name="Comment on the 1995 Tupac recording" /> In his October 1995 interview of the rapper, Philips remembered in 2012, "I was so unaware of the bi-coastal rap war that I suspected nothing when Faith Evans appeared with Shakur at Can Am. The estranged wife of Biggie was recording background vocals for "Wonder Why They Call U Bitch", a song which was at the time yet to be released.<ref name="Comment on the 1995 Tupac recording" /> According to Shakur she had given him gifts of clothing, which he offered as proof of a relationship in an interview. Using this against Biggie in "Hit 'Em Up", Shakur continued to fuel the rumors of a sexual relationship with Evans in the song's line "You claim to be a player, but I fucked your wife."<ref name=black2>the Blacklist, p. 103.</ref> Claims of an affair with Evans appear three times in the song.<ref name=lang/>

Shakur also attacked many other people associated with Bad Boy Records and with Biggie,<ref name=black/> such as [[Lil' Kim]] and Junior M.A.F.I.A.<ref>Jenkins; Wilson, p. 239.</ref> He exclaimed that their lifestyle and what they rapped about were fraudulent, and that they were not from the streets. He believed that they were only perpetuating the drama and did not understand the situation they were getting into.<ref name=lang/> Bronx rapper [[Chino XL]] was also insulted for vulgar comments he made about Shakur on his song "Riiiot!".<ref name=mc2>McClairne, p. 25.</ref> In the original recording,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tupac - Hit em up (Fuck Jay-Z) Unreleased Version|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2suKH7gzvIg|website=www.youtube.com|accessdate=1 November 2015|ref=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2suKH7gzvIg}}</ref> Shakur also insulted [[Jay Z]] at the ending segment, but removed it after being convinced by Outlawz members that Carter had nothing to do with the conflict between Death Row and Bad Boy.<ref>{{cite web|title=16 Things You Didn’t Know About Tupac (Sept 13th 1996 R.I.P) |url=http://hiphop365.com/16-things-you-didnt-know-about-tupac-sept-13th-1996-r-i-p |website=http://web.archive.org/web/20130630083652/http://hiphop365.com/16-things-you-didnt-know-about-tupac-sept-13th-1996-r-i-p |accessdate=1 November 2015 |ref=http://web.archive.org/web/20130630083652/http://hiphop365.com/16-things-you-didnt-know-about-tupac-sept-13th-1996-r-i-p |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630083652/http://hiphop365.com/16-things-you-didnt-know-about-tupac-sept-13th-1996-r-i-p |archivedate=June 30, 2013 }}</ref> After Jay Z's [[Reasonable Doubt (album)|debut album]] (which featured Biggie on "Brooklyn's Finest") was subsequently released after "Hit 'Em up", Shakur included Jay Z amongst the many other East Coast rappers to be insulted in his [[The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory|next studio album]].

==Music video==
[[File:HitEmUpVideo.png|thumb|Shot from the music video, with stand-in Biggie on the left, Shakur in the middle, and Lil' Kim on the right.|alt=Tupac Shakur standing between actors portraying Biggie Smalls and Lil' Kim.]]
The music video for "Hit 'Em Up" was filmed in a warehouse off [[Slauson Avenue]] near [[Westfield Culver City|Fox Hills Mall]] in Los Angeles in May 1996.<ref name=sax>Saxon, p. 107.</ref><ref name=alex>Alexander; Cuda, p. 132.</ref> It was filmed by the production company [[Look Hear Productions]].<ref name=alex/> Shakur raps in a white room with The Outlawz, as well as in purple-caged room and a black room with bullet holes in the background. TV monitors in the background show clips of Shakur, Puffy, and Biggie Smalls, and even clips from the video "[[Made Niggaz]]." The video featured actors who were recalled from their prior roles in the music video for "[[2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted]]" to impersonate some of those who were attacked in "Hit 'Em Up."<ref name=ro/> This included Biggie, whose stand-in stares dully into the camera and sports a [[Kangol]] and jacket, similar to one Biggie would wear. During the moments where Shakur raps about his claimed affair with Evans, the Biggie impersonator crouches near the camera while Shakur yells in his face. Puffy is also impersonated, appearing with a high-top fade and leaning towards the camera, lowering and raising his sunglasses.<ref name=ro>Ro, p. 90.</ref>

During the shooting of the video, Shakur was engaged in an argument with someone, who was heard telling him "You'll get shot." His armed bodyguard assured him that he had nothing to worry about.<ref name=alex/> He also broke up a fight involving his friend Muta during the filming,<ref>Alexander; Cuda, p. 205.</ref> and fired a production assistant on set.<ref>Alexander; Cuda, p. 65.</ref> The assistant was answering Shakur's pager and returning his personal calls without his consent. Many callers were confused or angry that a female assistant was answering Shakur's calls. The assistant had mistakenly lost the pager, and with Shakur already growing wary of her, fired her for that reason.<ref name=alex2>Alexander; Cuda, p. 66.</ref>

Like the song, the video for "Hit 'Em Up" has also been called "infamous".<ref name=at>Attaway, p.215.</ref> The pro-West Coast track's music video featured the members crushing buildings in Manhattan, which was already done in another pro-West Coast music video for "[[New York, New York (Tha Dogg Pound song)|New York, New York]]" by [[Tha Dogg Pound]] earlier.<ref>Reeves, p. 173.</ref> The music video for "Hit 'Em Up" can be found on ''[[Live at the House of Blues (Tupac Shakur album)|Tupac: Live at the House of Blues]]'' DVD.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon.com: Tupac: Live at the House of Blues|url=http://www.amazon.com/Tupac-Live-House-Blues-Blu-ray/dp/B003G9ITEG|work=Amazon.com|accessdate=2013-11-20}}</ref>

==Release and reception==
Upon finishing the recording of the song, Shakur felt very positively about the track, saying the "song is going to be playing in every club. Deejays are calling from everywhere, wanting to get a piece of this."<ref name=alex3>Alexander; Cuda, p. 139.</ref> "Hit 'Em Up" appeared first as a [[B-side]],<ref name=black>the Blacklist, p. 100.</ref> on the single "How Do U Want It",<ref name=strong>Strong 2008, p. 1127.</ref> by Shakur featuring The Outlawz.<ref name=gol>Golus, p. 58.</ref> On June 4, 1996 under the label Death Row Records,<ref name=sax2>Saxon, p. 114.</ref> "Hit 'Em Up" was released on compact disc, [[12-inch single|12-inch]],<ref name=strong/> and a [[Gramophone record|45 RPM]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2Pac - How Do U Want It|url=http://www.discogs.com/2Pac-How-Do-You-Want-It/release/425901|work=[[Discogs]]|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=31 October 2010}}</ref> The original cover for the single had Puffy's head on a snake's body, and Biggie's head on a pig's.<ref name=sax/> It also appeared posthumously on several compilations, including the 2004 release of Shakur's last recorded live performance, ''[[Tupac: Live at the House of Blues|Live at the House of Blues]]''.<ref>Strong 2008, p. 1128.</ref> "Hit 'Em Up" was also remixed on [[Nu-Mixx Klazzics]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2Pac - Nu-Mixx Klazzics|url=http://www.discogs.com/2Pac-Nu-Mixx-Klazzics/release/2016968|work=[[Discogs]]|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=31 October 2010}}</ref> Upon its release, "Hit 'Em Up" received frequent radio airplay, which was attributed to the public interest in the ongoing feud and radio stations' desire to garner high ratings.<ref name=reyn/> However, some radio stations, such as the Los Angeles-based [[KPWR]], refused to play it.<ref name=adam/> The follow-up to "Hit 'Em Up" was the song "Bomb First (My Second Reply)".<ref>Hess, p. 392.</ref>

"Hit 'Em Up" has been called "controversial,"<ref name=adam>McAdams, p. 86.</ref> "infamous,"<ref name=black/> "disturbing,"<ref>Strong 2004, p. 316.</ref> and "brutal."<ref name=black3/> Shakur's insults against virtually the entire East Coast scene of rappers were said to be ferocious.<ref name="brown"/> The song, along with "Dear Mama," has been viewed as one of Shakur's songs that resonated with and was spoken of the most by young people.<ref>Dimitriadis, p. 135.</ref> Some felt that "Hit 'Em Up" showcased Shakur ranting and raving like a fool,<ref>Boyd, p. 93.</ref> and J.R. Reynolds of [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] called it horrendous, noting that Shakur revealed his true colors upon recording the song. He also went on to say that although sympathetic to the shooting, "Hit 'Em Up" had "fan[ned] the flames of hatred ...and affect[ed] an entire black culture's psyche"; he called the song "repugnant and unacceptable."<ref name=reyn>Reynolds, p. 19.</ref> Among associates of Shakur, it was called a "bad-luck song."<ref name=alex3/> Los Angeles radio director Bruce St. James called the song "the be-all, end-all, curse-word, dirty-lyric, violent song of all time" {{sic}}.<ref name=adam/> [[Game (rapper)|Game]]'s manager has called it the best diss record.<ref>Golianopoulos, p. 85.</ref> Documentary filmmaker Carl Weston believed that "most people in Biggie's shoes would have wanted to at least ''hurt'' Tupac" in a [[Spin (magazine)|''Spin'']] magazine interview.<ref name=jenkins>Jenkins, p. 85.</ref>

Among musicians, the song drew criticism from singer [[Dionne Warwick]],<ref>Hall; Hall, p. 630.</ref> and disapproval from fellow rappers [[Kool Moe Dee]] and [[Chuck D]], as written in their book ''There's a God on the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs''. They felt that although Shakur was one of the most substantive rappers of that period, he had gone too far with "Hit 'Em Up,"<ref>Kool Moe Dee; Chuck D., p. 80.</ref> causing some of Shakur's fans to turn on him, according to the two rappers.<ref>Kool Moe Dee; Chuck D., p. 223.</ref>

===Aftermath===
Shakur and the Death Row crew attended a boxing match in Las Vegas,<ref>McClairne, p. 26.</ref> where he was murdered in 1996. <ref>Dimitriadis, p. 139.</ref> In retrospect of the events which ensued only a few months afterward, the song has been viewed as the turning point in the feud between Shakur and Biggie, where things were said and sung which could never be taken back during the remainder of Shakur's life.<ref name=mills/> This has led to it being dubbed as the beginning of the war between the East Coast and the West Coast,<ref name=mills>Mills, p. 74.</ref> and the centerpiece in what became the most venomous battle in rap history.<ref>Brown, p. 108.</ref>

In 2002, Chuck Philips reported that the Crips' [[Orlando Anderson]] pulled the trigger that killed Shakur and Biggie helped pay for the gun.<ref name="Philips: Who killed Tupac Shakur">{{Cite news|last=Philips|first=Chuck|title=Who Killed Tupac Shakur?|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/sep/06/business/fi-tupac6|accessdate=2012-07-15|newspaper=LA Times|date=September 6, 2002}}</ref> Although Biggie's family produced computerized receipts to show that Biggie was in the studio at the time of the murder, The New York Times called the evidence "inconclusive" noting:

<blockquote>The pages purport to be three computer printouts from Daddy's House, indicating that Wallace was in the studio recording a song called ''Nasty Boy'' on the afternoon Shakur was shot. They indicate that Wallace ''wrote half the session,'' was ''In and out/sat around'' and ''laid down a ref,'' shorthand for a reference vocal, the equivalent of a first take. But nothing indicates when the documents were created. And Louis Alfred, the recording engineer listed on the sheets, said in an interview that he remembered recording the song with Wallace in a late-night session, not during the day. He could not recall the date of the session but said it was likely not the night Shakur was shot. "We would have heard about it," Mr. Alfred said."<ref name="New York Times on New Revelations">{{cite news|last=Leland|first=John|title=New Theories Stir Speculation On Rap Deaths|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/07/arts/new-theories-stir-speculation-on-rap-deaths.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|accessdate=29 September 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 7, 2002}}</ref>
</blockquote>

Philips' article was based on police affidavits and court documents as well as interviews with investigators, witnesses to the crime and members of the Southside Crips who had never before discussed the killing outside the gang. As Assistant Managing Editor of the LA Times Mark Duvoisin wrote: "Philips' story has withstood all challenges to its accuracy, ...[and] remains the definitive account of the Shakur slaying."<ref>{{cite news|last=Duvoisin|first=Mark|title=L.A. Times Responds to Biggie Story|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/l-a-times-responds-to-biggie-story-20060112|accessdate=19 September 2013|newspaper=LA Times|date=January 12, 2006}}</ref>

"Hit 'Em Up" has been studied by and with academics,<ref>McCarthy.</ref> and it has been used as a part of a series of lessons for building the means to communicate with younger people.<ref>Elligan, p. 68.</ref> Its main role in these lessons is to define anger in rap music.<ref>Elligan, p. 178.</ref> Biggie was shot and killed six months after Shakur's death.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kuperstein |first=Slava |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6701/title.ray-j-speaks-on-meeting-tupac-faith-evans-and-b-i-g |title=Ray J Speaks on Meeting Tupac, Faith Evans and B.I.G. | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2008-04-07 |accessdate=2012-02-27}}</ref>

==Response==

===From Biggie===
After hearing "Hit 'Em Up" Biggie continued proclaiming his innocence in the shooting incident. He also remarked that the song "Who Shot Ya?" was written before Shakur was shot and thus, was not about him.<ref name=black3/>
Regarding the lyrics aimed at his wife Faith, Biggie expressed an inability to find merit in what Shakur had claimed. He believed that Shakur intended to attack him through Faith, although he remained unsure of whether an encounter between them had occurred. Ultimately, he thought that if something had occurred it was none of his business, and that Shakur should not have publicly disclosed this information in a song.<ref name=black2/> Biggie responded to this matter in a similar fashion to "Hit 'Em Up", rapping in a joint release by himself and [[Jay-Z]] in the song "Brooklyn's Finest",<ref>Heos, p. 20.</ref> where he says "If Faye have twins, she'd probably have two Pacs. Get it? Tupac's?"<ref name="scott 53"/> Shortly after the release of "Hit 'Em Up", Evans went on the radio and denied that she had been with Shakur.<ref name="scott 53">Scott 2000, p. 53.</ref>

===From other artists===
Puffy had trouble understanding the sheer rage Shakur had expressed for Biggie in "Hit 'Em Up". He also responded by reinforcing his and Biggie's innocence regarding the shooting and went on to say that prior to the incident they "were friends",<ref name="scott 170"/> and that they "would have never done nothing to hurt him."<ref name="scott 170">Scott 2000, p. 170.</ref> In an interview with ''[[Vibe Magazine]]'' concerning Shakur's allegations of Biggie and Puffy having prior knowledge of the ambush, Puffy stated:

{{quote|He ain't mad at the niggas that shot him; he knows where they're at. He knows who shot him. If you ask him, he knows, and everybody in the street knows, and he's not stepping to them, because he knows that he's not gonna get away with that shit. To me, that's some real sucker shit. Be mad at everybody, man; don't be using niggas as scapegoats. We know that he's a nice guy from New York. All shit aside, Tupac is a nice, good-hearted guy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biggie & Puffy Break Their Silence|url=http://www.vibe.com/page/biggie-puffy-break-their-silence-95-vibe-cover-story-pg2|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|publisher=[[Spin Media]]|accessdate=2014-01-17|date=2012-03-09}}</ref>}}

Lil' Kim responded on the original version of her song "Big Momma Thang", which was aimed at Biggie's wife, Faith Evans, and Shakur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1KtCdQSL6A |title=Lil' Kim - Big Momma Thang (2Pac & Faith Evans Diss) |publisher=YouTube |date=2010-07-31 |accessdate=2012-02-27}}</ref> Junior M.A.F.I.A. recorded a music video for the song "[[Get Money]]", which has been regarded as a diss to Shakur. Biggie denies these claims, stating: "It's just a video; ain't nobody got no time to make no diss on nobody."<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleischer|first=Adam|title=Notorious B.I.G. Speaks on 2pac Beef in Unreleased 1996 Interview|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2012/03/notorious-b-i-g-speaks-on-2pac-beef-in-unreleased-1996-interview/|work=XXL|publisher=Harris Publications|accessdate=2014-01-23|authorlink=2012-03-09}}</ref> Lil' Cease said after the release that Biggie still had love for Shakur, and even respected him.<ref name=jenkins/> The attack on Mobb Deep came as a response for their involvement on the song "[[L.A L.A]]" by [[Capone-N-Noreaga]], which was a retaliation to [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Tha Dogg Pound]]'s song "[[New York, New York (Tha Dogg Pound song)|New York, New York]]" music video in which members of Tha Dogg Pound and Death Row are seen knocking down buildings in New York City. Mobb Deep responded to Shakur with the track "[[Drop a Gem on 'em]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=H.|first=Bill|title=Mobb Deep vs. 2Pac|url=http://www.ugo.com/music/diss-songs|work=The Top 11 Diss Songs in Hip-Hop|publisher=[[UGO Networks]]|accessdate=30 October 2010|date=May 6, 2008}}</ref> It was first released as a promotional single, and later appeared on their album ''[[Hell on Earth (Mobb Deep album)|Hell on Earth]]''. Lyrically, it did not specifically name Shakur, but it did allude to the shooting incident. It has also been noted for erroneously stating the cost of the assets Shakur had taken from him during the shooting incident.<ref>Jenkins; Wilson, p. 195.</ref> Bronx rapper King Sun also responded to Shakur with "New York Love (All Eyez On Sun)".

==Appearances==
"Hit 'Em Up" was originally featured as a B-side on Shakur's single "[[How Do U Want It]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=How Do U Want It - 2Pac - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/how-do-u-want-it-mw0000184533|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|accessdate=2013-11-20}}</ref> In 1998, it was released on Shakur's first [[compilation album]], ''[[Greatest Hits (2Pac album)|Greatest Hits]].''<ref>{{cite web|title=Greatest Hits - 2Pac - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-mw0000050901|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2013-11-20|author=[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]]}}</ref> A remix of the song was featured on ''[[Nu-Mixx Klazzics]]'' (2003), where the intro lyrics from the originally explicit version and the main lyrics from the edited radio version.<ref>{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title=Nu-Mixx Klazzics - 2Pac - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nu-mixx-klazzics-mw0000693002|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2013-11-20}}</ref> A live version of the song was included on the 2005 release of ''[[Tupac: Live at the House of Blues]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title=Live at the House of Blues - 2Pac - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-house-of-blues-mw0000396511|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2013-11-20}}</ref> "Hit 'Em Up" was first released on ''[[Death Row Greatest Hits]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Death Row Greatest Hits - Various Artists {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/death-row-greatest-hits-mw0000083155|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2013-11-20|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> and was again released as a live recording on the 2004 album ''[[2Pac Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title=2Pac Live - 2Pac {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/2pac-live-mw0000333308|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2013-11-20}}</ref>

In the second half of [[Eminem]]'s song "Quitter", the rapper attempts to remake "Hit 'Em Up" and in itself is a diss track aimed towards [[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]]. Eminem has support from D12 on his version like the Outlawz supported Shakur on the original.<ref>Knight, p. 43.</ref> [[Khia]] used the song's beat and part of the hook in her song "Hit 'Em Up"
, which is a diss to female rappers [[Trina]] and [[Jacki-O]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|year=2006|issue=86-87|page=81}}</ref> "What I Think About You" by [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]] uses a reinterpolation of "Hit 'Em Up" and is a diss song to fellow rapper [[Soulja Boy Tell 'em]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Pun Dies, Tupac Sentenced and Soulja Boy Bow Wow Beef – Today in Hip-Hop|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/hip-hop-today/2013/02/hip-hop-history-feb-7-big-pun-dies-tupac-sentenced-soulja-bow-wow-beef/|work=XXL|publisher=[[Harris Publications]]|date=2013-02-07}}</ref>

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{{Infobox album
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Arcade Fire]]
| Cover = ArcadeFireReflektor.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2013|10|28|mf=yes}}
| Recorded = 2011–13
| Studio = {{Collapsible list|title=Various<ref name="album notes"/>|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{unbulleted list|Sonovox Studios|{{small|([[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]])}}|Trident Castle|{{small|([[Port Antonio|Port Antonio, Jamaica]])}}|Dockside Studio|{{small|([[Maurice, Louisiana]])}}|Breakglass Studios|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}|Golden Ratio Studios|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}|Studio Pierre Marchand|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}}}}}
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Art rock]]|[[dance-rock]]}}
| Length = {{unbulleted list|{{Duration|m=75|s=12}} {{small|(Digital and vinyl versions)}}|{{Duration|m=85|s=14}} {{small|(CD version)}}}}
| Label = {{hlist|Sonovox {{small|(CAN)}}|[[Merge Records|Merge]] {{small|(US)}}}}
| Producer = {{hlist|Arcade Fire|[[Markus Dravs]]|[[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]]}}
| Last album = ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' (2010)
| This album = '''''Reflektor''''' (2013)
| Next album =
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| Single 1 date = 9 September 2013
| Single 2 = [[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]
| Single 2 date = 28 September 2013
| Single 3 = [[We Exist]]
| Single 3 date = 26 May 2014
| Single 4 = You Already Know
| Single 4 date = 22 August 2014
| Single 5 = Get Right
| Single 5 date = 25 September 2015
}}
}}

'''''Reflektor''''' is the fourth studio album by the Canadian [[indie rock]] band [[Arcade Fire]]. It was released on October 28, 2013 through Sonovox Records in Canada and [[Merge Records]] in the U.S. ''Reflektor'' is a [[double album]] which was recorded in multiple studios and was co-produced by [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], regular Arcade Fire producer [[Markus Dravs]], and the band themselves.

Influenced by Haitian [[rara]] music, the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' and [[Søren Kierkegaard]]'s essay, "[[The Present Age]]",<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/win-butler-reveals-secret-influences-behind-arcade-fires-reflektor-20131022 |title=Win Butler Reveals Secret Influences Behind Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor'|first=Patrick |last=Doyle |work=rollingstone.com |accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref> ''Reflektor'''s release was preceded by a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign inspired by [[veve]] drawings, and the release of a limited edition single, "[[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]", credited to the fictional band ''The Reflektors'' on September 9, 2013.

Upon release, ''Reflektor'' received positive reviews from music critics and had a successful commercial performance. The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far, a list published by ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' in August 2014.<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9465-the-top-100-albums-of-2010-2014/}}</ref>

==Background==
The album's origins stem from a trip that both vocalist/guitarist [[Win Butler]] and multi-instrumentalist [[Régine Chassagne]] took to her family's home country of [[Haiti]]. Butler said: "Going to Haiti for the first time with Régine was the beginning of a major change in the way that I thought about the world. Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16. There was a band I [feel] changed me musically, just really opened me up to this huge, vast amount of culture and influence I hadn't been exposed to before, which was really life-changing."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Inspired by the country's [[rara]] music, Butler and Chassagne incorporated elements of this sound into the band's new material, alongside [[Jamaican]] influences. Butler stated, "I mean, it's not like our band trying to play Haitian music. I just felt like we were opened up to a new influence. [[Bob Marley]] probably felt the same way the first time he heard [[Curtis Mayfield]]."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

==Recording==
Recording in [[Louisiana]], the band began work on ''Reflektor'' in 2011, and subsequently moved to [[Jamaica]] the following year with producer [[Markus Dravs]].<ref name="rollingstone"/> Working on roughly sixty song ideas, the band wrote and recorded in an abandoned [[castle]], named Trident: "The castle was built in 1979, or something, by this eccentric Jamaican dude who just wanted to hang out with royalty. And it kind of worked. After about five years he couldn't afford to pay the bill, so it had been sitting empty for many years. I met a dude who was planning on turning it into a hotel, so we just rented it off him for cheap and there was nothing in there. We brought in some beds and a piano and some gear."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The album was mostly recorded on [[analog tape]].<ref>http://radiofreecanuckistan.blogspot.ca/2013/10/arcade-fires-reflektor.html</ref>

In August 2012, the band also began working with producer and [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], whom the band had been wanting to work with for over six years. Butler: "LCD Soundsystem to me is like [[New Order (band)|New Order]] and the [[B-52's]] and we deeply share a lot of those influences, and we did completely different things with it. [[Régine Chassagne|Régine]] is kind of the person who dances. At any given minute, if you can get Régine to dance, you're kind of on the right track, so I think we just wanted to make a record that Régine could dance to."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

Regarding the band's decision to record a [[double album]], Win Butler stated, "The record is really long. We intended to make a short record and we ended up with 18 songs that were all between six and eight minutes and we were like, 'Uh oh, I think we screwed up making a short record.' Splitting it over the two halves enables you to get into the different worlds of the records."<ref name="rollingstone"/> According to Butler, 50 or 60 songs were written for the album.<ref name="Phillips, Amy">{{cite web | author = Phillips, Amy| date = September 10, 2013| url = http://pitchfork.com/news/52234-arcade-fires-win-butler-offers-reflektor-details|title = Arcade Fire's Win Butler Offers Reflektor Details| publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]| accessdate = November 15, 2013}}</ref>

==Writing and composition==
''Reflektor'' is an [[art rock]]<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10402764/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor-album-review.html | title=Arcade Fire, Reflektor, album review | publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | date=October 24, 2013 | accessdate=October 28, 2013 | author=McCormick, Neil | location=London}}</ref> and [[dance-rock]] album.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/arcade-fire-reflektor-19691231</ref> Primary lyricist [[Win Butler]] notes that the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' inspired his lyrics on the album, in particular its themes of [[Solitude|isolation]] and [[death]]: "''Black Orpheus'' is one of my favorite films of all time, which is set in Carnival in [[Brazil]]. The [[Orpheus]] myth is the original [[love triangle]], [[Romeo and Juliet]] kind of story. Lyrically, it's not literally about my life. I feel like I'm kind of a bit of a sponge in a way. Like, if people around me are going through things, I find it very hard not to be empathetic."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Also influential to the album's lyrical content is an essay by Danish philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]], entitled "[[The Present Age]]". Butler states, "[It's] about the reflective age. This is like in 1846, and it sounds like he's talking about modern times. He's talking about the [[news media|press]] and alienation, and you kind of read it and you're like, 'Dude, you have no idea how insane it's gonna get.'"<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The album tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time" and "Here Comes the Night Time II", each appear on the album's respective halves, with Butler noting, "The second one was actually written first and it almost starts the second half of the record – kind of like after the [[Haitian Carnival|[Haitian] Carnival]]. Both of them are very much influenced by when the sun is just starting to go down in [[Port au Prince]], and it's really intense because most of the city doesn't have [[electricity]] so everyone is just racing to get home before dark."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The first of the two tracks references [[missionaries]], in part: "The absurdity that you can go to a place like Haiti and teach people something about [[God]]. Like, the opposite really seems to be true, in my experience."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The track "Supersymmetry" was originally written for the film ''[[Her (film)|Her]]'', which the band was composing simultaneously while working on ''Reflektor''. A different version of the song appears during the film's end credits.<ref>{{cite web|last=Battan|first=Carrie|title=Spike Jonze Says Arcade Fire's "Supersymmetry" Was Originally Made for His Film Her|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/53018-spoke-jonze-says-arcade-fires-supersymmetry-was-originally-made-for-his-film-her/|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=December 3, 2013|date=November 15, 2013}}</ref>

The lyrics include singing in both [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/reflektor-20130910 |title=Arcade Fire – "Reflektor" |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |first=Jon |last=Dolan |date=September 10, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Promotional campaign==
[[File:Reflektor logo in Wapping, London.jpg|thumbnail|left|An example of the Reflektor graffiti.]]
In early August, a cryptic logo, which incorporated the word "reflektor", appeared on the walls of cities around the world. The [[street art]] was reported to be part of a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign for the new Arcade Fire album.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-15/arcade-fires-marketing-machine-rolls-out-reflektor | title =Arcade Fire's Marketing Machine Rolls Out Reflektor | author =Claire Suddath | author2 =''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' | publisher =businessweek.com | date =October 15, 2013}}</ref> The upcoming album and its release date had already been announced via a message on Twitter, written as a reply to a single fan. An Instagram account posted pictures of the symbol, and included a video of one being drawn.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/51508-arcade-fires-new-album-titled-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire's New Album Titled Reflektor? | author =Amy Phillips | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 5, 2013}}</ref>

On August 26, Arcade Fire confirmed that the work was related to them, with a large mural on a building in downtown Manhattan, which included four of the symbols and the words "Arcade Fire 9pm 9/9".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/52041-arcade-fire-finally-confirm-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire Confirm Reflektor Campaign Is Theirs | author =Jenn Pelly | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 26, 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band released two videos for the [[Reflektor (song)|first single and title track]] from the album.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire Debuts Funky 'Reflektor' Single With Interactive Video|date = 9 September 2013|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5687268/arcade-fire-debuts-funky-reflektor-single-with-interactive-video|last = Wete|first = Brad|work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate = 9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=Vulture>{{cite web|last=Dobbins|first=Amanda|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/heres-the-other-new-arcade-fire-video.html|title=Watch The Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Video|publisher=Vulture|date=9 September 2013|accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref> [[Win Butler]] later wrote that the Reflektor graffiti was inspired by Haitian [[veve]] drawings.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-471311/arcade-fire-frontman-responds-to-graffiti-11652334/ | title =Arcade Fire frontman responds to graffiti complaint | author =''[[iHeartRadio]]'' | publisher =iheart.com | date =September 13, 2013}}</ref>

The Reflektor campaign received negative publicity when an article that appeared in [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] in September 2013 depicted instances of property damage that resulted from the advertisements. The band made an apology, explaining that the viral wall stencils were meant to use chalk or other washable media, rather than spray paint, nor binding glues under the paper advertisements.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/12/arcade_fire_graffiti_marketing_vandalism_or_both_relektor_ads_are_a_nuisance.html My Wife Was Vandalized by Arcade Fire], Ian Dille, [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]], 12 September 2013</ref>

The build-up to the release of the album was described by [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] as "unusual, ambitious, vague, confounding, a little heavy-handed, and very successful". It was compared to similar campaigns for albums by [[Daft Punk]] and [[Kanye West]], also released in 2013. In such campaigns, the music itself becomes one part of a wider experience. Although the events surrounding the album's release take place in the real world, their impermanence suits the use of social media, where the campaign is documented and shared.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/108-promo-campaigns/ Reflektor, Year Zero, and a Brief History of the Elaborate Album Rollout], Stephen Deusner, [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]], 21 October 2013</ref> In an interview, Butler stated that he enjoyed anticipating the release of an album, and that the build-up to the release of Reflektor felt like "a weird art project" or "throwing a good party".<ref name="Phillips, Amy"/>

==Artwork==
The album's artwork features an image of [[Auguste Rodin]]’s sculpture of [[Orpheus]] and [[Eurydice]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-reflektor-review-first-listen/ | title =Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor': 12 Observations About the New Album After One Listen | first=Jem |last=Aswad |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 2, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Release==
The band released a 15-second music clip on [[Spotify]] on September 2, 2013, titled "9pm 9/9" under the album name ''Reflektor''.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire release snippet of new music on Spotify - listen|date = 2 September 2013|url = http://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/72410|work = [[NME]]|accessdate = 2 September 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band announced a last-minute secret show under the name "The Reflektors" at Montreal's Salsathèque Club, at 9PM for $9.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2013/09/09/arcade-fire-a-la-salsatheque-ce-soir/ |title=Arcade Fire à la Salsathèque ce soir |work=[[Voir]] |trans_title=Arcade Fire at Salsathèque tonight |language=French |last=Ledoux |first=Julie |date=9 September 2013 |accessdate=2013-10-02}}</ref> Following the band's September 28 appearance on [[Saturday Night Live]], a 30-minute concert special aired on [[NBC]] featuring cameos including [[Rainn Wilson]], [[Bono]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[James Franco]], [[Michael Cera]] and [[Zach Galifianakis]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/09/30/arcade-fire-saturday-night-live-tv-special-video/ | title =Arcade Fire Debuts New 'Reflektor' Songs On 'Saturday Night Live' | author =Althea Legaspi | author2 =''[[Music Television]]'' | publisher =mtv.com | date =September 30, 2013}}</ref> The band debuted three tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time", "[[We Exist]]" and "Normal Person".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/29/arcade_fire_s_post_snl_concert_special_watch_the_band_play_new_songs_reflektor.html | title =Watch Arcade Fire’s Oddball Post-SNL Concert Special | author =Forrest Wickman | author2 =''[[Slate Magazine]]'' | publisher =slate.com | date =September 29, 2013}}</ref> On October 12 the band released a teaser video containing thirty seconds of the song "Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-awful-sound-preview-brooklyn-show/ | title =Preview Arcade Fire's 'Awful Sound' Ahead of Probable Brooklyn Shows |first=Marc |last=Hogan |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 14, 2013}}</ref> On October 21, the song "[[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]" was debuted in a music video, playing over edited clips of [[Marcel Camus]]'s 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]''. On October 21, the song "Normal Person" aired on [[The Colbert Report]], with the band identified not as Arcade Fire but only as "The Reflektors". On October 24, a [[lyric video]] for the Official Reflektor Full Album Teaser,<ref>{{YouTube|CBjqUEMlHTY|"Arcade Fire - Reflektor (Full Album Teaser - Official)"}}</ref> playing over longer clips of Marcel Camus's 1959 film ''Black Orpheus'' was posted to the band's website.

In September 2015, a Deluxe edition was released. It featured five new tracks (that didn't make it on the original album), and a new remixed version of "Flashbulb Eyes" by [[Dennis Bovell]] featuring [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]. "Get Right" was released as a single.

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/reflektor/arcade-fire |title=Reviews for Reflektor by Arcade Fire |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reflektor-mw0002581228 |title=Reflektor – Arcade Fire |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 26, 2013 |last=Monger |first=James Christopher}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Clash Music]]''
| rev2Score = 4/10<ref name="Clash">{{cite news |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/arcade-fire-reflektor |title=Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' |work=[[Clash Music]] |date=September 30, 2013 |accessdate=February 12, 2016 |last=Diver |first=Mike}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = B<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2013/12/13/reflektor-review |title=Reflektor |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=December 13, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Catucci |first=Nick}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/24/arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor – review |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=October 24, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |authorlink=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-sonovox-8887399.html |title=Album review: Arcade Fire, Reflektor (Sonovox) |work=[[The Independent]] |location=London |date=October 19, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Gill |first=Andy}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = 4/5<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/arcade-fire/14888 |title=Arcade Fire – 'Reflektor' |work=[[NME]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Sheffield |first=Hazel}}</ref>
| rev7 =''[[Q Magazine|Q]]''
| rev7Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/reflektor/arcade-fire |title=Reviews for Reflektor by Arcade Fire |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>
| rev8 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev8score = 9.2/10<ref name="Pitchfork Media">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18667-arcade-fire-reflektor/ |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=October 28, 2013 |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite journal |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/reflektor-20130927 |title=Reflektor |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 6, 2013 |last=Fricke |first=David |authorlink=David Fricke}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.spin.com/2013/10/arcade-fire-reflektor-album-review-merge/ |title=Arcade Fire Sharpen Their Edges on the Sprawling, Frequently Awesome ‘Reflektor’ |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2013 |last=Harvilla |first=Rob}}</ref>
}}

''Reflektor'' has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a [[weighted mean|average]] score of 80 based on 48 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic1"/> [[David Fricke]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the album "a perfect summary of their group's still-fervent indie-born hunger after a decade of mainstream success" and, noting its "decisive, indulgent ambition", cited it as "the best album Arcade Fire have ever made".<ref name=rs/> Lindsay Zoladz of [[Pitchfork Media]] described as "a triumph, but not a victory lap; the band never sounds content enough for that."<ref name="Pitchfork Media"/> ''[[USA Today]]'' gave three out of four stars and stated that on the album, "much of the music — audacious, heavily distorted and bubbling with electronics — sounds magnificently fresh. As the ensemble shape-shifts from the cleaner rock template of ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' and ''[[Neon Bible]]'' to exotic beat-driven mashups, Arcade owes a debt to [[David Bowie]] (who has a brief cameo) and ''Achtung''-era [[U2]]. Co-producer [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] of defunct LCD Soundsystem also brings his rhythmic chops to the mix in dizzying dance hybrids."<ref name=usa>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/10/25/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-three-stars/3185647/ |title=Review: 'Reflektor' reflects Arcade Fire's bold vision |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 25, 2013 |last=Gunderson |first=Edna}}</ref> [[Kitty Empire]] of ''[[The Observer]]'' was impressed by the album's production and songwriting, but felt that "every track outstays its welcome by a couple of minutes", resulting in ''Reflektor'' not being an "astonishing album", but "merely very, very good one instead."<ref name=observer>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/27/arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor – review |work=[[The Observer]] |date=October 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2013 |last=Empire |first=Kitty |authorlink=Kitty Empire}}</ref>

''[[The Quietus]]'' notes that "the question of what comes next, though, isn't one that Arcade Fire need fear any longer. With Reflektor, they've answered it strongly. Four albums in, their sound glitters with many facets and possibilities – they can be proud of how it reflects on them."<ref name=Quietus>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/13700-arcade-fire-reflektor-review|title=Reviews: Arcade Fire - 'Reflektor' |author=Emily Mackay|date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013}}</ref>

[[PopMatters]] journalist J.C. Maçek III said "''Reflektor'' doesn't contain any actually bad songs (the closest we can peg on the collection would be a small amount of filler material), but the impact of a full listen is one of catchy excitement and impressive pop rock which slowly rolls downhill into the murky sonic depths of the more somber second half without any truly punctuating final moment of the record itself."<ref name=PM>{{cite web|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=J.C.|last=Maçek III|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/176118-arcade-fire-reflektor/|title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor|date=30 October 2013}}</ref>

''Reflektor'' fails to "fully justify the size of it and it doesn't end so much as unravel", according to ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''. "While ''Reflektor'' isn't so flawed as to strip them of their sash, it's a wobble on the podium, a needless error of judgement that could have been easily avoided had they heeded that... old truism. Here is proof you really can have too much of a good thing,” reviewer Simon Goddard concluded, giving it a 3/5 rating.<ref name="q">Goddard, Simon. "New releases. Arcade Fire - Reflektor". ''[[Q magazine|Q]]'', November 2013. P. 101</ref>

===Accolades===
''Rolling Stone'' ranked the album at No. 5 on their "50 Best Albums of 2013" list, writing that the fact that album has the "ability to provoke actual feelings is what makes this great."<ref name=rs50>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/arcade-fire-reflektor-19691231|title=50 Best Albums of 2013; Arcade Fire, "Reflektor"|author=''Rolling Stone''|date=2 December 2013|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=5 December 2013}}</ref> [[Stereogum]] ranked ''Reflektor'' at number ten on their "The 50 Best Albums of 2013" list, stating: "[''Reflektor'' is] the record that Arcade Fire didn't need to risk making, but they did anyway and we're lucky to have it. This is an album that sets a new milestone. From now on, we're listening to a post-''Reflektor'' Arcade Fire, and they've never been more exciting.".<ref name="stereogum50">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2013: Arcade Fire - Reflektor|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1567541/the-50-best-albums-of-2013/list/attachment/arcade-fire-reflektor-5/|publisher=[[Stereogum]]|accessdate=3 December 2013|date=3 December 2013}}</ref> ''Drowned in Sound'' placed ''Reflektor'' 5th in their favorite albums of the year list, despite initially giving the album a negative review.<ref name=dis50>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Drowned in Sound's Favorite Albums of 2013: Top 20|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147268-drowned-in-sounds-favourite-albums-of-2013--top-20|publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]]|accessdate=13 December 2013|date=9 December 2013}}</ref> 17 music journalists of the Polish media company [[Agora SA]] (''[[Gazeta Wyborcza]]'', [[Gazeta.pl]], TOK FM) placed ''Reflektor'' at number one in their ranking of 10 Best Foreign Albums of 2013.<ref name="Wyborcza"/>

The album was shortlisted nominee for the [[2014 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref name=shortlist>[http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/arcade-fire-drake-shad-make-polaris-music-prize-short-list-1.1914616 "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list"]. [[CTV News]], July 15, 2014.</ref>

The album was nominated at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|57th Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]], whilst the track "[[We Exist]]" was additionally nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=December 27, 2014}}</ref>

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The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far, a list published by [[Pitchfork Media]] in August 2014.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>

==Track listing==

Note: On CD and digital releases, "We Exist" is the second track of the album, but the fourth on the vinyl version (as the first song of Side B, or ''1:4'' <ref name=Discogs>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor/release/5041370 |title=Arcade Fire – Reflektor |publisher=[[Discogs]] |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>). Disc one of the CD release contains 10 minutes of hidden reversed samples of tracks from the disc in the pre-gap before the first track, while a five-minute soundscape follows "Supersymmetry" on disc two.
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| title0 =
| note0 = [[Hidden track]]
| length0 = 10:02
| title1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| length1 = 7:34
| title2 = [[We Exist]]
| length2 = 5:43
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Here Comes the Night Time
| length4 = 6:30
| title5 = Normal Person
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = You Already Know
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Joan of Arc
| length7 = 5:24
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = Here Comes the Night Time II
| length1 = 2:51
| title2 = Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)
| length2 = 6:13
| title3 = It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus)
| length3 = 6:42
| title4 = Porno
| length4 = 6:02
| title5 = [[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]
| length5 = 5:52
| title6 = Supersymmetry
|note6 = includes untitled hidden track
| length6 = 11:16
}}

{{Track listing
| collapsed=yes
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| title1 = Apocrypha
| length1 = 5:18
| title2 = Women of a Certain Age
| length2 = 3:16
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| note3 = Dennis Bovell [[remix]] featuring [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]
| length3 = 2:49
| title4 = Soft Power
| length4 = 5:43
| title5 = Get Right
| length5 = 4:41
| title6 = Crucified Again
| length6 = 5:03
}}

==Personnel==
Personnel adapted from album liner notes.<ref name="album notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Reflektor|others=[[Arcade Fire]]|year=2013|type=album liner notes|publisher=[[Merge Records]] / Sonovox Records}}</ref>
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===Arcade Fire===
*[[Win Butler]] - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, electric bass, piano, synthesizers, banjo & mandolin
*[[Régine Chassagne]] - lead & backing vocals, synthesizers, piano, accordion, xylophone, [[hurdy-gurdy]], drums, elephant's trunk, recorders & percussion
*[[Richard Reed Parry]] - rhythm and lead guitars, piano, synthesizers, organ, xylophone, accordion, electric & upright bass, celeste, drums, backing vocals & percussion
*[[Tim Kingsbury]] - rhythm guitar, electric and upright bass, piano, synthesizers & backing vocals
*[[William Butler (musician)|Will Butler]] - rhythm guitar, electric and upright bass, synthesizers, piano, sitar, trombone, clarinet, panpipes, glockenspiel, musical saw, omnichord, concertina, backing vocals, percussion & gadulka
*[[Jeremy Gara]] - drums, rhythm guitar, piano, synthesizers & percussion

===Additional musicians===
*[[Sarah Neufeld]] – strings, orchestral arrangements, backing vocals, vocals, synthesizers, piano
*[[Owen Pallett]] – orchestral arrangements, strings, piano
*[[Marika Shaw|Marika Anthony-Shaw]] – strings
*FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague – orchestra
*[[Colin Stetson]] – horn arrangements, saxophones
*Stuart Bogie – saxophones
*Willinson Duprate – additional percussion
*Verrieux Zile – additional percussion
*Baptiste Jean Nazaire – additional percussion
*Wilkenson Magloire – additional percussion
*Dieuveut Marc Thelus – additional percussion
*Wichemond Thelus – additional percussion
*[[Kid Koala]] – sample manipulation (''1.1'')
*[[David Bowie]] – vocals (''1.1'')
*[[Jonathan Ross]] – vocal sample (''1.6'')

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===Recording personnel===
*[[Arcade Fire]] – production, mixing (''1.3'' and ''2.1'')
*[[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] – production (except tracks ''1.3'' and ''2.1''), additional recording, mixing (''2.2'' and ''2.6'')
*[[Markus Dravs]] – production (except tracks ''1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4'' and ''2.6''), additional recording
*Mark Lawson – recording, additional production (''1.1, 1.3'' and ''1.4'')
*Korey Richey – recording, mixing assistant
*[[Tom Elmhirst]] – additional recording, mixing (''1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.3'' and ''2.5'')
*Damian Taylor – additional recording
*Pascal Shefteshy – additional recording
*David Farrell – recording assistant
*Eric Heigle – recording assistant
*[[Craig Silvey]] – mixing (''1.2, 1.5, 1.6'' and ''2.4'')
*Mark Lawson – mixing (''1.3'' and ''2.1'')
*Matt Shaw – mixing assistant
*Ben Baptie – mixing assistant
*Joe Visciano – mixing assistant
*Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistant
*[[Ted Jensen]] – mastering

===Artwork===
*Caroline Robert – album artwork, photography
*Korey Richey – photography
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==Charts and certifications==
===Commercial performance===
The album debuted at number one on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], selling 49,000 copies. This marks an increase from their previous album's debut week.<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul |last=Yuch |url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov6_2013.pdf |title=Arcade Fire Scores Third Chart-Topping Album |work={{noitalic|[[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen Music]]}} |publisher=[[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]] |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref> The album sold 101,000 copies in Canada in 2013.<ref name="canada sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5869529/canadas-digital-music-sales-rise-in-2013-unlike-the-us|title=Canada’s Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists|last=Bliss|first=Karen|date=January 10, 2014|accessdate=January 11, 2014|work=Billboard}}</ref>

In the US, the album also reached number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with 140,000 copies sold in its first week, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5778250/arcade-fires-reflektor-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 |title=Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 |author=Keith Caulfield |date= November 6, 2013 |work=Billboard }}</ref> It was the third best-selling vinyl album in the US in 2013, selling 31,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/01/03/2013-in-music-biggest-hits-top-albums-justin-timberlake-robin-thicke/4304139/ |title=2013 in Music: The biggest hits, the top albums |author=Brian Mansfield|work= USA TODAY |date= January 3, 2014 }}</ref> As of December 2014, ''Reflektor'' has sold 367,000 copies total in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/grammys-2015/6327754/arcade-fire-grammys-album-of-year-reflektor-prediction |title=Will Arcade Fire Repeat as Grammy Darlings? |last=Payne |first=Chris |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=December 3, 2014 |accessdate=December 4, 2014}}</ref>

The album debuted at number one in the UK with sales of 45,252.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-arcade-fire-lp-sells-45k-to-hit-no-1/056607 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Arcade Fire LP sells 45k to hit No.1 |first=Alan |last=Jones |work=[[Music Week]] |date=November 4, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>
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===Weekly charts===
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{{albumchart|Germany3|6|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Hungary|27|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Ireland|1|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Italy|8|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|New Zealand|5|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Poland|19|id=837|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Switzerland|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|UK2|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|UKDigital|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Billboard200|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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===Year-end charts===
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|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
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! scope="row"| Canadian Albums(''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-01-15}}</ref>
| 23
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Alternative Albums <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2013/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
</ref>
| 21
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard 200}}</ref>
|135
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Rock Albums<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-rock-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Rock Albums}}</ref>
|30
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian Albums(''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-01-15}}</ref>
| 25
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Alternative Albums <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2014/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
</ref>
| 18
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-billboard-200-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2014 Year End Charts - Top Billboard 200}}</ref>
|140
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Rock Albums<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-rock-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2014 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Rock Albums}}</ref>
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===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2013|accessdate=22 March 2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Gold|type=album|certyear=2014|certref=<ref>http://www.snepmusique.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Certifications_Albums_2013.pdf</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Gold|type=album}}
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==References==
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{{Infobox musical artist
|name= Lil Reese
|alias=
|image=
|image_size= 250px
|caption=
|background= solo_singer
|birth_name= Tavares Taylor
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1993|1|6}}
|birth_place= [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], United States
|genre= [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
|occupation= [[Rapping|Rapper]]
|studio=
|associated_acts =[[Chief Keef]], [[Fredo Santana]], [[SD (rapper)|SD]], [[Lil Durk]], [[Lil Herb]], [[Lil Bibby]], [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]], [[Rick Ross]], [[Young Jeezy]], [[Twista]]
|years_active= 2010{{ndash}}present
|label= [[Def Jam]], [[Glory Boyz Entertainment]], [[ RBC Records]]/ [[ E1 Music ]]
|website=
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'''Tavares Taylor''' (born January 6, 1993), known by his stage name '''Lil Reese''' is an [[American people|American]] [[rapper]] from [[Chicago, Illinois]]. He is signed to label [[Def Jam Recordings]].<ref>[http://www.defjam.com/artists/lil-reese/ [[Def Jam] website].</ref>

==Music career==
Taylor gained recognition when [[Chief Keef]]'s hit "[[I Don't Like]]" featuring Lil Reese garnered widespread international attention. He then began to receive popularity through his music videos, including "Us" and "Beef". He then caught the eye of producer [[No I.D.]], who had produced albums or tracks for artists like Common, Kanye West and others, which led to Taylor signing with hip hop label [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Lil Reese, Chicago Rapper Signs With Def Jam Recordings! | url=http://www.islanddefjam.com/artist/news_single.aspx?nid=11506&artistID=7389 | date=July 2, 2012 | accessdate=November 17, 2012 | work=islanddefjam.com | author=}}</ref>

In November 2012 he released a remix from his song "Us" with [[Rick Ross]] and [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]] which later appeared on Rick Ross' mixtape ''[[The Black Bar Mitzvah]]''.<ref name="Rick Ross And Drake remix US">{{cite web | title=Rick Ross And Drake remix US | url=http://globalgrind.com/music/rick-ross-drake-lil-reese-us-remix-new-music | date=Oct 9, 2012 | accessdate=November 17, 2012 | work=Globalgrind.com | author=}}</ref> Taylor also created many songs with upandcoming music producers, such as [[Young Chop]]. He is also featured on [[Juelz Santana]]'s song "Bodies". In January 2013 Taylor released a remix to his song "Traffic" featuring [[Young Jeezy]] and [[Twista]]. On September 2, 2013, Lil Reese released his second solo mixtape ''[[Supa Savage]]'', featuring guest appearances from Chief Keef, [[Lil Durk]], [[Fredo Santana]], [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]] and [[Waka Flocka Flame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/09/lil-reese-releases-supa-savage-mixtape/|title=Lil Reese Releases ‘Supa Savage’ Mixtape|author=|date=|work=XXL Mag|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
In May 2010, Reese pleaded guilty to burglary charges and was given two years of probation.<ref name="hiphopdxlil">{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23740/title.lil-reese-found-sleeping-in-car-arrested-on-a-warrant|title=Lil Reese Found Sleeping In Car, Arrested On A Warrant|author=HipHopDX|date=30 April 2013|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref>

On October 24, 2012, a video allegedly showing Reese assaulting a woman was posted to the internet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/15966048-418/lil-reese-rapper-involved-in-chief-keef-and-jojo-feud-tied-to-video-beating.html |title=Lil Reese tied to video beating |work=''suntimes.com'' |date=November 2, 2012 |accessdate=October 24, 2012 |author=BECKY SCHLIKERMAN |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20121027012558/http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/15966048-418/lil-reese-rapper-involved-in-chief-keef-and-jojo-feud-tied-to-video-beating.html |archivedate=October 27, 2012 }}</ref> On April 28, 2013, Reese was arrested by Chicago Police on a warrant issued two days earlier, based on criminal trespass to a residence with persons present, battery, and mob action from the video incident from February 2012.<ref name="hiphopdxlil"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-south-side-rapper-lil-reese-arrested-on-warrant-20130428,0,1948123.story | work=Chicago Tribune | first=Geoff | last=Ziezulewicz | title=South Side rapper Lil Reese arrested on warrant - chicagotribune.com | date=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

On June 23, 2013, Reese was arrested in Chicago and charged with [[motor vehicle theft]] after an incident on April 13, 2013, where he was not able to provide proof of ownership for a BMW 750Li.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.24431/title.lil-reese-arrested-charged-with-auto-theft-|title=Lil Reese Arrested, Charged With Auto Theft|author=HipHopDX|date=24 June 2013|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> However, the charge was later dropped. On July 13, 2013, Reese was arrested again in Chicago for [[marijuana]] possession, a violation of his probation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.24676/title.lil-reese-arrested-for-drug-possession|title=Lil Reese Arrested For Drug Possession|author=HipHopDX|date=14 July 2013|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref>

==Discography==

=== Mixtapes ===
* ''Don't Like'' (Hosted by [[DJ Drama]] and DJ Cannon) (2012)
* ''[[Supa Savage]]'' (Hosted by DJ Scream) (2013)
* ''Straight Outta Chiraq'' (2015)
* ''[[Supa Savage 2]]'' (2015)
* ''300 Degrezz'' (2016)

=== Singles ===
====As a lead artist====
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title
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! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album/Mixtape
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Hot Rap Songs|US Rap]]
|-
! scope="row" | "Us"
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| — || — || —
| rowspan="2"| ''Don't Like''
|-
! scope="row" | "Traffic" (featuring [[Chief Keef]])
| — || — || —
|}

====As a featured artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles as featured performer, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] <ref name="US100">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chief keef|chart=Hot 100}} | title=Chief Keef Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]] <ref name="USR&B">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chief keef|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} | title=Chief Keef Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Rap Songs|US Rap]] <ref name="USRap">{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chief keef|chart=Rap Airplay}} | title=Chief Keef Album & Song Chart History: Rap Songs | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[I Don't Like]]" ([[Chief Keef]] featuring Lil Reese)
|| 2012
| 73 || 20 || 15
| ''[[Finally Rich]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Bang Like Chop" ([[Young Chop]] featuring Chief Keef and Lil Reese)
|| 2014
| – || – || –
| ''Bang Like Chop''
|}

===Guest appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Other artist(s)
! scope="col" | Album
|-
! scope="row"| "OVA"
| rowspan="6"| 2012
| [[Freddie Gibbs]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Off The Shits"
| [[Lil Durk]]
| ''I'm Still A Hitta''
|-
! scope="row"| "My Lil Niggas"
| [[Fredo Santana]], [[Chief Keef]]
| rowspan="2"| ''It's A Scary Site''
|-
! scope="row"| "Respect"
| Fredo Santana
|-
! scope="row"| "Don't Try It"
| [[Frenchie]]
| ''Concrete Jungle 2''
|-
! scope="row"| "Nobody Move"
| Jay Stonez
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Bodies"
| rowspan="6"| 2013
| [[Juelz Santana]]
| ''[[God Will'n]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "S.O.S. (Smash On Sight)"
|Cap1, [[Lil Durk]]
| ''T.R.U. 2 It''
|-
! scope="row"| "No Lackin"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/new-mixtape-funkmaster-flex-who-you-mad-me-or-yourself |title=New Mixtape: Funkmaster Flex 'Who You Mad At? Me Or Yourself?' |publisher=Vibe |date=April 13, 2013 |accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref>
|[[Funkmaster Flex]], [[Waka Flocka Flame]], [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]]
| ''Who You Mad At? Me Or Yourself?''
|-
! scope="row"| "Competition"
| rowspan="2"| Lil Durk
| rowspan="2"| ''Signed To The Streets''
|-
! scope="row"| "Street Life"
|-
! scope="row"| "Gangway (Remix)"
| rowspan=2| Lil Herb
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| "On My Soul"
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| ''Welcome to Fazoland''
|-
! scope="row"| "On A T-Shirt"
| [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]]
| ''Purple Heart''
|-
! scope="row"| "Bad Habits"
| rowspan="6"| 2015
| Fredo Santana, Que
| rowspan="2"| Aint No Money Like Trap Money
|-
! scope="row"| "Go To War"
| Fredo Santana
|}

==References==

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==External links==

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Mick Harvey

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mick Harvey
| image = Mick Harvey 2.jpg
| image_size = 250
| landscape = yes
| caption = Mick Harvey performing live on-stage in 2012, with Rosie Westbrook.
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Michael John Harvey
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|08|29}}
| birth_place = [[Rochester, Victoria]], Australia
| origin = [[Melbourne]], Australia
| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[post-punk]]
| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, arranger
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, organ, synthesizer, [[xylophone]], [[glockenspiel]], harmonica, drums, percussion
| years_active = 1973–present
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| associated_acts = [[The Birthday Party (band)#Early years and The Boys Next Door (1973–1978)|The Boys Next Door]], [[The Birthday Party (band)|The Birthday Party]], [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]], [[Crime & the City Solution]], [[These Immortal Souls]], [[PJ Harvey]]
| website = {{URL|mickharvey.com}}
| notable_instruments = [[Maton|Maton Wildcat]] [[Guild Guitar Company|Guild Starfire IV]]
}}

'''Michael John "Mick" Harvey''' (born 29 August 1958) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with [[Nick Cave]], with whom he formed [[The Birthday Party (band)#Early years and The Boys Next Door (1973–1978)|the Boys Next Door]], [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]] and [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]].

==Early life==
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Born in rural [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia, Harvey moved to the suburbs of [[Melbourne]] in his childhood. His father was a [[Vicar (Anglicanism)|Church of England vicar]] and the family lived adjacent to the father's church – first in [[Ormond, Victoria|Ormond]], then later in [[Ashburton, Victoria|Ashburton]]. Harvey sang in the [[church choir]] from an early age.

Harvey, his elder brother Philip, and younger brother Sebastian all attended the private boys school [[Caulfield Grammar School]]. It was at school in the early 1970s that Harvey met fellow students Cave and [[Phill Calvert]], as well as [[Tracy Pew]]. A rock group was formed with Cave (vocals), Harvey (guitar), Calvert (drums), and other students on guitar, bass and saxophone. The band played at parties and school functions, with a repertoire of [[Lou Reed]], [[David Bowie]], [[Roxy Music]], [[Alice Cooper]] and the [[Sensational Alex Harvey Band]], among others. Harvey was also a member of the school choir (conducted by actor [[Norman Kaye]]), and took extracurricular lessons from [[Bruce Clarke (musician)|Bruce Clarke]], the [[jazz guitar]]ist.

==Music career==

===The Birthday Party===
{{Main|The Birthday Party (band)}}
After their final school year in 1975, the band decided to continue with Pew as bassist. Greatly influenced by the [[punk rock|punk]] explosion of 1976, which saw Australian bands [[The Saints (band)|The Saints]] and [[Radio Birdman]] make their first recordings and tours, [[The Birthday Party (band)#The Boys Next Door|The Boys Next Door]], as Harvey's band was now called, began performing fast, original [[New wave music|new wave]] material. <ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/78466-The-Boys-Next-Door Discogs - ''The Boys Next Door'' - Aliases, Members, Discography]</ref> Harvey's guitar style was influenced by [[James Williamson (musician)|James Williamson]] of [[The Stooges]] and [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]] of [[The Jam]]. The Boys Next Door regularly played at Melbourne pubs between 1977 and 1980. [[Rowland S. Howard]] joined the band in 1978, bringing with him a chaotic [[audio feedback|feedback]] guitar style.

After extensive touring, recordings, and moderate success in Australia, the Boys Next Door relocated to London, United Kingdom (UK), in 1980, and changed their name to The Birthday Party. This period was defined by innovative and aggressive music composition, underpinned by Harvey's guitar playing. Harvey composed the majority of the band's material in the latter days of their career. Harvey's girlfriend Katy Beale followed the band to London.

===Crime and The Bad Seeds===
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[[File:Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, early 80's.jpg|thumb|Harvey the Bad Seeds, early 80s|180px]]
The band moved to [[West Berlin]], Germany, in 1982, but without Calvert; Harvey transitioned from guitar to drums. After the breakup of The Birthday Party, Harvey stayed in Berlin and contacted his friend [[Simon Bonney]], with whom he reformed Bonney's old Australian band [[Crime & the City Solution]]. [[Rowland S. Howard]], [[Harry Howard (musician)|Harry Howard]] (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums), who later formed the basis of [[These Immortal Souls]] a couple of years later, also participated.

Harvey and Cave formed Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in 1983. Harvey remained with the Bad Seeds for 25 years until his departure on 22 January 2009, when he cited both professional and personal factors as reasons for leaving.<ref name="Quit">{{cite news|title=Bad Seeds co-founder Harvey quits|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/22/2472215.htm?section=entertainment|accessdate=28 August 2014|work=ABC News|date=23 January 2009}}</ref> Regarding Cave, Harvey informed the media:

<blockquote>
I'm confident Nick [Cave] will continue to be a creative force and that this is the right time to pass on my artistic and managerial role to what has become a tremendous group of people who can support him in his endeavours, both musically and organisationally.<ref name="Quit" /></blockquote>

In 2010, Harvey explained further that his frustration with song arrangements strained his relationship with Cave; and a desire to spend time with family was also a significant reason for his decision. The split marked the end of a 36-year-long collaboration between Harvey and Cave.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Mardi|title=Podcast 103 Live interview with Mick Harvey in Paris 2010 : some reasons to have left the band Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds…Part 2 (25′)|url=http://meltingpod.free.fr/?p=214|website=Meltingpod|publisher=Meltingpod|accessdate=28 August 2014|format=Audio file|date=2 March 2010}}</ref>

===The Wallbangers===
In 2007 the Spanish label [[Bang! Records]] released a four-track [[Extended play|EP]] by Harvey's [[retro]] rock band The Wallbangers, called ''Kick the Drugs'' <ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/3327901 Discogs - ''Kick the Drugs'' - vinyl 7", Bang! Records (BANG!-21) Spain]</ref> featuring songs written by Harvey alone, and songs he co-wote with [[Tex Perkins]] and [[Loene Carmen]]. Harvey sings and plays guitars, while drums are credited to "Rocky Features" (a Harvey pseudonym) and bass to "Rod Bottoms". <ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/3465235-Kick-The-Drugs/images Discogs - ''Kick the Drugs'' (images) - CD, Spooky Records (Spooky 030) Australia]</ref> A press release stated the EP was Rocky Features' first recording since 1982's ''[[Honeymoon in Red]]'', which was released with pseudonymous credits for Harvey's contributions (but not the pseudonym Rocky Features).

===Solo===
After Bonney left Crime & the City Solution for a solo career in the United States, Harvey recorded two solo albums of [[Serge Gainsbourg]] songs, translated from French into English: ''Intoxicated Man'' and ''Pink Elephants''. He has also collaborated with UK rock musician [[PJ Harvey]] (no relation), and produced for other Australian artists, including [[Anita Lane]], [[Robert Forster (musician)|Robert Forster]], [[Conway Savage]] and [[Rowland S. Howard]]. Harvey's third solo release, ''[[One Man's Treasure]]'', was issued in September 2005.

In 2006 Harvey undertook his first solo tours of Europe and Australia, accompanied by fellow Bad Seeds [[Thomas Wydler]] and [[James Johnston (English musician)|James Johnston]], as well as Melbourne-based double bassist Rosie Westbrook. His next solo record, 2007's ''Two of Diamonds'', was recorded with this group, as was the 2008 live album ''Three Sisters – Live at Bush Hall''.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

In February 2008, Harvey and Westbrook played as a support act for PJ Harvey on her Australian tour, with both Harveys also performing on stage together. Prior to the tour, Harvey worked extensively with PJ Harvey over a 12-year period: he was a recording musician on her albums ''To Bring You My Love'' and ''Is This Desire?'', and co-produced the album ''Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea'' in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Melbjuz|title=PJ chooses Mick Harvey|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/11857/PJ-chooses-Mick-Harvey|website=Faster Louder|publisher=Faster Louder Pty Ltd|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=10 January 2008}}</ref>
[[File:Mickey_Harvey_2012.jpg|thumb|right|Harvey, 2012]]
In both 2008 and 2009, Harvey joined the five remaining members of [[The Triffids]] for a series of performances at the [[Sydney Festival]], [[Melbourne Arts Centre]] and [[Perth International Arts Festival]], celebrating the music and the memory of [[David McComb]]. Harvey is also a contributor to the 2009 edited collection, ''Vagabond Holes: David McComb and the Triffids'', edited by Australian academics [[Niall Lucy]] and Chris Coughran.<ref>Niall Lucy and Chris Coughran, eds. Vagabond Holes: David McComb and The Triffids (Fremantle: Fremantle Press, 2009).</ref>

Harvey released ''Sketches From The Book Of The Dead''—the first solo album written entirely by Harvey—in early 2011 on the Mute record label. The 11-track album was recorded in Melbourne, between a Port Melbourne studio and Harvey's own Grace Lane music room. Harvey played most of the instruments, while Westbrook played double bass, J.P. Shilo played accordion, violin and occasional guitar, and Xanthe Waite contributed backing vocals. Harvey explained in a promotional interview that he does not perceive himself as a "songwriter" in the traditional sense, whereby the practice is: "something they [actual songwriters, as perceived by Harvey] have done historically and something they've worked on as central to what they are as an artist". He also confirmed that the opening track, "October Boy", is about Rowland S. Howard.<ref name="Ian">{{cite web|author1=Ian Johnston|title=Mick Harvey – Exclusive LTW Review/Interview|url=http://louderthanwar.com/mick-harvey-exclusive-ltw-reviewinterview/|website=Louder Than War|publisher=Louder Than War|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=12 April 2011}}</ref>

Harvey once again co-produced and recorded for PJ Harvey during the creation of her eighth studio album, ''[[Let England Shake]]''. The 2011 release was supported by a world tour in the same year, which also included Harvey as a touring musician.<ref name="Ian" />

==Personal life==
Harvey splits his time between Europe and Melbourne. He has one son with his partner, Beale—who is a painter—and, as of 2014, the family resides in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of North Melbourne.<ref name="Talk" />

As part of his interview with [[Brisbane]], Australia writer [[Andrew McMillen]]—for the book ''Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs''—Harvey concluded with his perspective on illicit drug use:

<blockquote>
Because I’ve been so surrounded by [illicit drug use], I've seen a lot of the problems that come with it. But I've also seen a lot of people, as well, who've used in different ways and not had problems. So the point about banning it across the board is that then you remove that freedom of choice of those people, too. I mean, why does alcohol remain available when other things aren't? It's not a great drug, at all.<ref name="Talk">{{cite web|title='Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs' book launch at Avid Reader, 21 August 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv5u_-dvdjM|website=Andrew McMillen on YouTube|publisher=Google Inc|accessdate=28 August 2014|format=Video upload|date=21 August 2014}}</ref></blockquote>

==Discography==

===Solo albums===
* ''[[Intoxicated Man]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Pink Elephants]]'' (1997)
* ''[[One Man's Treasure]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Two of Diamonds (album)|Two of Diamonds]]'' (2007)
* ''Three Sisters – Live at Bush Hall'' (2008)
* ''Sketches from the Book of the Dead'' (2011)
* ''[[Four (Acts of Love)|Four]]'' (2013)

===Film soundtracks===

* 1989 ''The Road To God Knows Where'' & ''Live at the Paradiso'' (1989, together with Nick Cave & The bad seeds), directed by [[Uli M Schueppel]])
* 1990 ''[[Ghosts... of the Civil Dead]]''
* 1992 ''Vaterland'', directed by Uli M Schueppel, together with [[Alexander Hacke]]
* 1993 ''Alta Marea & Vaterland''
* 1996 ''[[To Have & to Hold (film)|To Have & to Hold]]''
* 2000 ''[[Chopper (film)|Chopper]]''
* 2000 ''Planet Alex'', directed by Uli M Schueppel, together with Alexander Hacke
* 2003 ''[[Australian Rules (film)|Australian Rules]]''
* 2006 ''[[Suburban Mayhem]]''
* 2006 ''Deliver Us from Evil''
* 2006 ''Motion Picture Music''

===Other CD releases===
* ''[[And The Ass Saw The Angel]]'' (2000)

===Albums produced by Mick Harvey for other artists===
* [[Robert Forster (musician)|Robert Forster]] ''Danger in the Past'' (1990)
* Once Upon A Time ''In The Blink of an Eye'' (1992)
* [[Anita Lane]] ''Dirty Pearl'' (1993)
* [[The Cruel Sea (band)|The Cruel Sea]] ''[[The Honeymoon Is Over (album)|The Honeymoon Is Over]]'' (1993) (co-producer) (AUS No. 4, also [[ARIA award]] for "Best Album" 1994)
* [[Congo Norvell]] ''Music To Remember Him By'' (1994)
* [[PJ Harvey]] ''[[Dance Hall at Louse Point]]'' (1996) (co-producer)
* [[Rowland S. Howard]] ''[[Teenage Snuff Film]]'' (1999)
* PJ Harvey ''[[Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea]]'' (2000) (co-producer) (UK No. 23, US No. 42, AUS No. 20, and winner of the [[Mercury Prize]] 2001)
* Anita Lane ''Sex O'Clock'' (2001)
* Rowland S. Howard ''[[Pop Crimes]]'' (2009)
* Hunter Dienna self-titled EP (2010)
* PJ Harvey ''[[Let England Shake]]'' (2011) (co-producer) (UK No. 8, US No. 32, AUS No. 6, and winner of the [[Mercury Prize]] 2011)
* [[Mazgani]] ''Common ground'' (2013) with [[John Parish]]

==Awards==
* 1994 [[ARIA Awards]]: '''Best Album''' The Cruel Sea ''The Honeymoon Is Over'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)
* 1996 ARIA Awards: '''Single of the Year''' & '''Best Pop Release''' (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and [[Kylie Minogue]]: "[[Where the Wild Roses Grow]]")
* 1997 ARIA Awards: '''Best Original Soundtrack''' (''To have and to hold'')
* 2001 [[Mercury Prize]]: '''Best Album''': PJ Harvey ''Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)
* 2004 ARIA Awards: '''Best Original Soundtrack''' (''[[Australian Rules (film)|Australian Rules]]'')
* 2006 [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Awards]]: '''Best Original Music Score''' (''[[Suburban Mayhem]]'')
* 2007 ARIA Awards: When Nick Cave was inducted into the '''ARIA Hall of Fame''' he took it upon himself to induct Mick Harvey and other Australian members of the Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds
* 2011 Mercury Prize: '''Best Album''': PJ Harvey ''Let England Shake'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)

==References==
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==Sources==
*''Inner City Sound'' – [[Clinton Walker]]
*''Bad Seed: A biography of Nick Cave'' – Ian Johnston
*''The life and music of Nick Cave: An illustrated biography'' – Maximilian Dax & Johannes Beck
* http://musicalbanter.com/?p=539

==External links==
* [http://www.mickharvey.com Official website]
* [http://mute.com/artists/mick-harvey Mick Harvey] at [[Mute Records]]
* {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p84923}}

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Mick Harvey

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{{Distinguish|Mick Harvey (umpire)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mick Harvey
| image = Mick Harvey 2.jpg
| image_size = 250
| landscape = yes
| caption = Mick Harvey performing live on-stage in 2012, with Rosie Westbrook.
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Michael John Harvey
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|08|29}}
| birth_place = [[Rochester, Victoria]], Australia
| origin = [[Melbourne]], Australia
| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[post-punk]]
| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, arranger
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, organ, synthesizer, [[xylophone]], [[glockenspiel]], harmonica, drums, percussion
| years_active = 1973–present
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| associated_acts = [[The Birthday Party (band)#Early years and The Boys Next Door (1973–1978)|The Boys Next Door]], [[The Birthday Party (band)|The Birthday Party]], [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]], [[Crime & the City Solution]], [[These Immortal Souls]], [[PJ Harvey]]
| website = {{URL|mickharvey.com}}
| notable_instruments = [[Maton|Maton Wildcat]] [[Guild Guitar Company|Guild Starfire IV]]
}}

'''Michael John "Mick" Harvey''' (born 29 August 1958) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with [[Nick Cave]], with whom he formed [[The Birthday Party (band)#Early years and The Boys Next Door (1973–1978)|the Boys Next Door]], [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]] and [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]].

==Early life==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=April 2016}}
Born in rural [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia, Harvey moved to the suburbs of [[Melbourne]] in his childhood. His father was a [[Vicar (Anglicanism)|Church of England vicar]] and the family lived adjacent to the father's church – first in [[Ormond, Victoria|Ormond]], then later in [[Ashburton, Victoria|Ashburton]]. Harvey sang in the [[church choir]] from an early age.

Harvey, his elder brother Philip, and younger brother Sebastian all attended the private boys school [[Caulfield Grammar School]]. It was at school in the early 1970s that Harvey met fellow students Cave and [[Phill Calvert]], as well as [[Tracy Pew]]. A rock group was formed with Cave (vocals), Harvey (guitar), Calvert (drums), and other students on guitar, bass and saxophone. The band played at parties and school functions, with a repertoire of [[Lou Reed]], [[David Bowie]], [[Roxy Music]], [[Alice Cooper]] and the [[Sensational Alex Harvey Band]], among others. Harvey was also a member of the school choir (conducted by actor [[Norman Kaye]]), and took extracurricular lessons from [[Bruce Clarke (musician)|Bruce Clarke]], the [[jazz guitar]]ist.

==Music career==

===The Birthday Party===
{{Main|The Birthday Party (band)}}
After their final school year in 1975, the band decided to continue with Pew as bassist. Greatly influenced by the [[punk rock|punk]] explosion of 1976, which saw Australian bands [[The Saints (band)|The Saints]] and [[Radio Birdman]] make their first recordings and tours, [[The Birthday Party (band)#The Boys Next Door|The Boys Next Door]], as Harvey's band was now called, began performing fast, original [[New wave music|new wave]] material. <ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/78466-The-Boys-Next-Door Discogs - ''The Boys Next Door'' - Aliases, Members, Discography]</ref> Harvey's guitar style was influenced by [[James Williamson (musician)|James Williamson]] of [[The Stooges]] and [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]] of [[The Jam]]. The Boys Next Door regularly played at Melbourne pubs between 1977 and 1980. [[Rowland S. Howard]] joined the band in 1978, bringing with him a chaotic [[audio feedback|feedback]] guitar style.

After extensive touring, recordings, and moderate success in Australia, the Boys Next Door relocated to London, United Kingdom (UK), in 1980, and changed their name to The Birthday Party. This period was defined by innovative and aggressive music composition, underpinned by Harvey's guitar playing. Harvey composed the majority of the band's material in the latter days of their career. Harvey's girlfriend Katy Beale followed the band to London.

===Crime and The Bad Seeds===
{{Main|Crime & the City Solution|Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds}}
[[File:Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, early 80's.jpg|thumb|Harvey the Bad Seeds, early 80s|180px]]
The band moved to [[West Berlin]], Germany, in 1982, but without Calvert; Harvey transitioned from guitar to drums. After the breakup of The Birthday Party, Harvey stayed in Berlin and contacted his friend [[Simon Bonney]], with whom he reformed Bonney's old Australian band [[Crime & the City Solution]]. [[Rowland S. Howard]], [[Harry Howard (musician)|Harry Howard]] (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums), who later formed the basis of [[These Immortal Souls]] a couple of years later, also participated.

Harvey and Cave formed Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in 1983. Harvey remained with the Bad Seeds for 25 years until his departure on 22 January 2009, when he cited both professional and personal factors as reasons for leaving.<ref name="Quit">{{cite news|title=Bad Seeds co-founder Harvey quits|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/22/2472215.htm?section=entertainment|accessdate=28 August 2014|work=ABC News|date=23 January 2009}}</ref> Regarding Cave, Harvey informed the media:

<blockquote>
I'm confident Nick [Cave] will continue to be a creative force and that this is the right time to pass on my artistic and managerial role to what has become a tremendous group of people who can support him in his endeavours, both musically and organisationally.<ref name="Quit" /></blockquote>

In 2010, Harvey explained further that his frustration with song arrangements strained his relationship with Cave; and a desire to spend time with family was also a significant reason for his decision. The split marked the end of a 36-year-long collaboration between Harvey and Cave.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Mardi|title=Podcast 103 Live interview with Mick Harvey in Paris 2010 : some reasons to have left the band Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds…Part 2 (25′)|url=http://meltingpod.free.fr/?p=214|website=Meltingpod|publisher=Meltingpod|accessdate=28 August 2014|format=Audio file|date=2 March 2010}}</ref>

===The Wallbangers===
In 2007 the Spanish label [[Bang! Records]] released a four-track [[Extended play|EP]] by Harvey's [[retro]] rock band The Wallbangers, called ''Kick the Drugs'' <ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/3327901 Discogs - ''Kick the Drugs'' - vinyl 7", Bang! Records (BANG!-21) Spain]</ref> featuring songs written by Harvey alone, and songs he co-wote with [[Tex Perkins]] and [[Loene Carmen]]. Harvey sings and plays guitars, while drums are credited to "Rocky Features" (a Harvey pseudonym) and bass to "Rod Bottoms". <ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/3465235-Kick-The-Drugs/images Discogs - ''Kick the Drugs'' (images) - CD, Spooky Records (Spooky 030) Australia]</ref> A press release stated the EP was Rocky Features' first recording since 1982's ''[[Honeymoon in Red]]'', which was released with pseudonymous credits for Harvey's contributions (but not the pseudonym Rocky Features).

===Solo===
After Bonney left Crime & the City Solution for a solo career in the United States, Harvey recorded two solo albums of [[Serge Gainsbourg]] songs, translated from French into English: ''Intoxicated Man'' and ''Pink Elephants''. He has also collaborated with UK rock musician [[PJ Harvey]] (no relation), and produced for other Australian artists, including [[Anita Lane]], [[Robert Forster (musician)|Robert Forster]], [[Conway Savage]] and [[Rowland S. Howard]]. Harvey's third solo release, ''[[One Man's Treasure]]'', was issued in September 2005.

In 2006 Harvey undertook his first solo tours of Europe and Australia, accompanied by fellow Bad Seeds [[Thomas Wydler]] and [[James Johnston (English musician)|James Johnston]], as well as Melbourne-based double bassist Rosie Westbrook. His next solo record, 2007's ''Two of Diamonds'', was recorded with this group, as was the 2008 live album ''Three Sisters – Live at Bush Hall''.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

In February 2008, Harvey and Westbrook played as a support act for PJ Harvey on her Australian tour, with both Harveys also performing on stage together. Prior to the tour, Harvey worked extensively with PJ Harvey over a 12-year period: he was a recording musician on her albums ''To Bring You My Love'' and ''Is This Desire?'', and co-produced the album ''Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea'' in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Melbjuz|title=PJ chooses Mick Harvey|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/11857/PJ-chooses-Mick-Harvey|website=Faster Louder|publisher=Faster Louder Pty Ltd|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=10 January 2008}}</ref>
[[File:Mickey_Harvey_2012.jpg|thumb|right|Harvey, 2012]]
In both 2008 and 2009, Harvey joined the five remaining members of [[The Triffids]] for a series of performances at the [[Sydney Festival]], [[Melbourne Arts Centre]] and [[Perth International Arts Festival]], celebrating the music and the memory of [[David McComb]]. Harvey is also a contributor to the 2009 edited collection, ''Vagabond Holes: David McComb and the Triffids'', edited by Australian academics [[Niall Lucy]] and Chris Coughran.<ref>Niall Lucy and Chris Coughran, eds. Vagabond Holes: David McComb and The Triffids (Fremantle: Fremantle Press, 2009).</ref>

Harvey released ''Sketches From The Book Of The Dead''—the first solo album written entirely by Harvey—in early 2011 on the Mute record label. The 11-track album was recorded in Melbourne, between a Port Melbourne studio and Harvey's own Grace Lane music room. Harvey played most of the instruments, while Westbrook played double bass, J.P. Shilo played accordion, violin and occasional guitar, and Xanthe Waite contributed backing vocals. Harvey explained in a promotional interview that he does not perceive himself as a "songwriter" in the traditional sense, whereby the practice is: "something they [actual songwriters, as perceived by Harvey] have done historically and something they've worked on as central to what they are as an artist". He also confirmed that the opening track, "October Boy", is about Rowland S. Howard.<ref name="Ian">{{cite web|author1=Ian Johnston|title=Mick Harvey – Exclusive LTW Review/Interview|url=http://louderthanwar.com/mick-harvey-exclusive-ltw-reviewinterview/|website=Louder Than War|publisher=Louder Than War|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=12 April 2011}}</ref>

Harvey once again co-produced and recorded for PJ Harvey during the creation of her eighth studio album, ''[[Let England Shake]]''. The 2011 release was supported by a world tour in the same year, which also included Harvey as a touring musician.<ref name="Ian" />

==Personal life==
Harvey splits his time between Europe and Melbourne. He has one son with his partner, Beale—who is a painter—and, as of 2014, the family resides in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of North Melbourne.<ref name="Talk" />

As part of his interview with [[Brisbane]], Australia writer [[Andrew McMillen]]—for the book ''Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs''—Harvey concluded with his perspective on illicit drug use:

<blockquote>
Because I’ve been so surrounded by [illicit drug use], I've seen a lot of the problems that come with it. But I've also seen a lot of people, as well, who've used in different ways and not had problems. So the point about banning it across the board is that then you remove that freedom of choice of those people, too. I mean, why does alcohol remain available when other things aren't? It's not a great drug, at all.<ref name="Talk">{{cite web|title='Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs' book launch at Avid Reader, 21 August 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv5u_-dvdjM|website=Andrew McMillen on YouTube|publisher=Google Inc|accessdate=28 August 2014|format=Video upload|date=21 August 2014}}</ref></blockquote>

==Discography==

===Solo albums===
* ''[[Intoxicated Man]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Pink Elephants]]'' (1997)
* ''[[One Man's Treasure]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Two of Diamonds (album)|Two of Diamonds]]'' (2007)
* ''Three Sisters – Live at Bush Hall'' (2008)
* ''Sketches from the Book of the Dead'' (2011)
* ''[[Four (Acts of Love)|Four]]'' (2013)

===Film soundtracks===

* 1989 ''The Road To God Knows Where'' & ''Live at the Paradiso'' (1989, together with Nick Cave & The bad seeds), directed by [[Uli M Schueppel]])
* 1990 ''[[Ghosts... of the Civil Dead]]''
* 1992 ''Vaterland'', directed by Uli M Schueppel, together with [[Alexander Hacke]]
* 1993 ''Alta Marea & Vaterland''
* 1996 ''[[To Have & to Hold (film)|To Have & to Hold]]''
* 2000 ''[[Chopper (film)|Chopper]]''
* 2000 ''Planet Alex'', directed by Uli M Schueppel, together with Alexander Hacke
* 2003 ''[[Australian Rules (film)|Australian Rules]]''
* 2006 ''[[Suburban Mayhem]]''
* 2006 ''Deliver Us from Evil''
* 2006 ''Motion Picture Music''

===Other CD releases===
* ''[[And The Ass Saw The Angel]]'' (2000)

===Albums produced by Mick Harvey for other artists===
* [[Robert Forster (musician)|Robert Forster]] ''Danger in the Past'' (1990)
* Once Upon A Time ''In The Blink of an Eye'' (1992)
* [[Anita Lane]] ''Dirty Pearl'' (1993)
* [[The Cruel Sea (band)|The Cruel Sea]] ''[[The Honeymoon Is Over (album)|The Honeymoon Is Over]]'' (1993) (co-producer) (AUS No. 4, also [[ARIA award]] for "Best Album" 1994)
* [[Congo Norvell]] ''Music To Remember Him By'' (1994)
* [[PJ Harvey]] ''[[Dance Hall at Louse Point]]'' (1996) (co-producer)
* [[Rowland S. Howard]] ''[[Teenage Snuff Film]]'' (1999)
* PJ Harvey ''[[Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea]]'' (2000) (co-producer) (UK No. 23, US No. 42, AUS No. 20, and winner of the [[Mercury Prize]] 2001)
* Anita Lane ''Sex O'Clock'' (2001)
* Rowland S. Howard ''[[Pop Crimes]]'' (2009)
* Hunter Dienna self-titled EP (2010)
* PJ Harvey ''[[Let England Shake]]'' (2011) (co-producer) (UK No. 8, US No. 32, AUS No. 6, and winner of the [[Mercury Prize]] 2011)
* [[Mazgani]] ''Common ground'' (2013) with [[John Parish]]

==Awards==
* 1994 [[ARIA Awards]]: '''Best Album''' The Cruel Sea ''The Honeymoon Is Over'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)
* 1996 ARIA Awards: '''Single of the Year''' & '''Best Pop Release''' (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and [[Kylie Minogue]]: "[[Where the Wild Roses Grow]]")
* 1997 ARIA Awards: '''Best Original Soundtrack''' (''To have and to hold'')
* 2001 [[Mercury Prize]]: '''Best Album''': PJ Harvey ''Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)
* 2004 ARIA Awards: '''Best Original Soundtrack''' (''[[Australian Rules (film)|Australian Rules]]'')
* 2006 [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Awards]]: '''Best Original Music Score''' (''[[Suburban Mayhem]]'')
* 2007 ARIA Awards: When Nick Cave was inducted into the '''ARIA Hall of Fame''' he took it upon himself to induct Mick Harvey and other Australian members of the Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds
* 2011 Mercury Prize: '''Best Album''': PJ Harvey ''Let England Shake'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Sources==
*''Inner City Sound'' – [[Clinton Walker]]
*''Bad Seed: A biography of Nick Cave'' – Ian Johnston
*''The life and music of Nick Cave: An illustrated biography'' – Maximilian Dax & Johannes Beck
* http://musicalbanter.com/?p=539

==External links==
* [http://www.mickharvey.com Official website]
* [http://mute.com/artists/mick-harvey Mick Harvey] at [[Mute Records]]
* {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p84923}}

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mick Harvey
| image = Mick Harvey 2.jpg
| image_size = 250
| landscape = yes
| caption = Mick Harvey performing live on-stage in 2012, with Rosie Westbrook.
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Michael John Harvey
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|08|29}}
| birth_place = [[Rochester, Victoria]], Australia
| origin = [[Melbourne]], Australia
| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[post-punk]]
| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, arranger
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, organ, synthesizer, [[xylophone]], [[glockenspiel]], harmonica, drums, percussion
| years_active = 1973–present
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| associated_acts = [[The Birthday Party (band)#Early years and The Boys Next Door (1973–1978)|The Boys Next Door]], [[The Birthday Party (band)|The Birthday Party]], [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]], [[Crime & the City Solution]], [[These Immortal Souls]], [[PJ Harvey]]
| website = {{URL|mickharvey.com}}
| notable_instruments = [[Maton|Maton Wildcat]] [[Guild Guitar Company|Guild Starfire IV]]
}}

'''Michael John "Mick" Harvey''' (born 29 August 1958) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with [[Nick Cave]], with whom he formed [[The Birthday Party (band)#Early years and The Boys Next Door (1973–1978)|the Boys Next Door]], [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]] and [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]].

==Early life==
Born in rural [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia, Harvey moved to the suburbs of [[Melbourne]] in his childhood. His father was a [[Vicar (Anglicanism)|Church of England vicar]] and the family lived adjacent to the father's church – first in [[Ormond, Victoria|Ormond]], then later in [[Ashburton, Victoria|Ashburton]]. Harvey sang in the [[church choir]] from an early age.

Harvey, his elder brother Philip, and younger brother Sebastian all attended the private boys school [[Caulfield Grammar School]]. It was at school in the early 1970s that Harvey met fellow students Cave and [[Phill Calvert]], as well as [[Tracy Pew]]. A rock group was formed with Cave (vocals), Harvey (guitar), Calvert (drums), and other students on guitar, bass and saxophone. The band played at parties and school functions, with a repertoire of [[Lou Reed]], [[David Bowie]], [[Roxy Music]], [[Alice Cooper]] and the [[Sensational Alex Harvey Band]], among others. Harvey was also a member of the school choir (conducted by actor [[Norman Kaye]]), and took extracurricular lessons from [[Bruce Clarke (musician)|Bruce Clarke]], the [[jazz guitar]]ist.

==Music career==

===The Birthday Party===
{{Main|The Birthday Party (band)}}
After their final school year in 1975, the band decided to continue with Pew as bassist. Greatly influenced by the [[punk rock|punk]] explosion of 1976, which saw Australian bands [[The Saints (band)|The Saints]] and [[Radio Birdman]] make their first recordings and tours, [[The Birthday Party (band)#The Boys Next Door|The Boys Next Door]], as Harvey's band was now called, began performing fast, original [[New wave music|new wave]] material. <ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/78466-The-Boys-Next-Door Discogs - ''The Boys Next Door'' - Aliases, Members, Discography]</ref> Harvey's guitar style was influenced by [[James Williamson (musician)|James Williamson]] of [[The Stooges]] and [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]] of [[The Jam]]. The Boys Next Door regularly played at Melbourne pubs between 1977 and 1980. [[Rowland S. Howard]] joined the band in 1978, bringing with him a chaotic [[audio feedback|feedback]] guitar style.

After extensive touring, recordings, and moderate success in Australia, the Boys Next Door relocated to London, United Kingdom (UK), in 1980, and changed their name to The Birthday Party. This period was defined by innovative and aggressive music composition, underpinned by Harvey's guitar playing. Harvey composed the majority of the band's material in the latter days of their career. Harvey's girlfriend Katy Beale followed the band to London.

===Crime and The Bad Seeds===
{{Main|Crime & the City Solution|Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds}}
[[File:Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, early 80's.jpg|thumb|Harvey the Bad Seeds, early 80s|180px]]
The band moved to [[West Berlin]], Germany, in 1982, but without Calvert; Harvey transitioned from guitar to drums. After the breakup of The Birthday Party, Harvey stayed in Berlin and contacted his friend [[Simon Bonney]], with whom he reformed Bonney's old Australian band [[Crime & the City Solution]]. [[Rowland S. Howard]], [[Harry Howard (musician)|Harry Howard]] (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums), who later formed the basis of [[These Immortal Souls]] a couple of years later, also participated.

Harvey and Cave formed Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in 1983. Harvey remained with the Bad Seeds for 25 years until his departure on 22 January 2009, when he cited both professional and personal factors as reasons for leaving.<ref name="Quit">{{cite news|title=Bad Seeds co-founder Harvey quits|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/22/2472215.htm?section=entertainment|accessdate=28 August 2014|work=ABC News|date=23 January 2009}}</ref> Regarding Cave, Harvey informed the media:

<blockquote>
I'm confident Nick [Cave] will continue to be a creative force and that this is the right time to pass on my artistic and managerial role to what has become a tremendous group of people who can support him in his endeavours, both musically and organisationally.<ref name="Quit" /></blockquote>

In 2010, Harvey explained further that his frustration with song arrangements strained his relationship with Cave; and a desire to spend time with family was also a significant reason for his decision. The split marked the end of a 36-year-long collaboration between Harvey and Cave.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Mardi|title=Podcast 103 Live interview with Mick Harvey in Paris 2010 : some reasons to have left the band Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds…Part 2 (25′)|url=http://meltingpod.free.fr/?p=214|website=Meltingpod|publisher=Meltingpod|accessdate=28 August 2014|format=Audio file|date=2 March 2010}}</ref>

===The Wallbangers===
In 2007 the Spanish label [[Bang! Records]] released a four-track [[Extended play|EP]] by Harvey's [[retro]] rock band The Wallbangers, called ''Kick the Drugs'' <ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/3327901 Discogs - ''Kick the Drugs'' - vinyl 7", Bang! Records (BANG!-21) Spain]</ref> featuring songs written by Harvey alone, and songs he co-wote with [[Tex Perkins]] and [[Loene Carmen]]. Harvey sings and plays guitars, while drums are credited to "Rocky Features" (a Harvey pseudonym) and bass to "Rod Bottoms". <ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/3465235-Kick-The-Drugs/images Discogs - ''Kick the Drugs'' (images) - CD, Spooky Records (Spooky 030) Australia]</ref> A press release stated the EP was Rocky Features' first recording since 1982's ''[[Honeymoon in Red]]'', which was released with pseudonymous credits for Harvey's contributions (but not the pseudonym Rocky Features).

===Solo===
After Bonney left Crime & the City Solution for a solo career in the United States, Harvey recorded two solo albums of [[Serge Gainsbourg]] songs, translated from French into English: ''Intoxicated Man'' and ''Pink Elephants''. He has also collaborated with UK rock musician [[PJ Harvey]] (no relation), and produced for other Australian artists, including [[Anita Lane]], [[Robert Forster (musician)|Robert Forster]], [[Conway Savage]] and [[Rowland S. Howard]]. Harvey's third solo release, ''[[One Man's Treasure]]'', was issued in September 2005.

In 2006 Harvey undertook his first solo tours of Europe and Australia, accompanied by fellow Bad Seeds [[Thomas Wydler]] and [[James Johnston (English musician)|James Johnston]], as well as Melbourne-based double bassist Rosie Westbrook. His next solo record, 2007's ''Two of Diamonds'', was recorded with this group, as was the 2008 live album ''Three Sisters – Live at Bush Hall''.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

In February 2008, Harvey and Westbrook played as a support act for PJ Harvey on her Australian tour, with both Harveys also performing on stage together. Prior to the tour, Harvey worked extensively with PJ Harvey over a 12-year period: he was a recording musician on her albums ''To Bring You My Love'' and ''Is This Desire?'', and co-produced the album ''Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea'' in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Melbjuz|title=PJ chooses Mick Harvey|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/11857/PJ-chooses-Mick-Harvey|website=Faster Louder|publisher=Faster Louder Pty Ltd|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=10 January 2008}}</ref>
[[File:Mickey_Harvey_2012.jpg|thumb|right|Harvey, 2012]]
In both 2008 and 2009, Harvey joined the five remaining members of [[The Triffids]] for a series of performances at the [[Sydney Festival]], [[Melbourne Arts Centre]] and [[Perth International Arts Festival]], celebrating the music and the memory of [[David McComb]]. Harvey is also a contributor to the 2009 edited collection, ''Vagabond Holes: David McComb and the Triffids'', edited by Australian academics [[Niall Lucy]] and Chris Coughran.<ref>Niall Lucy and Chris Coughran, eds. Vagabond Holes: David McComb and The Triffids (Fremantle: Fremantle Press, 2009).</ref>

Harvey released ''Sketches From The Book Of The Dead''—the first solo album written entirely by Harvey—in early 2011 on the Mute record label. The 11-track album was recorded in Melbourne, between a Port Melbourne studio and Harvey's own Grace Lane music room. Harvey played most of the instruments, while Westbrook played double bass, J.P. Shilo played accordion, violin and occasional guitar, and Xanthe Waite contributed backing vocals. Harvey explained in a promotional interview that he does not perceive himself as a "songwriter" in the traditional sense, whereby the practice is: "something they [actual songwriters, as perceived by Harvey] have done historically and something they've worked on as central to what they are as an artist". He also confirmed that the opening track, "October Boy", is about Rowland S. Howard.<ref name="Ian">{{cite web|author1=Ian Johnston|title=Mick Harvey – Exclusive LTW Review/Interview|url=http://louderthanwar.com/mick-harvey-exclusive-ltw-reviewinterview/|website=Louder Than War|publisher=Louder Than War|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=12 April 2011}}</ref>

Harvey once again co-produced and recorded for PJ Harvey during the creation of her eighth studio album, ''[[Let England Shake]]''. The 2011 release was supported by a world tour in the same year, which also included Harvey as a touring musician.<ref name="Ian" />

==Personal life==
Harvey splits his time between Europe and Melbourne. He has one son with his partner, Beale—who is a painter—and, as of 2014, the family resides in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of North Melbourne.<ref name="Talk" />

As part of his interview with [[Brisbane]], Australia writer [[Andrew McMillen]]—for the book ''Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs''—Harvey concluded with his perspective on illicit drug use:

<blockquote>
Because I’ve been so surrounded by [illicit drug use], I've seen a lot of the problems that come with it. But I've also seen a lot of people, as well, who've used in different ways and not had problems. So the point about banning it across the board is that then you remove that freedom of choice of those people, too. I mean, why does alcohol remain available when other things aren't? It's not a great drug, at all.<ref name="Talk">{{cite web|title='Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs' book launch at Avid Reader, 21 August 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv5u_-dvdjM|website=Andrew McMillen on YouTube|publisher=Google Inc|accessdate=28 August 2014|format=Video upload|date=21 August 2014}}</ref></blockquote>

==Discography==

===Solo albums===
* ''[[Intoxicated Man]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Pink Elephants]]'' (1997)
* ''[[One Man's Treasure]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Two of Diamonds (album)|Two of Diamonds]]'' (2007)
* ''Three Sisters – Live at Bush Hall'' (2008)
* ''Sketches from the Book of the Dead'' (2011)
* ''[[Four (Acts of Love)|Four]]'' (2013)

===Film soundtracks===

* 1989 ''The Road To God Knows Where'' & ''Live at the Paradiso'' (1989, together with Nick Cave & The bad seeds), directed by [[Uli M Schueppel]])
* 1990 ''[[Ghosts... of the Civil Dead]]''
* 1992 ''Vaterland'', directed by Uli M Schueppel, together with [[Alexander Hacke]]
* 1993 ''Alta Marea & Vaterland''
* 1996 ''[[To Have & to Hold (film)|To Have & to Hold]]''
* 2000 ''[[Chopper (film)|Chopper]]''
* 2000 ''Planet Alex'', directed by Uli M Schueppel, together with Alexander Hacke
* 2003 ''[[Australian Rules (film)|Australian Rules]]''
* 2006 ''[[Suburban Mayhem]]''
* 2006 ''Deliver Us from Evil''
* 2006 ''Motion Picture Music''

===Other CD releases===
* ''[[And The Ass Saw The Angel]]'' (2000)

===Albums produced by Mick Harvey for other artists===
* [[Robert Forster (musician)|Robert Forster]] ''Danger in the Past'' (1990)
* Once Upon A Time ''In The Blink of an Eye'' (1992)
* [[Anita Lane]] ''Dirty Pearl'' (1993)
* [[The Cruel Sea (band)|The Cruel Sea]] ''[[The Honeymoon Is Over (album)|The Honeymoon Is Over]]'' (1993) (co-producer) (AUS No. 4, also [[ARIA award]] for "Best Album" 1994)
* [[Congo Norvell]] ''Music To Remember Him By'' (1994)
* [[PJ Harvey]] ''[[Dance Hall at Louse Point]]'' (1996) (co-producer)
* [[Rowland S. Howard]] ''[[Teenage Snuff Film]]'' (1999)
* PJ Harvey ''[[Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea]]'' (2000) (co-producer) (UK No. 23, US No. 42, AUS No. 20, and winner of the [[Mercury Prize]] 2001)
* Anita Lane ''Sex O'Clock'' (2001)
* Rowland S. Howard ''[[Pop Crimes]]'' (2009)
* Hunter Dienna self-titled EP (2010)
* PJ Harvey ''[[Let England Shake]]'' (2011) (co-producer) (UK No. 8, US No. 32, AUS No. 6, and winner of the [[Mercury Prize]] 2011)
* [[Mazgani]] ''Common ground'' (2013) with [[John Parish]]

==Awards==
* 1994 [[ARIA Awards]]: '''Best Album''' The Cruel Sea ''The Honeymoon Is Over'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)
* 1996 ARIA Awards: '''Single of the Year''' & '''Best Pop Release''' (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and [[Kylie Minogue]]: "[[Where the Wild Roses Grow]]")
* 1997 ARIA Awards: '''Best Original Soundtrack''' (''To have and to hold'')
* 2001 [[Mercury Prize]]: '''Best Album''': PJ Harvey ''Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)
* 2004 ARIA Awards: '''Best Original Soundtrack''' (''[[Australian Rules (film)|Australian Rules]]'')
* 2006 [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Awards]]: '''Best Original Music Score''' (''[[Suburban Mayhem]]'')
* 2007 ARIA Awards: When Nick Cave was inducted into the '''ARIA Hall of Fame''' he took it upon himself to induct Mick Harvey and other Australian members of the Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds
* 2011 Mercury Prize: '''Best Album''': PJ Harvey ''Let England Shake'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Sources==
*''Inner City Sound'' – [[Clinton Walker]]
*''Bad Seed: A biography of Nick Cave'' – Ian Johnston
*''The life and music of Nick Cave: An illustrated biography'' – Maximilian Dax & Johannes Beck
* http://musicalbanter.com/?p=539

==External links==
* [http://www.mickharvey.com Official website]
* [http://mute.com/artists/mick-harvey Mick Harvey] at [[Mute Records]]
* {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p84923}}

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Mick Harvey

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| origin = [[Melbourne]], Australia
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'''Michael John "Mick" Harvey''' (born 29 August 1958) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with [[Nick Cave]], with whom he formed [[The Birthday Party (band)#Early years and The Boys Next Door (1973–1978)|the Boys Next Door]], [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]] and [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]].

==Early life==
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Born in rural [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia, Harvey moved to the suburbs of [[Melbourne]] in his childhood. His father was a [[Vicar (Anglicanism)|Church of England vicar]] and the family lived adjacent to the father's church – first in [[Ormond, Victoria|Ormond]], then later in [[Ashburton, Victoria|Ashburton]]. Harvey sang in the [[church choir]] from an early age.

Harvey, his elder brother Philip, and younger brother Sebastian all attended the private boys school [[Caulfield Grammar School]]. It was at school in the early 1970s that Harvey met fellow students Cave and [[Phill Calvert]], as well as [[Tracy Pew]]. A rock group was formed with Cave (vocals), Harvey (guitar), Calvert (drums), and other students on guitar, bass and saxophone. The band played at parties and school functions, with a repertoire of [[Lou Reed]], [[David Bowie]], [[Roxy Music]], [[Alice Cooper]] and the [[Sensational Alex Harvey Band]], among others. Harvey was also a member of the school choir (conducted by actor [[Norman Kaye]]), and took extracurricular lessons from [[Bruce Clarke (musician)|Bruce Clarke]], the [[jazz guitar]]ist.

==Music career==

===The Birthday Party===
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After their final school year in 1975, the band decided to continue with Pew as bassist. Greatly influenced by the [[punk rock|punk]] explosion of 1976, which saw Australian bands [[The Saints (band)|The Saints]] and [[Radio Birdman]] make their first recordings and tours, [[The Birthday Party (band)#The Boys Next Door|The Boys Next Door]], as Harvey's band was now called, began performing fast, original [[New wave music|new wave]] material. Harvey's guitar style was influenced by [[James Williamson (musician)|James Williamson]] of [[The Stooges]] and [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]] of [[The Jam]]. The Boys Next Door regularly played at Melbourne pubs between 1977 and 1980. [[Rowland S. Howard]] joined the band in 1978, bringing with him a chaotic [[audio feedback|feedback]] guitar style.

After extensive touring, recordings, and moderate success in Australia, the Boys Next Door relocated to London, United Kingdom (UK), in 1980, and changed their name to The Birthday Party. This period was defined by innovative and aggressive music composition, underpinned by Harvey's guitar playing. Harvey composed the majority of the band's material in the latter days of their career. Harvey's girlfriend Katy Beale followed the band to London.

===Crime and The Bad Seeds===
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[[File:Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, early 80's.jpg|thumb|Harvey the Bad Seeds, early 80s|180px]]
The band moved to [[West Berlin]], Germany, in 1982, but without Calvert; Harvey transitioned from guitar to drums. After the breakup of The Birthday Party, Harvey stayed in Berlin and contacted his friend [[Simon Bonney]], with whom he reformed Bonney's old Australian band [[Crime & the City Solution]]. [[Rowland S. Howard]], [[Harry Howard (musician)|Harry Howard]] (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums), who later formed the basis of [[These Immortal Souls]] a couple of years later, also participated.

Harvey and Cave formed Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in 1983. Harvey remained with the Bad Seeds for 25 years until his departure on 22 January 2009, when he cited both professional and personal factors as reasons for leaving.<ref name="Quit">{{cite news|title=Bad Seeds co-founder Harvey quits|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/22/2472215.htm?section=entertainment|accessdate=28 August 2014|work=ABC News|date=23 January 2009}}</ref> Regarding Cave, Harvey informed the media:

<blockquote>
I'm confident Nick [Cave] will continue to be a creative force and that this is the right time to pass on my artistic and managerial role to what has become a tremendous group of people who can support him in his endeavours, both musically and organisationally.<ref name="Quit" /></blockquote>

In 2010, Harvey explained further that his frustration with song arrangements strained his relationship with Cave; and a desire to spend time with family was also a significant reason for his decision. The split marked the end of a 36-year-long collaboration between Harvey and Cave.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Mardi|title=Podcast 103 Live interview with Mick Harvey in Paris 2010 : some reasons to have left the band Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds…Part 2 (25′)|url=http://meltingpod.free.fr/?p=214|website=Meltingpod|publisher=Meltingpod|accessdate=28 August 2014|format=Audio file|date=2 March 2010}}</ref>

===The Wallbangers===
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In 2007 the Spanish label [[Bang! Records]] released a four-track [[Extended play|EP]] by Harvey's [[retro]] rock band The Wallbangers, featuring songs written by Harvey alone, and songs he co-wote with [[Tex Perkins]] and [[Loene Carmen]]. Harvey sings and plays guitars, while drums are credited to "Rocky Features" (a Harvey pseudonym) and bass to "Rod Bottoms". A press release stated the EP was Rocky Features' first recording since 1982's ''[[Honeymoon in Red]]'', which was released with pseudonymous credits for Harvey's contributions (but not the pseudonym Rocky Features).

===Solo===
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After Bonney left Crime & the City Solution for a solo career in the United States, Harvey recorded two solo albums of [[Serge Gainsbourg]] songs, translated from French into English: ''Intoxicated Man'' and ''Pink Elephants''. He has also collaborated with UK rock musician [[PJ Harvey]] (no relation), and produced for other Australian artists, including [[Anita Lane]], [[Robert Forster (musician)|Robert Forster]], [[Conway Savage]] and [[Rowland S. Howard]]. Harvey's third solo release, ''[[One Man's Treasure]]'', was issued in September 2005.

In 2006 Harvey undertook his first solo tours of Europe and Australia, accompanied by fellow Bad Seeds [[Thomas Wydler]] and [[James Johnston (English musician)|James Johnston]], as well as Melbourne-based double bassist Rosie Westbrook. His next solo record, 2007's ''Two of Diamonds'', was recorded with this group, as was the 2008 live album ''Three Sisters – Live at Bush Hall''.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

In February 2008, Harvey and Westbrook played as a support act for PJ Harvey on her Australian tour, with both Harveys also performing on stage together. Prior to the tour, Harvey worked extensively with PJ Harvey over a 12-year period: he was a recording musician on her albums ''To Bring You My Love'' and ''Is This Desire?'', and co-produced the album ''Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea'' in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Melbjuz|title=PJ chooses Mick Harvey|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/11857/PJ-chooses-Mick-Harvey|website=Faster Louder|publisher=Faster Louder Pty Ltd|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=10 January 2008}}</ref>
[[File:Mickey_Harvey_2012.jpg|thumb|right|Harvey, 2012]]
In both 2008 and 2009, Harvey joined the five remaining members of [[The Triffids]] for a series of performances at the [[Sydney Festival]], [[Melbourne Arts Centre]] and [[Perth International Arts Festival]], celebrating the music and the memory of [[David McComb]]. Harvey is also a contributor to the 2009 edited collection, ''Vagabond Holes: David McComb and the Triffids'', edited by Australian academics [[Niall Lucy]] and Chris Coughran.<ref>Niall Lucy and Chris Coughran, eds. Vagabond Holes: David McComb and The Triffids (Fremantle: Fremantle Press, 2009).</ref>

Harvey released ''Sketches From The Book Of The Dead''—the first solo album written entirely by Harvey—in early 2011 on the Mute record label. The 11-track album was recorded in Melbourne, between a Port Melbourne studio and Harvey's own Grace Lane music room. Harvey played most of the instruments, while Westbrook played double bass, J.P. Shilo played accordion, violin and occasional guitar, and Xanthe Waite contributed backing vocals. Harvey explained in a promotional interview that he does not perceive himself as a "songwriter" in the traditional sense, whereby the practice is: "something they [actual songwriters, as perceived by Harvey] have done historically and something they've worked on as central to what they are as an artist". He also confirmed that the opening track, "October Boy", is about Rowland S. Howard.<ref name="Ian">{{cite web|author1=Ian Johnston|title=Mick Harvey – Exclusive LTW Review/Interview|url=http://louderthanwar.com/mick-harvey-exclusive-ltw-reviewinterview/|website=Louder Than War|publisher=Louder Than War|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=12 April 2011}}</ref>

Harvey once again co-produced and recorded for PJ Harvey during the creation of her eighth studio album, ''[[Let England Shake]]''. The 2011 release was supported by a world tour in the same year, which also included Harvey as a touring musician.<ref name="Ian" />

==Personal life==
Harvey splits his time between Europe and Melbourne. He has one son with his partner, Beale—who is a painter—and, as of 2014, the family resides in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of North Melbourne.<ref name="Talk" />

As part of his interview with [[Brisbane]], Australia writer [[Andrew McMillen]]—for the book ''Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs''—Harvey concluded with his perspective on illicit drug use:

<blockquote>
Because I’ve been so surrounded by [illicit drug use], I've seen a lot of the problems that come with it. But I've also seen a lot of people, as well, who've used in different ways and not had problems. So the point about banning it across the board is that then you remove that freedom of choice of those people, too. I mean, why does alcohol remain available when other things aren't? It's not a great drug, at all.<ref name="Talk">{{cite web|title='Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs' book launch at Avid Reader, 21 August 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv5u_-dvdjM|website=Andrew McMillen on YouTube|publisher=Google Inc|accessdate=28 August 2014|format=Video upload|date=21 August 2014}}</ref></blockquote>

==Discography==

===Solo albums===
* ''[[Intoxicated Man]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Pink Elephants]]'' (1997)
* ''[[One Man's Treasure]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Two of Diamonds (album)|Two of Diamonds]]'' (2007)
* ''Three Sisters – Live at Bush Hall'' (2008)
* ''Sketches from the Book of the Dead'' (2011)
* ''[[Four (Acts of Love)|Four]]'' (2013)

===Film soundtracks===

* 1989 ''The Road To God Knows Where'' & ''Live at the Paradiso'' (1989, together with Nick Cave & The bad seeds), directed by [[Uli M Schueppel]])
* 1990 ''[[Ghosts... of the Civil Dead]]''
* 1992 ''Vaterland'', directed by Uli M Schueppel, together with [[Alexander Hacke]]
* 1993 ''Alta Marea & Vaterland''
* 1996 ''[[To Have & to Hold (film)|To Have & to Hold]]''
* 2000 ''[[Chopper (film)|Chopper]]''
* 2000 ''Planet Alex'', directed by Uli M Schueppel, together with Alexander Hacke
* 2003 ''[[Australian Rules (film)|Australian Rules]]''
* 2006 ''[[Suburban Mayhem]]''
* 2006 ''Deliver Us from Evil''
* 2006 ''Motion Picture Music''

===Other CD releases===
* ''[[And The Ass Saw The Angel]]'' (2000)

===Albums produced by Mick Harvey for other artists===
* [[Robert Forster (musician)|Robert Forster]] ''Danger in the Past'' (1990)
* Once Upon A Time ''In The Blink of an Eye'' (1992)
* [[Anita Lane]] ''Dirty Pearl'' (1993)
* [[The Cruel Sea (band)|The Cruel Sea]] ''[[The Honeymoon Is Over (album)|The Honeymoon Is Over]]'' (1993) (co-producer) (AUS No. 4, also [[ARIA award]] for "Best Album" 1994)
* [[Congo Norvell]] ''Music To Remember Him By'' (1994)
* [[PJ Harvey]] ''[[Dance Hall at Louse Point]]'' (1996) (co-producer)
* [[Rowland S. Howard]] ''[[Teenage Snuff Film]]'' (1999)
* PJ Harvey ''[[Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea]]'' (2000) (co-producer) (UK No. 23, US No. 42, AUS No. 20, and winner of the [[Mercury Prize]] 2001)
* Anita Lane ''Sex O'Clock'' (2001)
* Rowland S. Howard ''[[Pop Crimes]]'' (2009)
* Hunter Dienna self-titled EP (2010)
* PJ Harvey ''[[Let England Shake]]'' (2011) (co-producer) (UK No. 8, US No. 32, AUS No. 6, and winner of the [[Mercury Prize]] 2011)
* [[Mazgani]] ''Common ground'' (2013) with [[John Parish]]

==Awards==
* 1994 [[ARIA Awards]]: '''Best Album''' The Cruel Sea ''The Honeymoon Is Over'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)
* 1996 ARIA Awards: '''Single of the Year''' & '''Best Pop Release''' (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and [[Kylie Minogue]]: "[[Where the Wild Roses Grow]]")
* 1997 ARIA Awards: '''Best Original Soundtrack''' (''To have and to hold'')
* 2001 [[Mercury Prize]]: '''Best Album''': PJ Harvey ''Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)
* 2004 ARIA Awards: '''Best Original Soundtrack''' (''[[Australian Rules (film)|Australian Rules]]'')
* 2006 [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Awards]]: '''Best Original Music Score''' (''[[Suburban Mayhem]]'')
* 2007 ARIA Awards: When Nick Cave was inducted into the '''ARIA Hall of Fame''' he took it upon himself to induct Mick Harvey and other Australian members of the Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds
* 2011 Mercury Prize: '''Best Album''': PJ Harvey ''Let England Shake'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Sources==
*''Inner City Sound'' – [[Clinton Walker]]
*''Bad Seed: A biography of Nick Cave'' – Ian Johnston
*''The life and music of Nick Cave: An illustrated biography'' – Maximilian Dax & Johannes Beck
* http://musicalbanter.com/?p=539

==External links==
* [http://www.mickharvey.com Official website]
* [http://mute.com/artists/mick-harvey Mick Harvey] at [[Mute Records]]
* {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p84923}}

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Thomas Ridgewell

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'''Thomas "TomSka" Ridgewell''' (born 27 June 1990)<ref name=guardian>[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/07/youtube-uk-20-online-video-bloggers "YouTube UK: 20 of Britain's most popular online video bloggers"] ''The Guardian''</ref> is a British [[comedian]] and [[YouTube]]r, best known for Internet video series ''asdfmovie'' and ''Eddsworld''.<ref>[http://www.thevideoink.com/features/comedies-tomska-wants-better-youtube-fans/#.VD8ykBYQZco "Between Comedies, TomSka Also Educates His YouTube Fans"]. Jessica Klein / Aug 17, 2014. ''VideoInk''.</ref> As of March 2016, his YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and his videos have garnered over 783 million views.

==Early life and education==
As a child, Ridgewell began making short films using his parents' video camera. Not long after YouTube was established, Ridgewell created CakeBomb, a website on which he posted his video creations.
, including his friend's ''Eddsworld'', and his first ''asdfmovie''. Ridgewell graduated from the [[University of Lincoln]],<ref>[http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/University-Lincoln-students-guest-present-Radio-1/story-22836679-detail/story.html "Former University of Lincoln students to guest present on Radio 1"] By RCousins_LE August 27, 2014 ''Lincolnshire Echo''.</ref> and while there created a series of unofficial "advertisements" for the university which received millions of views.<ref name="Brand Republic Article">{{cite web|url=http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/1085410|title=Appointment to view: The University of Lincoln goes viral|publisher=Brand Republic}}</ref>

He was raised a [[Jehovah's Witness]], but no longer practices this faith.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRK76x_D8Q "The Day My Faith Died"] ''YouTube''</ref> Despite this, he has expressed hope for a higher power.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ2wwLh1dhU "7 Facts About TomSka] ''YouTube''</ref>

==YouTube career==
A professional YouTuber, Ridgewell earns money from revenue from his videos on the website.<ref>[http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-tom-ridgewell-show-the-22yearold-making-10000-a-month-from-his-bedroom-on-youtube-8530893.html "The Tom Ridgewell show: the 22-year-old making £10,000 a month from his bedroom on YouTube "]. ''London Evening Standard''</ref> He has been discussed and interviewed in relation to this, especially when the medium of online video was in its infancy.<ref name=guardian /><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/13136416 "YouTube star TomSka 'makes thousands' every month"]. By Dan Whitworth. ''BBC Newsbeat''</ref> He has also appeared as a guest on the BBC's ''The One Show'', and has appeared as a radio and TV guest internationally.<ref>{{Citation|url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-hLCjzjOvs|accessdate = 2015-09-06}}</ref>

In 2008, Ridgewell released the first installment of ''asdfmovie'', an animated sketch comedy series featuring very short clips of minimally-detailed characters in [[Surreal humour|surreal]] and occasionally [[Black comedy|darkly humorous]] situations. There have been nine episodes, the latest having been uploaded on the 7th of August, 2015.<ref>{{Citation|last=TomSka|title=asdfmovie9|date=2015-08-07|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l6T3fwxAyw|accessdate=2016-02-27}}</ref>

In 2012, he took charge of the production of Eddsworld after the show's original creator and his friend, [[Edd Gould]], died of [[Acute lymphoblastic leukemia|leukemia]]. He left the series in 2016.

In 2013, Ridgewell was featured in YouTube's first "Comedy Week".<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/comedy-news/10068492/YouTubes-Comedy-Week-shows-how-much-comedy-has-changed.html "YouTube's Comedy Week shows how much comedy has changed"]. ''The Telegraph''.</ref>

He was featured on the cover of Wired UK in February 2013 as part of a feature titled "How YouTube Reinvented the Entertainment Business"<ref>[http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2013/02/features/talent-tube "Talent Tube: how Britain's new YouTube superstars built a global fanbase"] ''WIRED''</ref> and was selected by YouTube as a guest host for its Geek Week series in August.

The BBC announced that Ridgewell will be appearing as a guest presenter on the ''[[Dan and Phil]]'' show from September 2014 on BBC Radio 1.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/r1-youth-presenters "New youth presenters for Radio 1"]. ''BBC''</ref><ref>Lewis, Tim. [http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/07/youtube-superstars-new-generation-bloggers "YouTube superstars: the generation taking on TV – and winning"]. ''The Guardian''.</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/radio-1-to-hire-youtubefamous-vloggers-to-broadcast-online-9686208.html "Radio 1 to hire 'YouTube-famous' vloggers to broadcast online "]. ''The Independent''.</ref>

Ridgewell spoke at the [[MCM London Comic Con|VidFest UK London Comic Con]] in 2014.<ref>[http://teneightymagazine.com/2014/06/01/teneighty-at-vidfest-uk-mcm-comicon/ "TenEighty at Vidfest UK MCM ComiCon"]. ''TenEighty Magazine''.</ref>

In January 2015, Ridgewell launched a new webtoon, ''Crash Zoom'', on his TomSka channel. It is animated by Ben "Wonchop" Smallman, who also animated some of the ''asdfmovie'' episodes.<ref>{{Citation|last=DarkSquidge|title=I'M NOT AN ANIMATOR|date=2015-06-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcrsyXyd34A|accessdate=2016-02-27}}</ref> It features three young characters, Lucy, Ben and Kate, and their various surreal exploits.<ref>{{Citation|last=TomSka|title=CRASH ZOOM - Movie Massacre|date=2015-01-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnyBXvB3_ho|accessdate=2016-02-27}}</ref>

== Other projects ==
In 2014, Ridgewell, in collaboration with Pixel Spill, created the game KatataK, a side-scrolling [[shoot 'em up]] for [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices.<ref>{{Cite web
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In 2015, Ridgewell worked with animator Matt Ley to create ''Art Is Dead'', a comic book based on, and featuring adapted sketches from, his ''asdfmovie'' series.<ref>{{Citation|last=DarkSquidge|title=WE MADE A BOOK (Art is Dead reveal)|date=2015-09-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhBKYOhshow|accessdate=2016-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=DarkSquidge|title=ART IS DEAD IS OUT!!!|date=2015-10-29|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lduyZj5PiI|accessdate=2016-02-27}}</ref>

== Books ==
* ''Art is Dead: The ASDF Book'' (2015, Little Brown Book Group, ISBN 9780751563047)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bookdepository.com/Art-is-Dead-Thomas-Ridgewell/9780751563047 | title=Art is Dead : The asdf Book | publisher=Book Depository.com | accessdate=12 September 2015 }}</ref>

==References==
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Reflektor (Album)

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{{Infobox album
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Arcade Fire]]
| Cover = ArcadeFireReflektor.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2013|10|28|mf=yes}}
| Recorded = 2011–13
| Studio = {{Collapsible list|title=Various<ref name="album notes"/>|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{unbulleted list|Sonovox Studios|{{small|([[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]])}}|Trident Castle|{{small|([[Port Antonio|Port Antonio, Jamaica]])}}|Dockside Studio|{{small|([[Maurice, Louisiana]])}}|Breakglass Studios|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}|Golden Ratio Studios|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}|Studio Pierre Marchand|{{small|(Montreal, Quebec)}}}}}}
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Art rock]]|[[dance-rock]]}}
| Length = {{unbulleted list|{{Duration|m=75|s=12}} {{small|(Digital and vinyl versions)}}|{{Duration|m=85|s=14}} {{small|(CD version)}}}}
| Label = {{hlist|Sonovox {{small|(CAN)}}|[[Merge Records|Merge]] {{small|(US)}}}}
| Producer = {{hlist|Arcade Fire|[[Markus Dravs]]|[[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]]}}
| Last album = ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' (2010)
| This album = '''''Reflektor''''' (2013)
| Next album =
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| Single 1 date = 9 September 2013
| Single 2 = [[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]
| Single 2 date = 28 September 2013
| Single 3 = [[We Exist]]
| Single 3 date = 26 May 2014
| Single 4 = You Already Know
| Single 4 date = 22 August 2014
| Single 5 = Get Right
| Single 5 date = 25 September 2015
}}
}}

'''''Reflektor''''' is the fourth studio album by the Canadian [[indie rock]] band [[Arcade Fire]]. It was released on October 28, 2013 through Sonovox Records in Canada and [[Merge Records]] in the U.S. ''Reflektor'' is a [[double album]] which was recording in three different studios and was co-produced by former [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], regular Arcade Fire producer [[Markus Dravs]], and the band themselves.

Influenced by Haitian [[rara]] music, the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' and [[Søren Kierkegaard]]'s essay, "[[The Present Age]]",<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/win-butler-reveals-secret-influences-behind-arcade-fires-reflektor-20131022 |title=Win Butler Reveals Secret Influences Behind Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor'|first=Patrick |last=Doyle |work=rollingstone.com |accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref> ''Reflektor'''s release was preceded by a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign inspired by [[veve]] drawings, and the release of a limited edition single, "[[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]", credited to the fictional band ''The Reflektors'' on September 9, 2013.

Upon release, ''Reflektor'' received positive reviews from music critics and had a successful commercial performance. The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far, a list published by ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' in August 2014.<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9465-the-top-100-albums-of-2010-2014/}}</ref>

==Background==
The album's origins stem from a trip that both vocalist/guitarist [[Win Butler]] and multi-instrumentalist [[Régine Chassagne]] took to her family's home country of [[Haiti]]. Butler said: "Going to Haiti for the first time with Régine was the beginning of a major change in the way that I thought about the world. Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16. There was a band I [feel] changed me musically, just really opened me up to this huge, vast amount of culture and influence I hadn't been exposed to before, which was really life-changing."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Inspired by the country's [[rara]] music, Butler and Chassagne incorporated elements of this sound into the band's new material, alongside [[Jamaican]] influences. Butler stated, "I mean, it's not like our band trying to play Haitian music. I just felt like we were opened up to a new influence. [[Bob Marley]] probably felt the same way the first time he heard [[Curtis Mayfield]]."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

==Recording==
Recording in [[Louisiana]], the band began work on ''Reflektor'' in 2011, and subsequently moved to [[Jamaica]] the following year with producer [[Markus Dravs]].<ref name="rollingstone"/> Working on roughly sixty song ideas, the band wrote and recorded in an abandoned [[castle]], named Trident: "The castle was built in 1979, or something, by this eccentric Jamaican dude who just wanted to hang out with royalty. And it kind of worked. After about five years he couldn't afford to pay the bill, so it had been sitting empty for many years. I met a dude who was planning on turning it into a hotel, so we just rented it off him for cheap and there was nothing in there. We brought in some beds and a piano and some gear."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The album was mostly recorded on [[analog tape]].<ref>http://radiofreecanuckistan.blogspot.ca/2013/10/arcade-fires-reflektor.html</ref>

In August 2012, the band also began working with producer and former [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], whom the band had been wanting to work with for over six years. Butler: "LCD Soundsystem to me is like [[New Order]] and the [[B-52's]] and we deeply share a lot of those influences, and we did completely different things with it. [[Régine Chassagne|Régine]] is kind of the person who dances. At any given minute, if you can get Régine to dance, you're kind of on the right track, so I think we just wanted to make a record that Régine could dance to."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

Regarding the band's decision to record a [[double album]], Win Butler stated, "The record is really long. We intended to make a short record and we ended up with 18 songs that were all between six and eight minutes and we were like, 'Uh oh, I think we screwed up making a short record.' Splitting it over the two halves enables you to get into the different worlds of the records."<ref name="rollingstone"/> According to Butler, 50 or 60 songs were written for the album.<ref name="Phillips, Amy">{{cite web | author = Phillips, Amy| date = September 10, 2013| url = http://pitchfork.com/news/52234-arcade-fires-win-butler-offers-reflektor-details|title = Arcade Fire's Win Butler Offers Reflektor Details| publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]| accessdate = November 15, 2013}}</ref>

==Writing and composition==
''Reflektor'' is an [[art rock]]<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10402764/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor-album-review.html | title=Arcade Fire, Reflektor, album review | publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | date=October 24, 2013 | accessdate=October 28, 2013 | author=McCormick, Neil | location=London}}</ref> and [[dance-rock]] album.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/arcade-fire-reflektor-19691231</ref> Primary lyricist [[Win Butler]] notes that the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' inspired his lyrics on the album, in particular its themes of [[Solitude|isolation]] and [[death]]: "''Black Orpheus'' is one of my favorite films of all time, which is set in Carnival in [[Brazil]]. The [[Orpheus]] myth is the original [[love triangle]], [[Romeo and Juliet]] kind of story. Lyrically, it's not literally about my life. I feel like I'm kind of a bit of a sponge in a way. Like, if people around me are going through things, I find it very hard not to be empathetic."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Also influential to the album's lyrical content is an essay by Danish philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]], entitled "[[The Present Age]]". Butler states, "[It's] about the reflective age. This is like in 1846, and it sounds like he's talking about modern times. He's talking about the [[news media|press]] and alienation, and you kind of read it and you're like, 'Dude, you have no idea how insane it's gonna get.'"<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The album tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time" and "Here Comes the Night Time II", each appear on the album's respective halves, with Butler noting, "The second one was actually written first and it almost starts the second half of the record – kind of like after the [[Haitian Carnival|[Haitian] Carnival]]. Both of them are very much influenced by when the sun is just starting to go down in [[Port au Prince]], and it's really intense because most of the city doesn't have [[electricity]] so everyone is just racing to get home before dark."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The first of the two tracks references [[missionaries]], in part: "The absurdity that you can go to a place like Haiti and teach people something about [[God]]. Like, the opposite really seems to be true, in my experience."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The track "Supersymmetry" was originally written for the film ''[[Her (film)|Her]]'', which the band was composing simultaneously while working on ''Reflektor''. A different version of the song appears during the film's end credits.<ref>{{cite web|last=Battan|first=Carrie|title=Spike Jonze Says Arcade Fire's "Supersymmetry" Was Originally Made for His Film Her|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/53018-spoke-jonze-says-arcade-fires-supersymmetry-was-originally-made-for-his-film-her/|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=December 3, 2013|date=November 15, 2013}}</ref>

The lyrics include singing in both [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/reflektor-20130910 |title=Arcade Fire – "Reflektor" |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |first=Jon |last=Dolan |date=September 10, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Promotional campaign==
[[File:Reflektor logo in Wapping, London.jpg|thumbnail|left|An example of the Reflektor graffiti.]]
In early August, a cryptic logo, which incorporated the word "reflektor", appeared on the walls of cities around the world. The [[street art]] was reported to be part of a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign for the new Arcade Fire album.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-15/arcade-fires-marketing-machine-rolls-out-reflektor | title =Arcade Fire's Marketing Machine Rolls Out Reflektor | author =Claire Suddath | author2 =''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' | publisher =businessweek.com | date =October 15, 2013}}</ref> The upcoming album and its release date had already been announced via a message on Twitter, written as a reply to a single fan. An Instagram account posted pictures of the symbol, and included a video of one being drawn.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/51508-arcade-fires-new-album-titled-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire's New Album Titled Reflektor? | author =Amy Phillips | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 5, 2013}}</ref>

On August 26, Arcade Fire confirmed that the work was related to them, with a large mural on a building in downtown Manhattan, which included four of the symbols and the words "Arcade Fire 9pm 9/9".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/52041-arcade-fire-finally-confirm-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire Confirm Reflektor Campaign Is Theirs | author =Jenn Pelly | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 26, 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band released two videos for the [[Reflektor (song)|first single and title track]] from the album.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire Debuts Funky 'Reflektor' Single With Interactive Video|date = 9 September 2013|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5687268/arcade-fire-debuts-funky-reflektor-single-with-interactive-video|last = Wete|first = Brad|work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate = 9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=Vulture>{{cite web|last=Dobbins|first=Amanda|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/heres-the-other-new-arcade-fire-video.html|title=Watch The Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Video|publisher=Vulture|date=9 September 2013|accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref> [[Win Butler]] later wrote that the Reflektor graffiti was inspired by Haitian [[veve]] drawings.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-471311/arcade-fire-frontman-responds-to-graffiti-11652334/ | title =Arcade Fire frontman responds to graffiti complaint | author =''[[iHeartRadio]]'' | publisher =iheart.com | date =September 13, 2013}}</ref>

The Reflektor campaign received negative publicity when an article that appeared in [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] in September 2013 depicted instances of property damage that resulted from the advertisements. The band made an apology, explaining that the viral wall stencils were meant to use chalk or other washable media, rather than spray paint, nor binding glues under the paper advertisements.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/12/arcade_fire_graffiti_marketing_vandalism_or_both_relektor_ads_are_a_nuisance.html My Wife Was Vandalized by Arcade Fire], Ian Dille, [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]], 12 September 2013</ref>

The build-up to the release of the album was described by [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] as "unusual, ambitious, vague, confounding, a little heavy-handed, and very successful". It was compared to similar campaigns for albums by [[Daft Punk]] and [[Kanye West]], also released in 2013. In such campaigns, the music itself becomes one part of a wider experience. Although the events surrounding the album's release take place in the real world, their impermanence suits the use of social media, where the campaign is documented and shared.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/108-promo-campaigns/ Reflektor, Year Zero, and a Brief History of the Elaborate Album Rollout], Stephen Deusner, [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]], 21 October 2013</ref> In an interview, Butler stated that he enjoyed anticipating the release of an album, and that the build-up to the release of Reflektor felt like "a weird art project" or "throwing a good party".<ref name="Phillips, Amy"/>

==Artwork==
The album's artwork features an image of [[Auguste Rodin]]’s sculpture of [[Orpheus]] and [[Eurydice]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-reflektor-review-first-listen/ | title =Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor': 12 Observations About the New Album After One Listen | first=Jem |last=Aswad |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 2, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Release==
The band released a 15-second music clip on [[Spotify]] on September 2, 2013, titled "9pm 9/9" under the album name ''Reflektor''.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire release snippet of new music on Spotify - listen|date = 2 September 2013|url = http://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/72410|work = [[NME]]|accessdate = 2 September 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band announced a last-minute secret show under the name "The Reflektors" at Montreal's Salsathèque Club, at 9PM for $9.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2013/09/09/arcade-fire-a-la-salsatheque-ce-soir/ |title=Arcade Fire à la Salsathèque ce soir |work=[[Voir]] |trans_title=Arcade Fire at Salsathèque tonight |language=French |last=Ledoux |first=Julie |date=9 September 2013 |accessdate=2013-10-02}}</ref> Following the band's September 28 appearance on [[Saturday Night Live]], a 30-minute concert special aired on [[NBC]] featuring cameos including [[Rainn Wilson]], [[Bono]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[James Franco]], [[Michael Cera]] and [[Zach Galifianakis]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/09/30/arcade-fire-saturday-night-live-tv-special-video/ | title =Arcade Fire Debuts New 'Reflektor' Songs On 'Saturday Night Live' | author =Althea Legaspi | author2 =''[[Music Television]]'' | publisher =mtv.com | date =September 30, 2013}}</ref> The band debuted three tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time", "[[We Exist]]" and "Normal Person".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/29/arcade_fire_s_post_snl_concert_special_watch_the_band_play_new_songs_reflektor.html | title =Watch Arcade Fire’s Oddball Post-SNL Concert Special | author =Forrest Wickman | author2 =''[[Slate Magazine]]'' | publisher =slate.com | date =September 29, 2013}}</ref> On October 12 the band released a teaser video containing thirty seconds of the song "Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-awful-sound-preview-brooklyn-show/ | title =Preview Arcade Fire's 'Awful Sound' Ahead of Probable Brooklyn Shows |first=Marc |last=Hogan |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 14, 2013}}</ref> On October 21, the song "[[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]" was debuted in a music video, playing over edited clips of [[Marcel Camus]]'s 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]''. On October 21, the song "Normal Person" aired on [[The Colbert Report]], with the band identified not as Arcade Fire but only as "The Reflektors". On October 24, a [[lyric video]] for the Official Reflektor Full Album Teaser,<ref>{{YouTube|CBjqUEMlHTY|"Arcade Fire - Reflektor (Full Album Teaser - Official)"}}</ref> playing over longer clips of Marcel Camus's 1959 film ''Black Orpheus'' was posted to the band's website.

In September 2015, a Deluxe edition was released. It featured five new tracks (that didn't make it on the original album), and a new remixed version of "Flashbulb Eyes" by [[Dennis Bovell]] featuring [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]. "Get Right" was released as a single.

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/reflektor/arcade-fire |title=Reviews for Reflektor by Arcade Fire |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reflektor-mw0002581228 |title=Reflektor – Arcade Fire |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 26, 2013 |last=Monger |first=James Christopher}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Clash Music]]''
| rev2Score = 4/10<ref name="Clash">{{cite news |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/arcade-fire-reflektor |title=Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' |work=[[Clash Music]] |date=September 30, 2013 |accessdate=February 12, 2016 |last=Diver |first=Mike}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = B<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2013/12/13/reflektor-review |title=Reflektor |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=December 13, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Catucci |first=Nick}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/24/arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor – review |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=October 24, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |authorlink=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-sonovox-8887399.html |title=Album review: Arcade Fire, Reflektor (Sonovox) |work=[[The Independent]] |location=London |date=October 19, 2013 |accessdate=October 30, 2013 |last=Gill |first=Andy}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = 4/5<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/arcade-fire/14888 |title=Arcade Fire – 'Reflektor' |work=[[NME]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |last=Sheffield |first=Hazel}}</ref>
| rev7 =''[[Q Magazine|Q]]''
| rev7Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/reflektor/arcade-fire |title=Reviews for Reflektor by Arcade Fire |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>
| rev8 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev8score = 9.2/10<ref name="Pitchfork Media">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18667-arcade-fire-reflektor/ |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=October 28, 2013 |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite journal |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/reflektor-20130927 |title=Reflektor |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 6, 2013 |last=Fricke |first=David |authorlink=David Fricke}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.spin.com/2013/10/arcade-fire-reflektor-album-review-merge/ |title=Arcade Fire Sharpen Their Edges on the Sprawling, Frequently Awesome ‘Reflektor’ |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=December 16, 2013 |last=Harvilla |first=Rob}}</ref>
}}

''Reflektor'' has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a [[weighted mean|average]] score of 80 based on 48 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic1"/> [[David Fricke]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the album "a perfect summary of their group's still-fervent indie-born hunger after a decade of mainstream success" and, noting its "decisive, indulgent ambition", cited it as "the best album Arcade Fire have ever made".<ref name=rs/> Lindsay Zoladz of [[Pitchfork Media]] described as "a triumph, but not a victory lap; the band never sounds content enough for that."<ref name="Pitchfork Media"/> ''[[USA Today]]'' gave three out of four stars and stated that on the album, "much of the music — audacious, heavily distorted and bubbling with electronics — sounds magnificently fresh. As the ensemble shape-shifts from the cleaner rock template of ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' and ''[[Neon Bible]]'' to exotic beat-driven mashups, Arcade owes a debt to [[David Bowie]] (who has a brief cameo) and ''Achtung''-era [[U2]]. Co-producer [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] of defunct LCD Soundsystem also brings his rhythmic chops to the mix in dizzying dance hybrids."<ref name=usa>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/10/25/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-three-stars/3185647/ |title=Review: 'Reflektor' reflects Arcade Fire's bold vision |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 25, 2013 |last=Gunderson |first=Edna}}</ref> [[Kitty Empire]] of ''[[The Observer]]'' was impressed by the album's production and songwriting, but felt that "every track outstays its welcome by a couple of minutes", resulting in ''Reflektor'' not being an "astonishing album", but "merely very, very good one instead."<ref name=observer>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/27/arcade-fire-reflektor-review |title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor – review |work=[[The Observer]] |date=October 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2013 |last=Empire |first=Kitty |authorlink=Kitty Empire}}</ref>

''[[The Quietus]]'' notes that "the question of what comes next, though, isn't one that Arcade Fire need fear any longer. With Reflektor, they've answered it strongly. Four albums in, their sound glitters with many facets and possibilities – they can be proud of how it reflects on them."<ref name=Quietus>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/13700-arcade-fire-reflektor-review|title=Reviews: Arcade Fire - 'Reflektor' |author=Emily Mackay|date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013}}</ref>

[[PopMatters]] journalist J.C. Maçek III said "''Reflektor'' doesn't contain any actually bad songs (the closest we can peg on the collection would be a small amount of filler material), but the impact of a full listen is one of catchy excitement and impressive pop rock which slowly rolls downhill into the murky sonic depths of the more somber second half without any truly punctuating final moment of the record itself."<ref name=PM>{{cite web|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=J.C.|last=Maçek III|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/176118-arcade-fire-reflektor/|title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor|date=30 October 2013}}</ref>

''Reflektor'' fails to "fully justify the size of it and it doesn't end so much as unravel", according to ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''. "While ''Reflektor'' isn't so flawed as to strip them of their sash, it's a wobble on the podium, a needless error of judgement that could have been easily avoided had they heeded that... old truism. Here is proof you really can have too much of a good thing,” reviewer Simon Goddard concluded, giving it a 3/5 rating.<ref name="q">Goddard, Simon. "New releases. Arcade Fire - Reflektor". ''[[Q magazine|Q]]'', November 2013. P. 101</ref>

===Accolades===
''Rolling Stone'' ranked the album at No. 5 on their "50 Best Albums of 2013" list, writing that the fact that album has the "ability to provoke actual feelings is what makes this great."<ref name=rs50>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/arcade-fire-reflektor-19691231|title=50 Best Albums of 2013; Arcade Fire, "Reflektor"|author=''Rolling Stone''|date=2 December 2013|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=5 December 2013}}</ref> [[Stereogum]] ranked ''Reflektor'' at number ten on their "The 50 Best Albums of 2013" list, stating: "[''Reflektor'' is] the record that Arcade Fire didn't need to risk making, but they did anyway and we're lucky to have it. This is an album that sets a new milestone. From now on, we're listening to a post-''Reflektor'' Arcade Fire, and they've never been more exciting.".<ref name="stereogum50">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2013: Arcade Fire - Reflektor|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1567541/the-50-best-albums-of-2013/list/attachment/arcade-fire-reflektor-5/|publisher=[[Stereogum]]|accessdate=3 December 2013|date=3 December 2013}}</ref> ''Drowned in Sound'' placed ''Reflektor'' 5th in their favorite albums of the year list, despite initially giving the album a negative review.<ref name=dis50>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Drowned in Sound's Favorite Albums of 2013: Top 20|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147268-drowned-in-sounds-favourite-albums-of-2013--top-20|publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]]|accessdate=13 December 2013|date=9 December 2013}}</ref> 17 music journalists of the Polish media company [[Agora SA]] (''[[Gazeta Wyborcza]]'', [[Gazeta.pl]], TOK FM) placed ''Reflektor'' at number one in their ranking of 10 Best Foreign Albums of 2013.<ref name="Wyborcza"/>

The album was shortlisted nominee for the [[2014 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref name=shortlist>[http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/arcade-fire-drake-shad-make-polaris-music-prize-short-list-1.1914616 "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list"]. [[CTV News]], July 15, 2014.</ref>

The album was nominated at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|57th Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]], whilst the track "[[We Exist]]" was additionally nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=December 27, 2014}}</ref>

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The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far, a list published by [[Pitchfork Media]] in August 2014.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>

==Track listing==

Note: On CD and digital releases, "We Exist" is the second track of the album, but the fourth on the vinyl version (as the first song of Side B, or ''1:4'' <ref name=Discogs>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor/release/5041370 |title=Arcade Fire – Reflektor |publisher=[[Discogs]] |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>). Disc one of the CD release contains 10 minutes of hidden reversed samples of tracks from the disc in the pre-gap before the first track, while a five-minute soundscape follows "Supersymmetry" on disc two.
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| title0 =
| note0 = [[Hidden track]]
| length0 = 10:02
| title1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| length1 = 7:34
| title2 = [[We Exist]]
| length2 = 5:43
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Here Comes the Night Time
| length4 = 6:30
| title5 = Normal Person
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = You Already Know
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Joan of Arc
| length7 = 5:24
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = Here Comes the Night Time II
| length1 = 2:51
| title2 = Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)
| length2 = 6:13
| title3 = It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus)
| length3 = 6:42
| title4 = Porno
| length4 = 6:02
| title5 = [[Afterlife (Arcade Fire song)|Afterlife]]
| length5 = 5:52
| title6 = Supersymmetry
|note6 = includes untitled hidden track
| length6 = 11:16
}}

{{Track listing
| collapsed=yes
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| title1 = Apocrypha
| length1 = 5:18
| title2 = Women of a Certain Age
| length2 = 3:16
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| note3 = Dennis Bovell [[remix]] featuring [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]
| length3 = 2:49
| title4 = Soft Power
| length4 = 5:43
| title5 = Get Right
| length5 = 4:41
| title6 = Crucified Again
| length6 = 5:03
}}

==Personnel==
Personnel adapted from album liner notes.<ref name="album notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Reflektor|others=[[Arcade Fire]]|year=2013|type=album liner notes|publisher=[[Merge Records]] / Sonovox Records}}</ref>
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===Arcade Fire===
*[[Win Butler]] - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, electric bass, piano, synthesizers, banjo & mandolin
*[[Régine Chassagne]] - lead & backing vocals, synthesizers, piano, accordion, xylophone, [[hurdy-gurdy]], drums, elephant's trunk, recorders & percussion
*[[Richard Reed Parry]] - rhythm and lead guitars, piano, synthesizers, organ, xylophone, accordion, electric & upright bass, celeste, drums, backing vocals & percussion
*[[Tim Kingsbury]] - rhythm guitar, electric and upright bass, piano, synthesizers & backing vocals
*[[William Butler (musician)|Will Butler]] - rhythm guitar, electric and upright bass, synthesizers, piano, sitar, trombone, clarinet, panpipes, glockenspiel, musical saw, omnichord, concertina, backing vocals, percussion & gadulka
*[[Jeremy Gara]] - drums, rhythm guitar, piano, synthesizers & percussion

===Additional musicians===
*[[Sarah Neufeld]] – strings, orchestral arrangements, backing vocals, vocals, synthesizers, piano
*[[Owen Pallett]] – orchestral arrangements, strings, piano
*[[Marika Shaw|Marika Anthony-Shaw]] – strings
*FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague – orchestra
*[[Colin Stetson]] – horn arrangements, saxophones
*Stuart Bogie – saxophones
*Willinson Duprate – additional percussion
*Verrieux Zile – additional percussion
*Baptiste Jean Nazaire – additional percussion
*Wilkenson Magloire – additional percussion
*Dieuveut Marc Thelus – additional percussion
*Wichemond Thelus – additional percussion
*[[Kid Koala]] – sample manipulation (''1.1'')
*[[David Bowie]] – vocals (''1.1'')
*[[Jonathan Ross]] – vocal sample (''1.6'')

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===Recording personnel===
*[[Arcade Fire]] – production, mixing (''1.3'' and ''2.1'')
*[[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] – production (except tracks ''1.3'' and ''2.1''), additional recording, mixing (''2.2'' and ''2.6'')
*[[Markus Dravs]] – production (except tracks ''1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4'' and ''2.6''), additional recording
*Mark Lawson – recording, additional production (''1.1, 1.3'' and ''1.4'')
*Korey Richey – recording, mixing assistant
*[[Tom Elmhirst]] – additional recording, mixing (''1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.3'' and ''2.5'')
*Damian Taylor – additional recording
*Pascal Shefteshy – additional recording
*David Farrell – recording assistant
*Eric Heigle – recording assistant
*[[Craig Silvey]] – mixing (''1.2, 1.5, 1.6'' and ''2.4'')
*Mark Lawson – mixing (''1.3'' and ''2.1'')
*Matt Shaw – mixing assistant
*Ben Baptie – mixing assistant
*Joe Visciano – mixing assistant
*Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistant
*[[Ted Jensen]] – mastering

===Artwork===
*Caroline Robert – album artwork, photography
*Korey Richey – photography
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==Charts and certifications==
===Commercial performance===
The album debuted at number one on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], selling 49,000 copies. This marks an increase from their previous album's debut week.<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul |last=Yuch |url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov6_2013.pdf |title=Arcade Fire Scores Third Chart-Topping Album |work={{noitalic|[[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen Music]]}} |publisher=[[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]] |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref> The album sold 101,000 copies in Canada in 2013.<ref name="canada sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5869529/canadas-digital-music-sales-rise-in-2013-unlike-the-us|title=Canada’s Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists|last=Bliss|first=Karen|date=January 10, 2014|accessdate=January 11, 2014|work=Billboard}}</ref>

In the US, the album also reached number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with 140,000 copies sold in its first week, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5778250/arcade-fires-reflektor-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 |title=Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 |author=Keith Caulfield |date= November 6, 2013 |work=Billboard }}</ref> It was the third best-selling vinyl album in the US in 2013, selling 31,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/01/03/2013-in-music-biggest-hits-top-albums-justin-timberlake-robin-thicke/4304139/ |title=2013 in Music: The biggest hits, the top albums |author=Brian Mansfield|work= USA TODAY |date= January 3, 2014 }}</ref> As of December 2014, ''Reflektor'' has sold 367,000 copies total in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/grammys-2015/6327754/arcade-fire-grammys-album-of-year-reflektor-prediction |title=Will Arcade Fire Repeat as Grammy Darlings? |last=Payne |first=Chris |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=December 3, 2014 |accessdate=December 4, 2014}}</ref>

The album debuted at number one in the UK with sales of 45,252.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-arcade-fire-lp-sells-45k-to-hit-no-1/056607 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Arcade Fire LP sells 45k to hit No.1 |first=Alan |last=Jones |work=[[Music Week]] |date=November 4, 2013 |accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>
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===Weekly charts===
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{{albumchart|Australia|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Austria|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Flanders|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Wallonia|2|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Croatia|1|id=1252|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 1, 2014}}
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{{albumchart|Denmark|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Netherlands|6|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Finland|8|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|France|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Germany3|6|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Hungary|27|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Ireland|1|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Italy|8|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|New Zealand|5|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Norway|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Poland|19|id=837|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Portugal|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Scotland|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Spain|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Sweden|9|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Switzerland|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|UK2|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|UKDigital|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Billboard200|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian Albums(''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-01-15}}</ref>
| 23
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Alternative Albums <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2013/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
</ref>
| 21
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard 200}}</ref>
|135
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Rock Albums<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-rock-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2013 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Rock Albums}}</ref>
|30
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian Albums(''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-01-15}}</ref>
| 25
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Alternative Albums <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2014/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
</ref>
| 18
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-billboard-200-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2014 Year End Charts - Top Billboard 200}}</ref>
|140
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Rock Albums<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-rock-albums | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = December 9, 2014 | title = 2014 Year End Charts - Top Billboard Rock Albums}}</ref>
|29
|-
|}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2013|accessdate=22 March 2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Gold|type=album|certyear=2014|certref=<ref>http://www.snepmusique.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Certifications_Albums_2013.pdf</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Arcade Fire|title=Reflektor|award=Gold|type=album}}
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==References==
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Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

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{{Infobox album 
| Name = Hurry Up, We're Dreaming.
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[M83 (band)|M83]]
| Cover = M83-Hurry-Up-Were-Dreaming.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2011|10|18|df=yes}}
| Recorded =
| Genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Electronic music|Electronic]]
* [[dream pop]]
* [[synthpop]]
* [[Shoegazing|shoegaze]]
* [[New wave music|new wave]]
* [[Ambient music|ambient]]
}}
| Length = 73:34
| Label = {{flatlist|
* [[Naïve Records|Naïve]]
* [[Mute Records|Mute]]
}}
| Producer = {{flatlist|
* [[Justin Meldal-Johnsen]]
* Anthony Gonzalez
}}
| Last album = ''[[Saturdays = Youth]]'' (2008)
| This album = '''''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming''''' (2011)
| Next album = ''[[Oblivion (2013 film)#Music|Oblivion]]'' (2013)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Midnight City]]
| Single 1 date = 16 August 2011
| Single 2 = [[Reunion (M83 song)|Reunion]]
| Single 2 date = 5 February 2012
| Single 3 = OK Pal
| Single 3 date = 30 July 2012
| Single 4 = Steve McQueen
| Single 4 date = 27 November 2012
| Single 5 = Wait
| Single 5 date = 5 December 2012
}}
}}

'''''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming''''' is the sixth [[studio album]] by French [[Electronic music|electronic]] band [[M83 (band)|M83]]. The [[double album]] was released on 18 October 2011 by [[Naïve Records]] in France and [[Mute Records]] in the United States.<ref name="ilovem83.com">{{cite web |url=http://ilovem83.com/music/albums/hurry-up-were-dreaming/ |title=Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |publisher=ilovem83.com |accessdate=10 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mute.com/release/hurry-up-were-dreaming |title=M83 • Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |publisher=[[Mute Records]] |accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref> The album was produced by [[Justin Meldal-Johnsen]], mixed by [[Tony Hoffer]] and has received generally positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |last=Studarus |first=Laura |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/m83_announces_hurry_up_were_dreaming/ |title=M83 Announces "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" |work=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |date=19 July 2011 |accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="MC"/> In addition, it debuted at number fifteen on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with first-week sales of 21,000 copies, becoming M83's highest-charting album to date.<ref>{{cite web |last=Trust |first=Gary |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/chart-moves-katy-perry-s-away-rises-on-hot-1005447752.story |title=Chart Moves: Katy Perry's 'Away' Rises on Hot 100, M83's New Album Makes Splashy Debut |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=27 October 2011 |accessdate=7 November 2011}}</ref> The album was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] at the [[2013 Grammy Awards]].

The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far by [[Pitchfork Media]] in August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9465-the-top-100-albums-of-2010-2014/|title=The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far|accessdate=13 September 2014}}</ref>

==Production==

===Background and recording===
Prior to recording ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'', Anthony Gonzalez had moved from his native France to [[Los Angeles]]. Describing the move in an interview, Gonzalez said: "Having spent 29 years of my life in France, I moved to California a year and a half before the making of this album and I was excited and inspired by so many different things: by the landscape, by the way of life, by live shows, by movies, by the road trips I took alone... I was feeling alive again and this is, I feel, something that you can hear on the album"<ref>[http://www.7digital.com/features/interviews/m83 M83 Interview]. 7digital.com. Retrieved 30 March 2012.</ref> Gonzalez's tour with [[The Killers]], [[Depeche Mode]] and [[Kings of Leon]], in addition to his road trips to [[Joshua Tree National Park]] also heavily influenced the album.<ref name="observerinterview">{{cite web |last=Bainbridge |first=Luke |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/sep/11/m83-anthony-gonzalez-dance-interview |title=Anthony Gonzalez aka M83: 'I just turned 30 – it was time to try something I'd remember all my life. |work=[[The Observer]] |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]] |date=11 September 2011 |accessdate=27 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="pitchforkinterview">{{cite web |last=Dombal |first=Ryan |url=http://www.pitchfork.com/features/interviews/8680-m83/ |title=Interviews: M83 |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=2 October 2011 |accessdate=21 October 2011}}</ref> Gonzalez cited the ambitiousness of albums such as ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]'' as the reason he made ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' a double album. In addition, he described the two discs as brother and sister, with each track having a sibling on the other disc.<ref name="observerinterview"/> The album was recorded in Los Angeles at Sunset Studio and [[The Sound Factory]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rachel |first=T. Cole |url=http://stereogum.com/849432/progress-report-m83/franchises/progress-report/ |title=Progress Report: M83 |publisher=[[Stereogum]] |date=19 October 2011 |accessdate=21 October 2011}}</ref> Because of budget constraints and union issues, the string and brass players who contributed to the album were not paid and were credited with pseudonyms.<ref name="pitchforkinterview"/>

Gonzalez recorded the album as a way to remember his childhood.<ref name=abcinterview>{{YouTube|YoJFZUTdcfg|M83 Interview: Anthony Gonzalez Discusses New Album, 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'}}. [[ABC News]]. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref> Gonzalez explained to ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine that ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' is "mainly about dreams, how every one is different, how you dream differently when you're a kid, a teenager, or an adult. I'm really proud of it. If you're doing a very long album, all the songs need to be different and I think I've done that with this one."<ref name="Spininterview"/> In an interview with [[musicOMH]], he described the album as "a reflection of my 30 years as a human being" and something he dedicated to himself.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hogwood |first=Ben |url=http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/m83-2_0911.htm |title=Interview: M83 |publisher=[[musicOMH]] |accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref>

===Style===
Gonzalez described the album's sound as a mix between the [[synthpop]] of ''[[Saturdays = Youth]]'' and the more [[ambient music|ambient]] work of ''[[Before the Dawn Heals Us]]''.<ref name="Spininterview">{{cite web |last=O'Donnell |first=Kevin |url=http://www.spin.com/articles/m83-reveal-plans-epic-double-album |title=M83 Reveal Plans for "Epic" Double Album |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |publisher=Spin Media LLC |date=6 June 2011 |accessdate=19 July 2011}}</ref> Additionally, the album uses instruments not found on previous M83 albums, such as [[acoustic guitar]] and [[saxophone]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Gourlay |first=Dom |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4143585-i-ve-never-really-been-that-proud-of-saturdays-youth-dis-meets-m83 |title=''"I've never really been that proud of Saturdays=Youth"'' – DiS meets M83 |publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]] |date=23 September 2011 |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' also features contributions from [[Medicine (band)|Medicine]]'s [[Brad Laner]] and [[Zola Jesus]].<ref name="Spininterview"/> Critics have noted musical influences from '80s artists such as [[Kraftwerk]], [[Simple Minds]], [[Peter Gabriel]] and [[Harold Faltermeyer]], as well as modern electronic artists such as [[Cut Copy]].<ref name="pitchfork"/><ref name=musicomh>Shephard, Sam. [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/m83-4_1011.htm M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming]. [[musicOMH]]. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.</ref><ref name=paste>Ray, Austin. [http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/10/m83-hurry-up-were-dreaming.html M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming ]. [[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.</ref>

==Release==
''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' was first [[teaser campaign|teased]] on 23 June 2011 in a [[YouTube]] video titled "Echoes...", which also announced North American tour dates.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hilleary |first=Mike |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/m83_teases_upcoming_lp_with_trailer/ |title=M83 Teases Upcoming LP with Trailer |work=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |date=28 June 2011 |accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU6TB8jet-Q |title=Echoes... |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=23 June 2011 |accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Midnight City]]", premiered online on 19 July 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://soundcloud.com/m83/midnight-city |title=Midnight City by M83 |publisher=[[SoundCloud]] |date=19 July 2011 |accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="pitchforkannounce">{{cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/43226-m83-announces-new-album-hear-new-track/ |title=M83 Announces New Album; Hear New Track |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=19 July 2011 |accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref> and was officially released on 16 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/midnight-city-single/id452692699 |title=Midnight City – Single by M83 |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] US. [[Apple Inc.]] |accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> On 10 October 2011, the album was streamed in its entirety on the [[Urban Outfitters]] website.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rubin |first=Andrew |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/10/stream-m83-hurry-up-were-dreaming/ |title=Stream: M83 – ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' |publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=10 October 2011 |accessdate=12 October 2011}}</ref> Urban Outfitters also hosted a simultaneous listening party at all of its stores the Saturday before ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'''s release.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mason |first=Kerri |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465885/m83-delves-into-diaries-for-double-album-hurry-up-were-dreaming |title=M83 Delves Into Diaries For Double Album 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming' |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=14 October 2011 |accessdate=14 October 2011}}</ref> On 17 October 2011, a music video for "Midnight City" was released.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hyden |first=Stephen |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/today-in-music-videos-m83-gets-creepy-with-telekin,63520/ |title=Today in music videos: M83 gets creepy with telekinetic kids in "Midnight City" |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=[[The Onion|Onion, Inc]] |date=17 October 2011 |accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref> On May 30, 2012, a music video for the album's second single, "Reunion", was released. The "Reunion" music video is a follow-up to the "Midnight City" music video.<ref name=reunionvideo>[http://stereogum.com/1047221/m83-reunion-video/top-stories/lead-story/ M83 – “Reunion” Video]. [[Stereogum]]. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.</ref> On October 25, 2012, a music video for "Steve McQueen" was released.<ref name=SteveMcQueenVideo>Hogan, Marc. [http://www.spin.com/articles/m83-steve-mcqueen-video M83's 'Steve McQueen' Gets Whimsical, Long-Overdue Video]. [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.</ref> The track "Outro" was used as the backing music for the extended trailer created for the film ''[[Cloud Atlas (film)|Cloud Atlas]]''. On November 5, 2012, a three-disc deluxe edition featuring remixes of "Midnight City", "Reunion" and "Steve McQueen" was announced.<ref name=deluxeedition>Battan, Carrie. [http://pitchfork.com/news/48470-m83s-hurry-up-were-dreaming-gets-deluxe-edition/ M83's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming Gets Deluxe Edition]. [[Pitchfork Media]]. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.</ref> On December 5, 2012, a music video for "Wait" was released.<ref name=WaitVideo>Breihan, Tom. [http://stereogum.com/1213241/m83-wait-video/video/ M83 – “Wait” Video]. [[Stereogum]]. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 76/100<ref name="MC"/>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hurry-up-were-dreaming-r2251411/review |title=Hurry Up, We're Dreaming – M83 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=18 October 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2Score = B−<ref name="avclub">{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Christian |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/m83-hurry-up-were-dreaming,63454/ |title=M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=18 October 2011 |accessdate=18 October 2011}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last=Lachno |first=James |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8824818/M83-Hurry-Up-Were-Dreaming-CD-review.html |title=M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, CD review |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=13 October 2011 |accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4Score = B+<ref name="ew">{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2011/10/21/albums-oct-28-2011 |title=Albums: Oct. 28, 2011 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=21 October 2011 |accessdate=27 November 2011}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev5Score = 7/10<ref name="nme">{{cite web |last=Crossan |first=Jamie |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/m83/12375 |title=Album Review: M83 – 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming' |work=[[NME]] |date=14 October 2011 |accessdate=18 October 2011}}</ref>
| rev6 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev6Score = 9.1/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Ian |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15881-hurry-up-were-dreaming/ |title=M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=17 October 2011 |accessdate=17 October 2011}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=304 |date=November 2011 |page=136}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite web |last=Gross |first=Joe |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/hurry-up-were-dreaming-20111018 |title=Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=18 October 2011 |accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="slant">{{cite web |last=Liedel |first=Kevin |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/m83-hurry-up-were-dreaming/2647 |title=M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=12 October 2011 |accessdate=18 October 2011}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = 7/10<ref name="spin">{{cite web |last=Marchese |first=David |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/m83-hurry-were-dreaming-mute |title=M83, 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming' (Mute) |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |accessdate=27 September 2011 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110926010154/http://www.spin.com/reviews/m83-hurry-were-dreaming-mute |archivedate=26 September 2011}}</ref>
}}

''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalised]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 76, based on 38 reviews.<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/hurry-up-were-dreaming/m83 |title=Reviews for Hurry Up, We're Dreaming by M83 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=18 October 2011}}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]]'s Ian Cohen gave ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' a "[[List of albums awarded Pitchfork Best New Album|Best New Music]]" designation and dubbed it the band's best record thus far, noting the reduction of the "heavily saturated synths" of Anthony Gonzalez' earlier work in favor of more accessible songs and adding that "the traditionally structured songs here are some of the most thrilling pop music released this year."<ref name="pitchfork"/> Similarly, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''{{'}}s James Lachno felt that the album "finally fuses his innate ingenuity with an accessible, commercial edge."<ref name="telegraph"/> Rudy Klapper of [[Sputnikmusic]] complimented the influence of 1980s music on ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'', calling the record "near flawless, an essential distillation of the sounds of Gonzalez's youth, nostalgia and melancholy and happiness all mixed up into a sparkling pop stew."<ref>{{cite web |last=Klapper |first=Rudy |url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/46117/M83-Hurry-Up%2C-Were-Dreaming/ |title=M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (staff review) |publisher=[[Sputnikmusic]] |date=17 October 2011 |accessdate=18 October 2011}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' critic [[Simon Price]] praised it as "a towering city of sparkling synth edifices simultaneously summoning the best of the 1980s ([[New Order]], [[The Cure]]) and the current breed ([[The Knife]], [[Empire of the Sun (band)|Empire of the Sun]])".<ref>{{cite news |last=Price |first=Simon |authorlink=Simon Price |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-m83-hurry-up-were-dreaming-naive-2371501.html |title=Album: M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (Naive) |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=16 October 2011 |accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref>

''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]''{{'}}s Laura Studarus described ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' as a "remarkable accomplishment" and a "double album of stunningly ambitious, synth-soaked dreams".<ref name="utr">{{cite web |last=Studarus |first=Laura |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/hurry_up_were_dreaming/ |title=M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (Mute) |work=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |date=17 October 2011 |accessdate=18 October 2011}}</ref> In a review for the ''[[NME]]'', Jamie Crossan compared the album's "guileless and dreamy" nature to the title character of [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]'s 1943 novella ''[[The Little Prince]]'' and admitted that such would be "quite a bold statement to make, but this is an album of equal valour."<ref name="nme"/> Reef Younis of [[BBC Music]] felt that while "some consistency may have been sacrificed in favour of a space-filling selection of tracks, this set still represents a heaving, breathing journey through the introspective and the bombastic, the striving and the exhaustive. It is the undeniable sound of one man's triumphant dreams."<ref>{{cite web |last=Younis |first=Reef |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/vwcg |title=Review of M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |publisher=[[BBC Music]] |date=12 October 2011 |accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> Heather Phares of [[AllMusic]] stated that while ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' "may not be quite as striking as ''Saturdays = Youth'', it delivers a welcome mix of classic sounds and promising changes."<ref name="allmusic"/>

David Marchese of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' felt that ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' is "full of goose-bump moments", but that the "lack of something as enjoyably plain (and relatively calm) as '[[Kim & Jessie]]'... makes Gonzalez's insistence on oversize emotions feel a tad restrictive."<ref name="spin"/> In a similarly mixed assessment, Timothy Gabriele of ''[[PopMatters]]'' criticized the band for "focusing too much on magnitude throughout and too little on depth" on the album, but noted that the "totality of sound" on the album "has a way of blinding even the most critical listener to the problems that underline many of the album's lesser songs".<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web |last=Gabriele |first=Timothy |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/150392-m83-hurry-up-were-dreaming/ |title=M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=27 October 2011 |accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]''{{'}}s Christian Williams found the album underwhelming, concluding that "for an album of such impressive scale and nanoscopic attention to detail, {{sic|''Dreams''}} leaves a surprisingly light impression."<ref name="avclub"/> Kevin Liedel of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' criticised the album for rehashing sounds from earlier M83 albums and felt that it sounded "much more like an M83 wannabe's poor imitation than the real deal."<ref name="slant"/>

===Accolades===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Publication
! Country
! Accolade
! Year
! Rank
|-
| ''[[eMusic]]''
| US
| Best Albums of 2011<ref name=emusicbest2011/>
| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|-
| ''[[Filter (magazine)|Filter]]''
| US
| Top 10 of 2011<ref name=filtertopalbum/>
| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|-
| ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''
| US
| The 50 Best Albums of 2011<ref name=paste50album2011/>
| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
|-
| ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''
| US
| Top 50 Albums of 2011<ref name=pitchfork50albums2011/>
| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
|-
| [[Popmatters]]
| US
| The 75 Best Albums of 2011<ref name=popmatterstopalbums2011/>
| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
|-
| ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| US
| The 50 Best Albums of 2011<ref name=spintop50albums/>
| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| 19
|-
| ''[[Stereogum]]''
| US
| The 50 Best Albums of 2011<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stereogum.com/891411/stereogums-top-50-albums-of-2011/franchises/listomania/ | title=Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2011 | publisher=[[Stereogum]] | date=December 5, 2011 | accessdate=January 15, 2012}}</ref>
| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| 12
|}
''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' has appeared on several end-of-year lists. ''[[Filter (magazine)|Filter]]'' name it the best album of 2011.<ref name=filtertopalbum>Filter Staff. [http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/filters_top_10_of_2011_staff_picks FILTER’s Top 10 of 2011: Staff Picks]. [[Filter (magazine)|Filter]]. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' named ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' the 9th best album of 2011, writing "As with everything the Frenchman's done so far, the album is lush and ably produced, crescendo after crescendo."<ref name=paste50album2011>{{cite web |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2011.html?p=5 |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2011|last=Josh |first=Jackson |date=29 November 2011 |publisher=''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste Magazine]]'' |accessdate=2011-12-16}}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] named it the third best album of 2011, with Jayson Greene writing: "''Hurry Up We're Dreaming'' doesn't just draw liberally from the spirit of the massive rock albums Gonzalez name-checked, it practically swallows them whole, regurgitating and redistributing them into something listeners from every corner of the music universe can hear a piece of their lives in."<ref name=pitchfork50albums2011>[http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/8727-the-top-50-albums-of-2011/5/ The Top 50 Albums of 2011]. [[Pitchfork Media]]. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref> [[Popmatters]] ranked ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' #5 on its list of the top 75 albums of 2011, while [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] ranked the album #19 on its end-of-year list.<ref name=popmatterstopalbums2011>Popmatters Staff. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/tools/full/152303 The 75 Best Albums of 2011]. [[Popmatters]]. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.</ref><ref name=spintop50albums>Spin Staff. [http://www.spin.com/articles/spins-50-best-albums-2011?page=0%2C6 SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2011]. [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.</ref> Online music retailer [[eMusic]] ranked the album #2 on its Best Albums of 2011 list.<ref name=emusicbest2011>eMusic Staff. [http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/music-news/list-hub/emusics-best-albums-of-2011-2/: eMusic's Best Albums of 2011]. [[eMusic]]. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.</ref>

The track "[[Midnight City]]" has been singled out for praise. ''Paste'' named it the second best song of the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/11/the-50-best-songs-of-2011.html?p=5 |title=The 50 Best Songs of 2011|last=Josh |first=Jackson |date=30 November 2011 |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |accessdate=30 November 2011}}</ref> [[PopMatters]] named the track the best song of 2011, with Ryan Reed writing: "On this transcendent standout [...] Anthony Gonzalez and co-synth-scientist Justin Meldal-Johnsen build layer upon layer of keys, arena-sized drums, and vocal atmospherics (not mentioning one of the tastiest sax solos this side of a Springsteen record). The result? The synth Sistine Chapel."<ref name=popmatterstopsongs2011>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/152008-the-75-best-songs-of-2011/P7 The 75 Best Songs of 2011]. [[PopMatters]]. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.</ref>

==Tour==
[[File:M83 music box 2011.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|M83 on the ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' tour, November 2011 at [[Music Box Theater (Los Angeles)|Music Box Theater]].]]
Prior to the tour, Gonzalez posted an open audition on the M83 website for a multi-instrumentalist who could play guitar, bass and keyboards to join him on tour.<ref name=audition>[http://ilovem83.com/2011/09/13/musician-required-for-m83-tour/ Musician required for M83 Tour]. ilovem83.com. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.</ref> [[Sparta Township, New Jersey]] native Jordan Lawlor won the audition.<ref name=auditionwinner>[http://www.njherald.com/story/16194852/sparta-resident-on-m83-international-tour Sparta resident on M83 international tour]. [[New Jersey Herald]]. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.</ref>

The tour for ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' began in [[Mexico City]] on October 15, 2011 and ended December 1, 2011 in [[London, England]].<ref name=2011tour>Fitzmaurice, Larry. [http://pitchfork.com/news/43482-m83-reveals-album-cover-adds-tour-dates/ M83 Reveals Album Cover, Adds Tour Dates]. [[Pitchfork Media]]. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.</ref> A second leg of the tour began January 12, 2012 in [[Los Angeles]] and was originally going to end August 8, 2012 in [[New York, New York]]. During this second leg, M83 performed at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] on April 13 and 20, at the [[St Jerome's Laneway Festival]] in Australia and New Zealand, and at [[Lollapalooza]] in Chicago, Illinois.<ref name=2012tour>Roffman, Michael. [http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/12/m83-unveils-2012-tour-dates/ M83 unveils 2012 tour dates]. [[Consequence of Sound]]. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.</ref><ref name=2012coachella>[http://ilovem83.com/2012/01/10/m83-at-coachella-2012/ M83 at Coachella 2012]. ilovem83.com. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.</ref> The tour was later extended and ended in London on 8 November.

==Track listing==
All songs composed by Anthony Gonzalez, except "Splendor" written by Anthony Gonzalez and [[Brad Laner]].<ref name = "architects and heroes">architects and heroes [http://architectheroes.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-questions-with-brad-laner.html "architects and heroes: 7 questions with [[Brad Laner]]".] Retrieved 08 September 2012.</ref> Additional music composition by [[Justin Meldal-Johnsen]]. Additional lyrics by Yann Gonzalez, [[Morgan Kibby]] and [[Brad Laner]].
{{Track listing
| headline = CD 1
| total_length = 37:34
| title1 = Intro
| length1 = 5:22
| title2 = [[Midnight City]]
| length2 = 4:03
| title3 = [[Reunion (M83 song)|Reunion]]
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = Where the Boats Go
| length4 = 1:46
| title5 = Wait
| length5 = 5:43
| title6 = Raconte-Moi une Histoire
| length6 = 4:04
| title7 = Train to Pluton
| length7 = 1:15
| title8 = Claudia Lewis
| length8 = 4:31
| title9 = This Bright Flash
| length9 = 2:23
| title10 = When Will You Come Home?
| length10 = 1:23
| title11 = Soon, My Friend
| length11 = 3:09
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Interlude
| title1 = Mirror
| note1 = downloadable bonus track<ref name="ilovem83.com"/><ref name="pitchforkannounce"/>
| length1 = 5:45
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD 2
| total_length = 35:46
| title1 = My Tears Are Becoming a Sea
| length1 = 2:31
| title2 = New Map
| length2 = 4:22
| title3 = OK Pal
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Another Wave from You
| length4 = 1:53
| title5 = Splendor
| length5 = 5:06
| title6 = Year One, One UFO
| length6 = 3:17
| title7 = Fountains
| length7 = 1:21
| title8 = Steve McQueen
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = Echoes of Mine
| length9 = 3:39
| title10 = Klaus I Love You
| length10 = 1:44
| title11 = Outro
| length11 = 4:07
}}

;Deluxe edition disc 3
#"Midnight City" (Eric Prydz Private remix)
#"Midnight City" (Trentemøller remix)
#"Midnight City" (Team Ghost remix)
#"Reunion" (Mylo remix)
#"Reunion" (Sei A remix)
#"Reunion" (White Sea remix)
#"Steve McQueen" (Maps remix)
#"Steve McQueen" (BeatauCue remix)

==Personnel==
The following people contributed to ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming:''<ref name=credits>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/hurry-up-were-dreaming-r2251411/credits Hurry Up, We're Dreaming – Credits]. [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved 21 October 2011.</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* Anthony Gonzalez – vocals, art direction, backing vocals, clapping, conductor, design, electric guitar, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, piano, producer, programming, snaps, synthesizer
* Chelsea Alden – monologue
* Lydie Benzakin – monologue
* Anouck Bertin – art direction, design, photography
* Roland Brown – management
* Todd Burke – engineer
* Dave Cooley – mastering
* Antoine Gaillet – mixing
* John Graney – whistle
* [[Tony Hoffer]] – mixing
* Graham Hope – assistant engineer
* Gabriel Johnson – trumpet
* Toni Kasza – choir director
* [[Morgan Kibby]] – backing vocals, monologue
* James King – baritone saxophone, flute, saxophone
* Shane Konen – layout
* [[Brad Laner]] – vocals, backing vocals
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* Cameron Lister – assistant engineer
* Loïc Maurin – clapping, drums, percussion, snaps
* [[Justin Meldal-Johnsen]] – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, clapping, electric guitar, engineer, keyboards, mandolin, percussion, producer, programming, snaps
* Zelly Boo Meldal-Johnsen – monologue
* The Purple Mixed Adult Choir – backing vocals, choir, chorus, clapping
* [[Mike Schuppan]] – assistant engineer, engineer
* Ashkahn Shahparnia – Layout
* The Shakespeare Bridge Children's Choir – backing vocals, choir, clapping, snaps
* Tipple – acoustic guitar
* [[Joseph Trapanese]] – conductor, orchestral arrangements
* [[Joey Waronker]] – electric drums, orchestral percussion, percussion
* Patrick Warren – piano
* Amy White – backing vocals
* [[Lyle Workman]] – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, marxophone
* [[Zola Jesus]] – vocals
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2011–12)
!scope="col"|Peak position
|-
!scope="row"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=M83&titel=Hurry+Up,+We're+Dreaming.&cat=a |title=M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. |publisher=australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|37
|-
!scope="row"|[[Ultratop|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=M83&titel=Hurry+Up,+We're+Dreaming.&cat=a |title=M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. |language=Dutch |publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|30
|-
!scope="row"|[[Ultratop|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=M83&titel=Hurry+Up,+We're+Dreaming.&cat=a |title=M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. |language=French |publisher=Ultratop. Hung Medien |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|36
|-
!scope="row"|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html |title=Top 100 Albums in Canada |publisher=[[Jam!]] [[Canoe.ca]] |date=27 October 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/62t0zkgEB |archivedate=2 November 2011 |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|37
|-
!scope="row"|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=M83&titel=Hurry+Up,+We're+Dreaming.&cat=a |title=M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. |language=French |publisher=lescharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|38
|-
!scope="row"|[[Irish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=42 |title=Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 20 October 2011 |publisher=[[Chart-Track]]. [[Irish Recorded Music Association]] |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|53
|-
!scope="row"|[[Oricon|Japanese Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/932106/1/ |script-title=ja:ハリー・アップ・ウィ・アー・ドリーミング/Ｍ８３ |trans_title=Hurry Up We're Dreaming / M83 |language=Japanese |publisher=[[Oricon]] |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|210
|-
!scope="row"|[[VG-lista|Norwegian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=M83&titel=Hurry+Up,+We're+Dreaming.&cat=a |title=M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. |publisher=norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|18
|-
!scope="row"|[[Productores de Música de España|Spanish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=M83&titel=Hurry+Up,+We're+Dreaming.&cat=a |title=M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. |publisher=spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|70
|-
!scope="row"|[[Swiss Hitparade|Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=M83&titel=Hurry+Up,+We're+Dreaming.&cat=a |title=M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. |publisher=swisscharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref>
|65
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Hurry+Up+We're+Dreaming#album|title=The Official Charts Company - Hurry Up We're Dreaming by M83 Search |date=6 May 2013|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>
|44
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Indie Chart|UK Indie Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/13/2011-10-29/ |title=2011 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=29 October 2011 |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|7
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="bb">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-11-05/dance-electronic-albums |title=Dance/Electronic Albums – Week of November 05, 2011 |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media] |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|15
|-
!scope="row"|US Alternative Albums<ref name="bb"/>
|4
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Dance/Electronic Albums]]<ref name="bb"/>
|1
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Independent Albums]]<ref name="bb"/>
|3
|-
!scope="row"|US Rock Albums<ref name="bb"/>
|5
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2011)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Dance/Electronic Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-dance-electronic-albums?begin=21&order=position |title=Dance/Electronic Albums – 2011 Year End Charts |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref>
|21
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2012)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Dance/Electronic Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-dance-electronic-albums |title=Dance/Electronic Albums – 2012 Year End Charts |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref>
|9
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|upfi=yes|artist=M83|title=Hurry Up, We're Dreaming|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2011|accessdate=12 August 2014|certyear=2012|autocat=yes
|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upfi.fr/2012/06/certifications-2012/ |title=Palmarès 2012 des certifications UPFI |publisher=UPFI |accessdate=12 August 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://ilovem83.com/music/albums/hurry-up-were-dreaming/ ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' on M83's official website]
* [http://ilovem83.com/huwd-album-premiere/ ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' premiere]

{{M83 (band)}}

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[[Category:M83 (band) albums]]
[[Category:Mute Records albums]]
[[Category:Naïve Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen]]

Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

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{{Infobox person
| image =
| name = Atsuko Tanaka
| native_name = 田中敦子
| native_name_lang = ja
| landscape = yes
| birthname =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|11|14}}
| birth_place = [[Maebashi, Gumma]], Japan
| occupation = [[Seiyū|Voice actress]]
| agent = [[Mausu Promotion]]
| spouse =
| children =
| website =
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Atsuko Tanaka'''|田中敦子|Tanaka Atsuko|born November 14, 1962 in [[Maebashi, Gunma]]}} is a [[seiyū|Japanese voice actress]] associated with [[Mausu Promotion]] (formerly Ezaki Productions).<ref name="Doi Hitoshi">{{Cite web|last=Doi |first=Hitoshi|authorlink=Hitoshi Doi|url=http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/tanaka-atsuko/|title=Tanaka Atsuko – Personal Information|work=Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database|date=November 29, 2010|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="resume"/> Her most-known voice role is [[Motoko Kusanagi]] in the [[Ghost in the Shell (film)|''Ghost in the Shell'' film]] and [[Ghost in the Shell |franchise]]. She also voices Caster in the ''[[Fate/stay night]]'', Lisa Lisa in ''[[Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', Claudette in ''[[Queen's Blade]]'', and Karura in ''[[Utawarerumono]]''. In video games, she voices title characters [[Lara Croft]] in the Japanese dub of the ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' games, and [[Bayonetta (character)|Bayonetta]] in the ''[[Bayonetta: Bloody Fate]]'' film adaptation and ''[[Bayonetta 2]]''.{{efn|Although she did not voice Bayonetta in the original game, Tanaka voiced her for the television commercials and the promotional special.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://platinumgames.com/2009/12/16/more-exciting-announcements/|title=More Exciting Announcements|first=Hideki|last=Kamiya|authorlink=Hideki Kamiya|date=December 16, 2009|work=[[Platinum Games]] Blog |accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref> She would later voice for the ''Bayonetta'' port that was bundled with ''Bayonetta 2'' for the Wii U.}} She studied with the [[:ja:東京アナウンスアカデミー|Tokyo Announcement Academy]] in voice training in 1991.<ref name="resume"/> In 2012, a Biglobe poll named her the voice actress with the sexiest voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animephproject.com/2012/12/13/biglobe-poll-50-year-old-atsuko-tanaka-voted-seiyuu-with-the-sexiest-voices/|title=BiGlobe poll: 50-Year Old Atsuko Tanaka Voted Seiyuu with the Sexiest Voices|author=|date=December 13, 2012|work=animePH project|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Anime===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in anime for television and direct-to-video productions
! Year
! Series
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source<ref name="resume"/>
|-
| {{dts|1993|04|02|format=y}} || ''[[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam]]'' || Juca Meilasch ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1993|07|23|format=y}} || ''[[Lupin III|Lupin III: Voyage to Danger]]'' || Karen Korosky ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1994|04|09|format=y}} || ''[[Yamato Takeru (anime)|Yamato Takeru]]'' || Shaman ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1994|10|05|format=y}} || ''[[Blue Seed]]'' || Kanbayashi's Mother ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1994|10|13|format=y}} || ''[[Mahoujin Guru Guru]]'' || Bikein ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1994|10|16|format=y}} || ''[[Macross 7]]'' || Margarita ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1994|format=y}}–95 || ''[[My Sexual Harassment]]'' || Miyakawa Yumi ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1995|04|06|format=y}} || ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' || Okuda Takiko, Soi ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1995|05|format=y}} || ''[[Princess Minerva]]'' || Cheloria Yurisis ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1995|06|07|format=y}} || ''[[Megami Paradise]]'' || Mamamega new ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1995|10|12|format=y}} || ''[[Virtua Fighter (anime)|Virtua Fighter]]'' || Eva ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1995|format=y}} || ''[[Black Jack (manga)|Black Jack]]'' || Abumaru ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1995|format=y}} || ''Toma Kishenden Oni'' || Carla ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1996|10|02|format=y}} || ''[[Brave Reideen|Reideen the Superior]]'' || Reiko Amakai ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1996|11|29|format=y}}–97 || ''[[Variable Geo (anime)|Variable Geo]]'' || Miranda Jahana ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|04|25|format=y}}–99 || ''[[Agent Aika]]'' || [[Agent Aika#Neena Hagen|Neena Hagen]] ||   || <ref name="doi"/><ref>{{cite web | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070122142121/http://www.aika-sumeragi.jp/boxchara02.html | archivedate=January 22, 2007 | deadurl = yes | url=http://www.aika-sumeragi.jp/boxchara02.html | title = Chara & Mecha - Page 2 | work = Aika Official Site | language=Japanese}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1997|09|30|format=y}} || ''[[Master of Mosquiton|Master of Mosquiton '99]]'' || Wolf Lady || TV series || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|10|07|format=y}} || ''[[Berserk (anime)|Berserk]]'' || Sulan ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1998|04|01|format=y}} || ''[[Trigun]]'' || Claire ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1998|04|03|format=y}} || ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' || Coffee ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1998|04|04|format=y}} || ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' || Hajime Imori ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1998|04|05|format=y}} || ''[[Fancy Lala]]'' || Yumi Haneishi ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1998|08|08|format=y}} || ''[[Brain Powerd]]'' || Shiela Glass ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|1998|10|05|format=y}}–99 || ''[[Master Keaton]]'' || Kayoko Kida ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1998|10|06|format=y}}–1999 || ''[[Super Doll Licca-chan]]'' || Puru ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1999|01|07|format=y}} || ''[[Legend of Himiko]]'' || Fujina ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1999|04|07|format=y}} || ''[[Angel Links]]'' || Valeria Vertone ||   || <ref name="doi"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/seihou/ANGEL-LINKS/story.html|title=星方シリーズWeb [星方天使エンジェルリンクス：作品紹介]|work=sunrise-inc.co.jp|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1999|06|30|format=y}}–2000 || ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka]]'' || Nanako's Mother ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1999|09|14|format=y}} || ''[[Reign: The Conqueror]]'' || Cassandra ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2001|02|18|format=y}} || ''[[Salaryman Kintaro]]'' || Bian Linglong ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2002|01|21|format=y}} || ''[[RahXephon]]'' || Sayoko Nanamori ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2002|03|30|format=y}} || ''[[WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3]]'' || Misaki Saeko ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2002|10|01|format=y}} || ''[[Heat Guy J]]'' || Elisa Ryan ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2002|10|01|format=y}}–06 || ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' || Motoko Kusanagi || Also ''2nd Gig'', ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society|Solid State Society]]'' || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2003|01|06|format=y}} || ''[[Wolf's Rain]]'' || Jagara ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2004|03|17|format=y}} || ''[[Angelique (anime)|Angelique]]'' || Dexia ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2004|04|06|format=y}}–05 || ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'' || Margot Langer ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2004|07|04|format=y}} || ''[[Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple]]'' || Miss Lemon ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2005|07|22|format=y}} || ''[[Lupin III: Angel Tactics]]'' || Kaoru ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2005|10|11|format=y}} || ''[[Noein]]'' || Miyuki Gotou ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2005|11|23|format=y}} || ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' || Caster ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2006|02|25|format=y}} || ''[[Ergo Proxy]]'' || Lacan ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2006|04|03|format=y}} || ''[[Utawarerumono]]'' || Karura ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2006|07|02|format=y}}–07 || ''[[Le Chevalier D'Eon]]'' || Queen Elizabeth of Russia ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2006|10|03|format=y}} || ''[[Shonen Onmyouji]]'' || Takaokami no Kami ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2006|10|04|format=y}} || ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars]]'' || Viletta Badim ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2006|10|12|format=y}} || ''[[Hataraki Man]]'' || Maiko Kaji ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2007|03|03|format=y}} || ''[[Moonlight Mile (anime)|Moonlight Mile]]'' || Fatma Toure Gutuu ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2007|06|14|format=y}} || ''[[Devil May Cry: The Animated Series]]'' || Trish ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2008|10|02|format=y}} || ''[[Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka]]'' || Nagase ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2009|04|02|format=y}} || ''[[Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin]]'' || [[List of Queen's Blade characters#Claudette|Claudette]] ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2009|06|20|format=y}} || ''[[Kawa no Hikari]]'' || Blue || TV movie special || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/kawanohikari/ | script-title=ja:アニメワールド / 川の光 | publisher=NHK Broadcasting | accessdate=May 19, 2015 | language=Japanese | trans-title=Anime World / Kawa no Hikari}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2009|07|01|format=y}} || ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' || Kyrie Ushiromiya ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2009|09|24|format=y}} || ''Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye'' || Claudette ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2009|10|01|format=y}} || ''[[Nyan Koi!]]'' || Nyamsas ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2009|10|02|format=y}} || ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'' || Harumi Kiyama ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2009|10|15|format=y}}–10 || ''[[Kiddy Girl-and]]'' || Ellis ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2009|format=y}} || ''[[Aoi Bungaku Series]]'' || Madam || Eps. "Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku)" || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-22/madhouse-aoi-bungaku-posts-staff-cast-lineup|title=Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Posts Staff, Cast Lineup|author=|work=Anime News Network|date=September 22, 2009|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2010|09|23|format=y}}–11 || ''[[Pokemon: Black and White]]'' || Aloe ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2010|10|01|format=y}} || ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector]]'' || Villeta Vadim ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2010|10|06|format=y}}–13 || ''[[The World God Only Knows]]'' || [[List of The World God Only Knows characters#Yuri Nikaido|Yuri Nikaido]] ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2012|03|16|format=y}} || ''[[Ozuma|Ozma]]'' || Bynas ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2012|04|05|format=y}} || ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' || Lisa Lisa ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2012|07|07|format=y}} || ''[[Kokoro Connect]]'' || Reika Nagase ||   || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://kokoro-connect.com/cast_staff/ | title=ココロコネクト – Cast & Staff | trans_title=Kokoro Connect – Cast & Staff | work=Kokoro Connect official web site | language=Japanese | accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2012|10|04|format=y}} || ''[[Busou Shinki]]'' || Narrator ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2013|02|03|format=y}} || ''[[Dokidoki! Precure]]'' || Marmo ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2013|07|06|format=y}} || ''[[Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya]]'' || Caster ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2014|04|10|format=y}}–15 || ''[[Knights of Sidonia]]'' || Samari Ittan || Also ''Battle for Planet Nine'' || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-31/knights-of-sidonia-anime-6th-tv-ad-streamed|title=Knights of Sidonia Anime's 6th TV Ad Streamed|author=|date=|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=August 28, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2014|10|08||format=y}} || ''[[Parasyte -the maxim-]]'' || Ryoko Tamiya ||   || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-04/animax-asia-will-simulcast-parasyte-the-maxim-tv-anime/.79495 | title=Animax Asia Will Simulcast Parasyte -the maxim- TV Anime | work=Anime News Network | date=October 4, 2014 | accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2015|04|05||format=y}} || ''[[The Heroic Legend of Arslan]]'' || Tahamine ||   || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-29/30-second-the-heroic-legend-of-arslan-tv-spot-aired-before-april-premiere/.86496 | title=30-Second The Heroic Legend of Arslan TV Spot Aired Before April Premiere | work=Anime News Network | date=March 29, 2015 | accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2015|format=y}} || ''[[The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls]]'' || Executive Director Mishiro ||   || <ref>Anime ''Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'' Episode 14</ref>
|}




===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in feature films
! Year
! Series
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source<ref name="resume"/>
|-
| {{dts|1995|11|18|format=y}} || ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' || [[Motoko Kusanagi]] ||   || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2004|03|06|format=y}} || ''[[Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence]]'' || Motoko Kusanagi ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2011|09|03|format=y}} || ''[[Tekken: Blood Vengeance]]'' || [[Nina Williams]] ||   || <ref>{{cite tweet| number=73996112117243904 |title=...Cont) Kazuya = Masanori Shinohara / Jin = Isshin Chiba / Nina = Atsuko Tanaka / Anna = Akeno Watanabe / and more...... | user=Harada_TEKKEN | author=Katsuhiro Harada | date=May 26, 2011 | accessdate=August 10, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2012|03|03|format=y}} || ''[[Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure]]'' || Professor Kelly ||   || 
|-
| {{dts|2013|11|23|format=y}} || ''[[Bayonetta: Bloody Fate]]'' || Bayonetta ||   || <ref name="bay 2"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-18/bayonetta-game-gets-anime-film-by-gonzo-in-november | title=Bayonetta Game Gets Anime Film by Gonzo in November | work=Anime News Network | date=September 18, 2013 | accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2015|04|12|format=y}} || ''Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky'' || Yuri Aoshima || Limited theatrical release || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-28/sleep-tight-my-baby-cradled-in-the-sky-cg-film-plays-in-japan/.86465 | title=Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky CG Film Plays in Japan | work=Anime News Network | date=March 28, 2015 | accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|}


===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in video games
! Year
! Series
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source<ref name="resume"/>
|-
| {{dts|1993|11|19|format=y}} || ''[[Night Trap]]'' || Lisa || Mega CD || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1995|06|16|format=y}} || ''[[Seifuku Densetsu Pretty Fighter X]]'' || Shizaki Sorami || Sega Saturn || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1995|07|28|format=y}} || ''[[Philosoma]]'' || Michau || PlayStation || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1995|09|28|format=y}} || ''[[Quantum Gate I]]'' || Jenny || PlayStation || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1996|03|29|format=y}} || ''[[Angelique Special]]'' || Dia || PC FX || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1996|10|11|format=y}} || ''[[Fushigi no Kuni no Angelique]]'' || Dia || Win95, PC-FX, PlayStation, Sega Saturn || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|01|17|format=y}} || ''[[Doukyuusei Mahjong]]'' || Shingyouji Reiko || PlayStation || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|01|24|format=y}} || ''[[EVE: Burst Error]]'' || Aqua Lloyd || Sega Saturn || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|03|14|format=y}} || ''[[Refrain Love: Anata ni Aitai]]'' || Takamiya Sachiko || PlayStation, Sega Saturn || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|08|07|format=y}} || ''[[Doukyuusei 2]]'' || Narusawa Misako || PlayStation, Sega Saturn || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|09|11|format=y}} || ''[[Desire]]'' || Christy Shepard || Sega Saturn || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|09|18|format=y}} || ''[[B Senjou no Alice]]'' || Candoll || PlayStation || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|10|02|format=y}} || ''[[Zen-Nippon Bishoujou Grand Prix: Find Love]]'' || Voice || Sega Saturn || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1998|02|26|format=y}} || ''[[Misa no Mahou Monogatari]]'' || Izabeal du Joleju || PlayStation || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1999|03|11|format=y}} || ''[[Himiko-Den Renge]]'' || Fujina || PlayStation || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|1999|03|18|format=y}} || ''[[Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula: Aratanaru Chousensha]]'' || Nemesis (female) || PlayStation || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2002|format=y}} || ''[[Utawarerumono]]'' || [[List of Utawarerumono characters#Karurauatsuurei|Karura]] || || <ref name="uta2">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-06/2nd-utawarerumono-game-gets-tv-anime-in-october/.88983|title=2nd Utawarerumono Game Gets TV Anime in October|author=|date=June 6, 2015|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2003|08|07|format=y}} || ''[[Ys I&II Eternal Story]]'' || Sarah Tovah || PS2 || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2005|05|26|format=y}} || ''[[Namco × Capcom]]'' || [[Chun-Li]], [[Dino Crisis#Characters|Regina]] || PlayStation 2 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/namco_x_capcom/character/ |title=PS2 NAMCO x CAPCOM キャラクター |publisher=www.bandainamcoent.co.jp |date= |accessdate=2015-08-10 |language=Japanese}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2006|08|15|format=y}} || ''[[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII]]'' || [[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII#Tsviets|Rosso the Crimson]] || PS2 || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2007|06|28|format=y}} || ''[[Super Robot Taisen Original Generations]]'' || Viletta || PS2 || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2008|08|28|format=y}} || ''[[Fate Tiger Colosseum Upper]]'' || Caster || PSP || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2009|03|16|format=y}} || ''[[Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume]]'' || Natalia || NDS || <ref name="doi"/>
|-
| {{dts|2012|03|06|format=y}} || ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]'' || [[Poison (Final Fight)|Poison]] || PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC || <ref>{{cite video game | developer=[[Dimps]], [[Capcom]] | publisher=Capcom | scene=Credits, Cast | title=[[Street Fighter X Tekken]] | year=2012}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2013|08|27|format=y}} || ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn]]'' || Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn || PC, PS3, PS4 || <ref>{{cite video game | title=[[Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn]] | year=2015 | scene=Closing credits, Voice cast | developer=[[Square Enix]] | publisher=Square Enix }}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2014|09|20|format=y}} || ''[[Bayonetta 2]]'' || [[Bayonetta (character)|Bayonetta]] || Wii U includes port of original ''[[Bayonetta]]'' game with Japanese audio track || <ref name="bay 2">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-05/bayonetta-2-heads-to-the-wii-u-on-october-24/.78407 | title=Bayonetta 2 Heads to the Wii U on October 24 | work=Anime News Network | date=September 5, 2014 | accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2014/06/11/bayonetta-wii-u-60fps-tv-play-dual-audio/ | title=Bayonetta On Wii U: 60fps, Off-TV Play, Dual Audio | work=Siliconera | date=June 11, 2014 | accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2014|11|27|format=y}} || ''[[Fate/hollow ataraxia]]'' || Caster || PlayStation Vita || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-10/fate/hollow-ataraxia-slated-for-vita-on-november-27 | title=Fate/hollow ataraxia Slated for Vita on November 27 | work=Anime News Network | date=May 10, 2014 | accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2015|05|19|format=y}} || ''[[The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt]]'' || [[Yennefer of Vengerberg|Yennefer]] || || <ref>{{cite video game | url= | title=The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | scene=Closing credits, Japanese Localization, Cast | developer=[[CD Projekt RED]] | publisher=CD Projekt RED }}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2015|09|24|format=y}} || ''Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen'' || Karura || || <ref name="uta2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2015|11|12|format=y}} || ''[[Project X Zone 2]]'' || Hibana || Nintendo 3DS || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201508/06084852.html |title=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201508/06084852.html |publisher=[[Famitsu]] |date=2015-08-06 |accessdate=2015-08-10 |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="vadb"/>
|-
| || ''[[Tomb Raider II]]'' || [[Lara Croft]] || || 
|-
| || ''[[Tomb Raider III]]'' || Lara Croft || || 
|-
| || ''[[Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation]]'' || Lara Croft || || 
|-
| || ''[[Ratchet & Clank]]'' series || || 1,3,4,5 || 
|-
| || ''[[My Summer Vacation (video game)|My Summer Vacation]]'' series || || 1,2 || 
|-
|}




===Dubbing===
====Live-action====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice dubbing performances on overseas productions
! Voice dub for
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source<ref name="resume"/>
|-
|rowspan="13" |[[Nicole Kidman]]|| ''[[Malice (film)|Malice]]'' || Tracy Safian || ||
|-
| ''[[Batman Forever]]'' || Dr. Chase Meridian || ||
|-
| ''[[The Portrait of a Lady (film)|The Portrait of a Lady]]'' || Isabel Archer || ||
|-
| ''[[The Peacemaker (1997 film)|The Peacemaker]]'' || Dr. Julia Kelly || 2001 TBS edition ||
|-
| ''[[The Human Stain (film)|The Human Stain]]'' || Faunia Farley || ||
|-
| ''[[Fur (film)|Fur]]'' || Diane Arbus || ||
|-
| ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'' || Mrs. Coulter || 2010 TV Asashi edition || <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/nichiyou/report/07/02.html|title= アフレコ現場から|accessdate= July 30, 2015|work= tv asahi}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Rabbit Hole (film)|Rabbit Hole]]'' || Becca Corbett || ||<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=21159|title= ラビット・ホール[吹]|accessdate= July 30, 2015|work= star-ch.jp}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Trespass (2011 film)|Trespass]]'' || Sarah Miller || ||<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=21677|title= ブレイクアウト（２０１１）|accessdate= July 30, 2015|work= star-ch.jp}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Paperboy (2012 film)|The Paperboy]]'' || Charlotte Bless ||　||<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=22663|title= ペーパーボーイ　真夏の引力|accessdate= July 30, 2015|work= star-ch.jp}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Stoker (film)|Stoker]]'' || Evelyn Stoker ||　||<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=22404|title= イノセント・ガーデン|accessdate= July 30, 2015|work= star-ch.jp}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Before I Go to Sleep (film)|Before I Go to Sleep]]'' || Christine Lucas ||　||<ref>{{cite web |url= http://klockworx.com/bluraydvd/p-402732/|title= リピーテッド|accessdate= September 11, 2015|work= star-ch.jp}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Grace of Monaco (film)|Grace of Monaco]]''  || Grace Kelly ||　|| {{cn|date=July 2015}}
|-
|rowspan="5" |[[Monica Bellucci]]|| ''A Dangerous Affair'' || || ||
|-
| ''[[Irréversible]]'' || Alex M || ||
|-
| ''L'ultimo capodanno'' || Giulia || ||
|-
| ''[[Under Suspicion (2000 film)|Under Suspicion]]'' || Chantal Hearst || ||
|-
| ''[[How Much Do You Love Me?]]'' || Daniela || ||
|-
|rowspan="2" |[[Lisa Kudrow]]|| ''[[Analyze This]]'' || Laura MacNamara || ||
|-
| ''[[Friends]]'' || Phoebe Buffay|| ||
|-
|rowspan="4" |[[Rachel Weisz]] ||''[[The Mummy (1999 film)|The Mummy]]''|| Evelyn Carnahan || ||
|-
| ''[[Enemy at the Gates|Stalingrad]]'' || Tania Chernova || ||
|-
| ''[[Sunshine (1999 film)|Sunshine]]'' || Greta || ||
|-
| ''[[Runaway Jury]]'' || Marlee || ||
|-
|rowspan="4" |[[Kate Beckingsale]] ||''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'' || Evelyn Carnahan || ||
|-
| ''[[Underworld (2003 film)|Underworld]]'' || Selene || ||
|-
| ''[[Van Helsing (film)|Van Helsing]]'' || Anna Valerious || 2007 TV Asahi edition ||
|-
| ''[[Underworld Evolution]]'' || Selene || ||
|-
|rowspan="4" |[[Jennifer Lopez]] || ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' || Marisa Ventura || ||
|-
| ''[[Gigli]]'' || Ricki/Rochelle || ||
|-
| ''[[Shall We Dance? (2004 film)|Shall We Dance?]]'' || Paulina || ||
|-
| ''[[Unfinished Life]]'' || Jean Gilkyson || ||
|-
|rowspan="3" |[[Gwyneth Paltrow]] || ''[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]'' || Tracy Mills || 1999 TV Tokyo edition ||
|-
| ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' || Emily Taylor || ||
|-
| ''[[Possession (2002 film)|Possession]]'' || Maud Bailey || ||
|-
|rowspan="3" |[[Sandra Bullock]] || ''[[In Love and War (1996 film)|In Love and War]]'' || Agnes von Kurowsky || ||  
|-
| ''[[Forces of Nature]]'' || Sarah Lewis || ||  
|-
| ''[[The Proposal (film)|The Proposal]]'' || Margaret Tate || ||
|-
|rowspan="3" |[[Cate Blanchett]] || ''[[The Gift (2000 film)|The Gift]]'' || Annabelle "Annie" Wilson || ||
|-
| ''[[Bandits (2001 film)|Bandits]]'' || Kate Wheeler || 2005 NTV edition ||
|-
| ''[[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]'' || Jane Winslett-Richardson || ||
|-
|rowspan="5" |[[Julia Roberts]] || ''[[The Pelican Brief (film)|The Pelican Brief]]'' || Darby Shaw ||1996 TV Asahi edition || {{cn|date=July 2015}}
|-
|''[[Conspiracy Theory (film)|Conspiracy Theory]]'' || Alice Sutton || 2000 TV Asahi edition ||
|-
| ''[[America's Sweethearts]]'' || Kathleen "Kiki" Harrison || ||
|-
| ''[[The Mexican]]'' || Samantha || 2004 TV Asahi edition ||
|-
|''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]'' || Cpt. Katherine "Kate" Hazeltine || ||
|-
|rowspan="2" |[[Uma Thurman]] || ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'' || Dr. Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy || 2000 TV Asahi edition ||
|-
| ''[[Gattaca]]'' || Irene Cassini || ||
|-
|[[Kim Raver]]|| ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' || Audrey || ||  
|-
|[[Jill Novick]]|| ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]'' || Tracy ||   ||
|-
|[[Kathryn Morris]]|| ''[[Cold Case]]'' || Det. Lilly Rush || ||
|-
|[[Cameron Diaz]] || ''[[The Counselor]]'' || Malkina || ||
|-
|[[Elisabeth Shue]]|| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'' || Julie Finlay || season 12 ||  
|-
|[[Lucy Liu]] || ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]'' || Joan Watson || ||
|-
|[[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] || ''[[Entrapment (film)|Entrapment]]'' || Virginia "Gin" Baker || 2002 TV Asahi edition ||
|-
|[[Maria Bello]]|| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' || Anna Deruamiko ||   ||
|-
|[[Elisabeth Shue]] || ''[[Hollow Man]]'' || Linda McKay || ||  
|-
|[[Julianne Moore]] || ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'' || Laura Brown || ||
|-
|[[Demi Moore]]|| ''[[Indecent Proposal]]'' || Diana Murphy || 1997 NTV edition ||
|-
|[[Catherine Bell (actress)|Catherine Bell]] || ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' || Lt. Col. Sarah MacKenzie || ||
|-
|[[Jessica Lange]] || ''[[King Kong (1976 film)|King Kong]]'' || Dwan || 1998 TV Asahi edition ||
|-
|[[Carey Lowell]] || ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' || Pam Bouvier || 1999 TV Asahi edition ||
|-
|[[Olivia Williams]] || ''[[The Postman (film)|The Postman]]'' || Abby || ||
|-
|[[Nastassja Kinski]] || ''[[Terminal Velocity (film)|Terminal Velocity]]'' || Chris Morrow/Krista Moldova || 1997 TV Asahi edition ||
|-
|}

====Animation====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source<ref name="resume"/>
|-
| ''[[Rango (2011 film)|Rango]]'' || Angélique || ||<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fukikaeru.com/archives/deta_201110_04.html|title= ランゴ|accessdate= July 30, 2015|work= fukikaeru.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' || Dolly || 　||<ref>{{cite web |url= http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_title&value=%A5%C8%A5%A4%A1%A6%A5%B9%A5%C8%A1%BC%A5%EA%A1%BC3&mvalue=%A5%D4%A5%AF%A5%B5%A1%BC%A1%A6%A5%A2%A5%CB%A5%E1%A1%BC%A5%B7%A5%E7%A5%F3%A1%A6%A5%B9%A5%BF%A5%B8%A5%AA&hvalue=%B1%C7%B2%E8|title= トイ・ストーリー3（ピクサー・アニメーション・スタジオ）　2010年07月10日発売　種別：映画|accessdate= July 30, 2015|work= GamePlaza-HARUKA-}}</ref>
|-
|}





==Notes==
{{notelist}}
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="doi">{{cite web | url=http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/tanaka-atsuko/roles.html | title=Tanaka Atsuko roles | work=Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database | accessdate=July 8, 2015 | last=Doi | first=Hitoshi | authorlink=Hitoshi Doi}}</ref>
<ref name="resume">{{cite web|url=http://www.mausu.net/talent/tpdb_view.cgi?UID=45|title=マウスプロモーション公式サイト：所属タレント –田中敦子 | trans_title= Mouse promotion official site : affiliation talent – Atsuko Tanaka|language=Japanese|work=[[Mausu Promotion]]|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="vadb">{{cite web
| url=http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=00206&namecode=3
| title=声優さん出演リスト個別表示：田中敦子(Atsuko Tanaka)
| trans_title=Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Atsuko Tanaka
| work=Voice Artist Database
| publisher=GamePlaza-HARUKA-
| accessdate=August 28, 2015
| date=August 17, 2015
| language=Japanese
}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mausu.net/talent/tpdb_view.cgi?UID=45 Official agency profile] {{ja icon}}
* {{Official blog|http://cafe-centralpark.at.webry.info}} {{ja icon}}
* {{ann|people|547}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0848968}}
* [http://vgmdb.net/artist/4495 VGMDb profile]
* [http://www.kokaku-s.com/sac2nd/backstage/interview/001/index.html 2nd GIG interview] {{ja icon}}

{{Authority control}}


{{Persondata
|NAME = Tanaka, Atsuko
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
|SHORT DESCRIPTION = Voice actress
|DATE OF BIRTH = November 14, 1962
|PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Maebashi, Gunma]], [[Japan]]
|DATE OF DEATH =
|PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanaka, Atsuko}}
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Japanese voice actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Maebashi]]

Ein ganzes halbes Jahr (Film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Me Before You
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[Thea Sharrock]]
| producers = Sue Baden-Powell Karen Rosenfelt
| screenplay = [[Jojo Moyes]] [[Scott Neustadter]] [[Michael H. Weber]]
| based on = {{Based on|''[[Me Before You]]''|Jojo Moyes}}
| starring = [[Emilia Clarke]] [[Sam Claflin]] [[Jenna Coleman]] [[Charles Dance]] [[Matthew Lewis (actor)|Matthew Lewis]] [[Ben Lloyd-Hughes]] [[Janet McTeer]]
| music = [[Jonny Greenwood]]
| cinematography = [[Remi Adefarasin]]
| editing = John Wilson
| studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] [[New Line Cinema]]
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2016|06|3}}
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Me Before You''''' is an upcoming American [[drama film]] directed by [[Thea Sharrock]] and written by [[Jojo Moyes]], [[Scott Neustadter]] and [[Michael H. Weber]]. The film is based on the 2012 novel ''[[Me Before You]]'' by Jojo Moyes. The film stars [[Emilia Clarke]], [[Sam Claflin]], [[Jenna Coleman]], [[Charles Dance]], [[Matthew Lewis (actor)|Matthew Lewis]], [[Ben Lloyd-Hughes]] and [[Janet McTeer]]. The film is scheduled to be released by [[Warner Bros.]] on June 3, 2016.

== Cast ==
*[[Emilia Clarke]] as Louisa Clark<ref name="deadline1">{{cite web|last=Fleming |first=Mike |url=http://deadline.com/2014/09/gots-emilia-clarke-hunger-games-sam-claflin-to-star-in-mgms-me-before-you-827768/ |title=‘GOT’s Emilia Clarke, ‘Hunger Games’ Sam Claflin To Star In MGM’s ‘Me Before You’ |publisher=Deadline |date=2014-09-02 |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref>
*[[Sam Claflin]] as William Traynor<ref name="deadline1"/>
*[[Jenna Coleman]] as Katrina Clark<ref name="deadline2">{{cite web|last=Fleming |first=Mike |url=http://deadline.com/2015/04/me-before-you-jenna-coleman-doctor-who-charles-dance-1201403509/ |title=‘Doctor Who’s Jenna Coleman, ‘Game Of Thrones’ Charles Dance Join ‘Me Before You’ |publisher=Deadline |date=2015-04-02 |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref>
*[[Charles Dance]] as Steven Traynor<ref name="deadline2"/>
*[[Matthew Lewis (actor)|Matthew Lewis]] as Patrick<ref name="hollywoodreporter1">{{cite web|last=Ford |first=Rebecca |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mgms-me-before-you-rounds-787792 |title=MGM's 'Me Before You' Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive) |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |date= |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref>
*[[Ben Lloyd-Hughes]]<ref name="hollywoodreporter1"/>
*[[Janet McTeer]] as Camilla Traynor<ref name="hollywoodreporter2">{{cite web|last=Ford |first=Rebecca |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/janet-mcteer-joins-mgms-me-787609 |title=Janet McTeer Joins MGM's 'Me Before You' (Exclusive) |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |date=2015-04-09 |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref>
*[[Vanessa Kirby]] as Alicia<ref name="hollywoodreporter1"/>
*[[Brendan Coyle]]<ref name="hollywoodreporter1"/>
*[[Stephen Peacocke]] as Nathan<ref name="variety1">{{cite web|author=Justin Kroll |url=http://variety.com/2015/film/news/me-before-you-stephen-peacocke-casting-home-and-away-1201458382/ |title=‘Me Before You': Stephen Peacocke Joins MGM Movie |publisher=Variety |date=2015-03-24 |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref>
*[[Samantha Spiro]]<ref name="hollywoodreporter1"/>

==Production==
On April 2, 2014, it was announced [[Thea Sharrock]] would direct the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming |first=Mike |url=http://deadline.com/2014/04/mgm-sets-thea-sharrock-to-helm-me-before-you-708420/ |title=Thea Sharrock To Direct ‘Me Before You’ Movie For MGM |publisher=Deadline |date=2014-04-02 |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref> On September 2, 2014, [[Emilia Clarke]] and [[Sam Claflin]] were cast in the film.<ref name="deadline1"/> On March 24, 2015, [[Stephen Peacocke]] was cast in the film.<ref name="variety1"/> On April 2, 2015, [[Jenna Coleman]] and [[Charles Dance]] were cast in the film.<ref name="deadline2"/> On April 9, 2015, [[Janet McTeer]] joined the cast.<ref name="hollywoodreporter2"/> On April 10, 2015, [[Brendan Coyle]], [[Matthew Lewis (actor)|Matthew Lewis]], [[Samantha Spiro]], [[Vanessa Kirby]] and [[Ben Lloyd-Hughes]] joined the cast.<ref name="hollywoodreporter1"/> [[Principal photography]] began in April 2015, and ended on June 26, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jocelyn McClurg |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2015/02/26/me-before-you-sequel-after-you-jojo-moyes-emilia-clarke-sam-claflin/23997093/ |title=Moyes writes sequel to 'Me Before You' |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=2015-02-26 |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-62915-justin-lin-rolls-cameras-on-star-trek-beyond-emilia-clarke-wraps-me-before-you/ |title=On the Set for 6/29/15: Justin Lin Rolls Cameras on ‘Star Trek Beyond’, Emilia Clarke Wraps ‘Me Before You’ |publisher=Ssninsider.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref>

==Release==
In July 2014, it was announced that the film would be released on August 21, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Deadline |first=The |url=http://deadline.com/2014/07/me-before-you-movie-release-date-2015-805337/ |title=WB Dates ‘Me Before You’ For August 2015 |publisher=Deadline |date=2014-07-16 |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref> In May 2015, the film's release date was moved to June 3, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Busch |first=Anita |url=http://deadline.com/2015/05/me-before-you-release-date-thea-sharrock-1201427043/ |title=‘Me Before You’ Gets Release Date From Warner Bros. |publisher=Deadline |date=2015-05-14 |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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Liu Dejun

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Liu Dejun (Chinese: 刘德军; born April 15 1976, in Hubei) is an activist and dissident in the People's Republic of China. His work has focused on the Chinese democracy movement, Chinese Human rights Movement. Liu is now a scholar of the program [http://www.pen-deutschland.de/en/themen/writers-in-exile/aktuelle-stipendiaten/liu-dejun/ Writers in Exile] in Germany and living in Nuremberg. In 2007 he founded "Labour Legal Aid Association“ in Guangdong Province to help the Chinese labours. He involved in A large number of human rights cases and reported these cases on an internet website [http://www.boxun.com Boxun] and his [https://www.twitter.com/L5d Twitter], blogs, but all of his blogs in China were deleted by the Chinese Authority. Now he created a new [http://www.freeinchina.org blog] which bases on Germany.

Because of his activities, Liu was arrested many times. In 28.12.2008 he was arrested and tortured by Guangdong police, because he sent out flyers of democracy with Li Tie, Yang yong and other activists. In 2010, when he was investigating the case of [[Qian_Yunhui|Qian Yunhui]], he was arrested twice by around 20 heavily armed policemen from Huang Wei's home. In 2010, because of supporting Chinese activist [[Ni_Yulan|Ni Yulan]], Liu was arrest and tortured by Beijing security service in middle Night and was [http://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/countdown-china/china-human-rights-briefing-weekly-%C2%A0june-15-21-2010 threw in the mountains] in the countryside of Beijing<ref>http://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/countdown-china/china-human-rights-briefing-weekly-%C2%A0june-15-21-2010</ref>. The famous artist [[Ai_Weiwei|Ai Weiwei]] made a [http://www.freeinchina.org/about/ documentary] about these events.

On February 27, 2011, Liu was kidnapped by the security service of Chinese central government in Beijing and brought in to four secret trial bases. His cloths were forced to take off, he was punched many times, shocked hardly with the electric baton, without enough food, without covers during the nights<ref>http://www.hrichina.org/en/content/6829</ref>.

In 2013, Liu came to Brussels and then Ireland with the help of [http://frontlinedefenders.org/node/23623/ Frontlinedefenders]<ref>http://frontlinedefenders.org/node/23623/</ref>, one Human Rights organisation. After 3 months, Liu got the scholarship of [http://www.pen-deutschland.de/en/themen/writers-in-exile/aktuelle-stipendiaten/liu-dejun/ Writers in Exile]<ref>http://www.pen-deutschland.de/en/themen/writers-in-exile/aktuelle-stipendiaten/liu-dejun/</ref> and lives in Nuremberg and works still for the Democracy and Human Rights for China<ref>http://wiki.amnesty-aachen.de/Main/China</ref>.

==References==
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Liu Dejun

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Findet Dorie

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'''''Finding Dory''''' is an upcoming American [[3D film|3D]] [[computer-animated films|computer-animated]] film produced by [[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]] and released by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. It is a sequel to the 2003 Pixar film ''[[Finding Nemo]]''. [[Andrew Stanton]], who directed the original film, will return as writer and director,<ref name="HR1">{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Andrew Stanton to Direct Pixar's 'Finding Nemo' Sequel|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andrew-stanton-pixar-finding-nemo-sequel-350267|accessdate=April 2, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 7, 2012}}</ref><ref name="WSJ1">{{cite news|last=Farley|first=Christopher John|title=Ellen DeGeneres to Star in ‘Nemo’ Sequel ‘Finding Dory’|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/04/02/ellen-degeneres-to-star-in-nemo-sequel-finding-dory/|accessdate=April 2, 2013|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=April 2, 2013}}</ref> alongside [[Angus MacLane]] as the co-director.<ref name="covered">{{cite news | url=http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/angus-maclane-codirecting-finding-dory-andrew-stanton | title=Angus MacLane Co-Directing Finding Dory With Andrew Stanton | author=Isaac Feldberg | date=June 11, 2014 | publisher=We Got This Covered | accessdate=July 10, 2014}}</ref> The film is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last=Keegan|first=Rebecca|title='The Good Dinosaur' moved to 2015, leaving Pixar with no 2014 film|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-pixar-good-dinosaur-pushed-to-2015-20130918,0,1607398.story|accessdate=September 18, 2013|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=September 18, 2013}}</ref> It has also been confirmed that characters from the first film will appear in the sequel, including Dory, Nemo, Marlin and the "Tank Gang".<ref name = "Dory">{{cite web|last=Risley|first=Matt|title=Pixar confirm Finding Nemo sequel|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/pixar-confirm-finding-nemo-sequel-finding-dory|accessdate=April 2, 2013|publisher=Total Film|date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>

''Finding Dory'' will be focused on the [[Amnesia|amnesiac]] character Dory, and will explore the idea of her being reunited with her family.<ref name="Dory" /> The film will take place six months<ref name=DeadlineSpotlight /> after the events of ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' and will be set off the coast of [[California]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Zeitchik|first=Steven|title=Ellen DeGeneres' 'Nemo' sequel, 'Finding Dory,' set for 2015|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-finding-nemo-sequel-release-date-dory-ellen-degeneres-20130402,0,2156856.story|accessdate=April 2, 2013|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=April 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lussier|first=Germain|title=‘Finding Nemo’ Sequel Officially Called ‘Finding Dory,’ Releases November 25, 2015|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/finding-nemo-sequel-officially-called-finding-dory-releases-november-25-2015/#more-169278|publisher=/Film|accessdate=April 2, 2013}}</ref>

==Plot==
One day, while at school on the Coral Reef with Nemo, Dory suddenly recalls her childhood memories.<ref name=DeadlineSpotlight /> She sets out and arrives at an institute for undersea animals, where she befriends Hank the Octopus, who becomes her guide.<ref name=DeadlineSpotlight>{{cite web|last1=Tartaglione|first1=Nancy|title=Disney/Pixar Spotlight On ‘Finding Dory’, ‘Good Dinosaur’ & More Charms Cannes|url=http://deadline.com/2015/05/pixar-presentation-good-dinosaur-finding-dory-zootopia-moana-cannes-1201430240/|publisher=Deadline|accessdate=May 20, 2015|date=May 20, 2015}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Ellen DeGeneres]] as Dory, a [[Paracanthurus|Pacific regal blue tang]]<ref name=THRcast/>
* [[Albert Brooks]] as Marlin, a [[Ocellaris clownfish|clownfish]], Nemo's father<ref name=THRcast/>
* [[Diane Keaton]] as Jenny, Dory's mother<ref name=THRcast>{{cite news|last=Schillaci|first=Sophie|title=D23: Disney Sets Voice Casts for 'Finding Dory,' 'Inside Out' and 'Good Dinosaur'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/d23-ty-burrell-diane-keaton-603503|accessdate=August 9, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Eugene Levy]] as Charlie, Dory's father<ref name=THRcast/>
* [[Ty Burrell]] as Bailey, a [[beluga whale]]<ref name=THRcast/>
* [[Willem Dafoe]] as Gill, a [[moorish idol]] who was one of Nemo's fellow tank inhabitants in the first film<ref>{{cite web|title=Willem Dafoe confirms he’s back for Finding Dory|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/willem-dafoe-confirms-he-s-back-for-finding-dory|publisher=[[Total Film]]|accessdate=October 7, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Vicki Lewis]] as Deb (and her sister, "Flo", Deb's reflection), a [[Dascyllus melanurus|four-striped damselfish]] who was one of Nemo's fellow tank inhabitants in the first film<ref>{{cite news|last=Schaefer|first=Sandy|title=Willem Dafoe Back for ‘Finding Dory’; Says the Film Will Be Better Than ‘Finding Nemo’|url=http://screenrant.com/finding-dory-nemo-sequel-cast-willem-dafoe-gill/|accessdate=January 26, 2014|newspaper=Screen Rant|date=September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy confirmed for Finding Dory|url=http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/movies/2013/08/13/diane-keaton-eugene-levy-confirmed-finding-dory|accessdate=January 26, 2014|newspaper=The Straits Times Communities|date=August 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Kaitlin Olson]] as Dory's adopted sister, a [[killer whale]]<ref>{{cite web|title=It's Always Sunny in Kaitlin Olson's World|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Fpb0cXUuA|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 25, 2013|author=Made Man|date=November 25, 2013|time=17:05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Topel|first=Fred|title=Exclusive Interview: Kaitlin Olson On It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia|url=http://voice.fan.tv/2013/09/03/exclusive-interview-kaitlin-olson-on-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia/|accessdate=December 23, 2013|newspaper=Fan|date=September 3, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Dominic West]]<ref name=SlashTheWire>{{cite web|last1=Han|first1=Angie|title=‘Finding Dory’ Reunites Two Favorites From ‘The Wire’|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/finding-dory-idris-elba-dominic-west/|publisher=/Film|accessdate=September 11, 2014|date=September 11, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Idris Elba]]<ref name=SlashTheWire />
* TBA as Hank, a friendly [[octopus]]<ref name=DeadlineSpotlight />

It was also announced that Nemo and the rest of the "Tank Gang" would return, as well as many of the other original characters from ''Nemo'', in addition to several new ones that have yet to be announced.<ref>{{cite web|last=Doty|first=Meriah|title=Move Over, Nemo: Disney Announces Ellen-Powered ‘Finding Dory’ Sequel|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/dory-keeps-swimming-finding-nemo-sequel-170302573.html|work=Movie Talk on Yahoo! Movies|publisher=Yahoo! Inc.|accessdate=April 27, 2013}}</ref> It is unknown if Jacques will reappear for the sequel because his voice actor, [[Joe Ranft]], died in a car accident on August 16, 2005 during production of ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]''. It is also unknown if Nemo's voice actor [[Alexander Gould]], who was nine years old at the time the first film was made, will be voicing the character again, as his voice has deepened with age.<ref>{{cite web|title=Finding Nemo star loses his character's voice|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/21950542|work=BBC - News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=March 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wyatt|first=Daisy|title='Finding Nemo' sequel 'Finding Dory' to star Ellen DeGeneres for 2015 release |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/finding-nemo-sequel-finding-dory-to-star-ellen-degeneres-for-2015-release-8557914.html|work=|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=April 3, 2013|location=London|date=April 3, 2013}}</ref>

==Production==
[[File:Finding Dory.svg|thumb|The official film logo]]
In 2005, after disagreements between [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney's]] [[Michael Eisner]] and Pixar's [[Steve Jobs]] over the distribution of Pixar's films, Disney announced that they would be creating a new animation studio, [[Circle 7 Animation]], to make sequels to the seven Disney-owned Pixar films (which consisted of the films released between 1995 and 2006).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2005/08/08/655.aspx|title=The Skinny on Circle Seven|first=Jim|last=Hill|date=August 7, 2005|accessdate=March 27, 2012}}</ref> The studio had put ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' and ''[[Monsters University|Monsters, Inc. 2]]'' into development, and had also hired screenwriter Laurie Craig to write a draft for ''Finding Nemo 2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animatedviews.com/2012/bob-hilgenberg-and-rob-muir-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-disneys-circle-7-animation/|title=Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir on the Rise and Fall of Disney’s Circle 7 Animation|first=Josh|last=Armstrong|date=March 5, 2012|accessdate=March 27, 2012}}</ref> Circle 7 was subsequently shut down after [[Bob Iger|Robert Iger]] replaced Eisner as CEO of Disney and arranged the acquisition of Pixar.

In July 2012, it was reported that [[Andrew Stanton]] was developing a sequel to ''Finding Nemo'',<ref name="sequel">{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/john-carter-helmer-andrew-stanton-dives-back-into-animation-with-finding-nemo-sequel|title=‘John Carter’ Helmer Andrew Stanton Dives Back Into Animation With ‘Finding Nemo’ Sequel |publisher=Deadline.com |accessdate=July 18, 2012}}</ref> with Victoria Strouse writing the script and a schedule to be released in 2016.<ref name="FN2">{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Andrew Stanton to Direct Pixar's 'Finding Nemo' Sequel|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andrew-stanton-pixar-finding-nemo-sequel-350267|accessdate=July 17, 2012|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 17, 2012}}</ref> However, the same day the news of a potential sequel broke, director Andrew Stanton posted a message on his personal Twitter calling into question the accuracy of these reports. The message said, "Didn't you all learn from [[Chicken Little]]? Everyone calm down. Don't believe everything you read. Nothing to see here now. #skyisnotfalling"<ref>{{cite web|last=Stanton|first=Andrew|title=@andrewstanton|url=https://twitter.com/andrewstanton/status/225380771039420416|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=August 23, 2012}}</ref> According to the report by ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' published in August 2012, [[Ellen DeGeneres]] was in negotiations to reprise her role of Dory.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Lacey|title=Ellen DeGeneres in Talks to Return for 'Finding Nemo' Sequel (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ellen-degeneres-finding-nemo-sequal-pixar-364553|accessdate=August 22, 2012|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 21, 2012}}</ref> In September 2012, it was confirmed by Stanton saying: "What was immediately on the list was writing a second ''[[John Carter (film)|Carter]]'' movie. When that went away, everything slid up. I know I'll be accused by more sarcastic people that it's a reaction to ''Carter'' not doing well, but only in its timing, but not in its conceit."<ref>{{cite news|last=Keegan|first=Rebecca|title=Director Andrew Stanton looks back on 'John Carter's' rocky path|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-john-carter-director-20120908,0,4090564,full.story|accessdate=September 8, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 8, 2012}}</ref> In February 2013, it was confirmed by the press that [[Albert Brooks]] would reprise the role of Marlin in the sequel.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming Jr.|first=Mike|title=Albert Brooks Hooks Deal To Reprise In ‘Finding Nemo 2′|url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/albert-brooks-hooks-deal-to-reprise-in-finding-nemo-2/|accessdate=February 12, 2013|publisher=[[Deadline.com]]|date=February 12, 2013}}</ref>

In April 2013, Disney announced the sequel, ''Finding Dory'', for November 25, 2015, confirming that [[Ellen DeGeneres]] and [[Albert Brooks]] would be reprising their roles as Dory and Marlin, respectively.<ref name=THRDory2015 /> Following a long campaign for a sequel on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'', DeGeneres stated:

{{quote|I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time. I'm not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating ''Toy Story 16''. But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It's got a lot of heart, it's really funny, and the best part is—it's got a lot more Dory.<ref name=THRDory2015>{{cite news|last=Zakarin|first=Jordan|title=Pixar's 'Finding Nemo' Sequel Titled 'Finding Dory,' Set for 2015|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/finding-dory-pixars-finding-nemo-432329|accessdate=January 12, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>}}

In a ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' interview, Stanton talked about the sequel's origin: "There was polite inquiry from Disney [about a ''Finding Nemo'' sequel]. I was always 'No sequels, no sequels.' But I had to get on board from a [[Vice president|VP]] standpoint. (Sequels) are part of the necessity of our staying afloat, but we don't want to have to go there for those reasons. We want to go there creatively, so we said (to Disney), 'Can you give us the timeline about when we release them? Because we'd like to release something we actually want to make, and we might not come up with it the year you want it.'"<ref>{{cite news|last=Keegan|first=Rebecca|title=With 'Despicable Me 2' and more, movies revisit the sequel debate|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-ca-despicable-me-2-sequels-20130707,0,6099932,full.story|accessdate=August 7, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 5, 2013}}</ref>

The film's ending was revised after Pixar executives viewed ''[[Blackfish (film)|Blackfish]]'', a 2013 documentary film which focuses on dangers of keeping [[Killer whale|orca whales]] in captivity. Initially, some of the characters would end up in a [[SeaWorld]]-like marine park, but the revision gave them an option to leave.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Amy|title='Blackfish' gives Pixar second thoughts on 'Finding Dory' plot|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-blackfish-seaworld-finding-dory-pixar-20130808,0,7662071.story|accessdate=August 9, 2013|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=August 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|title=‘Finding Nemo’ Sequel Is Altered in Response to Orcas Documentary|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/finding-nemo-sequel-is-altered-in-response-to-orcas-documentary/?_r=0|accessdate=August 10, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 9, 2013}}</ref> On September 18, 2013, it was announced that the film would be pushed back to a June 17, 2016 release. Pixar's ''[[The Good Dinosaur]]'' was moved to the November 25, 2015 slot to allow more time for production of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/pixar-skips-2014-as-the-good-dinosaur-shifts-to-2015-and-finding-dory-to-2016/ |title=Pixar Skips 2014 as ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Shifts to 2015 and ‘Finding Dory’ to 2016 | /Film |publisher=Slashfilm.com |date=September 18, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2013}}</ref>

In June 2014, it was revealed through Stanton's Twitter that the film will be co-directed by [[Angus MacLane]].<ref name="slashfilm1">{{cite news | url=http://www.slashfilm.com/pixar-finding-dory-co-director-inside-out-details | title=Pixar Updates: ‘Finding Dory’ Gets Co-Director, More ‘Inside Out’ Details Revealed | author=Angie Han | date=June 11, 2014 | publisher=[[/Film]] | accessdate=July 10, 2014}}</ref>

==Release==
''Finding Dory'' is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2016.<ref name="HR1"/><ref name="WSJ1"/>

==See also==
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'''''Finding Dory''''' is an upcoming American [[3D film|3D]] [[computer-animated films|computer-animated]] film produced by [[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]] and released by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. It is a sequel to the 2003 Pixar film ''[[Finding Nemo]]''. [[Andrew Stanton]], who directed the original film, will return as writer and director,<ref name="HR1">{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Andrew Stanton to Direct Pixar's 'Finding Nemo' Sequel|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andrew-stanton-pixar-finding-nemo-sequel-350267|accessdate=April 2, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 7, 2012}}</ref><ref name="WSJ1">{{cite news|last=Farley|first=Christopher John|title=Ellen DeGeneres to Star in ‘Nemo’ Sequel ‘Finding Dory’|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/04/02/ellen-degeneres-to-star-in-nemo-sequel-finding-dory/|accessdate=April 2, 2013|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=April 2, 2013}}</ref> alongside [[Angus MacLane]] as the co-director.<ref name="covered">{{cite news | url=http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/angus-maclane-codirecting-finding-dory-andrew-stanton | title=Angus MacLane Co-Directing Finding Dory With Andrew Stanton | author=Isaac Feldberg | date=June 11, 2014 | publisher=We Got This Covered | accessdate=July 10, 2014}}</ref> The film is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last=Keegan|first=Rebecca|title='The Good Dinosaur' moved to 2015, leaving Pixar with no 2014 film|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-pixar-good-dinosaur-pushed-to-2015-20130918,0,1607398.story|accessdate=September 18, 2013|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=September 18, 2013}}</ref> It has also been confirmed that characters from the first film will appear in the sequel, including Dory, Nemo, Marlin and the "Tank Gang".<ref name = "Dory">{{cite web|last=Risley|first=Matt|title=Pixar confirm Finding Nemo sequel|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/pixar-confirm-finding-nemo-sequel-finding-dory|accessdate=April 2, 2013|publisher=Total Film|date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>

''Finding Dory'' will be focused on the [[Amnesia|amnesiac]] character Dory, and will explore the idea of her being reunited with her family.<ref name="Dory" /> The film will take place six months<ref name=DeadlineSpotlight /> after the events of ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' and will be set off the coast of [[California]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Zeitchik|first=Steven|title=Ellen DeGeneres' 'Nemo' sequel, 'Finding Dory,' set for 2015|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-finding-nemo-sequel-release-date-dory-ellen-degeneres-20130402,0,2156856.story|accessdate=April 2, 2013|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=April 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lussier|first=Germain|title=‘Finding Nemo’ Sequel Officially Called ‘Finding Dory,’ Releases November 25, 2015|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/finding-nemo-sequel-officially-called-finding-dory-releases-november-25-2015/#more-169278|publisher=/Film|accessdate=April 2, 2013}}</ref>

==Plot==
One day, while at school on the Coral Reef with Nemo, Dory suddenly recalls her childhood memories.<ref name=DeadlineSpotlight /> She sets out and arrives at an institute for undersea animals, where she befriends Hank the Octopus, who becomes her guide.<ref name=DeadlineSpotlight>{{cite web|last1=Tartaglione|first1=Nancy|title=Disney/Pixar Spotlight On ‘Finding Dory’, ‘Good Dinosaur’ & More Charms Cannes|url=http://deadline.com/2015/05/pixar-presentation-good-dinosaur-finding-dory-zootopia-moana-cannes-1201430240/|publisher=Deadline|accessdate=May 20, 2015|date=May 20, 2015}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Ellen DeGeneres]] as Dory, a [[Paracanthurus|Pacific regal blue tang]]<ref name=THRcast/>
* [[Albert Brooks]] as Marlin, a [[Ocellaris clownfish|clownfish]], Nemo's father<ref name=THRcast/>
* [[Diane Keaton]] as Jenny, Dory's mother<ref name=THRcast>{{cite news|last=Schillaci|first=Sophie|title=D23: Disney Sets Voice Casts for 'Finding Dory,' 'Inside Out' and 'Good Dinosaur'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/d23-ty-burrell-diane-keaton-603503|accessdate=August 9, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Eugene Levy]] as Charlie, Dory's father<ref name=THRcast/>
* [[Ty Burrell]] as Bailey, a [[beluga whale]]<ref name=THRcast/>
* [[Willem Dafoe]] as Gill, a [[moorish idol]] who was one of Nemo's fellow tank inhabitants in the first film<ref>{{cite web|title=Willem Dafoe confirms he’s back for Finding Dory|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/willem-dafoe-confirms-he-s-back-for-finding-dory|publisher=[[Total Film]]|accessdate=October 7, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Vicki Lewis]] as Deb (and her sister, "Flo", Deb's reflection), a [[Dascyllus melanurus|four-striped damselfish]] who was one of Nemo's fellow tank inhabitants in the first film<ref>{{cite news|last=Schaefer|first=Sandy|title=Willem Dafoe Back for ‘Finding Dory’; Says the Film Will Be Better Than ‘Finding Nemo’|url=http://screenrant.com/finding-dory-nemo-sequel-cast-willem-dafoe-gill/|accessdate=January 26, 2014|newspaper=Screen Rant|date=September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy confirmed for Finding Dory|url=http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/movies/2013/08/13/diane-keaton-eugene-levy-confirmed-finding-dory|accessdate=January 26, 2014|newspaper=The Straits Times Communities|date=August 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Kaitlin Olson]] as Dory's adopted sister, a [[killer whale]]<ref>{{cite web|title=It's Always Sunny in Kaitlin Olson's World|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Fpb0cXUuA|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 25, 2013|author=Made Man|date=November 25, 2013|time=17:05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Topel|first=Fred|title=Exclusive Interview: Kaitlin Olson On It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia|url=http://voice.fan.tv/2013/09/03/exclusive-interview-kaitlin-olson-on-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia/|accessdate=December 23, 2013|newspaper=Fan|date=September 3, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Dominic West]]<ref name=SlashTheWire>{{cite web|last1=Han|first1=Angie|title=‘Finding Dory’ Reunites Two Favorites From ‘The Wire’|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/finding-dory-idris-elba-dominic-west/|publisher=/Film|accessdate=September 11, 2014|date=September 11, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Idris Elba]]<ref name=SlashTheWire />
* TBA as Hank, an octopus<ref name=DeadlineSpotlight />

It was also announced that Nemo and the rest of the "Tank Gang" would return, as well as many of the other original characters from ''Nemo'', in addition to several new ones that have yet to be announced.<ref>{{cite web|last=Doty|first=Meriah|title=Move Over, Nemo: Disney Announces Ellen-Powered ‘Finding Dory’ Sequel|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/dory-keeps-swimming-finding-nemo-sequel-170302573.html|work=Movie Talk on Yahoo! Movies|publisher=Yahoo! Inc.|accessdate=April 27, 2013}}</ref> It is unknown if Jacques will reappear for the sequel because his voice actor, [[Joe Ranft]], died in a car accident on August 16, 2005 during production of ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]''. It is also unknown if Nemo's voice actor [[Alexander Gould]], who was nine years old at the time the first film was made, will be voicing the character again, as his voice has deepened with age.<ref>{{cite web|title=Finding Nemo star loses his character's voice|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/21950542|work=BBC - News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=March 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wyatt|first=Daisy|title='Finding Nemo' sequel 'Finding Dory' to star Ellen DeGeneres for 2015 release |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/finding-nemo-sequel-finding-dory-to-star-ellen-degeneres-for-2015-release-8557914.html|work=|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=April 3, 2013|location=London|date=April 3, 2013}}</ref>

==Production==
[[File:Finding Dory.svg|thumb|The official film logo]]
In 2005, after disagreements between [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney's]] [[Michael Eisner]] and Pixar's [[Steve Jobs]] over the distribution of Pixar's films, Disney announced that they would be creating a new animation studio, [[Circle 7 Animation]], to make sequels to the seven Disney-owned Pixar films (which consisted of the films released between 1995 and 2006).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2005/08/08/655.aspx|title=The Skinny on Circle Seven|first=Jim|last=Hill|date=August 7, 2005|accessdate=March 27, 2012}}</ref> The studio had put ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' and ''[[Monsters University|Monsters, Inc. 2]]'' into development, and had also hired screenwriter Laurie Craig to write a draft for ''Finding Nemo 2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animatedviews.com/2012/bob-hilgenberg-and-rob-muir-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-disneys-circle-7-animation/|title=Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir on the Rise and Fall of Disney’s Circle 7 Animation|first=Josh|last=Armstrong|date=March 5, 2012|accessdate=March 27, 2012}}</ref> Circle 7 was subsequently shut down after [[Bob Iger|Robert Iger]] replaced Eisner as CEO of Disney and arranged the acquisition of Pixar.

In July 2012, it was reported that [[Andrew Stanton]] was developing a sequel to ''Finding Nemo'',<ref name="sequel">{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/john-carter-helmer-andrew-stanton-dives-back-into-animation-with-finding-nemo-sequel|title=‘John Carter’ Helmer Andrew Stanton Dives Back Into Animation With ‘Finding Nemo’ Sequel |publisher=Deadline.com |accessdate=July 18, 2012}}</ref> with Victoria Strouse writing the script and a schedule to be released in 2016.<ref name="FN2">{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Andrew Stanton to Direct Pixar's 'Finding Nemo' Sequel|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andrew-stanton-pixar-finding-nemo-sequel-350267|accessdate=July 17, 2012|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 17, 2012}}</ref> However, the same day the news of a potential sequel broke, director Andrew Stanton posted a message on his personal Twitter calling into question the accuracy of these reports. The message said, "Didn't you all learn from [[Chicken Little]]? Everyone calm down. Don't believe everything you read. Nothing to see here now. #skyisnotfalling"<ref>{{cite web|last=Stanton|first=Andrew|title=@andrewstanton|url=https://twitter.com/andrewstanton/status/225380771039420416|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=August 23, 2012}}</ref> According to the report by ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' published in August 2012, [[Ellen DeGeneres]] was in negotiations to reprise her role of Dory.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Lacey|title=Ellen DeGeneres in Talks to Return for 'Finding Nemo' Sequel (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ellen-degeneres-finding-nemo-sequal-pixar-364553|accessdate=August 22, 2012|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 21, 2012}}</ref> In September 2012, it was confirmed by Stanton saying: "What was immediately on the list was writing a second ''[[John Carter (film)|Carter]]'' movie. When that went away, everything slid up. I know I'll be accused by more sarcastic people that it's a reaction to ''Carter'' not doing well, but only in its timing, but not in its conceit."<ref>{{cite news|last=Keegan|first=Rebecca|title=Director Andrew Stanton looks back on 'John Carter's' rocky path|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-john-carter-director-20120908,0,4090564,full.story|accessdate=September 8, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 8, 2012}}</ref> In February 2013, it was confirmed by the press that [[Albert Brooks]] would reprise the role of Marlin in the sequel.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming Jr.|first=Mike|title=Albert Brooks Hooks Deal To Reprise In ‘Finding Nemo 2′|url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/albert-brooks-hooks-deal-to-reprise-in-finding-nemo-2/|accessdate=February 12, 2013|publisher=[[Deadline.com]]|date=February 12, 2013}}</ref>

In April 2013, Disney announced the sequel, ''Finding Dory'', for November 25, 2015, confirming that [[Ellen DeGeneres]] and [[Albert Brooks]] would be reprising their roles as Dory and Marlin, respectively.<ref name=THRDory2015 /> Following a long campaign for a sequel on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'', DeGeneres stated:

{{quote|I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time. I'm not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating ''Toy Story 16''. But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It's got a lot of heart, it's really funny, and the best part is—it's got a lot more Dory.<ref name=THRDory2015>{{cite news|last=Zakarin|first=Jordan|title=Pixar's 'Finding Nemo' Sequel Titled 'Finding Dory,' Set for 2015|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/finding-dory-pixars-finding-nemo-432329|accessdate=January 12, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>}}

In a ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' interview, Stanton talked about the sequel's origin: "There was polite inquiry from Disney [about a ''Finding Nemo'' sequel]. I was always 'No sequels, no sequels.' But I had to get on board from a [[Vice president|VP]] standpoint. (Sequels) are part of the necessity of our staying afloat, but we don't want to have to go there for those reasons. We want to go there creatively, so we said (to Disney), 'Can you give us the timeline about when we release them? Because we'd like to release something we actually want to make, and we might not come up with it the year you want it.'"<ref>{{cite news|last=Keegan|first=Rebecca|title=With 'Despicable Me 2' and more, movies revisit the sequel debate|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-ca-despicable-me-2-sequels-20130707,0,6099932,full.story|accessdate=August 7, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 5, 2013}}</ref>

The film's ending was revised after Pixar executives viewed ''[[Blackfish (film)|Blackfish]]'', a 2013 documentary film which focuses on dangers of keeping [[Killer whale|orca whales]] in captivity. Initially, some of the characters would end up in a [[SeaWorld]]-like marine park, but the revision gave them an option to leave.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Amy|title='Blackfish' gives Pixar second thoughts on 'Finding Dory' plot|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-blackfish-seaworld-finding-dory-pixar-20130808,0,7662071.story|accessdate=August 9, 2013|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=August 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|title=‘Finding Nemo’ Sequel Is Altered in Response to Orcas Documentary|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/finding-nemo-sequel-is-altered-in-response-to-orcas-documentary/?_r=0|accessdate=August 10, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 9, 2013}}</ref> On September 18, 2013, it was announced that the film would be pushed back to a June 17, 2016 release. Pixar's ''[[The Good Dinosaur]]'' was moved to the November 25, 2015 slot to allow more time for production of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/pixar-skips-2014-as-the-good-dinosaur-shifts-to-2015-and-finding-dory-to-2016/ |title=Pixar Skips 2014 as ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Shifts to 2015 and ‘Finding Dory’ to 2016 | /Film |publisher=Slashfilm.com |date=September 18, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2013}}</ref>

In June 2014, it was revealed through Stanton's Twitter that the film will be co-directed by [[Angus MacLane]].<ref name="slashfilm1">{{cite news | url=http://www.slashfilm.com/pixar-finding-dory-co-director-inside-out-details | title=Pixar Updates: ‘Finding Dory’ Gets Co-Director, More ‘Inside Out’ Details Revealed | author=Angie Han | date=June 11, 2014 | publisher=[[/Film]] | accessdate=July 10, 2014}}</ref>

==Release==
''Finding Dory'' is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2016.<ref name="HR1"/><ref name="WSJ1"/>

==See also==
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==External links==
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'''Booking.com''' is an online booking website started as a small start-up in [[Enschede]] in 1996, based in [[Amsterdam, Netherlands]] and since 2005 owned and operated by United States based [[The Priceline Group|Priceline]].

Booking.com offers online accommodation booking. It claims to have over 630,000 properties globally under contract<ref name=Age>''The Age'', 3 October 2014, "Booking.com now Australia's biggest".</ref> and that it deals with more than 750,000 room nights reservations per day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Booking.com|url=http://www.booking.com/content/about.en-gb.html?dcid=1&lang=en-gb&sid=0e8f3e5073ba509e48f18582dea21897}}</ref> In 2013, it accounted for more than two thirds of Priceline's revenue.<ref>{{cite web|last=Levy |first=Ari |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-22/booking-com-challenging-parent-priceline-in-u-s-travel.html |title=Booking.com Challenging Parent Priceline in U.S. Travel |publisher=Bloomberg |date=2013-01-22 |accessdate=2014-02-23}}</ref> Booking.com is available in more than 41 languages.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.booking.com/content/about.en-gb.html?dcid=1&lang=en-gb&sid=a8f07b8a5ebf6f469f10f7c00edde40d | work=Booking.com | title=About Us}}</ref>

In 2012, the United Kingdom's [[Office of Fair Trading]] found that Booking.com may have been limiting price competition on hotel room sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19060712 |title=BBC News - Online hotel deals broke law, says OFT |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2012-07-31 |accessdate=2014-02-23}}</ref> Booking.com does not charge a booking fee to customers, but charges commission on bookings to accommodation partners.

==History==
Booking.com was founded by Geert-Jan Bruinsma, who is computer scientist, in Amsterdam in 1996. Geert-Jan spotted a gap in the online travel market, which was to create an online platform in order to provide online hotels and accommodations reservation for businesses and travelers around the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Booking.com|url=http://www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/business/setting-up-your-business/who-is-here/ICT/Booking|accessdate=15 October 2014|}}</ref>

In July 2005, the company was acquired by [[The Priceline Group]] for $133 million, and later it was cooperated with ActiveHotels.com, a European online hotel reservation company, which was purchased by The Priceline Group for $161million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schaal|first=Dennis|title=How Booking.com turned the other OTAs into converts|url=http://skift.com/2012/06/25/how-booking-com-conquered-world/|accessdate=15 October 2014|date=25 June 2012}}</ref>

In 2006, Active Hotels Limited has officially changed its name to Booking.com Limited.<ref>{{cite web|title=Active Hotels becomes Booking.com|url=http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?id=1114289|date=19 October 2009}}</ref> It is worth noticing that the integration successfully helps Priceline to change its financial position, that was from a loss of $19 million in 2002 to $1.1 billion in profit in 2011. This acquisition was praised by some social media to be “the best acquisition in Internet history” since no other acquisition in the digital travel market had shown to be as profitable.<ref>{{cite web|title=Booking.com, the best acquisition in Internet history|url=http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/booking.com_the_best_acquisition_in_internet_history|date=12 September 2012|accessdate=15 October 2014|}}</ref>

Darren R. Huston, was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of booking.com in September 2011 by the Priceline Group,<ref name=CEO>{{cite web|title=Darren Huston Named Chief Executive Officer of Booking.com|url=http://news.booking.com/en/darren-huston-named-chief-executive-officer-of-booking-com/||accessdate=15 October 2014|date=26 September 2011}}</ref> and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Priceline Group since January 1, 2014.<ref name=president>{{cite web|title=Darren Huston Named as President and CEO of the Priceline Group|url=http://news.booking.com/en/darren-huston-named-as-president-and-ceo-of-the-priceline-group/|accessdate=15 October 2014|date=7 November 2013}}</ref> Huston was the former executive of [[Microsoft Corporation]], the largest software company in the world in 2003. Later he served as President and Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Japan from 2005 and Microsoft Corporation’s Corporate Vice President, Consumer & Online from 2008.<ref name=CEO />

==Corporate affairs==

===Senior management===
* Darren Huston, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Priceline Group.<ref name=CEO /><ref name=president />
===Marketing===

==== Selected partnerships and agreements====
In August 2012, [[Ctrip|CTRIP.com International Ltd]] (Ctrip), a Chinese online travel company, and Booking.com formed a partnership with a commercial agreement. This allows Ctrip to access Booking.com's global portfolio.<ref>{{cite web|title=CTRIP and Booking.com Forge Global Travel Partnership|url=http://news.booking.com/en/ctrip-and-booking-com-forge-global-travel-partnership/|accessdate=15 October 2014|date=7 August 2012}}</ref>

Panorama Group, Indonesia’s largest tour and travel company, has spent $2 millions on launching bookpanorama.com. Strategic partnership have been formed with Booking.com, so that it will be able to access booking.com’s portfolio of more than 270,000 hotels across 179 countries in the world.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mimil|first=Hudoyo|title=Panorama and Booking.com launch international hotel reservation site|url=http://www.ttgasia.com/article.php?article_id=20477|accessdate=15 October 2014|date=20 February 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, Sprylogics International Corporation, which provides local mobile solutions for consumers as well as mobile applications, has signed an agreement with Booking.com. So that Sprylogics’ Poynt App and Poynt-Enabled SDK would be able to use the extensive hotel data of booking.com.<ref>{{cite web|last=SPYl|first=V|title=Booking.com to integrate parking hotel data into Poynt
|url=http://www.stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2014/09/17/sprylogics-signs-agreement-with-booking-com-to-integrate-parking-hotel-data|accessdate=15 October 2014|date=20 February 2013}}</ref>

In October 2014, Ural Airlines, one of the top Russian airlines, announced that it is now formed a partnership with booking.com.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ural Airlines has begun working with Booking.com|url=http://www.rusbiznews.com/news/n2528.html|accessdate=19 October 2014|publisher=rusbiznews.com|date=6 October 2014}}</ref>

====Advertising====
Booking.com was the top spender in the travel & tourism category for Google Adwords in 2011, with its estimated annual spending on Google Adwords of $40.4 million.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Larry|title=What Industries Contributed the Most to Google's Earnings?|url=http://www.wordstream.com/articles/google-earnings|website=wordstream.com|accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref>

In 2013, Booking.com’s first brand campaign, ‘Booking.yeah’, was launched online, aired on television stations and in movie theaters and on TV networks, for the U.S. market with advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam.<ref>{{cite news|title=Booking.com Launches ‘Booking.yeah’, Its First-Ever Brand Campaign, Created for the U.S. market|url=http://news.booking.com/booking-com-launches-a-booking-yeah-a-its-first-ever-brand-campaign-created-for-the-u-s-market|accessdate=15 October 2014|location=AMSTERDAM|date=22 January 2013}}</ref> In September, Australia became the second market to view the campaign.<ref>{{cite news|author=Ricki|title=Booking.com launches first-ever Australian brand campaign with Mick Molloy via W+K Amsterdam|url=http://www.campaignbrief.com/2013/09/bookingcom-launches-first-ever.html|accessdate=14 October 2014|date=16 September 2013}}</ref> Later in 2014, Canadian,<ref>{{cite news|title=Booking.com Launches First Canadian Brand Campaign|url=http://news.booking.com/bookingcom-launches-first-canadian-brand-campaign|accessdate=15 October 2014|location=Toronto|date=22 January 2014}}</ref> the U.K.<ref>{{cite news|title=Booking.com Launches First UK Brand Campaign|url=http://news.booking.com/bookingcom-launches-first-uk-brand-campaign|accessdate=19 October 2014|date=18 February 2014|location=London}}</ref> and German <ref>{{cite news|title=Booking.com ramps up European push with German branding campaign|url=http://www.travolution.co.uk/articles/2014/07/16/8000/booking-com-ramps-up-european-push-with-german-branding-campaign.html|accessdate=19 October 2014|publisher=Travolution|date=16 July 2014}}</ref> branding campaign were also being launched by Booking.com.

====Controversy====
A TV advert broadcast on Boxing day 2014 received 5,800 complaints for its use of the word "booking" (as if it were a swearword).

===Operation===

==== Applications development====
In November 2010, Booking.com launched its own hotel and accommodation booking app in iPad version.<ref name=app>{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Jennifer|title=Booking.com embraces mobile apps|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240178646/Bookingcom-embraces-mobile-apps|accessdate=19 October 2014|publisher=computerweekly.com|date=27 February 2013}}</ref>

In February 2011, Booking.com launched its Android version’ hotel and accommodation booking app.<ref name=app />

In April 2012, Booking.com announced the launch of the first global last-minute hotel app, ‘Booking.com Tonight’. It is an app designed for iPhone and iPod touch.<ref>{{cite news|title=Booking.com Launches First Global Last-Minute Hotel App|url=http://news.booking.com/en/booking-com-launches-first-global-last-minute-hotel-app/|accessdate=19 October 2014|publisher=Booking.com|date=10 April 2012|location=Amsterdam}}</ref>

In October 2012, Booking.com launched its first app in Windows version, which allows customers to complete their hotel and accommodation bookings directly from the new Windows 8 platform.<ref>{{cite news|title=Booking.com Joins Windows 8 Push with Launch of its First Windows App|url=http://news.booking.com/booking-com-joins-windows-8-push-with-launch-of-its-first-windows-app|accessdate=19 October 2014|publisher=Booking.com|date=29 October 2012|location=Amsterdam}}</ref>
After launching the initial iPhone app, Booking.com updated the version of the iPhone app with a new function, Passbook.<ref>{{cite news|title=Booking.com Enables Passbook on Latest Release of iPhone App|url=http://news.booking.com/en/booking-com-enables-passbook-on-latest-release-of-iphone-app/|accessdate=19 October 2014|publisher=Booking.com|date=16 October 2012|location=amsterdam}}</ref>

In December 2012, Booking.com launched its native Kindle Fire app, which is available for download in all Amazon’s Appstores including the U.S., U.K., Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Japan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Booking.com Launches Native Kindle Fire App|url=http://news.booking.com/en/booking-com-launches-native-kindle-fire-app/|accessdate=19 October 2014|publisher=Booking.com|date=6 Dec 2012|location=Amsterdam}}</ref>

A continuous growth in Booking.com’s mobile bookings has been shown since 2011. booking.com announced over PR Newswire in 2014 that its mobile bookings grow 160% in 2013, which the total transaction value of mobile accommodation bookings grew over to $8 billion. In 2011, the mobile bookings’ figure was $1 billion and tripled to over $3 billion in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Booking.com's Mobile Bookings Grow 160% in 2013|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/booking-coms-mobile-bookings-grow-141200164.html|accessdate=19 October 2014|agency=PR Newswire|publisher=Booking.com|date=21 February 2014|location=Amsterdam}}</ref>

==Brand==
*Villas.com - Realizing that hotel room booking is different from do-it-yourself vacation planning, Booking.com developed villas.com as product extension. It is more focused on vacation rental market, which covers villas, apartments and rental homes.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Villas.com|url=http://www.villas.com/content/about.html?dcid=4&sid=f97426d0d0f5480b4edb8be7b8518236|website=http://www.villas.com/|accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref>

==Controversy and criticism==
In March 2014, Booking.com sent a request to Ukrainian and Crimean Hotels to clarify if they have connections to Viktor Yanukovych and 17 other Ukrainians, who the European Union sanctions were imposed on. Since Booking.com is a Dutch company, which headquarters are based on Amsterdam, it is required to obey the trade restrictions of the EU, so that business is not allowed to be done with those sanctioned individuals.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kulchitskaya|first1=Diana|title=Booking.Com Investigates Hotels for Links to Sanctioned Ukrainians|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/booking-com-investigates-hotels-for-links-to-sanctioned-ukrainians/496536.html|accessdate=19 October 2014|publisher=www.themoscowtimes.com|date=21 Mar 2014}}</ref> Booking.com’s behavior aroused deprecation from its Russian competitors.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lekarev|first1=Peter|title=Booking.com supports EU sanctions|url=http://voiceofrussia.com/radio_broadcast/36172287/270499774/|accessdate=19 October 2014|publisher=voiceofrussia.com}}</ref>

In the beginning of November 2014, it was known that by accessing Booking.com reservations, criminals were able to obtain customer details through demands for prepayment. Booking.com said it was countering the fraudsters and refunding customers from the UK, US, France, Italy, the UAE and Portugal, all of which had been affected. Since the fraud, Booking.com has made changes so data can only be accessed from a computer linked to the hotel's server. Its teams have also worked to "take down" dozens of phishing sites, as well as working with some banks to freeze the money mule bank accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29942503|title=BBC News - Scammers target leading online travel agent Booking.com|work=BBC News}}</ref>

In September 2012, the United Kingdom's competition authority, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), issued a statement of objections against Booking.com, its direct competitor Expedia and the hotel chain IHG.<ref>http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140402142426/http://oft.gov.uk/news-and-updates/press/2012/65-12</ref> The OFT alleged that Booking.com and Expedia had entered into separate arrangements with IHG which restricted the online travel agent's ability to discount the price of room only hotel accommodation. Booking.com, Expedia and IHG made a proposal to the OFT to change their restrictions. The OFT accepted the proposal but it was later rejected by a higher authority at a tribunal.<ref>http://www.tnooz.com/article/skyscanner-touts-win-british-regulator-ruling-expedia-booking/</ref>

In April 2015 the French, Swedish and Italian competition authorities accepted a proposal by Booking.com to drop its "rate parity" clause and thereby allow competitor travel agents to offer lower hotel prices than Booking.com.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/21/us-booking-france-idUSKBN0NC10W20150421</ref> Booking.com further agreed to extend and apply its proposal across all EU states.<ref>http://www.konkurrensverket.se/globalassets/english/news/13_596_bookingdotcom_eng.pdf</ref> Hotels are still prevented from discounting prices directly on their own websites.<ref>http://www.tnooz.com/article/hoteliers-claim-booking-com-parity-agreement-still-wrong-and-anti-competitive/</ref>

Booking.com remains under investigation by competition authorities in the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Sweden and Switzerland.<ref>http://biz.yahoo.com/e/150219/pcln10-k.html</ref> The EU has warned that Booking.com and Tripadvisor may have reached market dominance beyond the point of no return.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/24/eu-warns-internet-firms-regulated-amazon-etsy</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.booking.com Official Website]

[[Category:Travel websites]] by: thomas hudas
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Tropical House

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{{Distinguish2|the genre called trouse, combining [[Trance (music genre)|trance]] and [[progressive house]]}}
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| name = Tropical house
| color = black
| bgcolor = silver
| stylistic_origins = [[Deep house]]<ref name=thissongissick_thomas_jack_presents_trop_house_vol3 /><ref name=edmexclusives_kygo_bringing_trop_house />
| cultural_origins =
| instruments = [[Percussion instrument|Percussion]], [[saxophone]], [[trumpet]], [[piano]], [[flute]], [[guitar]]
| derivatives =
| subgenres =
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'''Tropical house''', often abbreviated as '''trop house''', is a fairly new{{clarify|date=March 2015}} [[house music]] subgenre. It is pioneered by the Australian DJ and producer Thomas Jack. Artists of the genre are often featured at various festivals, such as the appearance of [[Bakermat]] on the ''Bakermat and Friends'' stage in [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]] 2014.<ref name=casulin_interview_bakermat_2014 />

The name of the genre itself started off as a kind of a joke by Thomas Jack, but has since been gaining popularity among listeners.<ref name=thissongissick_thomas_jack_presents_trop_house_vol3 /> The term "trouse" should not be confused with trop house as "trouse" is used as the name of the genre that instead combines the feeling of [[Trance (music genre)|trance]] and the beats of [[progressive house]], utilizing electro synths.<ref name=miami_trouse />

== Origins of the term ==
The term "tropical house" was used as a joke by the Australian DJ and producer Thomas Jack that came from being pressured into picking a genre to categorize his music under combined with his love for summer vibes and the beach. Since then, the name caught on and has been used among listeners to categorize the style of music.

{{quote|text=The genre "Tropical House" was kind of a joke at the start. One of my mates told me to label my music under a genre. I loved summer vibes and the beach so I thought tropical house would be a cool name.|sign=Thomas Jack|source=interview with Thissongissick<ref name=thissongissick_thomas_jack_presents_trop_house_vol3 />}}

== Characteristics ==
{{Unreferenced-section|date=February 2015}}
Tropical house is a subgenre of [[deep house]], which is itself a subgenre of [[house music]]. Thus, it possesses typical house music characteristics, including [[synthesizer]] instrumentation, and a [[Four on the floor (music)|4/4]] kick drum pattern. The tempo of tropical house songs usually falls within the 100-120 bpm range, which is not uncommon in deep house. Like deep house also, track lengths are typically longer than other forms of house music, with song lengths varying from 5-10 minutes. It typically includes a blend of synthesized and acoustic instrumentation. This can include typical synthesizer [[bassline|basslines]] and lead synths (such as plucks), but also [[vocals]], [[Piano|pianos]], [[panflute|pan flutes]], and the [[saxophone]], giving it the characteristic 'chilled' feeling.

== See also ==
{{Portal|Electronic music}}
* [[List of electronic music genres]]
* [[Styles of house music]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=edmexclusives_kygo_bringing_trop_house>{{cite web|title=Kygo – Bringing Tropical House to Center Stage|url=http://edmexclusives.com/2014/12/03/kygo-bringing-tropical-house-to-center-stage/|website=EDM Exclusives|date=3 December 2014|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=thissongissick_thomas_jack_presents_trop_house_vol3>{{cite web|title=World Premiere: Thomas Jack Presents Tropical House Vol. 3 Bakermat Guest Mix + Exclusive Interview|url=http://thissongissick.com/blog/2014/world-premiere-thomas-jack-tropical-house-vol-3-bakermat/|last1=Guarino|first1=Nick|website=Thissongissick|date=19 May 2014|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=casulin_interview_bakermat_2014>{{cite web|title=Interview: Melodic House DJ/Producer Bakermat Talks Jazz, Soul, & What He’s Got Planned on the Horizon|url=http://www.casulin.com/interview-with-melodic-house-producer-bakermat/|last1=Benrubi|first1=William|website=Casulin|date=3 September 2014|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref>

<ref name=miami_trouse>{{cite web|title=The Future Is Trouse|url=http://miamimusicweek.com/2013/02/27/the-future-is-trouse/|website=Miami Music Week|date=27 February 2013|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref>
}}

{{House music}}

[[Category:House music genres]]

Province of Massachusetts Bay

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The '''Province of Massachusetts Bay''' was a [[crown colony]] in North America and one of the thirteen original states of the United States. It was chartered on October 7, 1691 by [[William and Mary]], the joint monarchs of the kingdoms of [[Kingdom of England|England]], [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] and [[Kingdom of Ireland|Ireland]]. The charter took effect on May 14, 1692 and included the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]], the [[Plymouth Colony]], the [[Province of Maine]], [[Martha's Vineyard]], [[Nantucket, Massachusetts|Nantucket]], [[Nova Scotia]] and [[New Brunswick]]. The modern [[Commonwealth of Massachusetts]] is the direct successor; [[Maine]] is an independent state, and Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are Canadian provinces.

The name Massachusetts comes from the [[Massachusett]], an [[Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] tribe. The name has been translated as "at the great hill", "at the place of large hills", or "at the range of hills", with reference to the [[Blue Hills Reservation|Blue Hills]], and in particular, [[Great Blue Hill]].

==Background==
{{main|Massachusetts Bay Colony|Plymouth Colony|Dominion of New England}}
Colonial settlement of the shores of [[Massachusetts Bay]] began in 1620 with the founding of the [[Plymouth Colony]].<ref>Labaree, pp. 23–26</ref> Other attempts at colonization took place throughout the 1620s, but expansion of English settlements only began on a large scale with the founding of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] in 1628 and the arrival of the first large group of [[Puritan]] settlers in 1630.<ref>Labaree, pp. 27–30</ref> Over the next ten years there was a [[Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)|major migration]] of Puritans to the area, leading to the founding of a number of new colonies in [[New England]]. By the 1680s the number of colonies had stabilized at five: in addition to Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth, [[Connecticut Colony|Connecticut]], [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island]] and [[Province of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] all bordered the area. Massachusetts Bay was the most populous and economically significant, housing a sizable merchant fleet.

The colonies at times struggled against the local Indian population, which had suffered a serious decline in population (most likely at the hands of infectious diseases brought over by European traders and fishermen) prior to the arrival of the first permanent settlers.<ref>Hart, pp. 129–131</ref> In the 1630s the [[Pequot|Pequot tribe]] was [[Pequot War|virtually destroyed]], and [[King Philip's War]] in the 1670s resulted in the expulsion, pacification, or killing of most of the Indians in southern New England. The latter war was also costly to the colonists of New England, putting a halt to expansion for several years.<ref>Labaree, pp. 96–105</ref>

Massachusetts and Plymouth were both somewhat politically independent from England in their early days, but this situation changed after the [[English Restoration|restoration]] of [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] to the English throne in 1660.<ref>Labaree, p. 111</ref> Charles sought closer oversight of the colonies, and to introduce and enforce economic control over their activities. The [[Navigation Acts]] passed in the 1660s were widely disliked in Massachusetts, where merchants often found themselves trapped and at odds with the rules. However, many colonial governments, Massachusetts principally among them, refused to enforce the acts themselves, and took matters one step further by obstructing the activities of the Crown agents themselves.<ref>Labaree, pp. 94, 111–113</ref> The religiously conservative Puritan rulers of Massachusetts also refused to tolerate the [[Church of England]], and yet at the same time were intolerant of other religious groups, banishing [[Baptists]] and executing [[Quakers]] who defied their banishment. These issues and others led to the revocation of the first Massachusetts Charter in 1684.

In 1686 Charles II's successor, [[James II of England|King James II]], formed the [[Dominion of New England]], which ultimately joined all of the British territories from [[Delaware Bay]] to [[Penobscot Bay]] into a single political unit.<ref>Lovejoy, pp. 159, 196–212</ref> The Dominion's governor, Sir [[Edmund Andros]], was highly unpopular in the colonies, but was especially hated in Massachusetts, where he angered virtually everyone by enforcing of the Navigation Acts, vacating land titles, appropriating a Puritan meeting house as a site to host services for the Church of England, and his restriction of [[town meeting]]s, among other sundry complaints.<ref>Lovejoy, pp. 184–186, 188–190, 193</ref> When James was deposed in the 1688 [[Glorious Revolution]], Massachusetts political leaders conspired against Andros, [[1689 Boston revolt|arresting him]] and other English authorities in April 1689.<ref>Lovejoy, pp. 224–226</ref><ref>Webb, pp. 183–184</ref> This led to the collapse of the Dominion, as the other colonies then quickly reasserted their old forms of government.<ref>Palfrey, p. 596</ref>

The Plymouth colony had never had a royal charter, so its governance had always been on a somewhat precarious footing. Massachusetts, however, was placed into constitutional anarchy by the uprising. Although the colonial government was reestablished, it no longer had a valid charter, as a result of which some opponents of the old Puritan rule refused to pay taxes, and engaged in other forms of protest. Provincial agents traveled to London where [[Increase Mather]], representing the old colony leaders, petitioned new rulers [[William and Mary]] to restore the old colonial charter. When King William learned that this might result in a return to the predominantly entrenched religious rule, he refused. Instead, the [[Board of Trade|Lords of Trade]] decided to solve two problems at once by combining the two colonies. Accordingly on October 7, 1691, they issued a charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay, and appointed Sir [[William Phips]] its governor.

==Provincial charter==
The new charter differed from the old one in several important ways: one of the principal changes, inaugurated over Mather's objection, was to change the test requirements for attaining voting eligibility from religious to financial. Although the effect of this change has been subject to debate among historians, there is significant consensus that it greatly enlarged the number of men eligible to vote.<ref>Labaree, p. 127</ref> The new rules required prospective voters to own £40 worth of property, or real estate that yielded at least £2 per year in rent, and has been estimated to have thus included three quarters of the then adult male population as eligible.<ref>Labaree, pp. 127, 132</ref>

The second major change was that senior officials of the government, including governor, lieutenant governor, and judges, were ''appointed'' by the crown instead of being elected. The legislative assembly, or General Court, continued to be elected, however, and was responsible for choosing members of the Governor's Council. The governor had veto power over laws passed by the General Court, as well as over appointments to the council. These rules differed in important ways from the royal charters enjoyed by other provinces. The most important were that the General Court now possessed the powers of appropriation, and that the council was locally chosen and not appointed by either the governor or the Crown. These significantly weakened the governor's power, something that came to be of importance later in provincial history.

A third reason for the changes may have been to reduce the deadly influence of religious [[superstition]] in the colony, as evidenced by the [[Salem Witch Trials]], which also occurred in 1692.{{fact|date=April 2013}}

The province's territory was also greatly expanded beyond that originally claimed by the predecessor Massachusetts and Plymouth colonies. In addition to their territories, which included present-day mainland [[Massachusetts]], western [[Maine]], and portions of all of the neighboring modern states, the territory was expanded to include [[Acadia]] or [[Nova Scotia]] (then encompassing modern Nova Scotia, [[New Brunswick]], and eastern Maine), as well as what was then known as [[Dukes County, Province of New York|Dukes County]] in the [[Province of New York]], consisting of the islands of [[Nantucket]], [[Martha's Vineyard]], and the [[Elizabeth Islands]].

==History==
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The early years of the province were dominated by the [[Salem witch trials]] and by [[King William's War]] (1689–97). In the aftermath of the revolt against Andros, colonial defenses had been withdrawn from the frontiers, which then repeatedly were raided by French and Indian forces from [[Canada, New France|Canada]] and [[Acadia]]. War again broke out in 1702 with [[Queen Anne's War]], which lasted until 1713. Massachusetts Governor [[Joseph Dudley]] organized the colonial defenses, and there were fewer raids than in the earlier war. Dudley also organized expeditions against Acadia, a haven for French [[privateer]]s, in 1704 and 1707, and requested support from London for more ambitious efforts against [[New France]]. In 1709 Massachusetts raised troops for an expedition against Canada that was called off, and again in 1710, when [[Habitation at Port-Royal|Port Royal]], the Acadian capital, was [[Siege of Port Royal (1710)|finally captured]].

Because of the wars, the colony had issued paper currency, whose value was constantly in decline, leading to financial crises. This led to proposals to create a bank that would issue notes backed by real estate, but this move was opposed by Governor Dudley and his successor, [[Samuel Shute]]. Dudley and Shute, as well as later governors, engaged in fruitless attempts to convince the general court to fix salaries for crown-appointed officials. The issues of currency and salary were both long-lived issues over which governors and colonists fought. The conflict over salary reached a peak of sorts during the short-lived administration of [[William Burnet (administrator)|William Burnet]]. He held the provincial assembly in session for six months, relocating it twice, in an unsuccessful attempt to force the issue.

In the early 1720s the [[Abenaki]] of northern New England, encouraged by French intriguers but also concerned over British encroachment on their lands, resumed raiding of frontier communities. This violence was eventually put down by Acting Governor [[William Dummer]], leading the conflict to be called [[Dummer's War]] (among many other names). Many Abenakis retreated from northern New England into Canada after the conflict.

In the 1730s Governor [[Jonathan Belcher]], a native son, disputed the power of the legislature to direct appropriations, vetoing bills that did not give him the freedom to disburse funds as he saw fit. This meant that the provincial treasury was often empty. Belcher was, however, permitted by the Board of Trade to accept annual grants from the legislature in lieu of a fixed salary. Under his administration the currency crisis flared again. This resulted in a revival of the land bank proposal, which Belcher opposed. His political opponents intrigued in London to have him removed, and the bank was established. Its existence was short-lived, for an act of Parliament forcibly dissolved it. This turned a number of important colonists (including the father of [[American Revolutionary War]] political leader [[Samuel Adams]]) against crown and Parliament.

The next twenty years were dominated by war. [[King George's War]] broke out in 1741, and Governor [[William Shirley]] rallied troops from around New England for an assault on the French fortress at [[Fortress Louisbourg|Louisbourg]]. which [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)|succeeded in 1745]]. However, much to the annoyance of New Englanders, Louisbourg was returned to France at the end of the war in 1748. Governor Shirley was relatively popular, in part because he managed to avoid or finesse the more contentious issues his predecessors had raised. He was again militarily active when the [[French and Indian War]] broke out in 1754. Raised to the highest colonial military command by the death of General [[Edward Braddock]] in 1755, he was unable to manage the large-scale logistics the war demanded, and was recalled in 1757. His successor, [[Thomas Pownall]], oversaw the colonial contribution to the remainder of the war, which ended in North America in 1760.

The 1760s and early 1770s were marked by a rising tide of colonial frustration with London's colonial policies, and with the governors sent to implement and enforce them. Both [[Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet|Francis Bernard]] and [[Thomas Hutchinson (governor)|Thomas Hutchinson]], the last two non-military governors, were widely disliked over issues large and small, notably the Parliament's attempts to impose taxes on the colonies [[taxation without representation|without representation]]. Hutchinson, a Massachusetts native who served for many years as lieutenant governor, authorized the quartering of British Army troops in Boston, which eventually precipitated the [[Boston Massacre]] on March 5, 1770. By this time, agitators like Samuel Adams, [[Paul Revere]], and [[John Hancock]] were active in opposition to crown policies. After the [[Boston Tea Party]] in December 1773, Hutchinson was replaced in May 1774 by General [[Thomas Gage]]. Gage was at first well-received, but the reception rapidly became worse as he began to implement the so-called [[Intolerable Acts]], including the [[Massachusetts Government Act]], which dissolved the legislature, and the [[Boston Port Act]], which closed the port of Boston until reparations were paid for the dumped tea. The port closure did great damage to the provincial economy, and led to a wave of sympathetic assistance from other colonies.

The royal government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay existed ''de facto'' until early October 1774, when members of the [[General Court of Massachusetts]] met in contravention of the Massachusetts Government Act and established the [[Massachusetts Provincial Congress]].<ref>Labaree, p. 278</ref> Although Governor Gage continued an essentially military rule in Boston, the provincial congress had effective rule in the rest of the province.<ref>Labaree, pp. 170,278–282</ref> Hostilities starting the [[American Revolutionary War]] broke out in April 1775 at [[Battles of Lexington and Concord|Lexington and Concord]], which continued with the [[Siege of Boston]].<ref>Labaree, pp. 283–288</ref> The British [[Evacuation Day (Massachusetts)|evacuated Boston]] on March 17, 1776, ending the siege and bringing the city under rebel control.<ref>Labaree, pp. 296–300</ref> On May 1, 1776 the provincial congress adopted a resolution declaring the province to be independent of the crown; this was followed up by the [[United States Declaration of Independence]] on July 4, 1776 declaring the independence of all of the [[Thirteen Colonies]].

The [[Massachusetts Constitution|Constitution]] of the [[Massachusetts|Commonwealth of Massachusetts]] was agreed upon in Cambridge in October 1779 and adopted by the delegates nine months later in June 1780, to go into effect "the last Wednesday of October next". In elections held in October 1780, John Hancock was elected the first [[Governor of Massachusetts]] along with representatives to the commonwealth's first [[Massachusetts General Court|General Court]].

==Politics==

===Provincial politics===
According to Thomas Hutchinson, who wrote the first major history of colonial Massachusetts, the politics of the province was dominated by three major factions. This is in distinction to most of the other colonies, where there were two factions. Expansionists, exemplified in Massachusetts by people like [[Thomas Hancock (merchant)|Thomas Hancock]], uncle to John Hancock, and [[James Otis, Sr.]], believed strongly in the growth of the colony and a vigorous defense against French and Indian incursions. This faction became a vital force in the [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] movements preceding the revolution. Nonexpansionists, exemplified by Hutchinson and the Oliver family of Boston, were more circumspect, preferring to rely on a strong relationship with the mother country. This faction would become [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] in the revolutionary era. The third force in Massachusetts politics was a populist faction made possible by the structure of the provincial legislature, in which rural and lower class communities held a larger number of votes than in other provinces. Its early leaders included the Cookes ([[Elisha Cooke, Sr.|Elisha senior]] and [[Elisha Cooke, Jr.|junior]]) of Maine, while later leaders included revolutionary firebrand Samuel Adams.<ref>Egnal, pp. 20–21</ref> Although religion did not play a major role in these divisions, nonexpansionists tended to be Anglican, while expansionists were mainly middle-of-the road Congregationalist. Populists generally held either conservative Puritan views or the revivalist views of the [[First Great Awakening]].<ref>Egnal, pp. 24–28</ref> Throughout the provincial history, these factions made and broke alliances as conditions and circumstances dictated.<ref>Egnal, p. 29</ref>

The populist faction had concerns that sometimes prompted it to support one of the other parties. Its rural character meant that when there were troubles on the frontier, they sided with the expansionists. They also tended to side with the expansionists on the recurring problems with the local money, whose inflation tended to favor their ability to repay debts in depreciated currency. These ties became stronger in the 1760s as the conflict with Parliament grew.<ref>Egnal, p. 24</ref>

The nonexpansionists were composed principally of a wealthy merchant class in Boston. They had allies in the wealthy farming communities in the more developed eastern portions of the province, and in the province's major ports. This alliance often rivalled the populist party in power in the provincial legislature. It favored stronger regulation from the mother country, and opposed the inflationist issuance of colonial currency.<ref>Egnal, pp. 27–28</ref>

Expansionists mainly came from two disparate groups. The first was a portion of the eastern merchant class, represented by the Hancocks and Otises, who harbored views of the growth of the colony and held relatively liberal religious views. They were joined by wealthy landowners in the Connecticut River valley, whose needs for defense and growth were directly tied to property development. Although these two groups agreed on defense and an expansionist vision, they disagreed on the currency issue, with the westerners siding with the nonexpansionists in their desire for a standards-based currency.<ref>Egnal, pp. 25–27</ref>

===Local politics===
The province significantly expanded its geographic reach, principally in the 18th century. In 1695 there were 83 towns, which grew to 186 in 1765. Most of the towns in 1695 were within one days' travel of Boston, but this changed as townships sprang up in [[Worcester County, Massachusetts|Worcester County]] and [[the Berkshires]] on land that had been under Indian control prior to King Philip's War.<ref>Labaree, p. 128</ref>

The character of local politics changed as the province prospered and grew. Unity of community during the earlier colonial period gave way to subdivision of larger towns. [[Dedham, Massachusetts|Dedham]], for example, was split into six towns, and [[Newburyport, Massachusetts|Newburyport]] was separated from [[Newbury, Massachusetts|Newbury]] in 1764.<ref name=L129>Labaree, p. 129</ref>

Town meetings also became more important in local political life. As towns grew, the townspeople became more assertive in managing their affairs, and the town [[selectmen]], who had previously wielded significant power, lost some of their influence to the town meetings and to the appointment of paid town employees, such as [[tax assessor]]s, [[constable]]s, and treasurers.<ref>Labaree, pp. 129–130</ref>

==Geography==
The boundaries of the province changed in both major and minor ways during its existence. Nova Scotia, then including New Brunswick, was occupied by English forces at the time of the charter's issuance, but was separated in 1697 when the territory, called [[Acadia]] by the French, was formally returned to France by the 1697 [[Treaty of Ryswick]]. Nova Scotia became a separate province in 1710, following the [[Siege of Port Royal (1710)|British conquest]] of Acadia in [[Queen Anne's War]]. Maine was not separated until after American independence, when it attained statehood in 1820.

The borders of the province with the neighboring provinces underwent some adjustment. Its principal predecessor colonies, Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth, had established boundaries with New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, but these underwent changes during the provincial period. The boundary with New Hampshire was of some controversy, since the original boundary definition in colonial charters (three miles north of the [[Merrimack River]]) had been made on the assumption that the river flowed predominantly west. This issue was resolved by [[George II of Great Britain|King George II]] in 1741, when he ruled that the border between the two provinces follows what is now the border between the two states.

Surveys in the 1690s suggested that the original boundary line with Connecticut and Rhode Island had been incorrectly surveyed. In the early 18th century joint surveys determined that the line was south of where it should be. In 1713 Massachusetts set aside a plot of land (called the "[[Equivalent lands]]") to compensate Connecticut for this error. These lands were auctioned off, and the proceeds were used by Connecticut to fund [[Yale College]]. The boundary with Rhode Island was also found to require adjustment, and in 1746 territories on the eastern shore of [[Narragansett Bay]] (present-day [[Barrington, Rhode Island|Barrington]], [[Bristol, Rhode Island|Bristol]], [[Tiverton, Rhode Island|Tiverton]] and [[Little Compton, Rhode Island|Little Compton]]) were ceded to Rhode Island. The borders between Massachusetts and its southern neighbors were not fixed into their modern form until the 19th century, requiring significant legal action in the case of the Rhode Island borders. The western border with New York was agreed in 1773, but not surveyed until 1788.

The province of Massachusetts Bay also laid a claim to what is now [[Western New York]] as part of the province's [[sea-to-sea grant]]. The 1780s [[Treaty of Hartford]] saw Massachusetts relinquish that claim in exchange for the right to sell it off to developers.

==See also==
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*[[American Revolution]]
*[[History of Massachusetts]]
*[[Historical outline of Massachusetts]]
*[[List of colonial governors of Massachusetts]]

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite book|last=Egnal|first=Marc|title=A Mighty Empire: the Origins of the American Revolution|publisher=Cornell University Press|location=Ithaca, NY|year=1988}}
*{{cite book|last=Hart|first=Albert Bushnell (ed)|title=Commonwealth History of Massachusetts|publisher=The States History Company|location=New York|year=1927|oclc=1543273}}
*{{cite book|last=Labaree|first=Benjamin|title=Colonial Massachusetts: a History|year=1979|publisher=KTO Press|location=Millwood, NY|isbn=978-0-527-18714-9|oclc=248194957}}
*{{cite book|last=Lovejoy|first=David|title=The Glorious Revolution in America|publisher=Wesleyan University Press|year=1987|location=Middletown, CT|isbn=978-0-8195-6177-0|oclc=14212813}}
*{{cite book|last=Palfrey|first=John|title=History of New England: History of New England During the Stuart Dynasty|year=1864|publisher=Little, Brown|location=Boston|oclc=1658888|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=A70rAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&cad=0}}
*{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Stephen Saunders|title=Lord Churchill's Coup: The Anglo-American Empire and the Glorious Revolution Reconsidered|publisher=Syracuse University Press|year=1998|isbn=978-0-8156-0558-4|oclc=39756272|location=Syracuse, NY}}


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Tear down this wall!

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"'''Tear down this wall!'''" was the challenge issued by United States President [[Ronald Reagan]] to Soviet Union leader [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] to destroy the [[Berlin Wall]], in a speech at the [[Brandenburg Gate]] near the Berlin Wall on June 12, 1987, commemorating the 750th anniversary of [[Berlin]].<ref name="USATODAY">{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-06-12-reagan-speech_N.htm |title=Reagan's 'tear down this wall' speech turns 20 - USATODAY.com |accessdate=2008-02-19 |work=USA Today | date=June 12, 2007}}</ref><ref name="raze"/> Reagan challenged Gorbachev, who was then the [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], to tear it down as an emblem of Gorbachev's desire to increase freedom in the [[Eastern Bloc]] through ''[[glasnost]]'' ("transparency") and ''[[perestroika]]'' ("restructuring") .

==Background==
Built in 1961, the Berlin Wall became known as a symbol of communist oppression.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/views/y/1999/11/burns.wall.nov8|title=What the Berlin Wall still stands for|date=November 8, 1999 |accessdate=2008-02-18|work=CNN Interactive}}</ref> In the 1963 "[[Ich bin ein Berliner]]" speech, U.S. President [[John F. Kennedy]] stated the support of the United States for democratic [[West Germany]] shortly after the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-supported [[Communist state]] of [[East Germany]] erected the Berlin Wall as a barrier to prevent movement from East to West.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=atb023b11&templatename=/article/article.html|title=John Fitzgerald Kennedy|year=2006|accessdate=2008-02-16|publisher=Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc.}}</ref>

President Reagan's 1987 visit was his second within five years. It came at a time of heightened East-West tensions, caused in particular by the debate over the stationing of short range American missiles in Europe and the United States' record peacetime defense buildup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wam.umd.edu/~jklumpp/comm461/cold.html|title=The Cold War|accessdate=2008-02-08|publisher=Workstations at Maryland}}</ref> Reagan was scheduled to attend the 1987 [[G7|G-7 summit meeting]] in [[Venice, Italy|Venice]], Italy, and later made a brief stop in Berlin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/opinion/10mann.html?pagewanted=print|title=Tear Down That Myth|date=June 10, 2007|accessdate=2008-02-09|work=The New York Times|author=Mann, James}}</ref>

The Brandenburg Gate site was chosen to highlight the President's conviction that Western democracy offered the best hope to open the Berlin Wall.<ref name="raze">{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3DC1F30F930A25755C0A961948260|title=Raze Berlin Wall, Reagan Urges Soviet|author=Boyd, Gerald M|date=June 13, 1987|accessdate=2008-02-09|work=The New York Times}}</ref> His speech focused on a series of political initiatives to achieve this end. The famous "tear down this wall" phrase was intended as the logical conclusion of the President's proposals. As the speech was being drafted, inclusion of the words became a source of considerable controversy within the Reagan administration. Several senior staffers and aides advised against the phrase, saying anything that might cause further East-West tensions or potential embarrassment to Gorbachev, with whom President Reagan had built a good relationship, should be omitted. American officials in [[West Germany]] and presidential [[speechwriter]]s, including [[Peter Robinson (speechwriter)|Peter Robinson]], thought otherwise. Robinson traveled to West Germany to inspect potential speech venues, and gained an overall sense that the majority of West Berliners opposed the wall. Despite getting little support for suggesting Reagan demand the wall's removal, Robinson kept the phrase in the speech text. On May 18, 1987, President Reagan met with his speechwriters and responded to the speech by saying, "I thought it was a good, solid draft." White House Chief of Staff [[Howard Baker]] objected, saying it sounded "extreme" and "unpresidential," and Deputy US National Security Advisor [[Colin Powell]] agreed. Nevertheless, Reagan liked the passage, saying, "I think we'll leave it in."<ref name= "Seizing the Moment">{{cite news|url=http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070610/18speeches.htm|last=Walsh|first=Kenneth T|year=2007|month=June|title=Seizing the Moment|work=U.S. News & World Report|pages=39–41|accessdate=2007-06-27}}</ref>

Chief speechwriter [[Anthony R. Dolan]] gives another account of the line's origins, however, attributing it directly to Reagan. In an article published in the Wall Street Journal in November 2009, Dolan gives a detailed account of how in an Oval Office meeting that was prior to Robinson's draft Reagan came up with the line on his own. He records vivid impressions of his own reaction and Robinson's at the time.<ref name= "Four Little Words">{{cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574522163362062796.html|last=Dolan|first=Anthony|year=2009|month=November|title=Four Little Words|work=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=2012-06-10}}</ref> This led to a friendly exchange of letters between Robinson and Dolan over their differing accounts, which the Wall Street Journal published.<ref name= "Robinson Letter">{{cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704402404574527764020693266.html|last=Robinson|first=Peter|year=2009|month=November|title=Looking Again at Reagan and 'Tear Down This Wall'|work=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=2012-06-10}}</ref><ref name= "Dolan Letter">{{cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704431804574538002351222272.html|last=Dolan|first=Anthony|year=2009|month=November|title=Speechwriters' Shouts of Joy in Reagan's Oval Office|work=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=2012-06-10}}</ref>

==The speech==
[[File:Tear down this wall.ogv|thumb|Complete speech by [[Ronald Reagan]] at the [[Brandenburg Gate]], June 12, 1987. Famous passage begins at 11:10 into this video.]]
Arriving in Berlin on June 12, 1987, President and Mrs. Reagan were taken to the [[Reichstag building|Reichstag]], where they viewed the wall from a balcony.<ref name="Germany">{{cite web|url=http://www.germany.info/relaunch/politics/new/pol_Reagan_Berlin_Anniv_2007.htm|title=Ronald Reagan's Famous "Tear Down This Wall" Speech Turns 20|accessdate=February 9, 2008|publisher=German Embassy, Washington, DC}}{{Dead link|date=August 2011}}</ref> Reagan then made his speech at the [[Brandenburg Gate]] at 2:00 pm, in front of two panes of [[bulletproof glass]] protecting him from potential snipers in East Berlin.<ref name="raze"/> About 45,000 people were in attendance; among the spectators were West German president [[Richard von Weizsäcker]], Chancellor [[Helmut Kohl]], and West Berlin mayor [[Eberhard Diepgen]].<ref name="Germany"/> That afternoon, Reagan said,

{{quote|We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek [[peace]], if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and eastern Europe, if you seek [[liberalization]], come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!<ref name="text"/>}}

Later on in his speech, President Reagan said, "As I looked out a moment ago from the Reichstag, that embodiment of German unity, I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner, 'This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.' Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom."<ref name="text">{{cite web|url=http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/061287d.htm|title=Remarks on East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin|accessdate=May 29, 2011|publisher=Ronald Reagan Presidential Library }}</ref>

Another highlight of the speech was Reagan's call to end the [[arms race]] with his reference to the Soviets' [[RSD-10 Pioneer|SS-20]] nuclear weapons, and the possibility "not merely of limiting the growth of arms, but of eliminating, for the first time, an entire class of nuclear weapons from the face of the Earth."<ref name="raze"/>

==Response and legacy==
[[File:Berlin Wall at the Reagan Library.jpg|thumb|right|A piece of the [[Berlin Wall]] located at the [[Ronald Reagan Presidential Library]] in [[Simi Valley, CA]]]]
Although it has been called "The four most famous words of Ronald Reagan's Presidency", the speech received "relatively little coverage from the media", ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine reported 20 years later.<ref name="TIME">{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1631828,00.html |title=20 Years After "Tear Down This Wall" - TIME |accessdate=2008-02-19 |work=Time | date=June 11, 2007 | first=Romesh | last=Ratnesar}}</ref> Communists were critical of the speech,<ref name="USATODAY"/> and the Soviet press agency [[Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union|Tass]] accused Reagan as giving an "openly provocative, war-mongering speech."<ref name="raze"/>

Twenty-nine months later, on November 9, 1989, after increasing public unrest, East Germany finally [[Fall of the Berlin Wall|opened the Berlin Wall]]. By the end of the year, official operations to dismantle the wall began. With the collapse of the Communist governments of Eastern Europe and, eventually, [[History of the Soviet Union (1985–1991)|the Soviet Union itself]], the tearing down of the wall epitomized the collapse for history. In September 1990, Reagan, no longer President, returned to Berlin, where he personally took a few symbolic hammer swings at a remnant of the Berlin Wall.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6DA163CF935A2575AC0A966958260&|title=Reagan Hailed for Taking the Evil Out of the Empire |work=The New York Times|date=September 16, 1990 |accessdate=2008-02-10 |author=Douglas, Carlyle C}}</ref>

Former West German Chancellor [[Helmut Kohl]] said he would never forget standing near Reagan when he challenged Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. "He was a stroke of luck for the world, especially for Europe."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-06-07-reagan-world_x.htm|title=Reagan remembered worldwide for his role in ending Cold War division|work=[[USA Today]] |date=June 7, 2004 |author=Jason Keyser}}</ref> Although there is considerable disagreement over how much influence Reagan's words had on the destruction of the wall, the speech is remembered as an important moment in [[Cold War]] history.<ref name= "Seizing the Moment"/>

[[Peter Robinson (speechwriter)|Peter Robinson]], the White House [[speech writer|wordsmith]] who drafted the address, said its most famous line was inspired by a conversation with Ingeborg Elz of West Berlin who had remarked in a conversation with him, "If this man Gorbachev is serious with his talk of ''Glasnost'' and ''perestroika'' he can prove it by getting rid of this wall."<ref>{{citation|publisher = [[Wall Street Journal]]|first = Peter|last = Robinson|authorlink = Peter Robinson (speechwriter)|date = June 9–10, 2012}}{{citation|url = http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2007/summer/berlin.html|first = Peter|last = Robinson|authorlink = Peter Robinson (speechwriter)|publisher = [[National Archives]]|date = Summer 2007|volume = 39|title = "Tear Down This Wall": How Top Advisers Opposed Reagan's Challenge to Gorbachev—But Lost}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Speeches and debates of Ronald Reagan]]
* [[Evil empire|Evil Empire]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
*[[Peter Robinson (speechwriter)|Robinson, Peter]]. ''It's My Party: A Republican's Messy Love Affair with the GOP''. (2000), hardcover, Warner Books, ISBN 0-446-52665-7
*[[John Kornblum|Ambassador John C. Kornblum]]: "Reagan's Brandenburg Concerto", [[The American Interest]], May–June 2007
*Ratnesar, Romesh. "Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War" (2009)

==External links==
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* [http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganbrandenburggate.htm Full text and audio MP3 of the speech]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MDFX-dNtsM Full video] of President Reagan delivering the speech at the [[Brandenburg Gate]], courtesy of the Reagan Foundation.
* [http://hoohila.stanford.edu/commonwealth/programView.php?programID=3282 Reagan speechwriter Peter Robinson reflecting on the speech] before the [[Commonwealth Club of California]] in 2004.
* [http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=612 Image of text at National Archives site]
* [http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2007/summer/berlin.html "Tear Down This Wall" How Top Advisers Opposed Reagan's Challenge to Gorbachev—But Lost] by Peter Robinson

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