United (Phoenix album)

United
Studio album by Phoenix
Released	8 June 2000 (Germany); 12 June 2000 (UK); 13 June 2000 (France); 19 September 2000 (US);
Recorded	1999-2000 at Studio Gang, Studio 2 and Studio PlusXXX, France
Genre	Indie pop
Length	38:48
Label	Virgin CDVIR107 (UK); Astralwerks ASW 48853 (US); Source 7243 8 48853 2 8;
Producer	Phoenix; Philippe Zdar;
Phoenix chronology

United is the debut studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix, released in 2000. Singles released from the album include "Too Young", "If I Ever Feel Better" and "Party Time".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
The List	[3]
NME	8/10[4]
Pitchfork	8.6/10[5]
Q	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Spin	7/10[8]

Commercial performance

According to Virgin France, as of April 2004, the album has shipped 150,000 units worldwide.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Phoenix.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"School's Rules"	1:32
2.	"Too Young"	3:19
3.	"Honeymoon"	5:00
4.	"If I Ever Feel Better"	4:26
5.	"Party Time"	2:14
6.	"On Fire"	2:49
7.	"Embuscade"	3:57
8.	"Summer Days"	3:15
9.	"Funky Squaredance" "Part One" "Part Two" "Part Three"	9:38
10.	"Definitive Breaks"	1:40

US/iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Too Young" (Zoot Woman Remix)	3:53

Personnel

Phoenix

Laurent Brancowitz
Christian Mazzalai
Deck d'Arcy
Thomas Mars Jr.

Additional musicians

Rob – clavinet ("School's Rules", "Too Young", "If I Ever Feel Better", "Embuscade")
Cubain – percussion ("Too Young", "Honeymoon", "On Fire", "Embuscade")
Sandrine Longuet – harp ("Honeymoon")
Jean-Philippe Dary – clavinet ("On Fire")
Julia and Oliza – backing vocals ("On Fire")
Camille Baz Baz – Hammond organ ("On Fire")
Hugo Ferran – saxophone ("On Fire", "Embuscade", "Definitive Breaks"), string and horn arrangement ("Embuscade", "Summer Days")
Andrew Crocker – trumpet ("On Fire", "Embuscade")
Thomas Bangalter – Yamaha CS-60 synthesizer ("Embuscade")
Paddy Sherlock – trombone ("Embuscade")
P. Nadal – strings conductor ("Embuscade", "Summer Days")

Marlon - drums ("Summer Days", "Funky Squaredance Part One")
Eddie Efira – pedal steel ("Summer Days", "Funky Squaredance Part One")
Bryce de la Menardière – Epinette ("Funky Squaredance Part One")
The Love Choral Society – screams ("Funky Squaredance Part Two")
Morgan – Hammond organ and Wurlitzer ("Funky Squaredance Part Two")
Pedro Winter – Rapman synthesizer ("Funky Squaredance Part Two")
Noe Efira – lead guitar ("Funky Squaredance Part Three")
The Arcysian Vocal Ensemble – vocals ("Funky Squaredance Part Three")
The Hector Berliz Choir – vocals ("Funky Squaredance Part Three")
Jean-Claude Soubeyrand – conductor ("Funky Squaredance Part Three)
Junior Carrera – guitar ("Definitive Breaks")

Production and design

Phoenix – production, mixing ("Definitive Breaks")
Stephane Briat aka Alf – production, recording, mixing ("Embuscade")
Alex Firla – production, recording
Philippe Zdar – mixing (all tracks except "Embuscade", "Party Time", and "Definitive Breaks")
Jean-Paul Gonnod – mixing ("Too Young")
Julian Delfaud – mixing ("Party Time", "Definitive Breaks")
Mike March – mastering
Alexandre Courtès – cover design
Félix Lahrer – cover photograph

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
2001	French Albums (SNEP)[10]	90
2004	Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11]	37

References

Birchmeier, Jason. "United – Phoenix". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
Clarke, Betty (9 June 2000). "Phoenix: United (Source Records)". The Guardian.
Bromley, Catherine (8 June 2000). "Phoenix: United (Source)". The List (388): 56. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
Martin, Piers (16 June 2000). "Phoenix – United". NME. Archived from the original on 11 July 2000. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
Murray, S. "Phoenix: United". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
"Phoenix: United". Q (30th anniversary special ed.) (361): 118. 2016.
Hunter, James (26 October 2000). "Phoenix: United". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 19 September 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
Walters, Barry (October 2000). "Phoenix: United / Sunna: One Minute Science". Spin. 16 (10): 176–77. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
Martin, James (24 April 2004). "French Phoenix Rises". Billboard. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
"Lescharts.com – Phoenix – United". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Phoenix – United". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

External links

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[1] Birchmeier, Jason. "United – Phoenix". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[2] Clarke, Betty (9 June 2000). "Phoenix: United (Source Records)". The Guardian.

[3] Bromley, Catherine (8 June 2000). "Phoenix: United (Source)". The List (388): 56. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

[4] Martin, Piers (16 June 2000). "Phoenix – United". NME. Archived from the original on 11 July 2000. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

[5] Murray, S. "Phoenix: United". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[6] "Phoenix: United". Q (30th anniversary special ed.) (361): 118. 2016.

[7] Hunter, James (26 October 2000). "Phoenix: United". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 19 September 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[8] Walters, Barry (October 2000). "Phoenix: United / Sunna: One Minute Science". Spin. 16 (10): 176–77. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[9] Martin, James (24 April 2004). "French Phoenix Rises". Billboard. Retrieved 17 December 2018.

[ac_France_Phoenix-10] "Lescharts.com – Phoenix – United". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

[ac_Norway_Phoenix-11] "Norwegiancharts.com – Phoenix – United". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.