Radiocontrolledrobot
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| Studio album by The Parlotones | ||||
| Released | 20 July 2005 [1] | |||
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| Length | 61:19 | |||
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Sovereign Entertainment Universal | |||
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Radiocontrolledrobot is the second studio album released by Johannesburg-based South African Indie rock band The Parlotones under its Sovereign Entertainment label. A shorter version of the album (comprising 12 tracks instead of 18) was released internationally in 2007, making it the first international album released by the band. The album also won the best album of the year at the 2006 South Africa Music Awards. [4]
The first single from the album is "Colourful". The single "Overexposed" was used as the theme song for FHM World's Hottest Woman short film. A TV commercial for Fujifilm in Ireland featured the track "Beautiful".[1]
Track listing
All tracks written by The Parlotones.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Louder Than Bombs" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Overexposed" | 2:19 |
| 3. | "Rock.Paper.Scissors" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Colourful" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Dragonflies and Astronauts" | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Radiocontrolledrobot" | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Interlude (The Impossible)" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "No Place to Hide" | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Dangerous" | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Funny Face" | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Martyr" | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Scary" | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Silence" | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Motivated" | 2:43 |
| 15. | "Beautiful" | 3:49 |
| 16. | "Pretend" | 3:04 |
| 17. | "Tiny" | 3:46 |
| 18. | "Here Comes a Man" (written by Boom Boom Room) | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 61:19 | |
International release
All tracks written by The Parlotones.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Louder Than Bombs" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Overexposed" | 2:19 |
| 3. | "Beautiful" | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Radiocontrolledrobot" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Dragonflies and Astronauts" | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Colourful" | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Interlude (The Impossible)" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Pretend" | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Rock.Paper.Scissors" | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Martyr" | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Here Comes a Man" (written by Boom Boom Room) | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Tiny" | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 41:22 | |
Music videos
- Dragonflies & Astronauts is the second video made by the band. It was made with the help of Claudio Pavan and Fiction Factory. The video took nine months to create and is completely animated.
References
- 1 2 Coetzer, Diane (19 August 2006). "Irish Ad Boost For South Africa's Parlotones". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ Jordan, Beckie. "The Parlotones - Overexposed". God Is In The TV Zine. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ Murphy, Kilian (4 April 2007). "RadioControlledRobots". Hot Press. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ Wolmarans, Riaan (2 September 2005). "Perfect control". Mail and Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
External links
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