What Else Is There?

"What Else Is There?" is the third single from the Norwegian duo Röyksopp's second album The Understanding. It features the vocals of Karin Dreijer Andersson from the electronica duo The Knife. The album was released in the UK with the help of Astralwerks.

The single was used in an O2 television advertisement in the Czech Republic^[2] and in Slovakia^[3] during 2008. It was also used in the 2006 film Cashback and the 2007 film, Meet Bill. Trentemøller's remix of "What Else is There" was featured in an episode of the popular HBO show Entourage.

The song was listed as the 375th best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork Media.^[4]

Versions

"What Else Is There? (Radio Edit)" – 03:38
"What Else Is There? (Thin White Duke Remix)" – 08:25
"What Else Is There? (Vitalic Remix)" – 05:14
"What Else Is There? (The Emperor Machine Vocal Version)" – 08:03
"What Else Is There? (Trentemøller Remix)" – 07:42
"What Else Is There? (Jacques Lu Cont Radio Mix)" – 03:46
"What Else Is There? (The Emperor Machine Dub Version)" – 07:51
"Alpha Male (Live From Roskilde)" – 08:11

Response

The single was officially released on 5 December 2005 in the UK. The single had a limited release on 21 November 2005 to promote the upcoming album. On the UK Singles Chart, it placed at #32 and reached #1 on the British Dance Chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by Martin de Thurah. The video features Norwegian model Marianne Schröder, she is shown lip-syncing Dreijer's voice. Schröder is depicted as a floating woman traveling across stormy landscapes and within empty houses. Dreijer makes a cameo appearance as a woman wearing an Elizabethan ruff while dining alone at a festive table.

Movie spots

The song is also featured in the movie Meet Bill as characters played by Jessica Alba and Aaron Eckhart smoke marijuana while listening to it. It is also part of the end credits music of the film Cashback.

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2005	UK Dance Chart	1
2005	UK Singles Chart	32
2006	Norwegian Singles Chart VG Top 20 ^[5]	4

References

↑ https://www.discogs.com/R%C3%B6yksopp-What-Else-Is-There/master/30197
↑ "Vyberte si (O2 Ad Choice)". YouTube. 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
↑ Archived June 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201 | Features". Pitchfork. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
↑ "VG-lista - Röyksopp". Lista.vg.no. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

Röyksopp

Svein Berge Torbjørn Brundtland

Studio albums	Melody A.M. The Understanding Junior Senior The Inevitable End

Compilation albums	Back to Mine: Röyksopp Late Night Tales: Röyksopp

Extended plays	Röyksopp's Night Out Do It Again (with Robyn)

Singles	"So Easy" "Eple" "Poor Leno" "Remind Me" "Sparks" "Only This Moment" "Curves" "49 Percent" "What Else Is There?" "Beautiful Day Without You" "Happy Up Here" "The Girl and the Robot" "This Must Be It" "Do It Again"

Related articles	Discography Erlend Øye

Karin Dreijer Andersson (stage name: Fever Ray)

Studio albums	Fever Ray

Singles	"If I Had a Heart" "When I Grow Up" "Triangle Walks" "Seven" "Stranger Than Kindness" "Keep the Streets Empty for Me"

Featured singles	"What Else Is There?" "This Must Be It"

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