Deep Cuts (The Knife album)

Deep Cuts is the second studio album by Swedish electronic music duo The Knife. It was released on 17 January 2003 by Rabid Records. The 2004 version contains three additional tracks (taken from Hannah med H Soundtrack) and is packaged with a DVD containing music videos. On 31 October 2006, Mute Records issued Deep Cuts and The Knife's eponymous debut album in the United States, marking the first US release of both albums. The album spawned the singles "Heartbeats", "You Take My Breath Away" and "Pass This On".

Deep Cuts
Studio album by The Knife
Released	17 January 2003 (2003-01-17)
Recorded	January, June, September and October 2002 in Stockholm
Genre	Electropop[1] synth-pop[2] Europop[3]
Length	44:58
Label	Rabid
Producer	The Knife
The Knife chronology
The Knife (2001) Deep Cuts (2003) Hannah med H Soundtrack (2003)
Singles from Deep Cuts
"Heartbeats" Released: 27 December 2002[4] "You Take My Breath Away" Released: 28 March 2003[4] "Pass This On" Released: 13 June 2005[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
DIY	[7]
The Guardian	[8]
Hot Press	9/10[9]
The Irish Times	[10]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Stylus Magazine	B+[13]
The Sunday Times	[14]
Uncut	[15]

Upon release, Deep Cuts received critical acclaim. Danielle Brigham of Hot Press compared it to a "soundtrack to a futuristic film that was made in the '80s", saying that "the synths, the drum machines and even the vocals – are distinctly retro but always put to imaginative use." Karin's way of singing was described as "mix of subtlety and parody".[9]

Q included Deep Cuts at number 56 on their "Top 100 Albums of the 2000s" list in 2009.[16]

In 2013, Swedish magazine Sonic placed the album at number four on their list of the "100 Best Swedish Albums Ever". The list was compiled by 150 musicians, journalists and music industry insiders.[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Knife, except where noted.

Swedish and 2007 UK edition[18][19]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heartbeats"	3:52
2.	"Girls' Night Out"	3:39
3.	"Pass This On"	3:49
4.	"One for You"	3:48
5.	"The Cop"	0:44
6.	"Listen Now"	2:50
7.	"She's Having a Baby"	2:10
8.	"You Take My Breath Away" (writers: The Knife, Jenny Wilson)	4:27
9.	"Rock Classics"	4:57
10.	"Is It Medicine"	2:23
11.	"You Make Me Like Charity"	3:06
12.	"Got 2 Let U"	4:00
13.	"Behind the Bushes"	4:15
14.	"Hangin' Out"	0:58

European, Australian and iTunes Store bonus tracks[20]

No.	Title	Length
15.	"This Is Now"	3:55
16.	"Handy-Man"	2:40
17.	"The Bridge"	3:51

Swedish and European special edition

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"This Is Now"	3:55
16.	"Handy-Man"	2:40
17.	"The Bridge"	3:51

Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Handy-Man"
2.	"Pass This On"
3.	"You Take My Breath Away (I)"
4.	"Heartbeats"
5.	"N.Y. Hotel"

2006 UK special edition

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"This Is Now"	3:55
16.	"Handy-Man"	2:40
17.	"The Bridge"	3:51

Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"N.Y. Hotel"
2.	"Heartbeats"
3.	"You Take My Breath Away (I)"
4.	"Handy-Man"
5.	"Pass This On"
6.	"You Take My Breath Away (II)"
7.	"When I Found The Knife" (story by Frau Rabid, animation by Vardag)

US edition

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"This Is Now"	3:55
16.	"Handy-Man"	2:40
17.	"The Bridge"	3:51
18.	"Pass This On" (Dahlbäck and Dahlbäck Remix)	5:32
19.	"Heartbeats" (Rex the Dog Remix)	6:12
20.	"You Take My Breath Away" (Mylo Remix; writers: The Knife, Wilson)	7:12

Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When I Found The Knife"
2.	"You Take My Breath Away (II)"
3.	"Handy-Man"
4.	"Pass This On"
5.	"You Take My Breath Away (I)"
6.	"Heartbeats"
7.	"N.Y. Hotel"

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Deep Cuts.[21][22]

• The Knife – recording, production, mixing, cover design
• Jenny Wilson – vocals (track 8)
• Kalle Lekholm – French horn (track 13)
• Christoffer Berg – mixing (tracks 1–4, 6–13)
• Henrik Jonsson – mastering
• Kristian Andersson – hardware supervision
• Elin Berge – photo

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 63

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[25]	Gold	30,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Edition	Format	Ref.
Sweden	17 January 2003	CD digital download	Rabid	[18]
	11 October 2004	CD + DVD		[26]
United Kingdom			V2	[27]
Germany	24 January 2005			[28]
	8 March 2006	CD digital download		[29]
United Kingdom	28 August 2006	CD + DVD	Brille	[30]
United States	31 October 2006		Mute	[31]
United Kingdom	30 April 2007	CD	Brille	[19]
	10 December 2012	LP		[32]
United States	28 October 2013	LP + CD		[33]
Australia	2 December 2013		Warner	[34]

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