United (Phoenix album)

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".

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 (2000) Alphabetical (2004)

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

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.
10. "Lescharts.com – Phoenix – United". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
11. "Norwegiancharts.com – Phoenix – United". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Label website