The Knife (The Knife album)

The Knife is the debut studio album by Swedish electronic music duo The Knife. It was released on 5 February 2001 by Rabid Records. The album's recordings started early in the summer of 1999 in a cottage on the Swedish island of Tjörn. The duo also recorded it in their flats in Gothenburg and Stockholm, and in a rehearsal studio in the Hökarängen district of Stockholm.[4]

The Knife
Studio album by The Knife
Released	5 February 2001
Recorded	Tjörn Gothenburg Stockholm
Genre	Pop electropop[1]
Length	46:09
Label	Rabid
Producer	The Knife
The Knife chronology
The Knife (2001) Deep Cuts (2003)
Singles from The Knife
"N.Y. Hotel" Released: 1 May 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	6.3/10[1]
PopMatters	[3]

On 31 October 2006, Mute Records released this and The Knife's second album, Deep Cuts, in the United States, marking the first Stateside release of both titles.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Karin Dreijer and Olof Dreijer.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Neon"	4:07
2.	"Lasagna"	5:07
3.	"Kino"	3:13
4.	"I Just Had to Die"	4:34
5.	"I Take Time"	3:04
6.	"Parade"	3:50
7.	"Zapata"	4:10
8.	"Bird"	4:34
9.	"N.Y. Hotel"	2:47
10.	"A Lung"	3:26
11.	"Reindeer"	7:11

UK bonus tracks[5]

No.	Title	Length
12.	"High School Poem"	1:23
13.	"Hannah's Conscious"	3:43
14.	"Vegetarian Restaurant"	2:33

The Knife 10"

The Knife
EP by The Knife
Released	23 February 2004 (UK)
Label	Rabid

The UK release of the album was preceded, on 23 February 2004, by the release of a limited edition 10" EP also titled The Knife. The track listing was as follows:

A1. "Kino"

A2. "Bird"

B1. "N.Y. Hotel"

B2. "High School Poem"

Personnel

Credits for The Knife adapted from album liner notes.[4]

• The Knife – accordion, acoustic guitar, alto saxophone, bass guitar, cover design, drum machine, electric guitar, engineering, mixing, organ, production, sampling, synthesiser, vocals
• Henrik Jonsson – mastering
• Albin Lindblad – handclapping

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Sweden	5 February 2001[6]	Rabid Records
United Kingdom	8 March 2004[5]
	28 August 2006[7]	Brille Records
United States	31 October 2006[8]	Mute Records
Germany	19 January 2007[9]	V2 Records

References

1. Pytlik, Mark (4 December 2006). "The Knife: The Knife / Deep Cuts". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
2. "The Knife – The Knife". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
3. Raper, Dan (25 January 2007). "The Knife: The Knife - PopMatters".
4. The Knife (CD liner notes). The Knife. Rabid Records. 2001. RABID 008.CS1 maint: others (link)
5. "The Knife: The Knife". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
6. "The Knife – Knife" (in Swedish). CDON.se. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
7. "Knife: Knife". HMV. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
8. "The Knife – The Knife". Mute Records. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
9. "The Knife: The Knife" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

External links

• The Knife at MusicBrainz (list of releases)