Vertigo (Groove Armada album)

Vertigo is the second studio album by the British electronica duo Groove Armada, released in 1999 on the Jive Electro record label. It contains the well-known singles "At the River" (which was previously featured on the duo's debut album Northern Star) and "I See You Baby".

Vertigo
Studio album by Groove Armada
Released	24 May 1999
Recorded	1998–99
Genre	Electronica
Length	69:06
Label	Jive Electro
Producer	Andy Cato Tom Findlay
Groove Armada chronology
Northern Star (1998) Vertigo (1999) The Remixes (2000)
Singles from Vertigo
"If Everybody Looked the Same" Released: 26 April 1999 "At the River" Released: 26 July 1999 "I See You Baby" Released: 15 November 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
NME	8/10[3]
Q	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Release

"I See You Baby" has been used in advertisements for the Ford Fiesta and the Renault Megane, the latter of which caused a number of complaints due to the song's lyrical content.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Chicago"		7:22
2.	"Whatever, Whenever" (featuring M.A.D.)	Cato, Findlay, Joe Skeete, Lorenzo Mills, Steve Douglas	3:49
3.	"Dusk You & Me"	Cato, Findlay, Buck Rams, Al Nevins, Morty Nevins	5:39
4.	"Pre 63"		6:26
5.	"If Everybody Looked the Same"	Cato, Findlay, Ali Muhammad, Eugene Record, James Yancey, Kamaal Fareed, Malik Taylor	3:39
6.	"Serve Chilled"		5:09
7.	"I See You Baby" (featuring Gram'ma Funk)	Cato, Findlay, Toi Sacchi	4:40
8.	"A Private Interlude"		3:54
9.	"At the River"	Cato, Findlay, Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus	6:33
10.	"In My Bones" (featuring Gram'ma Funk)	Cato, Findlay, Maurizio Dami, Toi Sacchi	4:44
11.	"Your Song" (featuring Sophie Barker)		5:07
12.	"Inside My Mind (Blue Skies)" (featuring Sophie Barker)	Cato, Findlay, Irving Berlin	7:59

UK bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"I See You Baby" (Fatboy Slim remix; featuring Gram'ma Funk)	Cato, Findlay, Toi Sacchi	5:43

Japan bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Mary"	4:24
14.	"Rap"	4:15

Charts

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8]	38
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	23

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Platinum	300,000^^
United States (RIAA)[11]	N/A	120,000[12]
Worldwide	N/A	1,000,000 [13]
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Bush, John. "Vertigo - Groove Armada". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
2. Vincentelli, Elisabeth (10 March 2000). "ARTICLE - Vertigo". Entertainment Weekly.
3. Johns, Darren. "Groove Armada - Vertigo (Pepper)". NME. Archived from the original on 1 October 2000.
4. Petridis, Alexis (July 1999). "Vertigo review". Q. EMAP Metro Ltd. p. 116.
5. Pratt, Sarah (16 March 2000). "Groove Armada - Vertigo". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
6. Day, Julia (27 May 2003). "Renault Megane ad prompts 139 complaints". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
7. "Australiancharts.com – Groove Armada – Vertigo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
8. "Charts.nz – Groove Armada – Vertigo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
9. "Groove Armada | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
10. "British album certifications – Groove Armada – Vertigo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 June 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Vertigo in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
11. "American album certifications – Groove Armada – Vertigo". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
12. Paoletta, Michael (15 September 2001). "Jive Electro's Groove Armada Bids 'Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
13. "Groove Armada". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

External links

• Vertigo at Discogs (list of releases)