A Cross the Universe (album)

A Cross the Universe is the first live album by the French electronic music duo Justice, released on 24 November 2008 on iTunes and on 9 December 2008 physically by Ed Banger Records and Because Music in France, and Atlantic Records in the US.

A Cross the Universe
The album name in handwriting
Live album by
Released24 November 2008 (2008-11-24)
Recorded27 March 2008
Length74:34
Label
Producer
Justice chronology
Cross
(2007)
A Cross the Universe
(2008)
Audio, Video, Disco
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Billboardfavorable link
Chart Attack link[usurped]
NME link
Pitchfork6.5/10 link
Spin link
The Times link
URB link

History and background

edit

The album's title is a play on words of the Beatles song "Across the Universe" and the band's own album . The live portion of this release was recorded at a concert in San Francisco, California at the Concourse Exhibition Center, on 27 March 2008. The CD also came with a DVD of the film of the same name called A Cross the Universe.

Track listing

edit
A Cross the Universe CD track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:38
2."Genesis"7:20
3."Phantom P† I"2:50
4."Phantom P† I.5"4:45
5."D.A.N.C.E."2:44
6."D.A.N.C.E. P† II"2:39
7."DVNO"2:58
8."Waters of Nazareth (Prelude)"2:14
9."Two Minutes to Midnight"3:52
10."Tthhee Ppaarrttyy"2:47
11."Let There Be Lite"3:25
12."Stress"7:38
13."We Are Your Friends (Reprise)"3:42
14."Waters of Nazareth"6:46
15."Phantom P† II"9:54
16."Encore"1:07
17."NY Excuse"6:13
18."Final"2:55
Notes

Charts

edit
Chart performance for A Cross the Universe
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2] 39
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 42
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 94
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 34
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 82
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 124
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[8] 3
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[9] 8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] 13

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j A Cross the Universe (liner notes). Justice. Ed Ranger Records. Because Music. 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Ultratop.be – Justice – A Cross The Universe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Justice – A Cross The Universe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Justice – A Cross The Universe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Lescharts.com – Justice – A Cross The Universe". Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "A Cross The Universe" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 6.12.2008 (wk48)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Justice Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Justice Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2016.