The Cosmic Game

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The Cosmic Game
Studio album by
Thievery Corporation
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2005
RecordedDecember 2003 – November 2004
StudioThe Consulate, Washington, DC[1]
Genre
Length62:42
LabelESL
Producer
  • Rob Garza
  • Eric Hilton
Thievery Corporation chronology
The Richest Man in Babylon
(2002) 		The Cosmic Game
(2005) 		Versions
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork7.6/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

The Cosmic Game is the fourth studio album by American electronic music duo Thievery Corporation, released on February 22, 2005, by ESL Music. After the success of their previous album The Richest Man in Babylon (2002), the guest artists on The Cosmic Game are of higher profile. The album features various styles of music including club, future-bossa, breaks, rock, and more.[citation needed]

The album debuted at number 74 on the UK Albums Chart, and has sold over 151,000 copies in the United States.[6]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleFeaturingLength
1."Marching the Hate Machines (Into the Sun)"Wayne Coyne4:01
2."Warning Shots"Sleepy Wonder and Gunjan5:02
3."Revolution Solution"Perry Farrell3:41
4."The Cosmic Game" 2:19
5."Satyam Shivam Sundaram"Gunjan4:07
6."Amerimacka"Notch5:41
7."Ambicion Eterna"Verny Varela3:43
8."Pela Janela"Gigi Rezende3:41
9."Sol Tapado"Patrick de Santos3:57
10."The Heart's a Lonely Hunter"David Byrne4:03
11."Holographic Universe" 3:42
12."Doors of Perception"Gunjan3:16
13."Wires and Watchtowers"Sista Pat4:19
14."The Supreme Illusion"Gunjan4:10
15."The Time We Lost Our Way"LouLou Ghelichkhani4:11
16."A Gentle Dissolve" 2:49

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for The Cosmic Game
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 46
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 71
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 50
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 74
US Billboard 200[16] 94
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 6
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[18] 1

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for The Cosmic Game
Chart (2005) Position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[19] 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ Micallef, Ken (February 25, 2005). "International affairs-DC's Thievery Corporation play their cosmic games". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Cosmic Game by Thievery Corporation" – via Metacritic.
  3. ^ The Cosmic Game at AllMusic
  4. ^ "Thievery Corporation: The Cosmic Game". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007.
  6. ^ "Thievery Corporation Plots 'Retaliation'". Billboard. August 13, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Thievery Corporation – The Cosmic Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Thievery Corporation – The Cosmic Game" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Thievery Corporation – The Cosmic Game" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Thievery Corporation – The Cosmic Game" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Thievery Corporation – The Cosmic Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Thievery Corporation – The Cosmic Game" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Thievery Corporation – The Cosmic Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Thievery Corporation – The Cosmic Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  16. ^ "Thievery Corporation Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  17. ^ "Thievery Corporation Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  18. ^ "Thievery Corporation Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  19. ^ "2005 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 52. December 24, 2005. p. YE-60. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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