Decksandrumsandrockandroll is the only studio album by English electronic music duo Propellerheads. It was originally released by Wall of Sound on 26 January 1998 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it was released by DreamWorks Records with a different track listing.
Reception
The album peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart, As of 1999, it had sold 200,000 copies.
Uses in media
The track "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" had previously been released on the 1997 album of James Bond film theme cover versions, Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project.
"Take California" was selected by Apple for their iPod debut commercial in 2001. It features a man shaking his head while listening to the track on his Mac, then dragging the song onto the device including his "Favorites" playlist. He puts on his earbuds dancing to the song then leaves. It ends with the iPod wordmark and "Think different" slogan showing up.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Propellerheads
- Alex Gifford – general racket, production, vocals on "Props Vote of Gratitude"
- Will White – drum set, sk8ing, additional general racket, production
Other musicians
- Shirley Bassey – vocals on "History Repeating"
- David Arnold – orchestral arrangement on "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
- Chris Lawson – guitar on "History Repeating", "Bang On!" and "Cominagetcha"
- Mike Thomas – guitar on "Bigger?"
- Corin – additional sk8ing on "Oh Yeah?"
- De La Soul – vocals on "360° (Oh Yeah?)"
- Jungle Brothers – vocals on "You Want It Back"
Technical crew
- Mike Marsh – mastering
- Prince – engineering
- Dave Trump – engineering assistance
- Blue Source – art direction
- Lee Strickland – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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