Body Music is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge. It was released on 26 July 2013 by Island Records. The album was supported by four singles: "You Know You Like It", "Your Drums, Your Love", "Attracting Flies" and "Best Be Believing". The album debuted at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 7,690 copies in its first week. As of September 2016, Body Music had sold 32,137 copies in the United Kingdom.
Singles "You Know You Like It" was released as the album's lead single on 19 April 2012 by Tri Angle. When reissued on 28 July 2013, by Island Records, the single reached number 39 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Your Drums, Your Love" was released as the second single from the album on 10 September 2012, reaching number 50 on the UK Singles Chart.
The album's third single, "Attracting Flies", was released on 8 March 2013, peaking at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Best Be Believing" was released on 8 November 2013 as the album's fourth and final single.
Critical reception
The album was met with positive reviews from contemporary music critics. The album holds a score of 73/100 on review aggregate website Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
Notes The UK and German physical deluxe edition switch tracks 17 and 18.
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Body Music.
AlunaGeorge Aluna Francis – vocals ; production George Reid – production ; mixing ; reportage
Additional personnel
Chris Carmouche – mixing Sam Farr – additional engineering Fiona Garden – cover art, photography Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – mix engineering Stuart Hawkes – mastering Adam Pickard – additional engineering Mark Rankin – mixing Stars Redmond – reportage Beau Thomas – mastering James Trood – additional instrumentation
Charts Chart (2013) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 71
Release history Region Date Format Edition Label Australia 26 July 2013 Universal Germany Ireland Island France 29 July 2013 CD Deluxe Barclay Digital download Germany LP Standard Universal United Kingdom Island United States 30 July 2013 Digital download Standard Vagrant Japan 31 July 2013 Japan standard Universal France 5 August 2013 LP Standard Barclay Ireland Island United Kingdom United States 27 August 2013 CD Vagrant
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