What makes Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes by Everything but the Girl notable?

This album is notable for highlighting the duo's impact on the remix culture of the early 2000s, featuring remixes by prominent DJs and producers. It serves as a significant reference point in understanding the transition of Everything but the Girl from a pop band to influential figures in electronic music, exemplified by chart performances and critical acclaim for their remixed tracks. Released in 2005, 'Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes' marked a significant retrospective for Everything but the Girl, coinciding with their hiatus following the acclaimed album 'Temperamental' in 1999. This compilation showcased their evolution and influence within the electronic music scene over a decade, emphasizing their versatility across genres from pop to dance.

Who is Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes for?

Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes works well if you're into dynamic remixes for lively settings, dancefloor-ready tracks for parties and wave-like pacing for easy transitions.

How many songs are on Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes?

Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes has 14 tracks, running approximately 77 minutes.

Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes

Everything but the Girl · 2005

77 min · 14 tracks · pop music

A vibrant collection of remixes that reinvents classic tracks with fresh electronic and dance influences.

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Why this album works

This album is notable for highlighting the duo's impact on the remix culture of the early 2000s, featuring remixes by prominent DJs and producers. It serves as a significant reference point in understanding the transition of Everything but the Girl from a pop band to influential figures in electronic music, exemplified by chart performances and critical acclaim for their remixed tracks.

Best for: dynamic remixes for lively settings dancefloor-ready tracks for parties wave-like pacing for easy transitions
Context: Released in 2005, 'Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes' marked a significant retrospective for Everything but the Girl, coinciding with their hiatus following the acclaimed album 'Temperamental' in 1999. This compilation showcased their evolution and influence within the electronic music scene over a decade, emphasizing their versatility across genres from pop to dance.
Stylistic neighbors: Kim Wilde· Duran Duran· Kate Bush· Gorillaz· Robbie Williams· Joe Jackson· Radiohead· Ringo Starr

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

1 Mirrorball (DJ Jazzy Jeff Sole Full remix) Standout 4:26
2 Before Today (Adam F remix) 4:15
3 Missing (CL McSpadden Unreleased Powerhouse mix) Standout 6:16
4 Corcovado (Knee Deep remix / Ben Watt vocal re-edit) 6:20
5 Rollercoaster (King Britt Scuba mix) 5:20
6 Downhill Racer (Kenny Dope mix) 3:33
7 Single (Brad Wood Memphis remix) 4:44
8 Walking Wounded (Dave Wallace remix) Standout 8:16
9 Five Fathoms (Kevin Yost Everything but a Groove mix / Ben Watt edit) 7:06
10 Lullaby of Clubland (Jay 'Sinister' Sealee remix) 6:48
11 Temperamental (Pull Timewarp remix) 6:00
12 Blame (Fabio remix) 6:07
13 Wrong (Todd Terry Unreleased Freeze mix) 5:40
14 Driving (acoustic mix) 2:27

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