Miike Snow (album) explained

Miike Snow is the debut album by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. It was released in the United States on 22 September 2009 by Downtown Records and in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2009 by Columbia Records, reaching number ninety-five on the UK Albums Chart. A deluxe edition was released on the iTunes Store in the US and Australia on 13 April 2010 and in Japan on 26 May 2010, including remixes of past tracks and "The Rabbit".

Singles

The first single to be taken from the album was "Animal", released on 17 February 2009,^[1] which reached as far as number ninety-eight on the UK Singles Chart.^[2] "Black & Blue", the album's second single, was released on 15 October 2009^[3] and became the band's most successful single to date when it peaked at number sixty-four on the UK Singles Chart.^[2] Third single "Silvia" was released on 22 January 2010 in the UK, but failed to break the top 100 and instead peaked at number 154.^[4]

Personnel

• Miike Snow – vocals, production, mixing
• Niklas Flyckt – mixing (tracks 7, 10)
• Anders Hvenare – mixing (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 11)
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Sebastian Mlynarski – inner sleeve, band portraits
• Dirk Vandenberk – cover image photography

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Edition
Sweden[7]	22 May 2009	Sony Music	Digital download	Standard
United States[8]	9 June 2009	Downtown Records	CD
Australia[9] [10]	2 July 2009			Expanded
	3 July 2009			Standard
United States[11]	22 September 2009		Digital download
Germany[12] [13]	23 October 2009	Sony Music	CD, digital download
United Kingdom[14] [15]		Columbia Records	Digital download
	26 October 2009		CD
Sweden[16]	28 October 2009	Sony Music
Australia[17]	13 April 2010	Downtown Records	Digital download	Deluxe
United States[18]
Japan[19] [20]	26 May 2010	Hostess Entertainment	CD	Standard
			Digital download	Deluxe

Notes and References

1. Web site: Animal. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. 7 March 2013.
2. Web site: Miike Snow . . 11 January 2011 .
3. Web site: Black & Blue av Miike Snow. 15 October 2009 . iTunes Store (Sweden). Apple. 3 March 2013. Swedish.
4. Web site: CHART: CLUK Update – 6.02.2010 (wk4) . Official Charts Company. Zobbel.de . 11 January 2011.
5. Web site: Miike Snow – Miike Snow . IFPI Greece. Hung Medien . 11 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331200624/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miike+Snow&titel=Miike+Snow&cat=a . 31 March 2012.
6. Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2010. Billboard. 17 November 2020.
7. Web site: Miike Snow by Miike Snow . . 11 January 2011.
8. Web site: Miike Snow's debut album out now! . . 9 June 2009 . 11 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313164130/http://www.downtownrecords.com/news/miike-snow-album-out-now . 13 March 2012.
9. Web site: Miike Snow (Expanded Edition) – Miike Snow . . 9 June 2009 . 11 January 2011.
10. Web site: Miike Snow – Miike Snow . . 9 June 2009 . 11 January 2011.
11. Web site: Miike Snow by Miike Snow . January 2009 . . 11 January 2011.
12. Web site: Miike Snow – Miike Snow . German . . 11 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928115120/http://www.sonymusic.de/Miike-Snow/Miike-Snow/P/2235968 . 28 September 2011.
13. Web site: "Miike Snow (Bonus Track Version)" von Miike Snow . German . . 11 January 2011.
14. Web site: Miike Snow (Bonus Track Version) by Miike Snow . . 11 January 2011.
15. Web site: Miike Snow: Miike Snow . . 26 February 2012.
16. Web site: Miike Snow – Miike Snow . Swedish . CDON.se . 11 January 2011.
17. Web site: Miike Snow (Deluxe Edition) by Miike Snow . . 11 January 2011.
18. Web site: Miike Snow (Deluxe Edition) by Miike Snow . . 11 January 2011.
19. Web site: Miike Snow – Miike Snow . . 11 January 2011.
20. Web site: Miike Snow「Miike Snow (Deluxe Edition)」 . Japanese . . 11 January 2011.