Idealism is the debut studio album by German electronic music duo Digitalism, released on 9 May 2007 by Virgin Records. In the United States, it was released on 19 June 2007 by Astralwerks. Five of the album's fifteen tracks—"Idealistic", "Zdarlight", "Digitalism in Cairo", "Jupiter Room" and "Pogo"—were previously released as EPs prior to the release. The song "Digitalism in Cairo" samples The Cure's 1979 song "Fire in Cairo". The CD gives access to Opendisc where seven additional tracks can be downloaded.
"Idealistic" was used by Rockstar Games in the announcement trailer for their video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.Midnight Club: LA 'Debut' trailer HD It is also used in a commercial for Airness on French TV. "Pogo" is used in a few commercials, including a 2007 Pontiac commercial and a Virgin Mobile commercial, and was featured in Need for Speed: ProStreet and FIFA 08. "Idealistic" is featured in Just Dance 2 and Saints Row: The Third and a sample of it is used by the American radio call-in programme Loveline at the beginning of each segment prior to going on air. "Zdarlight" is used in a BMW X1 commercial and a remix of "Zdarlight" was also used in the trailer for Nadeo's TrackMania Nations Forever released in early 2008.Trailer for TrackMania Nations Forever , contains remix of "Zdarlight"
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Idealism liner notes.
Jens Moelle – vocals (1, 3–5, 7–9, 11, 12); producer (all tracks); drawings İsmail Tüfekçi – producer Åbäke – design Heiko Prigge – photography
Charts +Chart performance for IdealismChart (2007)Peakposition Australian Dance Albums (ARIA) 23
Release history +Release history for IdealismRegionDateLabelJapan9 May 2007EMI Music JapanAustralia8 June 2007etcetcGermanyVirginUnited Kingdom11 June 2007FranceVirgin, Labels, KitsunéCanada19 June 2007EMI Music CanadaUnited StatesAstralwerks
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