The Understanding is the second studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp. It was released on 22 June 2005 by Wall of Sound. The Understanding debuted at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart, with 22,466 copies sold in its first week. The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 1 December 2006, and had sold 103,500 copies in the United Kingdom by March 2009.

In popular culture Similarly to Melody A.M., songs from The Understanding were used widely in television adverts and video games. "Circuit Breaker" and "Only This Moment" were used in an episode of Danmarks Radio's consumer programme, named Rabatten. "Follow My Ruin" was also included on the soundtrack to FIFA 06. "What Else Is There?" was used in an O2 television advertisement in the Czech Republic in 2007 and in Slovakia in 2008. It was also used in the films Cashback (2006) and Meet Bill (2007). A remixed version of "What Else Is There?" was featured on the 15 April 2007 episode of the HBO series Entourage. "Triumphant" would sometimes be heard in the British series of The X Factor.

Track listing

Sample credits "What Else Is There?" contains a sample from "Love Me, Love the Life I Lead" by The Drifters and "Kill Me with Your Love" by Jericho. "Dead to the World" contains a sample from "Who We Are" by Camel.

Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Understanding.

Röyksopp – performance, arrangement, mixing, production Chelonis R. Jones – vocals Karin Dreijer – vocals Olof Dreijer – vocal recording Kate Havnevik – additional vocals, creative input Tom Elmhirst – co-mixing Kato Ådland – bass on "Triumphant" Ib Kleiser – guitar Sanghon Kim – artwork Camille Vivier – photos

Charts Chart (2005–07) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 98 Australian Dance Albums (ARIA) 11 European Albums (Billboard) 31 Greek Albums (IFPI) 23 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 83

Certifications

Release history Region Date Label Japan 22 June 2005 EMI Germany 24 June 2005 Parlophone Italy EMI France 28 June 2005 Labels Norway 29 June 2005 Virgin United Kingdom 4 July 2005 Wall of Sound United States 12 July 2005 Astralwerks Australia 15 July 2005 EMI

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