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| artist = [[Mirwais Ahmadzaï]] |
| artist = [[Mirwais Ahmadzaï]] |
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| cover = Mirwais Production album cover.png |
| cover = Mirwais Production album cover.png |
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| alt = Black-and-white |
| alt = Black-and-white photo of Mirwais Ahmadzaï wearing an unzipped leather jacket with his face painted on the left side. |
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| released = 20 April 2000 |
| released = 20 April 2000 |
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| recorded = 1999–2000 |
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| studio = [[Sarm West Studios|Sarm West]] (London)<br />The Exchange (London)<br />Studio 2+B (Paris)<br />Studio 2 ([[Courbevoie]]) |
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Electro (music)|Electro]]|[[House music|house]]|[[electronica]]}} |
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| length = 43:04 |
| length = 43:04 |
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| label = Naïve Records |
| label = {{hlist|[[Naive Records|Naïve]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]}} |
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| producer = Mirwais Ahmadzaï |
| producer = Mirwais Ahmadzaï |
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| prev_title = Mirwais |
| prev_title = Mirwais |
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| prev_year = 1990 |
| prev_year = 1990 |
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| next_title = Retrofuture |
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| misc = {{Singles |
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| name = Production |
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| type = studio |
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| single1 = Disco Science |
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| single1date = 1999 |
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| single2 = [[Naive Song|Naïve Song]] |
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| single2date = 2000 |
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| single3 = I Can't Wait |
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| single3date = 2001 |
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| single4 = Miss You |
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| single4date = 2002 |
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'''''Production''''' is the second album composed and produced by [[Mirwais Ahmadzaï|Mirwais]]. The album was released through the French independent label Naive Records on April 21, 2000. |
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'''''Production''''' is the second studio album by French record producer and songwriter [[Mirwais Ahmadzaï|Mirwais]], released on 20 April 2000 through [[Naive Records|Naïve]] in Europe. |
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== Background == |
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Mastering was done at The Exchange, London, by Simon Davey, except "Disco Science", mastered by Nilesh Patel.<ref name="discogs2">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/386598-Nilesh-Patel|title=Nilesh Patel Discography at Discogs|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=2014-11-27}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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== Critical reception == |
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Mastering was done at The Exchange, London, by Simon Davey, except "Disco Science", mastered by Nilesh Patel.<ref name="discogs2">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/386598-Nilesh-Patel|title=Nilesh Patel Discography at Discogs|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=2014-11-27|archive-date=2014-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111073258/http://www.discogs.com/artist/386598-Nilesh-Patel|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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''[[NME]]'' gave the album 3.5/5 stars, saying the album "is the sound of an old punk playing catch-up with dance music."<ref name="nme">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/2285|title=NME Reviews - Production | NME.COM|publisher=nme.com|accessdate=2014-11-27}}</ref> |
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==Release and Promotion== |
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==Music video== |
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===Music video=== |
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Several music videos were released for ''Production''. "Disco Science" was directed by French photographer/artist Stéphane Sednaoui in 1999 and released the same year.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
Several music videos were released for ''Production''. "Disco Science" was directed by French photographer/artist Stéphane Sednaoui in 1999 and released the same year.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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The second video, for "[[Naive Song]]", was directed by the photographer Jean Baptiste Mondino during 2000.<ref name="youtube2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20cJMLr7ueE|title=Mirwais |
The second video, for "[[Naive Song|Naïve Song]]", was directed by the photographer Jean Baptiste Mondino during 2000.<ref name="youtube2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20cJMLr7ueE|title=Mirwais Naive song – YouTube|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=2014-11-27|archive-date=2016-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307070141/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20cJMLr7ueE|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Stéphane Sednaoui directed another video for "I Can't Wait", which was released as the third single.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
Stéphane Sednaoui directed another video for "I Can't Wait", which was released as the third single.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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===Mirwais Remixed=== |
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In 2008, Naive Records released ''Mirwais Remixed'', a remix album which came included the original album, with all singles remixed by different artists. Remixers include [[Giorgio Moroder]], Joey Negro, Dave Clark, Shakedown, Thin White Duke, Les Rythmes Digitales and Olav Basovsky. |
In 2008, Naive Records released ''Mirwais Remixed'', a remix album which came included the original album, with all singles remixed by different artists. Remixers include [[Giorgio Moroder]], Joey Negro, Dave Clark, Shakedown, Thin White Duke, Les Rythmes Digitales and Olav Basovsky. |
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The song was used during a [[hare coursing]] scene in the film [[Snatch (film)|Snatch]].<ref>{{Cite AV |
The song "Disco Science" was used during a [[hare coursing]] scene in the film [[Snatch (film)|Snatch]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |date= |author= Mirwais |title= Mirwais – Disco Science (Snatch OST) [AUDIO] |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwovoqb6TuQ |website= |publisher= |via= YouTube }}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
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== Track listing == |
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According to [[Metacritic]], the album received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 73/100, based on 11 reviews.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/production/mirwais|title=Reviews for Production by Mirwais – Metacritic|publisher=metacritic.com|accessdate=2014-11-27|archive-date=2015-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208213405/http://www.metacritic.com/music/production/mirwais|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' reviewed the album positively, calling it "the sound of an old punk playing catch-up with dance music."<ref name="nme">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/2285|title=NME Reviews - Production | NME.COM|date=12 September 2005 |publisher=nme.com|accessdate=2014-11-27|archive-date=2014-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204211741/http://www.nme.com/reviews/2285|url-status=live}}</ref> Rob Sheffield, writing for [[Rolling Stone]], concluded "Cerebral, meticulous and frivolous, Production is a disco-science celebration of pop trash that most electronica gurus would be too spiritually elevated to deliver. Mirwais' knack for song puts him in another league altogether."<ref>{{cite magazine |author1=Rob Sheffield |title=Mirwais – Production |url=https://rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=11858 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=2021-03-29 |archive-date=2004-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040822062748/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=11858 |url-status=<!--dead-->live }}</ref> [[The A.V. Club]] was not as positive, stating "What could have been a huge breakthrough instead sounds staid, as if he were so used to rocking the house that he didn't want to risk rocking the boat."<ref>{{cite web |title=Mirwais – Production (Epic) |url=https://avclub.theonion.com/reviews/music/music_p/production01.html |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=2021-03-29 |archive-date=2002-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020328153909/http://avclub.theonion.com/reviews/music/music_p/production01.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Production''{{spaced ndash}} {{nobold|Standard edition}}<ref name="Production liner notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Production |edition=CD release |others=Mirwais Ahmadzaï |year=2000 |type=Liner notes |publisher= Naïve |id= NV 3151-1}}</ref> |
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| total_length = 43:04 |
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| title1 = Disco Science |
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| writer1 = {{hlist|Mirwais Ahmadzaï|[[Kim Deal]]}} |
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| length1 = 3:34 |
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==Track listing== |
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| title2 = [[Naive Song]] |
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Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Production''.<ref name="liner_notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Production|trans-title=liner notes|medium=CD|others=[[Mirwais Ahmadzaï]]|publisher=[[Naive Records|Naïve]]|year=2000|id=}}</ref> |
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| writer2 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length2 = 4:23 |
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| headline = ''Production'' {{nobold|— Standard edition}} |
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| total_length = 43:04 |
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| title3 = V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving) |
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| title1 = Disco Science |
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| writer3 = {{hlist|Ahmadzaï|[[Serge Gainsbourg]]}} |
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| writer1 = {{hlist|Mirwais Ahmadzaï|[[Kim Deal]]}} |
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| length3 = 6:51 |
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| length1 = 3:34 |
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| title2 = [[Naive Song|Naïve Song]] |
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| writer2 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length2 = 4:23 |
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| title3 = V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving) |
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| writer3 = {{hlist|Ahmadzaï|[[Serge Gainsbourg]]}} |
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| title5 = Junkie's Prayer |
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| length3 = 6:51 |
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| title4 = I Can't Wait |
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| writer4 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length4 = 3:15 |
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| title5 = Junkie's Prayer |
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| writer5 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length5 = 3:50 |
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| title6 = Definitive Beat |
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| writer6 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length6 = 3:30 |
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| title7 = Paradise (Not for Me) |
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| writer7 = {{hlist|Ahmadzaï|[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]}} |
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| title8 = Never Young Again |
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| length7 = 6:27 |
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| title8 = Never Young Again |
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| writer8 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length8 = 5:37 |
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| title9 = Involution |
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| writer9 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length9 = 5:37 |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Production'' {{nobold|— 2-LP Vinyl}} |
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| total_length = 50:01 |
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| title10 = Disco Science (Giorgio Moroder's Blueprint Mix) |
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| writer10 = {{hlist|Ahmadzaï|Deal}} |
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| length10 = 6:57 |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Production'' {{nobold|— 2-CD deluxe edition / CD+DVD limited edition / Digital reissue / Deluxe version (digital)}} |
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| total_length = 46:39 |
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| title10 = Miss You |
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| writer10 = {{hlist|Ahmadzaï|[[Mick Jagger]]|[[Keith Richards]]}} |
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| length10 = 3:35 |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Production'' {{nobold|— 2-CD deluxe edition (disc 1)}} |
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| total_length = 50:12 |
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| extra_column = Director(s) |
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| title11 = Disco Science (video) |
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| extra11 = [[Stéphane Sednaoui]] |
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| length11 = 3:33 |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Production'' {{nobold|— 2-CD deluxe edition (disc 2: ''Mirwais Remixed'') / Deluxe version (digital)}} |
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| total_length = 1:02:39 |
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| title1 = I Can't Wait (Shakedown Remix) |
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| writer1 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length1 = 6:33 |
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| title2 = Naïve Song (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix) |
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| writer2 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length2 = 5:49 |
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| title3 = Disco Science (Giorgio Moroder Blue Print Remix) |
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| writer3 = {{hlist|Ahmadzaï|Deal}} |
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| length3 = 6:57 |
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| title4 = Miss You (Thin White Duke Mix) |
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| writer4 = {{hlist|Ahmadzaï|Jagger|Richards}} |
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| length4 = 4:07 |
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| title5 = Naïve Song (Dave Clarke Remix) |
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| writer5 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length5 = 5:44 |
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| title6 = I Can't Wait (Mirwais Original Mix) |
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| writer6 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length6 = 4:18 |
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| title7 = Disco Science (Joey Negro Club Mix) |
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| writer7 = {{hlist|Ahmadzaï|Deal}} |
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| length7 = 7:13 |
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| title8 = Disco Science (Mirwais Electrobreak Remix) |
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| writer8 = {{hlist|Ahmadzaï|Deal}} |
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| length8 = 8:20 |
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| title9 = Naïve Song (Olav Basoski Remix) |
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| writer9 = Ahmadzaï |
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| length9 = 7:04 |
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| title10 = Miss You (Micronauts Remix) |
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| writer10 = {{hlist|Ahmadzaï|Jagger|Richards}} |
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| length10 = 6:34 |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Production'' {{nobold|— CD+DVD limited edition (bonus DVD)}} |
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| total_length = 17:55 |
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| extra_column = Director(s) |
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| title1 = Disco Science |
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| extra1 = [[Stéphane Sednaoui]] |
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| length1 = 3:33 |
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| title2 = Naïve Song |
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| extra2 = [[Jean-Baptiste Mondino]] |
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| length2 = 3:30 |
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| title3 = I Can't Wait |
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| extra3 = Sednaoui |
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| length3 = 3:20 |
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| title4 = Junkie's Prayer (explicit images) |
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| extra4 = Aurore Lagache |
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| length4 = 3:53 |
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| title5 = Miss You |
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| extra5 = Christophe Navarre |
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| length5 = 3:39 |
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'''Notes''' |
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The album also has a '''Deluxe Version''', where disc 2 contains "Disco Science / Electrobreak Remix", a fast-paced 8:20-long track based on "Disco Science". |
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*"Disco Science" contains a sample of "[[Cannonball (The Breeders song)|Cannonball]]" by [[The Breeders]], written by Kim Deal. |
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*"V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving)" is an adaptation and a sample of "Cargo Culte" written, composed, and performed by Serge Gainsbourg. Adapted by Mirwais Ahmadzaï. |
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*"Junkie's Prayer" contains samples from an original soundtrack of the short film ''Louange'' (1995) by Jean-Paul Allègre. |
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*"Miss You" is a cover originally by [[The Rolling Stones]], written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song also contains a sample of Mirwais' "Disco Science". |
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*"Paradise (Not for Me)" contains uncredited feature from Madonna. The song later appears on Madonna's eighth studio album ''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]'' (2001). |
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*"Miss You" contains uncredited vocal feature from Craig Wedren. |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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Personnel adapted from the liner notes of ''Production''.<ref name=liner_notes/> |
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* Mirwais Ahmadzai: Programming, Keyboards, Guitars, Bass, Vocals |
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* [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]: Vocals on "Paradise (Not For Me)" |
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*Mirwais Ahmadzaï – writer, composer, production, [[Programming (music)|programming]], [[Audio mixing|mixing]], keyboards, guitars, bass, vocals |
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* Doubleté: Scratch on "Never Young Again" and "Definitive Beat" |
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*Madonna – production, lead vocals {{small|(track 7: "Paradise (Not for Me)")}} |
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* Cyril Morin : String orchestrations (Paradise/ Never young again), conductor. |
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*Craig Wedren – production, lead vocals {{small|(track 10: "Miss You")}} |
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*[[Spike Stent|Mark "Spike" Stent]] – vocal recording, mixing {{small|(Sarm West Studio, London)}} {{small|(track 7)}} |
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*Ian Robertson – recording assistance, mixing assistance {{small|(track 7)}} {{small|(Sarm West Studio, London)}} |
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*Bruno Mercère – recording strings {{small|(track 7)}} {{small|(Sarm West Studio, London)}} |
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*Bertrand Joncoux – mixing assistance {{small|(tracks 2, 5, 8: "Naïve Song", "Junkie's Prayer", "Never Young Again")}} {{small|(Studio 2, Courbevoie)}} |
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*Cyril Morin – [[Orchestration|strings arrangement]], conductor {{small|(tracks 7, 8)}} |
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*Doubleté – [[Scratching|scratches]] {{small|(tracks 6, 8: "Definitive Beat")}} |
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*Nilesh Patel – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] {{small|(track 1: "Disco Science")}} |
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*Simon Davey – mastering {{small|(The Exchange, London)}} |
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*Stéphane Sednaoui – photography |
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*Martin Verdet – [[Cover art|artwork]] |
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*Philippe Lakits – artwork |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{Discogs master|80351|Production}} |
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Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
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Production is the second studio album by French record producer and songwriter Mirwais, released on 20 April 2000 through Naïve in Europe.
Background
[edit]Mastering was done at The Exchange, London, by Simon Davey, except "Disco Science", mastered by Nilesh Patel.[1]
Release and Promotion
[edit]Music video
[edit]Several music videos were released for Production. "Disco Science" was directed by French photographer/artist Stéphane Sednaoui in 1999 and released the same year.[citation needed]
The second video, for "Naïve Song", was directed by the photographer Jean Baptiste Mondino during 2000.[2]
Stéphane Sednaoui directed another video for "I Can't Wait", which was released as the third single.[citation needed]
Mirwais Remixed
[edit]In 2008, Naive Records released Mirwais Remixed, a remix album which came included the original album, with all singles remixed by different artists. Remixers include Giorgio Moroder, Joey Negro, Dave Clark, Shakedown, Thin White Duke, Les Rythmes Digitales and Olav Basovsky.
The song "Disco Science" was used during a hare coursing scene in the film Snatch.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]According to Metacritic, the album received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 73/100, based on 11 reviews.[4] NME reviewed the album positively, calling it "the sound of an old punk playing catch-up with dance music."[5] Rob Sheffield, writing for Rolling Stone, concluded "Cerebral, meticulous and frivolous, Production is a disco-science celebration of pop trash that most electronica gurus would be too spiritually elevated to deliver. Mirwais' knack for song puts him in another league altogether."[6] The A.V. Club was not as positive, stating "What could have been a huge breakthrough instead sounds staid, as if he were so used to rocking the house that he didn't want to risk rocking the boat."[7]
Track listing
[edit]Credits adapted from the liner notes of Production.[8]
No. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Disco Science" |
| 3:34 |
2. | "Naïve Song" | Ahmadzaï | 4:23 |
3. | "V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving)" |
| 6:51 |
4. | "I Can't Wait" | Ahmadzaï | 3:15 |
5. | "Junkie's Prayer" | Ahmadzaï | 3:50 |
6. | "Definitive Beat" | Ahmadzaï | 3:30 |
7. | "Paradise (Not for Me)" |
| 6:27 |
8. | "Never Young Again" | Ahmadzaï | 5:37 |
9. | "Involution" | Ahmadzaï | 5:37 |
Total length: | 43:04 |
No. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Disco Science (Giorgio Moroder's Blueprint Mix)" |
| 6:57 |
Total length: | 50:01 |
No. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Miss You" |
| 3:35 |
Total length: | 46:39 |
No. | Titel | Director(s) | Length |
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11. | "Disco Science (video)" | Stéphane Sednaoui | 3:33 |
Total length: | 50:12 |
No. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Can't Wait (Shakedown Remix)" | Ahmadzaï | 6:33 |
2. | "Naïve Song (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)" | Ahmadzaï | 5:49 |
3. | "Disco Science (Giorgio Moroder Blue Print Remix)" |
| 6:57 |
4. | "Miss You (Thin White Duke Mix)" |
| 4:07 |
5. | "Naïve Song (Dave Clarke Remix)" | Ahmadzaï | 5:44 |
6. | "I Can't Wait (Mirwais Original Mix)" | Ahmadzaï | 4:18 |
7. | "Disco Science (Joey Negro Club Mix)" |
| 7:13 |
8. | "Disco Science (Mirwais Electrobreak Remix)" |
| 8:20 |
9. | "Naïve Song (Olav Basoski Remix)" | Ahmadzaï | 7:04 |
10. | "Miss You (Micronauts Remix)" |
| 6:34 |
Total length: | 1:02:39 |
No. | Titel | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "Disco Science" | Stéphane Sednaoui | 3:33 |
2. | "Naïve Song" | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | 3:30 |
3. | "I Can't Wait" | Sednaoui | 3:20 |
4. | "Junkie's Prayer (explicit images)" | Aurore Lagache | 3:53 |
5. | "Miss You" | Christophe Navarre | 3:39 |
Total length: | 17:55 |
Notes
- "Disco Science" contains a sample of "Cannonball" by The Breeders, written by Kim Deal.
- "V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving)" is an adaptation and a sample of "Cargo Culte" written, composed, and performed by Serge Gainsbourg. Adapted by Mirwais Ahmadzaï.
- "Junkie's Prayer" contains samples from an original soundtrack of the short film Louange (1995) by Jean-Paul Allègre.
- "Miss You" is a cover originally by The Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song also contains a sample of Mirwais' "Disco Science".
- "Paradise (Not for Me)" contains uncredited feature from Madonna. The song later appears on Madonna's eighth studio album Music (2001).
- "Miss You" contains uncredited vocal feature from Craig Wedren.
Personnel
[edit]Personnel adapted from the liner notes of Production.[8]
- Mirwais Ahmadzaï – writer, composer, production, programming, mixing, keyboards, guitars, bass, vocals
- Madonna – production, lead vocals (track 7: "Paradise (Not for Me)")
- Craig Wedren – production, lead vocals (track 10: "Miss You")
- Mark "Spike" Stent – vocal recording, mixing (Sarm West Studio, London) (track 7)
- Ian Robertson – recording assistance, mixing assistance (track 7) (Sarm West Studio, London)
- Bruno Mercère – recording strings (track 7) (Sarm West Studio, London)
- Bertrand Joncoux – mixing assistance (tracks 2, 5, 8: "Naïve Song", "Junkie's Prayer", "Never Young Again") (Studio 2, Courbevoie)
- Cyril Morin – strings arrangement, conductor (tracks 7, 8)
- Doubleté – scratches (tracks 6, 8: "Definitive Beat")
- Nilesh Patel – mastering (track 1: "Disco Science")
- Simon Davey – mastering (The Exchange, London)
- Stéphane Sednaoui – photography
- Martin Verdet – artwork
- Philippe Lakits – artwork
References
[edit]- ^ "Nilesh Patel Discography at Discogs". discogs.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ "Mirwais Naive song – YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ Mirwais. Mirwais – Disco Science (Snatch OST) [AUDIO] – via YouTube.
- ^ "Reviews for Production by Mirwais – Metacritic". metacritic.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ "NME Reviews - Production | NME.COM". nme.com. 12 September 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ Rob Sheffield. "Mirwais – Production". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
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- ^ a b Production [liner notes] (CD). Mirwais Ahmadzaï. Naïve. 2000.
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External links
[edit]- Production at Discogs (list of releases)