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~ Release by The xx (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Length
1	Intro engineer: Rodaidh McDonald producer: Jamie Smith mixer: Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald bass guitar: Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) drum machine: Jamie Smith (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) guitar: Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) keyboard: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) vocals: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04), Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) and Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) recorded at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) mixed at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2009-04 until 2009-05) recording of: Intro (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) lyricist: Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim composer: Jamie Smith, Baria Qureshi, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim publisher: Copyright Control	2:07
2	VCR engineer: Rodaidh McDonald producer: Jamie Smith mixer: Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald bass guitar: Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) drum machine: Jamie Smith (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) guitar: Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) keyboard: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) vocals: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04), Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) and Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) recorded at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) mixed at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2009-04 until 2009-05) recording of: VCR (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) lyricist: Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim composer: Jamie Smith, Baria Qureshi, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim publisher: Copyright Control	2:57
3	Crystalised engineer: Rodaidh McDonald producer: Jamie Smith mixer: Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald bass guitar: Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) drum machine: Jamie Smith (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) guitar: Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) keyboard: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) vocals: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04), Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) and Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) recorded at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) mixed at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2009-04 until 2009-05) recording of: Crystalised (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) lyricist: Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim composer: Jamie Smith, Baria Qureshi, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim publisher: Copyright Control	3:22
4	Islands engineer: Rodaidh McDonald producer: Jamie Smith mixer: Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald bass guitar: Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) drum machine: Jamie Smith (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) guitar: Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) keyboard: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) vocals: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04), Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) and Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) recorded at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) mixed at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2009-04 until 2009-05) music videos: Islands by The xx recording of: Islands (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) lyricist: Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim composer: Jamie Smith, Baria Qureshi, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim publisher: Copyright Control	2:40
5	Heart Skipped a Beat engineer: Rodaidh McDonald producer: Jamie Smith mixer: Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald bass guitar: Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) drum machine: Jamie Smith (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) guitar: Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) keyboard: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) vocals: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04), Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) and Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) recorded at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) mixed at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2009-04 until 2009-05) recording of: Heart Skipped a Beat (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) lyricist: Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim composer: Jamie Smith, Baria Qureshi, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim publisher: Copyright Control	4:02
6	Fantasy engineer: Rodaidh McDonald producer: Jamie Smith mixer: Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald bass guitar: Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) drum machine: Jamie Smith (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) guitar: Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) keyboard: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) vocals: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04), Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) and Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) recorded at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) mixed at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2009-04 until 2009-05) recording of: Fantasy (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) lyricist: Oliver Sim composer: Jamie Smith, Baria Qureshi, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim publisher: Copyright Control	2:38
7	Shelter engineer: Rodaidh McDonald producer: Jamie Smith mixer: Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald bass guitar: Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) drum machine: Jamie Smith (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) guitar: Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) keyboard: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) vocals: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04), Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) and Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) recorded at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) mixed at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2009-04 until 2009-05) recording of: Shelter (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) lyricist: Romy Anna Madley Croft composer: James Thomas Smith and Oliver Sim publisher: Universal Music Publishing Limited	4:30
8	Basic Space engineer: Rodaidh McDonald producer: Jamie Smith mixer: Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald bass guitar: Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) drum machine: Jamie Smith (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) guitar: Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) keyboard: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) vocals: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04), Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) and Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) recorded at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) mixed at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2009-04 until 2009-05) recording of: Basic Space (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) lyricist: Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim composer: Jamie Smith, Baria Qureshi, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim publisher: Copyright Control	3:08
9	Infinity engineer: Rodaidh McDonald producer: Jamie Smith mixer: Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald bass guitar: Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) drum machine: Jamie Smith (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) guitar: Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) keyboard: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) vocals: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04), Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) and Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) recorded at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) mixed at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2009-04 until 2009-05) recording of: Infinity (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) lyricist: Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim composer: Jamie Smith, Baria Qureshi, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim publisher: Copyright Control	5:13
10	Night Time engineer: Rodaidh McDonald producer: Jamie Smith mixer: Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald bass guitar: Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) drum machine: Jamie Smith (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) guitar: Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) keyboard: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) vocals: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04), Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) and Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) recorded at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) mixed at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2009-04 until 2009-05) recording of: Night Time (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) lyricist: Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim composer: Jamie Smith, Baria Qureshi, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim publisher: Copyright Control	3:36
11	Stars engineer: Rodaidh McDonald producer: Jamie Smith mixer: Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald bass guitar: Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) drum machine: Jamie Smith (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) guitar: Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) keyboard: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) vocals: Baria Qureshi (from 2008-12 until 2009-04), Romy Madley Croft (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) and Oliver Sim (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) recorded at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) mixed at: XL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 2009-04 until 2009-05) recording of: Stars (from 2008-12 until 2009-04) lyricist: Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim composer: Jamie Smith, Baria Qureshi, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim publisher: Copyright Control	4:22
12	Basic Space (Mount Kimbie remix) remixer: Mount Kimbie recording of: Basic Space lyricist: Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim composer: Jamie Smith, Baria Qureshi, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim publisher: Copyright Control	4:10

Credits

Release

mastering:	Nilesh Patel

purchase for download:	http://www.emusic.com/album/The-xx-xx-MP3-Download/11529044.html [info] (ended)

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Basic Space Crystalised Islands VCR

part of:

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Anne Litt’s Top 10 Albums of 2009 (number: 3) (order: 3)
Criminal Records Jameson: Top Ten Albums of 2009 (number: 4) (order: 4)
Garth Trinidad’s Top 10 Albums of 2009 (number: 7) (order: 7)
Jeff Rogers: Top Fifteen Albums of 2009 (number: 12) (order: 12)
Musikexpress: Die 100 besten Alben des 21. Jahrhunderts (2025) (number: 43) (order: 43)
Brit Award for British Album of the Year (number: 2011) (order: 51)
Fact Magazine: The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s (number: 53) (order: 53)
Mercury Prize Shortlist Nominees (number: 2010 winner) (order: 219)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/175869 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/c44h [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_xx/xx/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000826745 [info]
Wikidata:	Q285120 [info]