Flume (album)

Flume
Studio album by Flume
Released	November 9, 2012
Genre	Wonky electronica experimental downtempo
Length	49:53
Label	Future Classic
Producer	Harley Streten
Flume chronology
Flume (2012) Lockjaw EP (2013)
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Flume
"On Top" Released: June 2012 "Sleepless" Released: September 2012 "Holdin' On" Released: November 2012 "Insane (promo single only)" Released: 2013

Flume is the debut studio album by electronic musician Flume. It was released on 9 November 2012, by Future Classic.^[1] The deluxe edition of the album was released on 12 November 2013.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	[4]
NME	[5]
Pitchfork Media	7.4/10[6]
PopMatters	[7]
Q	[8]
This is Fake DIY	[9]

Upon its release, Flume received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album holds an average score of 73, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Harley Streten unless otherwise noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sintra"	2:35
2.	"Holdin On"	2:34
3.	"Left Alone" (featuring Chet Faker)	3:29
4.	"Sleepless" (featuring Jezzabell Doran)	3:29
5.	"On Top" (featuring T.Shirt)	3:51
6.	"Stay Close"	2:56
7.	"Insane" (featuring Moon Holiday)	3:33
8.	"Change"	2:30
9.	"Ezra"	3:37
10.	"More Than You Thought"	4:05
11.	"Space Cadet"	2:12
12.	"Bring You Down" (featuring George Maple)	4:38
13.	"Warm Thoughts"	3:48
14.	"What You Need"	4:10
15.	"Star Eyes"	2:26

Deluxe edition bonus disc[2]
No.	Title	Original artist	Length
1.	"Intro" (featuring Stalley)		3:54
2.	"Space Cadet" (featuring Ghostface Killah and Autre Ne Veut)		1:57
3.	"Insane" (featuring Moon Holiday and Killer Mike)		2:07
4.	"Stay Close" (featuring Alexander Spit, Boldy James and Aaron Cohen)		2:44
5.	"Holdin' On" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)		2:47
6.	"Change" (featuring How to Dress Well)		2:38
7.	"Warm Thoughts" (featuring Grande Marshall and Goldie Glo)		2:45
8.	"Sleepless" (featuring Twin Shadow and Jezzabell Doran)		1:49
9.	"HyperParadise (Flume's Mixtape Version)" (featuring M.O.P.)	Hermitude	1:19
10.	"You & Me (Flume Remix)" (featuring Eliza Doolittle)	Disclosure	4:42
11.	"HyperParadise (Flume Remix)"	Hermitude	4:26
12.	"A Baru in New York (Flume Soundtrack Version)"	Yolanda Be Cool	5:37
13.	"Zimbabwe (Flume Remix)"	New Navy	3:33
14.	"Sleepless (Shlohmo Remix)" (featuring Jezzabell Doran)		5:17
15.	"Holdin' On (123MRK Remix)"		3:40
16.	"Left Alone (Ta-Ku Remix)" (featuring Chet Faker)		4:01
17.	"Holdin' On (Hermitude Remix)"		3:46
18.	"Insane (L D R U Remix)" (featuring Moon Holiday)		3:50
19.	"The Greatest View" (featuring Isabella Manfredi) (iTunes bonus track)		4:02

Personnel

Credits for Flume adapted from Allmusic.^[1]

• Harley Streten – production
• Nick Murphy – composition (track 3)
• Jezzabell Doran – composition (track 4)
• Jessica Higgs – composition
• Jesse Sewell – composition
• George Tryfonos – composition
• Alex Ward – composition
• Jay Ryves – art direction
• Michael Zito – artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	1
Australian Independent Label Albums[11]	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	139
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	180
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14]	67
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[16]	57
Australian Artist Albums Chart[17]	14
Chart (2013)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[18]	11
Australian Artist Albums Chart[19]	1
Chart (2014)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[20]	67

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[21]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22]	Gold	7,500^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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2. "iTunes - Flume (Deluxe Edition)". iTunes. iTunes. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
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4. Rolle, Kat (14 February 2013). "Album Review: Flume - Flume". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
5. Rowe, Siân. "Flume - 'Flume'". NME. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
6. Brown, Harley (22 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
7. Wright, Darryl (21 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". PopMatters. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
8. Q: 101. March 2013. The musical collage approach, is the starting point for a captivating album of pop electronica. Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. Milton, Jamie (18 February 2013). "Flume - Flume". This is Fake DIY. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
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11. "Independent Label Albums Charts". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
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13. "Ultratop.be – Flume – Flume" (in French). Hung Medien.
14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Flume – Flume" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
15. "Charts.org.nz – Flume – Flume". Hung Medien.
16. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
17. "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
18. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
19. "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
20. "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
21. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
22. "New Zealand album certifications – Flume – Flume". Recorded Music NZ. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.