Darkdancer

Darkdancer is the second studio album by Les Rythmes Digitales, released in 1999. It peaked at number 53 on the UK Albums Chart.^[6] In 2005, it was re-released with an additional disc that included remixes, unreleased tracks, and music videos.^[7]

Darkdancer
Studio album by Les Rythmes Digitales
Released	24 May 1999 (1999-05-24)
Studio	Quad Studios, New York City
Genre	Synth-pop[1] Europop[2] post-disco[1] electronica[2]
Length	53:43
Label	Wall of Sound
Producer	Jacques Lu Cont
Les Rythmes Digitales chronology
Libération (1996) Darkdancer (1999)
Singles from Darkdancer
"Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)" Released: 21 July 1997 "Music Makes You Lose Control" Released: 13 April 1998 "(Hey You) What's That Sound?" Released: 5 October 1998 "Sometimes" Released: 26 July 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Q	[4]
Resident Advisor	3.5/5[5]

Critical reception

In a 2005 review of the album's re-release, Paul Sullivan of BBC called it "ahead of its time" and credited it for launching much of the electro-pop vogue of the 2000s.^[7]

In 2015, Thump placed it at number 97 on the "99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time" list.^[8]

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[2]

Track listing

Original edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dreamin'"	3:33
2.	"Music Makes You Lose Control"	3:46
3.	"Soft Machine" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro)	3:36
4.	"Hypnotise"	4:52
5.	"(Hey You) What's That Sound?"	4:12
6.	"Take a Little Time" (featuring Shannon)	3:29
7.	"From: Disco to: Disco"	3:51
8.	"Brothers"	4:08
9.	"Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)"	3:30
10.	"About Funk"	5:42
11.	"Sometimes" (featuring Nik Kershaw)	4:57
12.	"Damaged People" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro)	6:39

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"MDC Vendredi"	6:38

US / Canadian edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dreamin'"	3:33
2.	"Music Makes You Lose Control"	3:46
3.	"Soft Machine" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro)	3:36
4.	"Hypnotise"	4:52
5.	"(Hey You) What's That Sound?"	4:12
6.	"Take a Little Time" (featuring Shannon)	3:29
7.	"From: Disco to: Disco"	3:51
8.	"Brothers"	4:08
9.	"MDC Vendredi"	6:38
10.	"Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)"	3:30
11.	"About Funk"	5:42
12.	"Sometimes" (featuring Nik Kershaw)	4:57
13.	"Damaged People" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro)	6:39

2005 reissue edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat) (Club Mix)"	6:28
2.	"Music Makes You Lose Control (LRD Remix)"	5:56
3.	"Steps Ahead"	5:13
4.	"(Hey You) What's That Sound? (LRD Remix)"	4:28
5.	"Energy"	4:18
6.	"Sometimes (Junior Sanchez Remix)"	7:18
7.	"Nancy Jamaica"	5:57
8.	"Jacques Your Body (Cassius Remix Edit)"	5:53

2005 reissue edition bonus disc (video)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"(Hey You) What's That Sound?"	3:43
2.	"Sometimes"	5:01

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[6]	53