Flume (album)

Flume is the debut studio album by Australian 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]

Flume
Studio album by Flume
Released	9 November 2012 (2012-11-09)
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

At the J Awards of 2013, the album won Australian Album of the Year.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[5]
NME	7/10[6]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[7]
PopMatters	[8]
Q	[9][page needed]
This is Fake DIY	8/10[10]

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".^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Harley Streten unless otherwise noted.

Flume track listing

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

Deluxe edition bonus disc^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Intro" (featuring Stalley)	Streten Kyle Myricks		3:54
2.	"Space Cadet" (featuring Ghostface Killah and Autre Ne Veut)	Streten Dennis Coles Arthur Ashin		1:57
3.	"Insane" (featuring Moon Holiday and Killer Mike)	Streten Ward Michael Render		2:07
4.	"Stay Close" (featuring Alexander Spit, Boldy James, and Aaron Cohen)	Streten Alexander Spitzmueller James Clay Jones III Aaron Cohen		2:44
5.	"Holdin' On" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)	Streten Otis Angus Stuart Luke Dubber		2:47
6.	"Change" (featuring How to Dress Well)	Streten Thomas Krell		2:38
7.	"Warm Thoughts" (featuring Grande Marshall and Goldie Glo)	Streten Grande Marshall Goldie Glo		2:45
8.	"Sleepless" (featuring Twin Shadow and Jezzabell Doran)	Streten Sewell George Lewis Jr. 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

• 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

Weekly chart performance for Flume

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	1
Australian Independent Label Albums[12]	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	139
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	180
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15]	67
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16]	12
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[17]	12

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Flume

Chart (2012)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[18]	57
Australian Artist Albums Chart[19]	14
Chart (2013)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[20]	11
Australian Artist Albums Chart[21]	1
Chart (2014)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[22]	67

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for Flume

Chart (2010–2019)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23]	38
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[23]	5

Certifications

Certifications for Flume

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24]	2× Platinum	140,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25]	Gold	7,500^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.