Rhythm and Stealth

Rhythm and Stealth is the second studio album by the English electronic group Leftfield, released on 20 September 1999.^[1] It reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.^[2] It was nominated for the 2000 Mercury Music Prize.^[3]

Rhythm and Stealth
Studio album by Leftfield
Released	20 September 1999 (1999-09-20)
Genre	Electronica
Length	53:44
Label	Hard Hands, Higher Ground, Sony BMG
Producer	Leftfield, Nick Rapaccioli
Leftfield chronology
Leftism (1995) Rhythm and Stealth (1999) Stealth Remixes (2000)
Alternative cover
Reissue edition (2000) cover
Singles from Rhythm and Stealth
"Afrika Shox" Released: 27 September 1999 "Dusted" Released: 15 November 1999 "Swords" Released: 10 July 2000

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Alternative Press	4/5[5]
Muzik	[6]
NME	6/10[7]
Pitchfork	6.3/10[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]

Matt Hendrickson of Rolling Stone said, "The album's jumble of epic sounds is a blessing and a curse: Rhythm and Stealth never develops a sustained, full-on groove, but it makes for a mind-melding headphone adventure."^[10] John Bush of AllMusic said, "Leftfield has moved on with a grace and mastery of production seldom seen in the dance world."^[4]

NME named it the 24th best album of 1999.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dusted"	4:41
2.	"Phat Planet"	5:24
3.	"Chant of a Poor Man"	5:54
4.	"Double Flash"	4:11
5.	"El Cid"	6:02
6.	"Afrika Shox"	5:37
7.	"Dub Gussett"	4:51
8.	"Swords"	5:07
9.	"6/8 War"	4:13
10.	"Rino's Prayer"	6:44
Total length:		53:44

Australian edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Phat Planet (Version 2)"	4:05

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Phat Planet (Alternate Mix)"	4:05

Reissue edition (2000) bonus enhanced CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Phat Planet (Dave Clarke Remix)"	5:52
2.	"El Cid (I-Cube Simple Mix)"	5:52
3.	"Rino's Prayer (Nick Rapaccioli Remix)"	5:39
4.	"Chant of a Poor Man (Mighty Quark Remix)"	5:24
5.	"Dub Gussett (Maas Remix)"	6:33
6.	"El Cid (I-Cube Table Tennis Remix)"	6:49
7.	"Double Flash (Headstarter Remix)"	6:11

Reissue edition (2000) bonus enhanced CD video

No.	Title	Length
8.	"Afrika Shox"	4:52
9.	"Dusted"	4:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Neil Barnes – production
• Paul Daley – production
• Nick Rapaccioli – production (6, 7)
• Roots Manuva – vocals (1)
• Cheshire Cat – vocals (3)
• Afrika Bambaataa – vocals (6)
• Nicole Willis – vocals (8)
• Rino – vocals (10)
• Jono Gallagher – tape operation
• Nick Baxter – tape operation
• Ady Stockwell – tape operation
• Adam Wren – engineering
• Paul Solomons – mastering
• Blue Source – art direction
• Toby McFarlan Pond – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 11 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 38 French Albums (SNEP)[15] 40 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 33 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 7 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 3 Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 54 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 36 UK Albums (OCC)[22] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Albums (OCC)[23] 52 Chart (2000) Position UK Albums (OCC)[24] 203