Beautiful Collision

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Beautiful Collision
File:Bicrungabeautiful.jpg
Studio album by
Bic Runga
Released1 July 2002
Studio
GenrePop, rock
Length39:49
LabelColumbia
ProducerBic Runga
Bic Runga chronology
Together in Concert: Live
(2000) 		Beautiful Collision
(2002) 		Live in Concert with the Christchurch Symphony
(2003)
Singles from Beautiful Collision
  1. "Get Some Sleep"
    Released: 17 June 2002
  2. "Something Good"
    Released: October 2002
  3. "Listening for the Weather"
    Released: 7 April 2003

Beautiful Collision is the second solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released on 1 July 2002 in New Zealand, 15 July 2002 in Australia, and 5 November 2002 in the United States.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]StarStarStarStarHalf star
The New Zealand Herald[3]StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg

Ken Goldstein of PopMatters gave the album a positive review,[4] as did Emma Phillpott from NZ Musician.[5]

At the 2003 New Zealand Music Awards, Beautiful Collision was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Female Vocalist, Best Solo Artist and Producer of the Year. It lost Album of the Year to The Datsuns' self-titled album, but won the other three categories. At the awards ceremony, it was also announced as the highest-selling New Zealand album for the year of 2003. Additionally, "Get Some Sleep" was nominated for the award for Single of the Year, but was beaten by Goodshirt's song "Sophie".[6]

Commercial performance

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Beautiful Collision debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart on 14 July 2002. It spent an additional seven non-consecutive weeks at number one in June and July 2003. Beautiful Collision lasted a total of 101 non-consecutive weeks on the New Zealand Albums Chart; its last appearance was on 11 October 2004.[7] It was ranked as the eighth best-selling album in New Zealand in 2002, and the best-selling album in 2003. Beautiful Collision was certified 11-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand, denoting shipment of 165,000 copies.[8] The album spent one week on the Australian Albums Chart in August 2002, at number forty-one.[9] Beautiful Collision peaked at number fifty-five on the UK Albums Chart, and lasted two weeks on the chart.[10]

Track listing

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Track listing adapted from Spotify[11] and CD liner notes.[1] All tracks are written and produced by Bic Runga.[1][11]

No.TitleLength
1."When I See You Smile"1:44
2."Get Some Sleep"3:33
3."Something Good"3:17
4."Precious Things"3:52
5."The Be All and End All"3:19
6."Election Night"3:03
7."Honest Goodbyes"3:56
8."She Left on a Monday"3:55
9."Beautiful Collision"3:44
10."Listening for the Weather"3:27
11."Counting the Days"2:14
12."Gravity"3:39
Total length:39:49

Personnel

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Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[1]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

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See also

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References

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