Black Light (Groove Armada album)

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Black Light
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Studio album by
Groove Armada
Released29 January 2010
Recorded2009
Genre
Length52:46
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerGroove Armada
Groove Armada chronology
Soundboy Rock
(2007) 		Black Light
(2010) 		White Light
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Consequence of SoundC+[3]
musicOMHStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[4]
NME6/10[5]
PopMatters7/10[6]
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Resident AdvisorStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[8]
SlantStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[9]
URBStarStarStarStarHalf star[10]
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Black Light is the sixth studio album by English electronic duo Groove Armada. It combines the more mainstream-oriented sound of its predecessor, Soundboy Rock, with the rock spirit of Lovebox,[12] and the band makes use of 1980s synthesisers for the first time.[13] The album is influenced by David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Numan, New Order and Roxy Music.[14]

The vocal collaborations on the album include Bryan Ferry, Fenech-Soler, Jess Larrabee, Nick Littlemore, Saint Saviour and Will Young.[15]

Black Light received a nomination for the 53rd Grammy Awards in the category Best Electronic/Dance Album.[16] The song "Paper Romance" is in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 11.[17]

Track listing

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Black Light track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Look Me in the Eye Sister" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:07
2."Fall Silent" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:35
3."Just for Tonight" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:05
4."Not Forgotten" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:34
5."I Won't Kneel" (featuring Saint Saviour)4:36
6."Cards to Your Heart" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:35
7."Paper Romance" (featuring Fenech-Soler and Saint Saviour)6:19
8."Warsaw" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:04
9."Shameless" (featuring Bryan Ferry)4:48
10."Time & Space" (featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)4:53
11."History" (featuring Will Young)4:10
Total length:52:46
Japanese bonus tracks[18]
No.TitleLength
12."Not Forgotten" (Loose Joint Mix; featuring Nick Littlemore)6:21
13."Shameless" (alternative mix; featuring Bryan Ferry)5:51
Total length:64:49
iTunes bonus track[19]
No.TitleLength
12."Time & Space" (Original Disco Mix; featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)6:02

North American edition

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No.TitleLength
1."Warsaw" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:04
2."History" (featuring Will Young)4:10
3."Cards to Your Heart" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:35
4."I Won't Kneel" (featuring Saint Saviour)4:36
5."Shameless" (featuring Bryan Ferry)4:48
6."Look Me in the Eye Sister" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:07
7."Paper Romance" (featuring Fenech-Soler and Saint Saviour)6:19
8."Time & Space" (featuring SaintSaviour and Jess Larrabee)4:53
9."Not Forgotten" (featuring Nick Littlemore)5:34
10."Fall Silent" (featuring Nick Littlemore)4:35
11."Just for Tonight" (featuring Jess Larrabee)4:05
iTunes bonus track[20]
No.TitleLength
12."Time & Space" (Original Disco Mix; featuring Saint Saviour and Jess Larrabee)6:02
iTunes deluxe edition bonus track[21]
No.TitleLength
13."Paper Romance" (Classixx Version; featuring Fenech-Soler & Saint Saviour)6:02
14."I Won't Kneel" (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Mix; featuring Saint Saviour)6:08
15."I Won't Kneel" (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Dub; featuring Saint Saviour)6:08

Singles

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Singles from Black Light
Single Release date
"I Won't Kneel" 23 November 2009
"Paper Romance" 22 February 2010
"Look Me in the Eye Sister"/"Just for Tonight" 3 May 2010
"History" (featuring Will Young) 30 August 2010

Charts

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Chart performance for Black Light
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 97
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 71
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] 47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] 23
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 34
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 26
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[29] 8
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[30] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[31] 2
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[32] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[33] 48

Sales

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Sales for Black Light
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom — 35,000[34]
Worldwide — 100,000[34]

References

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  30. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  31. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
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  33. ^ "Groove Armada Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
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