45:33

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History

The publicity for "45:33" described it as being designed to accompany jogging workouts, "to reward and push at good intervals of a run." An early statement detailed that the composition had been refined after several runs on the treadmill.[2] James Murphy later admitted that this was entirely a lie on his part, and that he does not actually jog. He stated that he wanted to make a long-form record like E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching and used the opportunity provided by Nike to do so.[6] The artwork of "45:33" also resembles that of Göttsching's work.[7]

Parts of "45:33" were later used on the album Sound of Silver, in particular the track "Someone Great", which appears on "45:33" as an instrumental section later distinguished as track 3. The complete track was also released for registered Nike+ users in late March 2007 as a gift of appreciation when Nike+ logged its 10 millionth mile. The composition was available to be sold by Nike via iTunes for six months. DFA Records announced that "45:33" would be re-released on November 12, 2007.[3]

Although the composition is titled "45:33", a reference to the two most common speeds, in RPM, of vinyl records, the actual length is slightly longer.[2]

For the last series of concerts at Terminal 5 and Madison Square Garden, LCD Soundsystem performed 45:33 in full during the second set (Part 3 was saved until the performance of "Someone Great"). In the place of Part 3, LCD Soundsystem performed Sound of Silver.[8]

Critical reception

The song generally received positive reviews from music critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average from 0 to 100 points, the EP has received an average critic score of 86/100, based on 25 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[9] Manuel Göttsching was, however, critical of the composition, despite it being inspired by his own work. He said: "Musically, there is nothing related to E2-E4 – it's just a 'megamix' of his work." [10]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 86/100[9]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[11]
The A.V. Club A[12]
Entertainment Weekly A[13]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[14]
Hot Press 4/5 stars[15]
musicOMH 3.5/5 stars[16]
NME (7/10)[17]
Pitchfork (8.0/10)[18]
Stylus Magazine A-[19]
Uncut 4/5 stars[20]

Track listing

iTunes release

No. Title Length
1. "45:33"   45:58

CD reissue

Note: The first six tracks are listed simply as "45:33".

No. Title Length
1. "45:33" (part 1) 2:51
2. "45:33" (part 2) 6:31
3. "45:33" (part 3) 8:30
4. "45:33" (part 4) 10:42
5. "45:33" (part 5) 9:18
6. "45:33" (part 6) 8:13
7. "Freak Out/Starry Eyes"   12:22
8. "North American Scum" (onanistic dub) 8:56
9. "Hippie Priest Bum-Out"   4:26

eMusic release

No. Title Length
1. "45:33"   46:04
2. "Hippie Priest Bum-Out"   4:26

Personnel

  • James Murphy – drums, percussion, drum programming, handclaps, bass guitar, guitar, vocals, glockenspiel, clavinet, organ, synthesizer, vocoder
Additional personnel
  • Alex Frankel – wurlitzer piano
  • Eric Broucek – programming
  • Jason Disu – trumpet
  • Carter Yasutake – trumpet
  • Terra Deva – vocals

References

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External links

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  4. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/LCD-Soundsystem-4533/release/7055952
  5. ↑ http://store.dfarecords.com/collections/albums/products/wl-dfa2163?variant=2954789377
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  20. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070421125502/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/lcd_soundsystem/reviews/10622
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