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Discovery is the 2001 sophomore album by Daft Punk. It marks a shift in the sound from the Chicago house that they were previously known for to disco-style synth-pop, a notably jarring move for fans of Homework. The immediate change in aesthetic initially caused some critics to pan the album, but it would eventually gain praise in later years. The album also provided itself as a soundtrack to the anime movie Interstella 5555.

Two cult hits were spawned from this album: "One More Time" (featuring Romanthony), and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". The song "Face to Face" (featuring Todd Edwards) reached #1 on the Billboard Club chart in 2004.

Interpretation of name

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Some people have interpreted that the Discovery album means "very disco" due to the album having a disco feeling. However, according to an interview with Remix Magazine Online, Thomas Bangalter states:

Also, there's a lot of sampling present on this album. The sampled tracks reinforce Thomas Bangalter's statement about Discovery's theme. These are all of the known sampled tracks on the album:

Song	Sample used in song
"One More Time"	"More Spell On You" by Eddie Johns
"Aerodynamic"	"Il Macquillage Lady" by Sister Sledge
"Digital Love"	"I Love You More" by George Duke
"Harder Better Faster Stronger"	"Cola Bottle Baby" by Edwin Birdsong
"Crescendolls"	"Can You Imagine" by The Imperials
"Superheroes"	"Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed" by Barry Manilow

Despite the heavy sampling, Daft Punk actually work with their sampled music. Instead of just using the samples, they add or build on to the original sample. ^* Daft Punk has proven this in a later song, "Robot Rock" (from their Human After All album). For the music video, both Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo are actually playing the sampled loop that is the basis of the song. Thomas Bangalter is playing the sampled guitar loop with a double-neck guitar and Guy-Manuel is playing the drums part of the song.

Track listing

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1. "One More Time" – 5:20
2. "Aerodynamic" – 3:27
3. "Digital Love" – 4:58
4. "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" – 3:45
5. "Crescendolls" – 3:31
6. "Nightvision" – 1:44
7. "Superheroes" – 3:57
8. "High Life" – 3:22
9. "Something About Us" – 3:51
10. "Voyager" – 3:47
11. "Veridis Quo" – 5:44
12. "Short Circuit" – 3:26
13. "Face to Face" – 4:00
14. "Too Long" – 10:00

Charts

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Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2001	Top Electronic Albums	3
2001	The Billboard 200	44
2001	Top Canadian Albums	2
2001	Top Internet Albums	12

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2000	"One More Time"	The Billboard Hot 100	61
		Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	2
		Top 40 Mainstream	33
		Top 40 Tracks	32
		Rhythmic Top 40	27
2001	"Digital Love"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	9
2001	"Harder Better Faster Stronger"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	3
2004	"Face to Face"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1

Additional Musicians

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• Romanthony - Lyrics, vocals on "One More Time" and lyrics, vocals, co-production on "Too Long."
• DJ Sneak - Lyrics on "Digital Love."
• Todd Edwards - Lyrics, vocals and co-production on "Face to Face."

References

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2001 albums | Daft Punk albums | Virgin Records albums

Discovery (Daft Punk) | Discovery (musikalbum av Daft Punk)