Flume (album)

Flume
Flume
Studio album by Flume
Released	9 November 2012
Genre	Wonky; electronica; experimental; downtempo;
Length	49:53
Label	Future Classic
Producer	Harley Streten
Flume chronology
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Flume
	"On Top"; Released: June 2012; "Sleepless"; Released: September 2012; "Holdin On"; Released: November 2012;

Flume is the debut studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume. It was released on 9 November 2012 by Future Classic.^[1] The deluxe edition of the album was released on 12 November 2013.^[2]

At the J Awards of 2013, the album won Australian Album of the Year.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100^[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Drowned in Sound	6/10^[5]
NME	7/10^[6]
Pitchfork	7.4/10^[7]
PopMatters	^[8]
Q	^[9]^{[page needed]}
This is Fake DIY	8/10^[10]

Upon its release, Flume received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album holds an average score of 73, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Harley Streten unless otherwise noted

*Flume* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sintra"	Harley Streten	2:35
2.	"Holdin On"	Streten Otis Redding	2:34
3.	"Left Alone" (featuring Chet Faker)	Streten Nicholas Murphy	3:29
4.	"Sleepless" (featuring Jezzabell Doran)	Streten Jesse Sewell Jezzebell Doran	3:29
5.	"On Top" (featuring T.Shirt)	Streten George Tryfonos	3:51
6.	"Stay Close"	Streten	2:56
7.	"Insane" (featuring Moon Holiday)	Streten Alexandra Ward	3:33
8.	"Change"	Streten	2:30
9.	"Ezra"	Streten	3:37
10.	"More Than You Thought"	Streten	4:05
11.	"Space Cadet"	Streten	2:12
12.	"Bring You Down" (featuring George Maple)	Streten Jessica Higgs	4:38
13.	"Warm Thoughts"	Streten	3:48
14.	"What You Need"	Streten	4:10
15.	"Star Eyes"	Streten	2:26

Deluxe edition bonus disc^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Intro" (featuring Stalley)	Streten Kyle Myricks		3:54
2.	"Space Cadet" (featuring Ghostface Killah and Autre Ne Veut)	Streten Dennis Coles Arthur Ashin		1:57
3.	"Insane" (featuring Moon Holiday and Killer Mike)	Streten Ward Michael Render		2:07
4.	"Stay Close" (featuring Alexander Spit, Boldy James and Aaron Cohen)	Streten Alexander Spitzmueller James Clay Jones III Aaron Cohen		2:44
5.	"Holdin' On" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)	Streten Otis Angus Stuart Luke Dubber		2:47
6.	"Change" (featuring How to Dress Well)	Streten Thomas Krell		2:38
7.	"Warm Thoughts" (featuring Grande Marshall and Goldie Glo)	Streten Grande Marshall Goldie Glo		2:45
8.	"Sleepless" (featuring Twin Shadow and Jezzabell Doran)	Streten Sewell George Lewis Jr. Doran		1:49
9.	"HyperParadise (Flume's Mixtape Version)" (featuring M.O.P.)		Hermitude	1:19
10.	"You & Me (Flume Remix)" (featuring Eliza Doolittle)		Disclosure	4:42
11.	"HyperParadise (Flume Remix)"		Hermitude	4:26
12.	"A Baru in New York (Flume Soundtrack Version)"		Yolanda Be Cool	5:37
13.	"Zimbabwe (Flume Remix)"		New Navy	3:33
14.	"Sleepless (Shlohmo Remix)" (featuring Jezzabell Doran)			5:17
15.	"Holdin' On (123MRK Remix)"			3:40
16.	"Left Alone (Ta-Ku Remix)" (featuring Chet Faker)			4:01
17.	"Holdin' On (Hermitude Remix)"			3:46
18.	"Insane (L D R U Remix)" (featuring Moon Holiday)			3:50
19.	"The Greatest View" (featuring Isabella Manfredi) (iTunes bonus track)			4:02

Personnel

Harley Streten – production
Nick Murphy – composition (track 3)
Jezzabell Doran – composition (track 4)
Jessica Higgs – composition
Jesse Sewell – composition
George Tryfonos – composition
Alex Ward – composition
Jay Ryves – art direction
Michael Zito – artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Flume*
Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	1
Australian Independent Label Albums^[12]	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[13]	139
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[14]	180
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[15]	67
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16]	12
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[17]	12

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Flume*
Chart (2012)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[18]	57
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[19]	14
Chart (2013)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[20]	11
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[21]	1
Chart (2014)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[22]	67

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for *Flume*
Chart (2010–2019)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[23]	38
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)^[23]	5

Certifications

Certifications for *Flume*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[24]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[25]	Gold	7,500^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Collar, Matt. "Flume - Flume". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "iTunes - Flume (Deluxe Edition)". iTunes. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ "The J Award 2013". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Reviews for Flume by Flume". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ Rolle, Kat (14 February 2013). "Album Review: Flume - Flume". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ Rowe, Siân (15 February 2013). "Flume - 'Flume'". NME. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ Brown, Harley (22 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ Wright, Darryl (21 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ Q: 101. March 2013. The musical collage approach, is the starting point for a captivating album of pop electronica. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Milton, Jamie (18 February 2013). "Flume - Flume". This is Fake DIY. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Flume – Flume". Hung Medien.
^ "Independent Label Albums Charts". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
^ "Ultratop.be – Flume – Flume" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "Ultratop.be – Flume – Flume" (in French). Hung Medien.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Flume – Flume" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "Charts.nz – Flume – Flume". Hung Medien.
^ "Flume Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Flume – Flume". Recorded Music NZ. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)^{[dead link]}THE FIELD archive-url MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION from obsolete website.

[AllMusic-1] Collar, Matt. "Flume - Flume". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[iTunes_-_Flume_Deluxe_Edition-2] "iTunes - Flume (Deluxe Edition)". iTunes. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

[2013winner-3] "The J Award 2013". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[metacritic-4] "Reviews for Flume by Flume". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[Drowned_in_Sound-5] Rolle, Kat (14 February 2013). "Album Review: Flume - Flume". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[NME-6] Rowe, Siân (15 February 2013). "Flume - 'Flume'". NME. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[Pitchfork-7] Brown, Harley (22 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[Popmatters-8] Wright, Darryl (21 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[Q-9] Q: 101. March 2013. The musical collage approach, is the starting point for a captivating album of pop electronica. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[TiFDIY-10] Milton, Jamie (18 February 2013). "Flume - Flume". This is Fake DIY. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[ac_Australia_Flume-11] "Australiancharts.com – Flume – Flume". Hung Medien.

[12] "Independent Label Albums Charts". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

[ac_Flanders_Flume-13] "Ultratop.be – Flume – Flume" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_Wallonia_Flume-14] "Ultratop.be – Flume – Flume" (in French). Hung Medien.

[ac_Netherlands_Flume-15] "Dutchcharts.nl – Flume – Flume" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_New_Zealand_Flume-16] "Charts.nz – Flume – Flume". Hung Medien.

[ac_BillboardDanceElectronic_Flume-17] "Flume Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard.

[18] "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

[19] "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

[20] "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

[21] "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

[22] "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

[ARIAEndofDecade-23] "2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[AustraliaFlumeFlumealbumCertRef-24] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

[New_ZealandFlumeFlumealbumCertRef-25] "New Zealand album certifications – Flume – Flume". Recorded Music NZ. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)^{[dead link]}THE FIELD archive-url MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION from obsolete website.

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v t e Flume
Discography
Studio albums	Flume (2012) Skin (2016) Palaces (2022)
Remix albums	Skin: The Remixes (2017)
Mixtapes	Hi This Is Flume (2019) Things Don't Always Go the Way You Plan (2023) Arrived Anxious, Left Bored (2023)
Extended plays	Lockjaw (2013) Skin Companion EP 1 (2016) Skin Companion EP 2 (2017) Quits (2019)
Singles	"Sleepless" "On Top" "Holdin On" "Drop the Game" "Some Minds" "Never Be like You" "Smoke & Retribution" "Say It" "Hyperreal" "Friends" "Let You Know" "Rushing Back" "The Difference" "Say Nothing" "Silent Assassin"
Related articles	Chet Faker

v t e ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist
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