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Welcome to Earth is the third studio album by Norwegian futurepop band Apoptygma Berzerk. It was released on February 22, 2000 on Metropolis Records but was earlier released on Tatra Records.

This article is about the album by Apoptygma Berzerk. For the Supergirl episode, see Welcome to Earth (Supergirl). For song recorded by Delta Goodrem, see Welcome to Earth (song). For the Flash episode, see Welcome to Earth-2. For Welcome to Earth (series) with Will Smith, see Welcome to Earth (series).
Welcome to Earth
Studio album by
Apoptygma Berzerk
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2000
GenreFuturepop
Length74:00
LabelMetropolis
ProducerFredrik Darum
Apoptygma Berzerk chronology
APBL98
(1999)		 Welcome to Earth
(2000)		 APBL2000
(2001)
Singles from Welcome to Earth
  1. "Paranoia"
    Released: 5 May 1998
  2. "Eclipse"
    Released: 11 Aug 1999
  3. "Kathy's Song (Come Lie Next to Me)"
    Released: 11 Dec 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The general themes of the album are those of extraterrestrials contacting Earth and of moving on. The songs themselves contain samples of reports of alien sightings, and crop circle designs feature prominently in the cover and liner notes. Several tracks have been staples in live concerts ever since, especially the single "Kathy's Song", which became one of the band's biggest hits, being remixed by high-profile artists such as VNV Nation and Ferry Corsten.


Themes


The album deals mainly with the modern mythology of extraterrestrial aliens and a hope that one day the truth will be revealed to us. Generally the tracks convey a feeling of alienation as well.

Stylistically, the album drew criticism upon its release for incorporating elements of vocal trance music on tracks such as "Eclipse" and "Kathy's Song", and overall being geared towards being a pop album. There are some tributes to the Commodore 64 home computer as well, hidden in the "64k" track which is based heavily on a sample of Chris Hülsbeck's Commodore 64 version of "Axel F", and the track Untitled 4 is essentially a Commodore 64 chiptune.

The track "Moment of Tranquility" is a reimagined version of "Falling", the theme song to the television series Twin Peaks, with new lyrics. The beginning of the song contains a sample of dialogue from a Season 2 episode.


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everything We Know Is Wrong"Stephan Groth1:28
2."Starsign"S. Groth5:35
3."Eclipse"S. Groth5:57
4."Help Me!"Vegard Blomberg, S. Groth5:47
5."Kathy's Song (Come Lie Next to Me)"S. Groth6:34
6."Untitled 3"S. Groth2:38
7."Moment of Tranquility"Jonas Groth, S. Groth7:36
8."Fade to Black" (Metallica cover)Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich5:27
9."64k"S. Groth1:44
10."Paranoia"Blomberg, S. Groth7:48
11."Soultaker"S. Groth7:00
12."LNDP3"Blomberg, Frederik Ball, S. Groth5:20
13."Time to Move On" (The song "Time to Move On" ends at 2:30. After 6:30 of silence, at 9:00 begins a hidden track, called "Untitled 4".)S. Groth11:06

2007 remastered release


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Time to Move On"S. Groth2:30
14."Untitled 4" (bonus track; in other versions, "Untitled 4" is the hidden track after "Time to Move On".)S. Groth2:08
15."Eclipse" (Black Sun Version)S. Groth5:17
16."64k" (Sweep Remix)S. Groth6:46

Charts


Chart performance for Welcome to Earth
Chart (2000) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 59
DAC Top 50 Albums[3] 4
CMJ RPM Charts (U.S.)[4] 5
CMJ Radio 200 (U.S.)[5] 134

The single "Eclipse" ranked #41 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) 1999 Top 50 Singles chart.[6] "Kathy's Song" peaked at #16 on the CMJ RPM Charts in the U.S.[7]


References


  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r466769
  2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Apoptygma Berzerk – Welcome to Earth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. "DAC Top 50 2000". Trendcharts oHG. AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH. 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. Comer, M. Tye (1 May 2000). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc. 62 (664): 28. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. Sansone, Glen, ed. (3 April 2000). "CMJ Radio 200" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc. 62 (660): 12–16. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. "DAC Top 50 Singles 1999". Trendcharts oHG. AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH. 2000. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. Comer, M. Tye (9 April 2001). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. New York, NY: College Media, Inc. 67 (709): 19. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 24 January 2022.


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