Light & Magic

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Light & Magic is the second studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron. It was released in the United States on 17 September 2002 by Emperor Norton and in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2002 by Telstar Records. The album has been reissued multiple times, most recently by Nettwerk in January 2011.

An earlier version of the song "NuHorizons" appeared as a B-side to the band's 2001 single "The Way That I Found You", under the title "Holiday 601". "Seventeen" is part of the soundtrack to the 2003 film Party Monster, while its instrumental was used in television advertisements for Christina Aguilera's 2008 fragrance Inspire.

Drowned in Sound ranked Light & Magic at number 14 on its Top 41 Albums of the Year list.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rolling Stone included the album on its 50 Best Albums of 2002 list.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> British dance music magazine Muzik named it the best electropop album of 2002.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> NME included it at number 41 on their Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2002 list.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare)

On 1 September 2009, Redbird Records and Cobraside Distribution released a compilation of remixes, B-sides and rarities titled Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare). The cover is the negative of the US cover for Light & Magic.<ref name="RemixedRare"/> Nettwerk reissued Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare) on 20 December 2011 with a slightly altered track listing, removing "Cease2xist" (Instrumental 2002) and adding "Flicking Your Switch" (Erol Alkan Remix).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Light & Magic.<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

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• Daniel Hunt
• Reuben Wu
• Helen Marnie
• Mira Aroyo

Additional musicians

• Michael Fitzpatrick – additional programming
• Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – additional keyboards
• Shari – backing vocals on "Seventeen"
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen – electric bass

Technical

• Daniel Hunt – production
• Mickey Petralia – additional production, mixing
• Michael Fitzpatrick – engineering
• Matt Fausak – engineering assistance
• Aleks Tamulis – engineering assistance

Artwork

• Big Active – art direction, design
• Ladytron – art direction
• Donald Milne – photography
• Tom Dolan – art direction, design (US edition)
• William Howard – photography (US edition)

Charts

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Chart (2002)	Peak position

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition	Label	Template:Abbr
United States	17 September 2002	Template:Hlist	Standard	Emperor Norton	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United Kingdom	2 December 2002			Telstar	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Germany	7 April 2003	CD		Warner	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	12 May 2003	LP			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Japan	21 June 2003	CD		Victor Entertainment	<ref name="japan">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States	20 July 2004		Reissue	Emperor Norton	<ref name="2004-reissue">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Germany	1 September 2009	Digital download	Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare)	Template:Hlist	<ref name="RemixedRare">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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United Kingdom	11 January 2011		Reissue	Nettwerk	<ref name="2011-reissue">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Germany	14 January 2011	CD			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States	18 January 2011	Template:Hlist			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United Kingdom	24 January 2011	CD			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>