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==="45:33" and ''Sound of Silver'' (2006–2008)=== {{Main|45:33|Sound of Silver}} In October 2006, LCD Soundsystem released a composition titled "45:33", as part of Nike's ''Original Run'' series. It was made available for download from iTunes.<ref name="Side-line.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=25904_0_2_0_C |title=LCD Soundsystem records track for Nike |website=Side-line.com |date=September 16, 2007 |access-date=2011-02-12}}</ref> Despite its name, the track is actually 45 minutes and 58 seconds long—the title being an apparent reference to vinyl speeds (45 and 33 [[Revolutions per minute|RPM]])—and was claimed to "reward and push at good intervals of a run".<ref name="45:33">[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39145/LCD_Soundsystem_Makes_45Minute_Track_for_Nike] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212190144/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39145/LCD_Soundsystem_Makes_45Minute_Track_for_Nike|date=February 12, 2007}}</ref> However, it was later revealed that this was not the case, and that Murphy merely wanted the opportunity to create a long piece of music, akin to ''[[E2-E4]]'' by [[Manuel Göttsching]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguide/music/story/0,,2008605,00.html |title=Is this it?|first=James |last=Murphy |work=The Guide |publisher=Guardian |date=February 10, 2007 |access-date=2011-02-12}}</ref> [[File:LCD Soundsystem - Traffic 2007.JPG|left|thumb|LCD Soundsystem performing in Turin, Italy in 2007]] LCD Soundsystem's second studio album, ''Sound of Silver'', was released on March 20, 2007, to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/lcdsoundsystem/soundofsilver?q=sound%20of%20silver |title=Metacritic – Sound of Silver |website=Metacritic.com |date=March 20, 2007 |access-date=2011-02-12}}</ref> Praise included Mixmag awarding it the title Album of the Month, a 9.2 score from ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/41762-sound-of-silver |title=Pitchfork Media Review |website=Pitchforkmedia.com |first=Mark |last=Pytlik |date=March 20, 2007 |access-date=2011-02-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113173435/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/41762-sound-of-silver |archive-date=January 13, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and a 5-star review from ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dorian |last=Lynskey |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2029293,00.html |title=LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver |website=Arts.guardian.co.uk |date=March 9, 2007 |access-date=2011-02-12}}<!-- redirect http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/mar/09/popandrock.shopping2 --></ref> The album release was preceded by the single "[[North American Scum]]", which was released in February 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/LCD-Soundsystem-North-American-Scum/release/1027684 | title=LCD Soundsystem – North American Scum (CD) | date=February 26, 2007 | publisher=[[Discogs]] | access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref> LCD Soundsystem's subsequent single "[[All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem song)|All My Friends]]" included covers of the song by [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] and former [[Velvet Underground]] member [[John Cale]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=23175_0_2_0_C |title=LCD Soundsystem covered by Franz Ferdinand and John Cale for new single |website=Side-line.com |access-date=2011-02-12}}</ref> The digital download "All My Friends" EP also includes a cover of the early [[Joy Division]] song "No Love Lost". In September 2007, the ''A Bunch of Stuff'' EP was released<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/features/news/2007/08/070814_arcadefire_lcd/ |title=Arcade Fire, LCD Team for Seven-Inch; Vedder, Malkmus, Tweedy Cover Dylan |website=SPIN.com |date=August 14, 2007 |access-date=2011-02-12}}</ref> and the band went on tour with [[Arcade Fire]].<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44834-arcade-fire-and-lcd-not-just-a-tour-but-a-split-7] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113165918/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44834-arcade-fire-and-lcd-not-just-a-tour-but-a-split-7|date=January 13, 2009}}</ref> Late in 2007, the band released "[[Someone Great (song)|Someone Great]]" as the third single from Sound of Silver and re-released "45:33" on CD and vinyl through DFA Records.<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45244-lcd-soundsystems-ifabriclive-36i-mix-revealed] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113205306/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45244-lcd-soundsystems-ifabriclive-36i-mix-revealed|date=January 13, 2009}}</ref> In December 2007, there was a release of a 12-inch record containing {{Nowrap|B-sides}} from European singles for the North American market entitled ''[[Confuse the Marketplace]]''.<ref>[http://getweird.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/market-trends/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809173752/http://getweird.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/market-trends/|date=August 9, 2009}}</ref> Also in December 2007, the band received a Grammy nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album with ''Sound of Silver''.<ref>[http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx "50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominations List"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208155421/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx |date=December 8, 2007 }} for ''Sound of Silver''</ref> The album was also named the best album of 2007 by publications such as ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>[http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2223431,00.html "2007's Best Albums"] The Guardian, December 7, 2007.</ref> ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709230558/http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/uncut-sings-the-praises-of-sound-of-silver-328617.php|url-status=dead|title=idolator - Music News, Reviews, and Gossip|archive-date=July 9, 2012|website=idolator}}</ref> and ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Diver |first=Mike |url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2673307 |title=DiS's albums of 2007 |website=Drownedinsound.com |date=December 23, 2007 |access-date=2011-02-12 |archive-date=April 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401123154/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/2673307-diss-albums-of-2007--5-1-and-full-top-50 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album was also nominated for the 2007 [[Shortlist Prize]], where it lost out to ''[[The Reminder]]'' by [[Feist (singer)|Feist]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kharas |first=Kev |url=http://drownedinsound.com/news/2893369 |title=Feist wins Shortlist Prize 2008 |website=Drownedinsound.com |date=February 5, 2008 |access-date=2011-02-12 |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308155959/http://drownedinsound.com/news/2893369 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Time'' magazine named "All My Friends" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at number 4. Writer [[Josh Tyrangiel]] praised the "magic" in the song, saying that the song's "straightforward repetition of the same guitar, keyboard and bass lines, combined with lyrics about life without regret, and life with all kinds of regrets pays off with a punch about what we lose as we get older."<ref>Tyrangiel, Josh; "The Best Top 10 Lists of the Year"; "The 10 Best Songs"; ''Time'' magazine; December 24, 2007; Page 39.</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Tyrangiel |first=Josh |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686244_1690626,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212162008/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686244_1690626,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2007 |title=''Time'' magazine's Top 10 Songs of 2007 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=December 9, 2007 |access-date=2011-02-12}}</ref> The track was later named the second best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7693-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-20-1/2/ |title=Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 20-1 |website=Pitchfork |date=August 21, 2009 |access-date=2011-02-12 |archive-date=November 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114091636/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7693-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-20-1/2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> After finishing touring for ''Sound of Silver'' the band recorded and released a song entitled "[[Big Ideas (song)|Big Ideas]]" on the soundtrack of the film ''[[21 (2008 film)|21]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stereogum.com/archives/new-lcd-soundsystem-big-ideas-stereogum-premiere_008203.html |title=New LCD Soundsystem – "Big Ideas" (Stereogum Premiere) – Stereogum |website=Stereogum.com |date=February 25, 2008 |access-date=2011-02-12 |archive-date=October 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001210310/http://stereogum.com/archives/new-lcd-soundsystem-big-ideas-stereogum-premiere_008203.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> This song was ranked number 63 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.<ref name="bestsongs">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20081229022612/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/the_100_best_singles_of_2008/16 The 100 Best Songs of 2008]". ''Rolling Stone'' (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2009-01-12</ref> {{clear}}
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