The Understanding (Röyksopp album)
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| Released | 22 June 2005 | |||
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| Length | 58:40 | |||
| Label | Wall of Sound | |||
| Producer | Röyksopp | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| The Guardian | |
| The Irish Times | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | B+ |
| The Village Voice | C+ |
The Understanding is the second studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp. It was released on 22 June 2005 by Wall of Sound. The Understanding debuted at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart, with 22,466 copies sold in its first week. The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 1 December 2006, and had sold 103,500 copies in the United Kingdom by March 2009.