Album · Digitalism
Idealism by Digitalism
Idealism is an album by Digitalism, released in 2007. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Pogo”, on 1 list with a best position of #69.
Idealism, the debut album from Hamburg duo Digitalism, landed on Virgin on 9 May 2007, with Astralwerks bringing it to America that June. Jens Moelle and İsmail Tüfekçi had been building their name with EPs, and five of the album's fifteen tracks, "Idealistic", "Zdarlight", "Digitalism in Cairo", "Jupiter Room" and "Pogo", had already done the rounds. It's electro house with indie-rock sweat on it: synths grinding like distorted guitars and beats that shove rather than glide. "Digitalism in Cairo" even samples the Cure's "Fire in Cairo".
The tracks went on to live second lives all over the place: "Pogo" sold Pontiacs and turned up in Need for Speed: ProStreet and FIFA 08, while "Idealistic" introduced Midnight Club: Los Angeles and later landed in Just Dance 2 and Saints Row: The Third.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Idealism on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pogo | 1 | #69 | – | 2007 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.