Album · The Chemical Brothers
Surrender by The Chemical Brothers
Surrender is an album by The Chemical Brothers, released in 1999. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 23 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Let Forever Be”, on 17 lists with a best position of #35.
Surrender, the third album from Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, came out on Virgin in June 1999, and it's the Chemical Brothers easing off the big-beat battering ram and letting the house groove in. The Manchester duo who dragged big beat into the pop mainstream still know how to hit hard, but here the loops loosen up, the colours brighten and the whole thing floats as much as it pounds.
"Hey Boy Hey Girl" is the rave-up, a relentless, hands-in-the-air stomp, "Let Forever Be" is a swirling, kaleidoscopic head-rush, and "Out of Control" and "Music: Response" rounded out the four singles. It topped the UK albums chart, just as Dig Your Own Hole had, and the critics were right there with it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Surrender on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let Forever Be | 17 | #35 | – | 1999–2023 | |
| 2 | Hey Boy, Hey Girl | 4 | #27 | – | 1999–2023 | |
| 3 | Out of Control | 2 | #412 | – | 2000–2001 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.