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| Length = | Label = Virgin | Producer = | This album = ''Homework'' (1997) | Next album = ''Discovery'' (2001) | Misc = }} ''Homework'' is the debut studio album by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released on 20 January 1997 by Virgin Records. ''Homework'' success brought worldwide attention to French house music. The album revived house music and departed from the Eurodance formula. The duo produced the tracks without plans to release an album. After working on projects that were intended to be separate singles over five months, they considered the material good enough for an album. ''Homework'' charted in 14 different countries, peaking at number 3 on the French Albums Chart, number 150 on the United States ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart. By February 2001, the album had sold more than two million copies worldwide and received several gold and platinum certifications. Overall, ''Homework'' received positive critical response. The album features singles that had significant impact in the French house and global dance music scenes, including the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance/Club Play number-one singles "Da Funk" and "Around the World", the latter of which reached number 61 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ==Recording history== In 1993, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo presented a demo of their electronic music to DJ Stuart Macmillan at a rave at EuroDisney.〔Collin, Matthew (August 1997). ("Do You Think You Can Hide From Stardom?" ). ''Mixmag''. Retrieved on 6 March 2007.〕 The contents of the cassette were released on the single "The New Wave" on 11 April 1994, by Soma Quality Recordings, a Scottish techno and house label co-founded in 1991 by MacMillan's band Slam.〔''The New Wave'' (liner notes). Daft Punk. Soma Quality Recordings. 5 024856 620149.〕 Daft Punk returned to the studio in May 1995 to record "Da Funk",〔("Daft Punk History & Facts" ). The Daft Punk Site. Retrieved on 1 May 2012.〕 which was released later that year alongside "Rollin' & Scratchin'" under the Soma label.〔James (2003), p. 273.〕 The increasing popularity of Daft Punk's singles led to a bidding war among record labels, resulting in the duo's signing to Virgin Records in 1996.〔〔Woholeski, Peter (May 2001). ("One More Time: Four Years After Its Filter Filled Splashdown, Daft Punk Retirns With Discovery – Complete with House Beats, Disco Sweeps and, Yes, Plenty of Vocoders" ). ''DJ Times''. Retrieved on 5 May 2007.〕 Their departure was noted by Richard Brown of Soma, who affirmed that "we were obviously sad to lose them to Virgin but they had the chance to go big, which they wanted, and it's not very often that a band has that chance after two singles. We're happy for them."〔 Virgin re-released "Da Funk" with the B-side "Musique" in 1996, a year before releasing ''Homework''. Bangalter later stated that the B-side "was never intended to be on the album, and in fact, 'Da Funk' as a single has sold more units than ''Homework'', so more people own it anyways than they would if it had been on the album. It is basically used to make the single a double-feature."〔 The album was mixed and recorded in Daft Punk's studio, Daft House in Paris. It was mastered by Nilesh Patel at the London studio The Exchange.〔 Bangalter stated that "to be free, we had to be in control. To be in control, we had to finance what we were doing ourselves. The main idea was to be free."〔Di Perna, Alan (April 2001). "We Are The Robots", ''Pulse!''. pp. 65–69.〕 Daft Punk discussed their method with Spike Jonze, director of the "Da Funk" music video. He noted that "they were doing everything based on how they wanted to do it. As opposed to, 'oh we got signed to this record company, we gotta use their plan.' They wanted to make sure they never had to do anything that would make them feel bummed on making music."〔Jonze, Spike (2003). ''The Work of Director Spike Jonze'' companion book. Palm Pictures. Retrieved on 4 May 2012.〕 Although Virgin Records holds exclusive distribution rights over Daft Punk's material, the duo still owns their master recordings through their Daft Trax label.〔〔James (2003), p. 267.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Homework (Daft Punk album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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