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}} ''La Roux'' is the debut studio album by English synthpop duo La Roux, released on 26 June 2009 by Polydor Records. The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. It includes the hit singles "In for the Kill" and "Bulletproof", which reached numbers two and one on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. The album was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize, and won Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on 13 February 2011. A ten-track Gold Edition of the album was released digitally in the United States on 8 February 2011, including the Kanye West-featuring version of "In for the Kill". ==Singles== "Quicksand" was released as the album's lead single on 15 December 2008, originally reaching number 153 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was re-released on 23 November 2009 and rose to a new peak position of number 129 on the UK chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chart Log UK – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2009 )〕 "In for the Kill" was released as the album's second single on 16 March 2009. The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks, while reaching the top fifteen in Ireland and Norway, the top forty in Australia and the top fifty in Belgium.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Discography La Roux )〕 "Bulletproof" was released as the album's third single on 22 June 2009. The single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming La Roux's first chart-topper. The track reached number three in Austria, number five in Australia, Belgium and Ireland, number seven in New Zealand and number thirteen in Germany.〔 "Bulletproof" also became the duo's first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US, peaking at number eight. "I'm Not Your Toy" was released as the album's fourth and final single on 28 September 2009. Speaking to ''The Guardian'' on 22 July 2009, Jackson explained that the duo chose to release the single in the summer because she "think() sunny weather drives you towards certain tempos and melodies that work well booming out of open windows", adding that the song "has a brightness that wouldn't work in winter." It peaked at number twenty-seven on the UK Singles Chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=La Roux )〕 On 15 July 2010, Jackson uploaded a behind-the-scenes preview of the music video for "Tigerlily" on YouTube discussing its theme. However, neither the single nor the video ever materialised. 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「La Roux (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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