{{EngvarB|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox album | name = Illuminations | type = EP | artist = Little Boots | cover = Little Boots - Illuminations.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2009|6|9}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Synth-pop|nu-disco|dance-pop}} | length = {{Duration|m=21|s=15}} | label = Elektra | producer = {{hlist|Joe Goddard|Simon Gogerly|Kid Gloves|Greg Kurstin|Simon Lord|Sebastian Muravchik|Ali Renault}} | prev_title = Hands | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Nocturnes | next_year = 2013 }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hermes |first=Will |authorlink=Will Hermes |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28992617/review/29237142/illuminations |title=Illuminations : Little Boots |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=20 July 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727121958/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28992617/review/29237142/illuminations |archivedate=27 July 2009 |url-status=dead |accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Spin'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Stacey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dPH2eV-xQFYC&pg=PA88 |title=Reviews [Albums] |magazine=Spin |volume=25 |issue=7 |page=88 |date=July 2009 |accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref> | rev3 = ''The Vancouver Sun'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=North |first=Peter |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/reviews+Ecstatic+aptly+named/1724969/story.html |title=CD reviews: Mos Def's The Ecstatic aptly named |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=23 June 2009 |accessdate=6 July 2009 |archive-date=22 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622050452/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/reviews%20Ecstatic%20aptly%20named/1724969/story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> }}
'''''Illuminations''''' is the fourth extended play (EP) by English singer Little Boots. It was released in the United States and Canada on 9 June 2009 by Elektra Records.<ref name="releaseinfo">{{cite press release |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/little-boots-releases-illuminations-ep-out-today-on-elektra-records-british-dance-pop-1222208.htm |title=Little Boots Releases "ILLUMINATIONS" EP Out Today on Elektra Records; British Dance-Pop Sensation Announces North American Tour Dates Kicking Off September 14th in Toronto |location=New York |publisher=Atlantic Records |agency=Marketwired |date=9 June 2009 |accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/little-boots |title=Little Boots – (Le) Poisson Rouge; Mon 18 |issue=711 |magazine=Time Out New York |date=14–20 May 2009 |accessdate=14 July 2014 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715015142/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/little-boots |url-status=dead }}</ref> Released as a digital download, the extended play was accompanied by a digital booklet and a music video for the song "New in Town".<ref name="releaseinfo"/> In Canada, ''Illuminations'' was also released on CD.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/2009/06/09/9741761-cp.html |title=CD releases for the week of June 9 |agency=The Canadian Press |date=9 June 2009 |access-date=6 July 2009}}{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = New in Town | writer1 = {{hlist|Victoria Hesketh|Greg Kurstin}} | extra1 = Kurstin | length1 = 3:19
| title2 = Stuck on Repeat | writer2 = {{hlist|Hesketh|Kurstin|Joe Goddard}} | extra2 = Goddard | length2 = 3:21
| title3 = Not Now | writer3 = {{hlist|Hesketh|Roy Kerr|Anu Pillai|Eg White}} | extra3 = Kid Gloves | length3 = 3:51
| title4 = Magical | writer4 = {{hlist|Hesketh|Simon Lord}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Sebastian Muravchik|Ali Renault|Simon Lord{{ref|a|[a]}}|Simon Gogerly{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length4 = 3:45
| title5 = Love Kills | writer5 = {{hlist|Giorgio Moroder|Freddie Mercury}} | extra5 = Kid Gloves | length5 = 3:41
| title6 = New in Town | note6 = video | length6 = 3:18 }}
;Notes * <sup>{{note|a|a}}</sup> signifies an additional producer.
==Personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Illuminations''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Illuminations |type=CD liner notes |others=Little Boots |publisher=Elektra Records |year=2009 |id=2-886593}}</ref>
{{div col}} * Chrissie Abbott – design * Benedict Cooper – "New in Town" video producer * Tom Elmhirst – mixing {{small|(tracks 2, 3)}} * Serban Ghenea – mixing {{small|(track 1)}} * Joe Goddard – production {{small|(track 2)}} * Simon Gogerly – additional production, mixing {{small|(track 4)}} * John Hanes – mix engineering {{small|(track 1)}} * Kid Gloves – production {{small|(tracks 3, 5)}}; mixing {{small|(track 5)}} * Greg Kurstin – production {{small|(track 1)}} * Oli Isaacs – management * Simon Lord – additional production {{small|(track 4)}} * Sebastian Muravchik – production {{small|(track 4)}} * Jake Nava – "New in Town" video director * Dan Parry – mixing assistance {{small|(track 2)}} * Ali Renault – production {{small|(track 4)}} * Tim Roberts – assistant mix engineering {{small|(track 1)}} * Karen Tillotson – management {{div col end}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- {{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|14|artist=Little Boots|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 July 2014}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|32|artist=Little Boots|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 July 2014}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row"| Canada | rowspan="2"| 9 June 2009 | {{hlist|CD|digital download}} | rowspan="2"| Elektra | align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmv.ca/Products/Detail/524299.aspx |title=Illuminations : EP by Little Boots |publisher=HMV Canada |accessdate=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307014804/https://www.hmv.ca/Products/Detail/524299.aspx |archive-date=7 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/illuminations-ep/317896786 |title=Illuminations – EP by Little Boots |date=8 June 2008 |publisher=iTunes Store (CA) |access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| United States | Digital download | align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/illuminations-ep/317896786 |title=Illuminations – EP by Little Boots |date=8 June 2008 |publisher=iTunes Store (US) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307224138/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/illuminations-ep/id317896786 |archive-date=7 March 2011 |url-status=live |access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> |}
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Category:2009 EPs Category:Albums produced by Greg Kurstin Category:Elektra Records EPs Category:Little Boots albums