{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Machine Says Yes | type = studio | artist = FC Kahuna | cover = FC Kahuna - Machine Says Yes.jpg | alt = A nighttime photo showing distant buildings, bushes, railroad cars, and railroad tracks all under a billboard that is white and very illuminated, radiating out red light. Above the billboard is a line of uppercase text that reads "FC/KAHUNA", and underneath that is a smaller line of text that reads "Machine Says Yes". | released = {{Start date|2002|04|08|df=y}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Electronica, trip hop, acid house | length = {{Duration|m=58|s=14}} | label = City Rockers<ref name=emiss>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/Fc+Kahuna |title=FC Kahuna Profile Page: Biography |work=Music Emissions |accessdate=14 July 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | producer = | prev_title = Big Kahuna Kicks Two | prev_year = 2000 | next_title = Another Fine Mess | next_year = 2003 | misc = {{Singles | name = Machine Says Yes | type = studio | single1 = Mind Set to Cycle | single1date = 2000 | single2 = Glitterball | single2date = 2002 | single3 = Machine Says Yes | single3date = 2002 | single4 = Hayling | single4date = 2003 | single5 = Nothing is Wrong | single5date = 2003 }} }} '''''Machine Says Yes''''' is a studio album by British electronic music duo FC Kahuna,<ref name=nme /> released in April 2002 on the label City Rockers.<ref name=emiss /> The album includes five singles: "Mind Set to Cycle", "Glitterball", "Machine Says Yes", "Hayling", and "Nothing is Wrong".
The two most notable singles, "Hayling" and "Machine Says Yes", were co-written and sung by Icelandic singer Hafdís Huld and charted at No. 49 and No. 58 respectively on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/fc%20kahuna/ |title=FC KAHUNA |work=Official Charts Company |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref> In addition, "North Pole Transmission" was sung by American singer Eileen Rose and "Fear of Guitars" was sung by Gruff Rhys.
"Glitterball" was featured in the video games ''Need for Speed: Underground'' and ''Crackdown'', while "Hayling" appeared on the soundtrack of the film ''Layer Cake''.
==Reception== {{Album ratings |MC=77/100<ref name=meta>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/machine-says-yes |title=Machine Says Yes - FC/Kahuna |work=Metacritic |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref> | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/machine-says-yes-uk-mw0000229094 |title=Machine Says Yes [UK] – Review |author=John Bush |date= |work=Allmusic |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref> | rev2 = Pitchfork | rev2score = {{rating|4.5|10|score=4.7/10 stars}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3020-machine-says-yes/ |title=FC/Kahuna: Machine Says Yes |author=Mark Martelli |date=15 January 2003 |work=Pitchfork |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref> | rev3 = NME | rev3score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref name=nme>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/fc-kahuna/6292 |title=FC Kahuna : Machine Says Yes |author=Peter Robinson |date=19 April 2002 |work=NME |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref> | rev4 = Dallas Observer | rev4score = Positive<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/2002-11-21/music/fc-kahuna/ |title=FC Kahuna |author=Justin Hampton |date=21 November 2002 |work=Dallas Observer |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref> | rev5 = PopMatters | rev5score = Positive<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/fckahuna-machine |title=FC Kahuna: Machine Says Yes |author=Matt Cibula |date=10 January 2003 |work=PopMatters |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref> | rev6 = Playlouder | rev6score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://playlouder.com/review/514fckahuna.html |title=Machine Says Yes – FC Kahuna |author=Iain Moffat |date=19 April 2002 |work=Playlouder |accessdate=10 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020430195509/http://playlouder.com/review/514fckahuna.html |archivedate=April 30, 2002 }}</ref> }} Critical reception of ''Machine Says Yes'' was generally positive, with Metacritic reporting a normalised score of 77% based on 15 reviews which indicates that it is "generally favorable".<ref name=meta /> Peter Robinson of NME wrote that the album is "fresh, feisty and fierce", but also that it "lacks a definitive thumper likely to propel the duo to the chart status you'd reckon".<ref name=nme /> Pitchfork's Mark Martelli was less receptive and wrote that "too much calculation has gone into ''Machine Says Yes''. The record smacks of market research, not the craven, late-night interplay that communicates real soul."
==Track listing== {{Track listing | title1 = Hayling | length1 = 6:49 | title2 = Glitterball | length2 = 5:48 | title3 = Nothing Is Wrong | length3 = 5:11 | title4 = Bleep Freak | length4 = 2:21 | title5 = Machine Says Yes | length5 = 6:38 | title6 = North Pole Transmission | length6 = 4:56 | title7 = Mindset To Cycle | length7 = 6:27 | title8 = Microcuts | length8 = 7:35 | title9 = Growler | length9 = 7:03 | title10 = Fear Of Guitars | length10 = 5:26 | total_length = 58:14 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1" !scope="col"| Chart (2002) !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{Album chart|UK2|88|date=20020421|accessdate=July 15, 2020|rowheader=true}} |- {{Album chart|UKIndependent|10|date=20020421|accessdate=July 15, 2020|rowheader=true}} |}
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