La Roux (album)

La Roux is the debut studio album by English synth-pop 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 (BPI). It includes the singles "In for the Kill" and "Bulletproof", which reached numbers two and one on the UK Singles Chart, respectively.

La Roux
Studio album by
La Roux
Released26 June 2009 (2009-06-26)
Recorded2008–2009
Studio
  • Elfin (Teddington, London)
  • Westpoint (London)
  • RAK (London)
GenreSynth-pop
Length44:31
LabelPolydor
Producer
  • Ben Langmaid
  • Elly Jackson
  • Ben Hirst
La Roux chronology
La Roux
(2009)		 Trouble in Paradise
(2014)
Singles from La Roux
  1. "Quicksand"
    Released: 15 December 2008
  2. "In for the Kill"
    Released: 16 March 2009
  3. "Bulletproof"
    Released: 22 June 2009
  4. "I'm Not Your Toy"
    Released: 28 September 2009

The album was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize, and won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 2011 ceremony. A 10-track Gold Edition of the album was released digitally in the United States on 8 February 2011, including the Kanye West-assisted version of "In for the Kill".

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