I Created Disco
by Calvin Harris
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. Lost At Sea
    90
    I Created Disco is not only the title of Harris' full-length debut, it's also the title of a track on the album that threatens to depose Justice from their perch on high.
  2. Billboard
    80
    I Created Disco feels renegade, and that's what makes it more than irresistibly fun synth-pop.
  3. Boston Globe
    80
    The bulk of the record follows suit, with straightforward club songs, none too obtuse.
  5. Vibe
    80
    His is an intrepid sound, taut and gorgeous. [Oct 2007, p.92]
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  6. Stylus Magazine
    75
    I Created Disco is a fun and mostly very listenable pop record which satisfies the modest ambitions it sets for itself.
  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    Harris has distilled all of the synth-popping, amp-busting sounds of electroclash and disco-punk into a complete set of proper pop uppers.
  8. Urb
    70
    Throw in some straight, viscerally melodic vocals and a few cool, smart, electro-pop and digi-funk sing-alongs and you have a classic four-song EP--if not an entire album. [Sep/Oct 2007, p.129]
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  9. Blender
    70
    This is an indie rocker introducing great disco to a bunch of beer drinkers. [Nov 2007, p.150]
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  10. AllMusic
    60
    Harris doesn't need to sing--his electronic noises from the keyboard are quite sufficient.
  11. Dot Music
    60
    Calvin Harris does nothing out of the ordinary, but still, he does it well.
  12. Under The Radar
    60
    Good times are to be had, but don't go looking for anything deep. [Summer 2007, p.90]
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  13. Prefix Magazine
    45
    Harris's frivolous humor loses its charm when the music falls flat.
  14. Playlouder
    40
    The problem is that I Created Disco goes on for nearly an hour and barely changes tack once.
  15. PopMatters
    40
    Overall I Created Disco is just a pretty confection, good for transient enjoyment at best.
  16. Pitchfork
    37
    Harris reduces pop's limitless possibilities to one-joke self-parody, his youth his most distinguishing characteristic, an unremembered yesterday always more vibrant than today.
  17. The Guardian
    20
    I Created Disco is witless and forever tripping over its own feet.
  18. Drowned In Sound
    10
    Leave this to collect dust in the bargain bin. Or, better still, the bins out the back of HMV.

Awards & Rankings

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#58 Most Shared Album of 2007

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User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 29
  3. Negative: 7 out of 29
  1. panicatthefun
    Jul 10, 2013
    8
    I Created Disco is a pretty good album but this is my least favorite album from him. There's really cool sounds that come out of this albumI Created Disco is a pretty good album but this is my least favorite album from him. There's really cool sounds that come out of this album but I like hearing him sing better than most noise. Best tracks in my opinion: Acceptable in the 80's, The Girls, I Created Disco… Full Review »
  2. PolYGam3
    Nov 20, 2015
    10
    It was a time when Calvin was still a creative DJ. I won't say if it's better than Ready For The Weekend or not but it's definitely more riskyIt was a time when Calvin was still a creative DJ. I won't say if it's better than Ready For The Weekend or not but it's definitely more risky than 18 Months and a lot less commercial than Motion. It was the beginning of a huge growth for Harris but I would prefer he keeps this style. The best songs from this album are: Neon Rocks, Vegas, Love For You and Love Souvenir.… Full Review »
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