On October 3, 2006, “Interscope” label released “The Information”, the seventh Beck studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

• Beck– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, melodica,  piano,  organ,  keyboards, programming, effects, scratching, sitar, bass guitar,  harmonica, kalimba, percussion, drums, drum effects, glockenspiel, Game Boy
• Nigel Godrich – keyboards, programming, effects, scratching,  tambourine, percussion, Speak ‘n Spell, whistle, Tote-A-Tune, kalimba, drums, Game Boy, backing vocals, mixing
• Justin Stanley– acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, flute, backing vocals
• Jason Falkner– bass guitars, acoustic and electric guitar, African bass, Moog synthesizer bass, percussion, drums, backing vocals
• Sean Davis – bass guitars
• James Gadson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Joey Waronker– drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Harvey Mason– drums
• Alex Acuña– percussion, backing vocals
• Smokey Hormel, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Manning Jr.– intro sounds
• Brian LeBarton– Speak ‘n Spell
• Greg Kurstin– keyboards, berimbau, piano, bass keyboard, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• DJ Z-Trip– scratching
• Stevie Black – cello, percussion, backing vocals
• Lucia Ribisi – girl on “Cellphone’s Dead”
• Cosimo Hansen – talking
• Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers– talking
• Rachel Shelley– shipping forecast
• David Campbell– string arrangements, conductor
• Suzie Katayama, Charlie Bisharat– strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Beck Hansen, except where noted.

1. Elevator Music
2. Think I’m in Love
3. Cellphone’s Dead
4. Strange Apparition
5. Soldier Jane – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
6. Nausea
7. New Round
8. Dark Star
9. We Dance Alone
10. No Complaints
11. 1000 BPM
12. Motorcade – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
13. The Information
14. Movie Theme – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
15. The Horrible Fanfare/Landslide/Exoskeleton – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich

Samples:

• “The Horrible Fanfare” section uses a sample of “Cellphone’s Dead”.
• “The Landslide” section uses a sample from the song “Requiem pour un con” by the French singer Serge Gainsbourg.
• “The Exoskeleton” section contains dialogue spoken by Dave Eggersand Spike Jonze