Ellipse (album)

Ellipse
Studio album by Imogen Heap
Released	24 August 2009[1]
Recorded	March 2007 – June 2009
Genre	Electronica ambient
Length	48:43
Label	Megaphonic RCA Epic Sony BMG
Producer	Imogen Heap
Imogen Heap chronology
Speak For Yourself (2005) Ellipse (2009) Sparks (2014)
Singles from Ellipse
"First Train Home" Released: 14 July 2009

Ellipse is the third studio album from British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap. After returning from a round the world writing trip, Heap completed the album at her childhood home in Essex, converting her old playroom in the basement into a studio. The album got its name from the distinctive elliptical shape of the house.^[2] The album's title was confirmed by Heap via her Twitter page on 25 April 2009, after being leaked onto the internet on 23 April. On 15 June, Heap confirmed that the album would be released on 24 August 2009 in the United Kingdom on Megaphonic Records and 25 August in North America on RCA Records and Epic Records and distributed by Sony BMG.

Subject matter in the songs includes post break-up malaise ("Wait It Out"), domestic boredom ("Little Bird"), body image issues ("Bad Body Double") and a common Heap theme, unrequited love ("Swoon" and "Half Life").^{[citation needed]} On 17 August 2009 Heap made the album available for live streaming via her webpage.^[3] The album can no longer be streamed via her webpage but was moved to SoundCloud.^[4]