One Life Stand is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Hot Chip, released digitally on 1 February 2010.

From performing it live, the band formulated a structure for the song that they felt would work and added a number of new features, such as new melodics, new hooks and a new bass line.

[3] Goddard used Cubase to record at his house whilst Logic Pro was used in the studio as well as GarageBand to create parts of songs.

[3] The cohesiveness and unity of the album was a by-product of the way the band spent their time crafting it: I think naturally we must have been in a slightly more focused state of mind, because we weren't touring.

So by having it, maybe that gives you greater clarity, your mind is just kinda all in one place, rather than feeling like you're juggling a lot of things and try to make a great album at the same time.

[5] Taylor felt that due to their growth as songwriters and producers the band had progressed over time, resulting in improved "clarity, melodic simplicity and strength" in their song writing.

[3] Fimber Bravo and Charles Hayward were asked to collaborate on the album and Taylor said they immediately created unexpected material.

[9] Goddard stated that he felt Made in the Dark "was trying to be more futuristic, more crazy, 21st century, synthy and weird" whereas One Life Stand goes "back to basics".

[9] Taylor liked the simplicity of "Slush" and stated that "one of the most special things about the album" for him was that Charles Hayward, drummer of This Heat, plays and sings in it.

[2] Doyle explained that the lyrics were about "the malaise of living in a world where there's climate change and finding solace in the arms of your partner".

Taylor stated that "I Feel Better" was based on Joe Goddard "listening to Susan Boyle on TV and [he] thought of [the] string melody [...] by kind of misremembering [the] Les Misérables song".

[10] As with previous Hot Chip album designs, Wall worked closely with Owen Clarke on the initial idea to reach "a core aesthetic" to experiment with.

[10] However, Wall stated that he and Clarke have "hugely overlapping tastes" and tend to "gravitate towards 'mysterious objects' that invite interpretation" such as the blocks featured on the cover of The Warning and "The Artifact" used for Made in the Dark.

[10] The design the duo settled on was of a suspended marble head, which was inspired by photographs of statues being lowered into place using coloured canvas slings.

[3] General manager of marketing for Astralwerks, Glenn Mendlinger, stated that the first single of the album, "One Life Stand", had not been "officially serviced" but was given to some "key tastemakers", reaching number five at KCRW, a Los Angeles public radio station.

[4] Rehearsals were set to begin in January 2010 with Goddard stating, "I can't really remember how to play any of the new songs at this point".

[12] The special-edition vinyl release was limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies worldwide and consisted of two 200-gram records, pressed on the EMI 1400 in Hayes, Hillingdon.

[15] The Observer's Gareth Grundy wrote that the album "not only sees [the band] back on track, it's also their best work, paring down those past excesses and unifying them into an extraordinarily lovely whole.

She added that "[t]hough this emotional nakedness is an unusual move after Made in the Dark pushed Hot Chip to a new level of attention and acclaim, it also shows they're in it for the long haul.

This is an album that sees Hot Chip freeing themselves of the surly bonds of their more orthodox dance and electronic influences and settling comfortably into the orbit of New Order and Pet Shop Boys.

Club reviewer Michaelangelo Matos opined that "while One Life Stand's mindset is Hot Chip's most overtly serious, the album is also its most musically accomplished.

It's still not quite as raucous as their incredible live show, [...] but those who felt that Made in the Dark never built up enough momentum ought to find this one's straightforward drive more satisfying.

"[30] Scott Plagenhoef of Pitchfork named One Life Stand the band's "most consistent and most complete record", but remarked that "it's missing an A-list single on par with 'Boy From School', 'Over and Over', or 'Ready for the Floor'.

"[22] Drowned in Sound's Hayden Woolley wrote that the album "sees their familiar pick'n'mix genre-shopping combined with unprecedented levels of Mills & Boon sentimentality.

"[32] Andy Gill of The Independent characterised it as "an album full of earnest endeavour, but lacking verve and creative zest.