Editing Daft Punk (section)

===1999–2003: ''Discovery''===
Daft Punk's second album, ''[[Discovery (Daft Punk album)|Discovery]]'', was released in 2001. They said it was an attempt to reconnect with the playful, open-minded attitude associated with the discovery phase of childhood.<ref name="ROBOPOP">Chris Gill, [http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_robopop/ "Robopop"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103075925/http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_robopop/|date=3 January 2006}} (May 2001) ''Remix Magazine Online''. Retrieved 6 March 2007.</ref> The album reached No. 2 in the UK, and its lead single, "[[One More Time (Daft Punk song)|One More Time]]", was a hit. The singles "[[Digital Love (Daft Punk song)|Digital Love]]" and "[[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]]" were also successful in the UK and on the US Dance Chart, and "[[Face to Face (Daft Punk song)|Face to Face]]" hit number one on the US club play charts.

''Discovery'' created a new generation of Daft Punk fans. It also saw Daft Punk debut their distinctive robot costumes; they had previously worn Halloween masks or bags for promotional appearances.<ref name="PitchforkInterview" /> ''Discovery'' was later named one of the best albums of the decade by publications including ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=2 October 2009|title=The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 20-1|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/2/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004234842/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/2|archive-date=4 October 2009|access-date=2 October 2009|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> and ''[[Resident Advisor]]''.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 January 2010|title=Top 100 albums of the '00s|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814171833/http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144|archive-date=14 August 2013|access-date=19 March 2010|work=[[Resident Advisor]]}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included it at number 236 in its list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=22 September 2020|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/daft-punk-discovery-2-1062997/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=16 March 2021|archive-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104145628/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/daft-punk-discovery-2-1062997/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, ''Pitchfork'' cited ''Discovery'' as the centrepiece of Daft Punk's career, "an album that transcended the robots' club roots and rippled through the decades that followed".<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2021 |title=Pitchfork Reviews: Rescored |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/pitchfork-reviews-rescored/ |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005140934/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/pitchfork-reviews-rescored/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Daft Punk partnered with the Japanese [[manga]] artist [[Leiji Matsumoto]] to create ''[[Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem|Interstella 5555]]'', a feature-length animation set to ''Discovery''. The first four episodes were shown on [[Toonami]] in 2001, and the finished film was released on DVD in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 February 2021|title=Daft Punk's Anime Masterpiece, Interstella 5555, Is Here to Stay|url=https://www.cbr.com/interstella-5555-daft-punk-anime-masterpiece/|access-date=27 February 2021|website=CBR|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226212019/https://www.cbr.com/interstella-5555-daft-punk-anime-masterpiece/|url-status=live}}</ref> That December, Daft Punk released ''[[Daft Club]]'', a compilation of ''Discovery'' remixes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 November 2003|title=CD: Daft Punk, Daft Club|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/nov/28/popandrock.shopping4|access-date=27 February 2021|website=the Guardian|archive-date=2 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202012521/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/nov/28/popandrock.shopping4|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, Daft Punk released a 45-minute excerpt from a Daftendirektour performance as ''[[Alive 1997]]''.<ref>''[[Alive 1997]]'' ([[liner notes]]). Daft Punk. [[Virgin Records]], a division of [[Universal Music Group]]. 2001.</ref>