IRM is the third studio album by French
electropop singer
Charlotte Gainsbourg, with all songs written and produced by
Beck except "Le Chat Du Café Des Artistes" (written by
Jean-Pierre Ferland). The album title was inspired by the French initialism for a
MRI scanner. The title track was released as a free
download on 9 October 2009. The album was mostly recorded at Beck's home studio in Los Angeles, California. The lead single is "Heaven Can Wait", a duet with Beck, and was released on 2 November. The music video for "Heaven Can Wait" was directed by
Keith Schofield and was released on 19 November 2009. The video for "Heaven Can Wait" was named one of the Top 20 best music videos of 2009 by
Spin Magazine. "Trick Pony" is featured in the
football video game
FIFA 11.