We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.

Infobox Album |
Name = We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
Type = Album
Artist = Jason Mraz


Released = May 13, 2008 (USA, Canada) June 13, 2008 (Europe) June 16, 2008 (UK)
Recorded = 2007-2008
Genre = Acoustic
Length = 50:49
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Martin Terefe
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (86%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=319561 link]
* Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxfqxzujldfe 2008]
* "Entertainment Weekly" (B+) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20198685,00.html 2008]
Last album = "" (2007)
This album = "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things." (2008)
Next album = Singles
Name = We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
Type = Studio
single 1 = I'm Yours
single 1 date =
single 2 = Make It Mine
single 2 date = August 8, 2008

"We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things." is Jason Mraz's third studio album released on May 13, 2008 [Jasonmraz.com - [http://jasonmraz.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=418_13384&pc=JZ19COMBO We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things Jason Mraz Official Store Pre-Order ] ] . The album peaked at number three in the Billboard 200, Mraz' highest peaking album ever.

Background and production

Progress of the recording of the album has been documented on the YouTube series "Crazy Man's Ju-ju" which contain clips from San Diego and London, where most of the album was formed. "I'm Yours" is the first single from the album and was made available on iTunes, Zune Marketplace, and Amazon.com on February 12th, 2008.

The album features collaborations with James Morrison on the track "Details in the Fabric" and with Colbie Caillat [iTunesLive - [http://www.ituneslive.co.uk/february-28th/ iTunesLive London Sessions] ] , on the track "Lucky."

The album was preceded by three EP's released monthly for a limited time. "We Sing" was released on March 18th. "We Dance" was released on April 15th. The third installment, "We Steal Things," was released as part of a digital bundle through iTunes, JasonMraz.com, and AtlanticRecords.com upon the release of the album. The third EP was only released along with the new studio album May 13th, 2008. [Via Atlantic Records - [http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=823320 Jason Mraz releases/Tour talk!] ] As of October 18, 2008 the album has sold 469,059 copies in the U.S.

Track listing

Music and lyrics by Jason Mraz, unless otherwise indicated.

#"Make It Mine" - 3:08
#"I'm Yours" - 4:03
#"Lucky" (with Colbie Caillat) (Mraz, Caillat, Timothy Fagan) - 3:09
#"Butterfly" - 5:00
#"Live High" - 4:12
#"Love for a Child" (Mraz, Martin Terefe, Sacha Skarbek) - 4:06
#"Details in the Fabric" (with James Morrison) (Mraz, Dan Wilson) - 5:45
#"Coyotes" - 3:38
#"Only Human" (Mraz, Skarbek) - 4:03
#"The Dynamo of Volition" - 3:36
#"If It Kills Me" (Mraz, Terefe, Skarbek) - 4:34
#"A Beautiful Mess" (Mraz, Mona Tavakoli, Chaska Potter, Mai Bloomfield, Becky Gebhardt) - 5:38

iTunes Bonus tracks

#"Make It Mine (Live: London Sessions)" - 3:30
#"Life Is Wonderful (Live from Amsterdam)" - 4:35

Chart performance

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialJasonMraz Jason Mraz's official YouTube channel] - contains aforementioned "Crazy Man's Ju-ju" series

Trivia

-The cover of the album is a parody on the "amateur sketch" from the online video about the leperachaun in Mobile, Alabama.