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This article is about the Chiddy Bang EP. For the Kym Campbell EP, see Preview (EP).
The Preview 
EP by Chiddy Bang Released October 1, 2010 (AUS)
October 12, 2010 (US)
October 11, 2010 (UK)Genre Hip hop, electronica, indie, club pop Label Parlophone America Chiddy Bang chronology Air Swell (A Mini-Mixtape)
(2010)The Preview
(2010)Peanut Butter And Swelly
(2011)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]HipHopDX [2]Lost in the Sound (positive)[3] musicOMH [4]RapReviews (5.5/10)[5] The Preview is an EP by American group, Chiddy Bang. It was released in early October, 2010. It will stand as a placeholder until their album Breakfast is released in late 2011. It did very well in sales and ranked #2 in iTunes sales for hip-hop/rap category.[6] It also debuted at #76 on the Billboard 200 with 6,000 copies sold in the first week released.[7]
Alongside positive sales figures, the EP received extremely positive review from both critics and fans alike, with some dubbing Chiddy Bang as "Philadelphia's Next Big Thing".
Contents
Singles
- "Opposite of Adults" was released on 21 February 2010 as the lead single from the EP. It became a top 10 hit in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand; and became a top 20 hit in Belgium and the UK, as well as a top 40 hit in Switzerland.[8]
- "Truth" is the second single from the EP, released via digital download on 17 May 2010. Truth only managed to chart in the United Kingdom, however missed out on the top 40, only managing to peak at 50. However it became a top 20 hit on the UK R&B Chart.[9]
- "The Good Life" is the third single from the EP, released via digital download 8 October 2010. This song was featured in a Taco Bell commercial in 2011.
- "Old Ways" was featured on the soundtrack of the EA Sports Fight Night Champion video game in 2011
Track listing
- "The Good Life" (co-produced and co-written by Pharrell)
- "Truth"
- "Opposite of Adults"
- "Here We Go" (featuring Q-Tip)
- "All Things Go" (sampled from the Sufjan Stevens song Chicago)
- "Nothing on We"
- "Bad Day" (featuring Darwin Deez & Theodore Grams)
- "Old Ways"
- "Neighborhood" (featuring Mike Bigga) (iTunes bonus track)
Charts
Charts (2010) Peak
PositionUS Billboard 200[10] 76 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[10] 17 US Top Rap Albums[10] 11 UK Albums Chart[11] 168 UK R&B Chart[12] 16 Personnel
- Main vocals
- Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege
- Guest Vocals
- Q-Tip
- Mike Bigga
- Technicians and musicians
- Pharrell Williams - Producer & Writer
- Noah "Xaphoon Jones" Beresin - Producer
- Smith Carlson - Engineer
References
- ^ Review: Tha Preview. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-12-25.
- ^ "Review: Chiddy Bang - The Preview". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1545/title.chiddy-bang-the-preview. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ "Review: Chiddy Bang - The Preview". Lost In The Sound. http://lostinthesound.com/reviews/200-review-chiddy-bang-the-preview.html. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- ^ "Chiddy Bang - The Preview". musicOMH. http://www.musicomh.com/albums/chiddy-bang_0910.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- ^ "Chiddy Bang - The Preview". RapReviews. http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2011_05_chiddybangpreview.html. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ "Coming Soon: The Preview". Lost In The Sound. 2010-09-03. http://lostinthesound.com/news/59-coming-soonthe-preview.html. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.12670/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-10-17-2010
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposite_of_Adults
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_(Chiddy_Bang_song)
- ^ a b c http://www.billboard.com/album/chiddy-bang/the-preview/1446350
- ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/albums-chart
- ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/r-and-b-albums-chart/
Categories:- Chiddy Bang albums
- Mixtape albums
- 2010 compilation albums
- 2010 EPs
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