Contraband (Madcon album)

Contraband (Madcon album)
Contraband
Studio album by Madcon
Released December 2, 2010 (2010-12-02)
Recorded 2010
Genre Pop, electro-pop
Label Cosmos, Columbia, Sony Music Nasty Kutt
Producer Jonas Jeberg, TJ Oosterhuis, Sha DreamRoc'a, Nasty Kutt, StarGate, Element
Madcon chronology
An InCONvenient Truth
(2008)		 Contraband
(2010)
Singles from Contraband
  1. "Glow"
    Released: May 30, 2010
  2. "Freaky Like Me"
    Released: September 20, 2010
  3. "Outrun the Sun"
    Released: September 20, 2010
  4. "Helluva Nite"
    Released: September 7, 2011

Contraband is the fourth studio album by Norwegian urban duo Madcon. It was released on 1 November 2010. It peaked at number two on the Norwegian Albums Chart, becoming the group's highest-charting album. The album was preceded by the Element-produced lead single, "Glow" which became a top 20-hit in nine countries.

Contents

Singles

  • "Glow" was released on May 30, 2010 as the first single from the album. It peaked at number one in Norway. Madcon performed the song during the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 interval in Oslo, Norway.
  • "Freaky Like Me" was released on September 20, 2010 as the second single from the album. It features Belgian singer Ameerah. The song peaked at number one in Norway, becoming the group's third number-one single. It also reached number forty-six in the United Kingdom.
  • "Outrun the Sun" was released as the third single on 19 November 2010. It features American singer Maad*Moiselle. The song has peaked at number eleven in Norway and at number twenty-seven in Germany.
  • "Helluva Nite" was released as the fourth single on 7 September 2011. It features American singer Maad*Moiselle. Even though Ludacris is featured on the album, Madcon decided not to put him in the single. For the release in Germany a part of singer/rapper Itchy from German band Culcha Candela was added instead.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Outrun the Sun" (featuring Maad*Moiselle) Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Terence Abney, Marcella Brailsford, Jonas Jeberg Jonas Jeberg 3:12
2. "Helluva Nite" (featuring Ludacris and Maad*Moiselle) Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Marcus John Bryant, Nakisha Smith, Jeberg Jonas Jeberg 3:29
3. "Freaky Like Me" (featuring Ameerah) Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ameerah Ouiglani, TJ Oosterhuis, Arjang "Sha" Shishegar TJ Oosterhuis, Sha DreamRoc'a 3:09
4. "Worldshaker"   Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Abney, Brailsford, Jeberg, Ole Brodersen, Kasper Larsen Jonas Jeberg 3:23
5. "Be Mine"   Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, William Wiik Larsen Nasty Kutt 3:30
6. "Do What You Do" (featuring Ne-Yo) Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen StarGate 3:52
7. "All I Do"   Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Hitesh Ceon, Kim Ofstad Element 3:33
8. "Walk Out the Door"   Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, W. Larsen Nasty Kutt 3:23
9. "Share My Sky"   Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, Jeberg Jonas Jeberg 3:30
10. "One"   Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Abney, Brailsford, Jeberg,, K. Larsen, Brodersen Jonas Jeberg 3:34
11. "Cliché"   Hitesh Ceon, Kim Ofstad, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Tshawe Baqwa, Orji Okoroafor Element 3:36
12. "Glow"   Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ceon, Ofstad Element 3:49
International edition bonus track[1]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
13. "Beggin'"   Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina Element 3:37
iTunes Deluxe Version bonus tracks[2]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
14. "Turn Me Loose"   Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ofstad, Helgi Mar Hübner 3:41
15. "Electric"   Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ofstad, Hübner 3:51

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums Chart[3] 2
Polish Albums Chart[4] 100

Release history

Region Release date Format Label
Norway 1 November 2010 Digital Download[5] Cosmos Music Norway AS
Finland
Norway 3 December 2010 CD Columbia/Sony Music

References

  1. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Contraband-Madcon/dp/B0045WKG7Q/
  2. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/contraband-deluxe-version/id403984872
  3. ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Madcon&titel=Contraband&cat=a
  4. ^ "Official Retail Sales Chart - Top 100" (in Polish). Polish Music Charts. ZPAV. http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/top100/index.php?idlisty=297. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 
  5. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/no/album/contraband/id399048618
v · Madcon
Discography
Studio albums
It's All a Madcon (2004)  · So Dark the Con of Man (2007)  · An InCONvenient Truth (2008)  · Contraband (2010)
Singles
"Doo-Wop" · "Infidelity" · "Beggin'" · "Back on the Road" · "Liar"  · "Glow" · "Freaky Like Me" · "Outrun the Sun" · "Helluva Nite"
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