Shock Value (Timbaland album)

Shock Value
Studio album by Timbaland
Released	April 3, 2007 (see release history)
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Hip hop, pop, R&B
Length	66:57 (Standard edition) 18:11 (Bonus re-release disc)
Label	Mosley Music / Blackground
Producer	Timbaland, Barry Hankerson (exec.) Danja, Walter "Lil Walt" Millsap III, Boss Beats, Hannon Lane, Greg Wells
Timbaland chronology
Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment (1998) Shock Value (2007) Shock Value II (2009)
Singles from Shock Value
"Give It to Me" Released: February 6, 2007 "The Way I Are" Released: July 9, 2007 "Throw It on Me" Released: July 23, 2007 "Apologize" Released: September 17, 2007 "Scream" Released: December 11, 2007

Shock Value,^[1] is the second solo studio album, and fifth album overall, by record producer and rapper Timbaland. It is Timbaland's first release on his own imprint, the Interscope Records-distributed Mosley Music Group. Shock Value features a long list of guest artists, among them Fall Out Boy, Justin Timberlake, The Hives, Keri Hilson, Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, OneRepublic, Elton John, Magoo and Nicole Scherzinger.

Background and release

"Release" is featured in the EA Sports game Madden NFL 08^[2] and "The Way I Are" is also on the soundtrack of NBA Live 08. On April 16, the unreleased song "Laugh at 'Em" was leaked to the Internet. It was originally supposed to be on the album but was not completed in time. It features Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake. The song is now surnamed as the "Give It to Me" remix. Another unreleased track called "I See U", featuring Attitude and D.O.E., was also leaked to the internet.

An instrumental version of the album was released 07/31/2007 on the iTunes Store.

The album was supposed to be supported by a Shock Value 2008 Tour. The tour was to begin in Australia and continue to New Zealand, but was postponed and then cancelled because the expected amount that Showtime Touring was to pay Timbaland was unavailable, and the star refused to perform. There had also been many scheduling conflicts with Europe. The tour was cancelled one day before it was to begin.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	(B-)[5]
Entertainment Weekly	(B)[6]
The Guardian	[7]
Los Angeles Times	[8]
The New York Times	(positive)[9]
PopMatters	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Slant Magazine	[12]
Stylus Magazine	(C+)[13]

The album received mixed reviews from critics. According to Metacritic, the album has a score of 54, indicating "mixed or average reviews."

Sales and certifications

The album debuted at #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 138,000 copies sold.^[14] It debuted at number ten in the U.K. and on the week of July 22 climbed to number five.^[15] The album has since reached number two in the UK and number thirteen in France.^[16]

The album was certified Platinum in Canada (100,000 units) by the CRIA in August 2007.^[17] On the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, Shock Value was certified 3x Platinum with sales of 210,000+ copies. It reached the top of the album chart on the week beginning 12/31/2007.

In BBC Radio 1's end of year chart for 2007, Shock Value was the ninth most bought album in the UK.^[18]

Singles

• "Give It to Me" was released as the first single on March 15, 2007. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, scoring Timbaland his first US No.1. Meanwhile it also scored Timbaland his first UK No.1. It features additional vocals from Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake.
• "The Way I Are" was released as the second single on July 1, 2007. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #1 on the UK Singles Chart to score Timbaland his second UK No.1. It features additional vocals from Keri Hilson and a rap verse from D.O.E. It is commonly believed that Timbaland sampled Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It" on this song but that harmony was actually performed by Keri Hilson.
• "Apologize" was released as the third single on August 12, 2007. It is a remix of OneRepublic's Apologize and features the same vocals from the original. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, while it peaked #3 on the UK Singles Chart. On the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade,^[19] Apologize came 10th, making it his most successful song ever.
• "Scream" was released as the fourth single and final single on December 7, 2007. It failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. It features additional vocals from Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger.

Other songs

• "Throw It On Me" was originally set to be released as the third single, yet it was instead released as a US Promotional Single on August 5, 2007. It features main vocals from The Hives. It peaked at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100. A music video for the song was released in late 2007
• "Bounce" was released as a promotional single in the US on February 8, 2008, after it was featured in the soundtrack for Step Up 2: The Streets. It features main vocals from Justin Timberlake and features rap verses from Dr. Dre and Missy Elliot. It peaked at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song uses an uncredited sample of the song "Dirty Talk" by Klein + M.B.O.^[20]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh Timbaland"	Tim Mosley, Tim Clayton, Nina Simone	Timbaland	3:31
2.	"Give It to Me" (featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake)	Mosley, Nate Hills, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Clayton	Timbaland, Danja	3:54
3.	"Release" (featuring Justin Timberlake)	Mosley, Timberlake, Craig Longmile	Timbaland	3:25
4.	"The Way I Are" (featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.)	Mosley, Hills, Keri Hilson, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, John Maultsby	Timbaland, Danja	2:59
5.	"Bounce" (featuring Justin Timberlake, Dr. Dre & Missy Elliott)	Mosley, Timberlake, Andre Young, Melissa Elliott	Timbaland	4:04
6.	"Come and Get Me" (featuring 50 Cent & Tony Yayo)	Mosley, Clayton, Curtis Jackson, Marvin Bernard	Timbaland, Danja	3:30
7.	"Kill Yourself" (featuring Attitude & Sebastian)	Mosley, Clayton, Garland Mosley	Timbaland	4:06
8.	"Boardmeeting" (featuring Magoo)	Mosley, Hills, Marvin Barcliff	Timbaland, Danja	2:29
9.	"Fantasy" (featuring Money)	Walter Millsap, Nelson, Lamar Van Sciver, Ericka Watson, Dwight Watson, Frank Greenfield	Walter Millsap, Boss Beats	4:11
10.	"Scream" (featuring Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger)	Hilson, Mosley, Hills	Timbaland, Danja	5:41
11.	"Miscommunication" (featuring Keri Hilson & Sebastian)	Hilson, Hills, G. Mosley	Danja	3:18
12.	"Bombay" (featuring Amar & Jim Beanz)	Mosley, Amarpreet Dhanjan, James Washington	Timbaland	2:55
13.	"Throw It on Me" (featuring The Hives)	Mosley, Clayton, Randy Fitzsimmons	Timbaland	2:11
14.	"Time" (featuring She Wants Revenge)	Mosley, Clayton, Adam Bravin, Justin Warfield	Timbaland	3:57
15.	"One and Only" (featuring Fall Out Boy)	Mosley, Hannon Lane, Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump	Timbaland, Hannon Lane	4:16
16.	"Apologize" (featuring OneRepublic)	Ryan Tedder	Greg Wells, Ryan Tedder, Timbaland	3:04
17.	"2 Man Show" (featuring Elton John)	Mosley, Hills, Elton John, Millsap	Timbaland	4:25

International edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hello" (featuring Keri Hilson & Attitude)	Mosley, Hilson, Clayton	Timbaland	4:36
2.	"Come Around" (featuring M.I.A.)	Mathangi Arulpragasam, Mosley, Clayton	Timbaland	3:57

Australian Bonus Disc^[21]

1. "Give It To Me" (Laugh At Em Remix) (featuring Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake) - 3:20
2. "The Way I Are" (Nephew Remix) — 3:49
3. "The Way I Are" (OneRepublic Remix) — 3:33
4. "The Way I Are" (Jatin's Desi Remix) — 3:30
5. "Come Around" (featuring M.I.A.) — 3:57
6. "Give It to Me" (Music video) — 3:59
7. "The Way I Are" (Music video) — 3:33
8. "Throw It On Me" (Music video) — 2:47

Personnel

• K. Alexander Jr. – chorus
• Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – programming, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
• James Barton – mixing assistant
• Jim Beanz – vocals, backing vocals, vocal producer
• Stevie Blacke – strings
• Adam Bravin – bass
• Míguel Bustamante – assistant engineer
• Kelvin Chu – A&R
• D. Davis – chorus
• Justin Dreyfuss – marketing coordinator
• Andrew Flad – marketing
• Rick Frazier – project coordinator
• Keisha Gamble – project coordinator
• Mark Gray – engineer, assistant engineer
• Matty Green – assistant engineer
• Johan Gustafsson – engineer
• Barry Hankerson – executive producer
• Jerome Harmon – bass, strings, keyboards
• A. Helaire – chorus
• Keri Hilson – backing vocals
• Bob Horn – mixing
• Andrew Hurley – drums
• Monique Idlett-Mosley – publicity, marketing
• S. Jackson – chorus
• Jermaine Jennings "Tank" – steel guitar
• Elton John – piano
• Tiffany Johnson – project manager
• Gary Jordan – project coordinator
• Harmon Lane – drums, keyboards, producer
• N. Lollis – chorus
• Ari Mihelson – photography
• E. Millsap – chorus
• Walter Milsap – choir conductor
• Tim Mosley – guitar
• Julian Peploe – package design
• Kevin Rudolf – guitar
• Manny Smith – A&R
• Marcus Spence – A&R
• Johnkenun Spivery – organ
• Patrick Stump – guitar
• Ron Taylor – digital editing
• Ryan Tedder – producer
• Timbaland – synthesizer, drums, keyboards, producer, executive producer, musician
• Andrew Van Meter – production coordination
• Justin Warfield – guitar
• Dan Warner – bass, guitar
• Albert Watson – photography
• E. Watson – chorus
• D. Williams – chorus

Chart positions

Chart (2007–2008)	Peak position	Certification	Sales/shipped
Australia[22]	1	3× Platinum[22]	210,000[22]
Austria[23]	1	Gold	15,000
Belgium (Flanders)[23]	9	Gold	20,000
Canada	2	Platinum	100,000
Denmark[23]	4
France[23]	13
Germany	5	Platinum[24]	200,000
Italy[23]	13	Platinum	70,000
Greece (International)	8
Hungary	21	Gold[25]	3,000
Ireland	1	2x Platinum	30,000
Japan	40		11,000[26]
Netherlands[23]	9
New Zealand[23]	4	2× Platinum	30,000
Norway[23]	18
Poland[27]	4	2× Platinum[27]	40,000
Russia		3× Platinum[28]	60,000
Sweden[23]	10	Gold	20,000
Switzerland[23]	5	Platinum[23]	30,000
United Kingdom	2
United States Billboard 200	5	Platinum	1,121,500
United States Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	3

Year-end charts

Country	Position (2007)
Germany	22[29]

Country	Position (2008)
Germany	34[30]

Release history

Region	Date
United Kingdom	February 4, 2007
France
Germany
Japan	March 30, 2007
Italy
United States	April 3, 2007
Canada
Brazil	September 5, 2007
Spain	November 6, 2007

References

1. ^ Timbaland: Official Site. Retrieved 04/17/2008.
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7. ^ Petridis, Alexis (March 30, 2007). "The Guardian review". London. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2045412,00.html. 
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14. ^ Katie Hasty, April 11, 2007. 'NOW 24' Trumps Duff, McBride, Timbaland At No. 1. Billboard.
15. ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Chart Show - The UK Top 40 Albums
16. ^ Classement officiel des meilleures ventes de disques Albums en France du 01.04.07 au 07.04.07
17. ^ CRIAA. CRIA List of Gold and Platinum Certifications for August 2007. CRIA. Accessed 10/10/2007.
18. ^ BBC Radio 1 The UK Top 40 Albums of 2007
19. ^ Hot 100 Decade Songs
20. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (2007-03-28). "Timbaland: Timbaland Presents: Shock Value". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/timbaland-timbaland-presents-shock-value/1077. Retrieved 2011-03-29. 
21. ^ http://music.vodafone.co.nz/ft/album/timbaland/shock_value_deluxe_version/12656614/
22. ^ ^{a b c} Australia Album Chart
23. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Swisscharts.com
24. ^ Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Aktuell
25. ^ Mahasz Hungarian TOP40
26. ^ アルバムウイークリーＴＯＰ５０補完スレ
27. ^ ^{a b} Polish Album Chart
28. ^ http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5077
29. ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Album_Jahrescharts_2007
30. ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Album_Jahrescharts_2008

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