Contraband (Madcon album)
Contraband is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian urban music duo Madcon. It was released on November 17, 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.
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| Released | November 17, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop, electropop | |||
| Label | Cosmos, Columbia, Sony Music Nasty Kutt | |||
| Producer | Jonas Jeberg, TJ Oosterhuis, Sha DreamRoc'a, Nasty Kutt, StarGate, Element | |||
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Singles
- "Glow" was released on 30 May 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 Grand Final interval in Oslo, Norway.
- "Freaky Like Me" was released on 20 September 2010. It features the 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 on 19 November 2010. It features the American singer Maad*Moiselle. The song peaked at number eleven in Norway and at number twenty-seven in Germany.
- "Helluva Nite" was releasedon 7 September 2011. It features the 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 the singer/rapper Itchy from the German band Culcha Candela was added instead.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Beggin'" | Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina | Element | 3:37 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Turn Me Loose" | Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ofstad, Helgi Mar Hübner | 3:41 |
| 15. | "Electric" | Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ofstad, Hübner | 3:51 |
Release history
| Region | Release date | Format | Label |
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| Norway | 1 November 2010 | Digital download[5] | Cosmos Music Norway AS |
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| United States | 17 November 2010 | CD | |
| Germany | 3 December 2010 | CD | Columbia/Sony Music |
| Norway |
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References
- "Contraband: Madcon: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- "iTunes - Musik – "Contraband (Deluxe Version)" von Madcon". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- Steffen Hung. "Madcon - Contraband". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- "Official Retail Sales Chart - Top 100". Polish Music Charts (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- "iTunes - Music - Contraband by Madcon". Itunes.apple.com. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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