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Download And Listen Music Albums Music Timbaland Timbaland (Shock Value 2) 10 6. Timbaland (Shock Value 2) Share. Timbaland (Shock Value)Timbaland. Timbaland Presents Shock Value (just Shock Value on iTunes) is the second solo studio album, and fifth album overall, by record producer and rapper Timbaland. Shock Value 2 does not provide new sounds, compilation of awesome beats. Even though Timbaland was not really experimental on this album, Shock Value 2 is worth buying and listening. There are lots of good songs in this album you should pay attention.
Review by Andy Kellman
'2 Man Show,' the epilogue of Timbaland Presents Shock Value, involves 24 men and women. The title refers to Timbaland and Elton John. John, despite being Elton John, doesn't sing on the song, but he does play some loose piano. Most of the vocals are left to Timbaland, who improvises with a nonstop series of directions, comments, and grunts. He participates in some nonchalant call-and-response singing as well. It's a relaxed way to close an exhausting album, and it's also an odd way to utilize Elton John and a 19-person choir. While the song is an extreme example, it does illustrate the inexplicable and intermittently unpredictable nature of an album that would be more accurately titled Timbaland Presents Slight Confusion or Timbaland Presents an Uneven Mess.
The reigning producer of R&B and rap since 1996, the year of Ginuwine's 'Pony' and Aaliyah's 'If Your Girl Only Knew,' Timbaland has amassed piles of ingenious and commercially successful releases. Due to his work on Nelly Furtado's 'Promiscuous' and Justin Timberlake's 'SexyBack,' two of the least-avoidable pop singles released in 2006, his profile has never been higher. Consequentially, there has never been more anticipation for one of his own albums. His three albums with sidekick Magoo, in addition to the solo-proper Tim's Bio, each had measurable amounts of hype around their release dates. A new level of visibility, combined with a lot of eclectic star power and a couple silly beefs, has turned Shock Value into a major release.
If you haven't read any interviews with Tim from the past few years, or if you missed some of the more telling hints, such as his work on Brandy's Coldplay-sampling 'Should I Go,' there could be some shock involved while listening to the album for the first time. Although he has continued to contribute beats for MCs -- Young Jeezy's '3 a.m.,' Snoop Dogg's 'Get a Light,' and Redman's 'Put It Down' are a few recent examples -- Tim has frequently said that he is bored with rap and into rock, and here he takes the opportunity to reach beyond R&B, rap, and straight-up pop. 'Throw It on Me,' with the Hives (a good-time garage rock band from Sweden), is a frisky, careening number that must have taken all of ten minutes to put together. A remix of 'Apologize,' a ballad by OneRepublic (a band that might soundtrack the next season of Grey's Anatomy, or the imaginary annex between Abercrombie & Fitch and The Gap), incorporates an unobtrusive Timbaland beat and some distant vocal accents. With She Wants Revenge (a bad-time faux-British synth duo) and Fall Out Boy (you probably know about them), Tim is an interloper who takes part in songs that wouldn't be worse off without his presence. It's most jarring to hear him as a temporary member of the typically sullen She Wants Revenge, where his downcast verses give way to Justin Warfield's heavily affected drone.
The four songs involving the rockers are the only ones that have the potential to shock, and they're bundled together during the last quarter of the album, so it's not as if they're even being emphasized. Otherwise, Shock Value is similar in setup to Diddy's certifiably flawed and maliciously (and/or unjustly) panned Press Play, a sprawling but often pleasurable album involving so many MCs, singers, and studio hands that a head count would rival that of the sessions for 'We Are the World.' Tim, along with super-talented associates Danja and Keri Hilson, are some of the common links between the two albums, which share a similar balance between rap tracks heavy on mostly empty grandstanding, pop-R&B songs with male-female exchanges, and a couple club-oriented surprises that go outside the norms of modern rap and R&B. So, in a number of ways, Shock Value can be viewed a sister release to the Diddy album.
Like Press Play, many of the album's key performances come from the females. Hilson, a songwriter, arranger, and singer who has also had a hand in Mary J. Blige's 'Take Me as I Am' and Omarion's 'Ice Box,' is central to three of the album's most memorable songs. 'Miscommunication' is the greatest of the three, where she delivers one of the most advanced hooks of the last several years. She took pity on a pathetic fellow (played by a temporarily humble-ish Timbaland), was repaid with a stifling relationship that went too far, and comes up with a disarming way of saying 'You're killing me.' A completely unnecessary ear-sore of a closing verse from Tim's brother Sebastian does little to harm its effect.
'Bounce,' one of Tim's toughest and most sinister beats, is offset by comically over-the-top wordplay from Missy Elliott and Dr. Dre, along with an equally ridiculous appearance from Justin Timberlake ('Like your ass had the hiccups/Like we was riding in my pickup'). Missy outdoes the guys, entering with 'Hold up, hell naw/Like Britney Spears, I wear no draws.' The rest of the verse is Missy at her lewd best, nothing new yet still 100 percent capable of keeping the testosterone level in check. Even though it's very possible that the involved recorded their parts in different studios, you can imagine them in fits of laughter while trying to top one another's outrageousness. The track is where the blast had by Tim and company, detectable throughout the majority of the album (a saving grace), is at its most contagious.
When the album doesn't sound like a blast is being had, Tim's rhymes are usually within close proximity. They tend to leave a stale aftertaste. As with Jay-Z's Kingdom Come, listening to unrelatable boasts about extreme commercial and financial successes can get tiresome fast, especially when self-satisfaction wipes out any sense of hunger or passion. He brags about making half a million for a beat, and then, a few tracks later, the figure is a quarter of a million. Either he makes too much money to count, or his ghostwriters didn't compare notes. And while he is a competent enough MC to hang with the guest verses -- including low-wattage turns from 50 Cent and Tony Yayo, along with relatively engaging appearances from Attitude, D.O.E., and Magoo -- he's much more effective when restricting himself to incidental goading and singing that merely glides over the beat.
Beyond the Elton John feature, the flat-out puzzling moments are limited, yet they certainly add to the album's lack of sturdiness. Bearing a heavy resemblance to Ciara's 'Promise,' 'Fantasy' was produced by Walter 'Lil' Walt' Millsap with Boss Beats and bears no credit to Timbaland. It's also the only song on the album where vocals are provided by one person. 'Release,' strangely placed third on the album -- just after lead single 'Give It to Me' -- is a tossed-off house track, just as much of a Basement Jaxx rip as Basement Jaxx's own 'U Can't Stop Me' (off 1999's Remedy) is a rip of Tim and Missy Elliott's earlier hits together.
Shock Value would be less of a hot-and-cold affair with a couple more songs in the vein of 'Give It to Me.' A leisurely club track full of swagger, it is immediate enough to connect on the first listen, while Tim also sneaks in enough subtle layers to make it increasingly insidious with each play. This song isn't lacking bizarreness or complications, either. Furtado's words are benign enough, but it's evident that Timberlake is taking an ignorant shot at Prince, while Timbaland (despite claiming that he is not targeting one specific person) is most likely referring to one-man beat factory slash opportunist Scott Storch. These are two of the most pointless beefs in the history of pointless beefs, so the details needn't be recounted. It is worth noting, however, that 'Give It to Me' provoked Storch to record a laughably inept response track. Regardless of Shock Value's missteps, Tim's track record says all that is necessary. [Interscope's 2007 deluxe edition includes one bonus track and a bonus CD containing four remixes and another bonus cut.]
Title/Composer | Performer | Time |
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2 | Nelly Furtado / Timothy Mosley / Justin Timberlake | feat: Nelly Furtado / Justin Timberlake |
3 | feat: Justin Timberlake | |
4 | Nate Hills / Keri Hilson / Timothy Mosley / Candice Nelson | feat: D.O.E. / Keri Hilson |
5 | feat: Dr. Dre / Missy Elliott / Justin Timberlake | |
6 | feat: 50 Cent / Tony Yayo | |
7 | feat: Attitude / Sebastian | |
8 | feat: Magoo | |
9 | Walter Millsap III / Candice Nelson | feat: Money |
10 | Nate Hills / Keri Hilson / Timothy Mosley | feat: Keri Hilson / Nicole Scherzinger |
11 | feat: Keri Hilson / Nicole Scherzinger | |
12 | feat: Amar / Jim Beanz | |
13 | feat: The Hives | |
14 | feat: She Wants Revenge | |
15 | Patrick Stump / Pete Wentz | feat: Fall Out Boy |
16 | Timothy Mosley / Ryan Tedder | feat: OneRepublic |
17 | feat: Elton John | |
18 | feat: Keri Hilson / Nicole Scherzinger |
Title/Composer | Performer | Time |
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1 | Nelly Furtado / Timothy Mosley / Justin Timberlake | |
2 | Nate Hills / Keri Hilson / Timothy Mosley / Candice Nelson | |
3 | Nate Hills / Keri Hilson / Timothy Mosley / Candice Nelson | |
4 | Nate Hills / Keri Hilson / Timothy Mosley / Candice Nelson | |
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Shock Value II is the third studio album by American record producer and rapper Timbaland. It serves as the second volume of the platinum-selling Shock Value (2007) which topped charts worldwide and received 16 platinum certifications.[2]
Initially slated for a 2008 release, the project was pushed into 2009 and tentatively confirmed for November 23, 2009[3] through Blackground Records, however, it was pushed back once more and finally released on December 7, 2009 in the UK and December 8 in the US.[4]
- 3Promotion and release
- 6Track listing
- 8Charts
Background and production[edit]
Timbaland spoke to MTV's Shaheem Reid back in July 2008 to confirm that he was working on the follow-up to his platinum-selling Shock Value.[2] At the time he confirmed that he had one track with Madonna which although recorded for her album Hard Candy it had not been used and could end up on this album instead.[2] He was insistent that he would also collaborate with Jordin Sparks, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and T.I.[2] However, none of these collaborations (except Miley Cyrus) made it to the final track list. He also said that alongside T-Pain who will definitely appear, he hoped to get Jay-Z on board,[2] although he ultimately failed to do so.
Timbaland also told Invasion Radio in October 2009 that he had used PSP application Beaterator to produce some of the beats for Shock Value II as well as Jay Z's last album.[5]
Speaking of the album in November 2009, Timbaland said:
“ | I’m so fortunate and blessed to be able to create a Shock Value II, I’m really proud of the caliber of artists on this album and all the work they put into making it a success. I can promise that no one has ever heard Katy Perry, The Fray, or Brandy sound like this before. It’s exciting because not only am I giving fans the best of me on each track, I’m giving them a glimpse of their favorite artist in a completely different light. This is an album that can be listened to from start to finish every single time because each song is so unique and the range of artists so diverse. I can’t wait for my fans to hear the collaborations.[6] | ” |
Music and collaborations[edit]
Billboard.com reported in October that Timbaland had collaborated with a number of previous collaborators to produce the album which will feature guest vocals just like Shock Value.[7]Justin Timberlake recorded vocals for two songs the first 'Carry Out' features on the album, while the second 'Crazy Girl'[8] contains a sample of 'I Love Them Girls' by Tank[9] but was not included on the album. The song 'Maniac'[8] was set to appear on the album with features vocals from Keri Hilson and Chris Brown however in November 2009 during an interview with E! Online it was revealed that both Brown and Timbaland mutually agreed to this version of the song.[10] A new incarnation of the song does appear on the album titled, 'The One I Love' still featuring Hilson's vocals but this time alongside D.O.E.. The duo previously collaborated to feature on Timbaland's 2007 number one single 'The Way I Are.
Nelly Furtado whose 2006 album Loose was executively produced by Timabaland also features on a record, the lead single for the album 'Morning After Dark'[11] with Timbaland's new artist SoShy. Timbaland described the song as
“ | very interesting — [it features] this new artist on my label called SoShy from Paris. We're both rapping. The song, I can't describe it, it's so different. It's not different for me, but I can tell you this — it fits everything going on with the vampire theme. It fits everything with Twilight.[12] | ” |
He added that 'that record has the most unique sound from the whole album'.[13] Timbaland previously worked with Brandy Norwood on her album Afrodisiac and although recording sessions were completed for her 2008 follow up Human their work did not make the album. However Brandy appears on two songs for his new album as her alter-ego Bran'Nu. The first song is called 'Meet in tha Middle'[14] while the second is called 'Symphony' and also features rapper Attitude.[15] The latter song also features vocals from D.O.E.[15]
Although Timbaland's protégé group OneRepublic (previously appeared on Shock Value's worldwide hit 'Apologize') have written and produced their second album Waking Up themselves they have sent the producer a rock-themed recording 'Marchin On' which was remixed for inclusion on Shock Value 2 while appearing in a stripped version on their own album.[8] Other similarly themed recordings come in the form of American rockbandDaughtry on the song 'Long Way Down',[8]The Fray on 'Undertow' also featuring Canadian songwriter Esthero, with Australian rockband Jet on 'Timothy (Where Have You Been)' and with Nickelback's Chad Kroeger for the song 'Tomorrow in the Bottle'[8] with a verse from rapper Sebastian.
Billboard Magazine reported on several other artists who collaborated for the album (Paramore, Gucci Mane, and All-American Rejects) whose songs do not appear on the final track listing.[7] The album also features the hip-hop producer working on a number of new directions for his music. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest it was revealed that the producer has worked on several surprising collaborations with pop artists such as Miley Cyrus on the song 'We Belong to the Music', Katy Perry on the song 'If We Ever Meet Again'[8] and JoJo on the song 'Lose Control'.[15] JoJo also appears on the song 'Timothy (Where Have You Been)' where she can be heard singing backing vocals but is not featured.
The album also remains true to the producer's hip-hop and urban roots with collaborations with Drake on 'Say Something' which is due to be released as the album's second single.[8] Esthero[8] makes an additional appearance on the song 'Can You Feel It' with Sebastian's vocals.[15] Finally the album features the song 'Ease Off the Liquor' which has no accredited featured artist although female vocals provide the backing in the chorus. It was speculated that the song would feature Melody Thornton however it was later confirmed that the background vocals and ad-libs are provided by SoShy.[16] In the week commencing November 9, 2009 the song was sent to Urban radio in the US.[17]
Several other Timbaland recordings received media attention and were reported on the internet but not included in the final track listing. Shakira was asked to record vocals on the song 'Give It Up to Me' but the recording is not included on Shock Value 2, instead it was included on her sixth studio album She Wolf and released as the second US single.[18] Although both T-Pain and Missy Elliott were said to feature on the album for definite,[14] their collaboration 'Talk That' is not included. Additionally it was reported that Jay-Z's collaboration for the album would come in the form of song called 'Rumours' with Keri Hilson[19] but later it was revealed that the song was intended for Beyoncé Knowles who back in 2007 was recording with Timbaland for her third studio album I Am... Sasha Fierce.
Promotion and release[edit]
The album was initially slated for a November 4, 2008 release but this clashed with the 2008 US Presidential Election. The album was then put on hold so that Timbaland could work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 3 which was released September 2009. Then Rap-Up magazine confirmed that the album would be released as part of Super Monday, November 23, 2009 in both the US and UK with the US also receiving a 2-disc deluxe edition.[20] However the magazine revealed on October 29, 2009 that the album had been pushed back to December 8, 2009.[4]
Timbaland performed part of the lead single 'Morning After Dark' live at one of the album's launch parties at Mandalay Bay Beach on October 17 and again During the F1 in Abu Dhabi, UAE on October 30, 2009. Then he appeared with Nelly Furtado and SoShy for the first fully featured live performance of the song at the American Music Awards (2009) on November 22, 2009. On November 23, 2009 the trio appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien for an encoré performance.
Singles[edit]
- 'Morning After Dark', featuring SoShy and Nelly Furtado, premiered on October 16, 2009 on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest with Timbaland describing it as the kick-off song from the project.[1][21] It was later confirmed actual single release of the song would feature an additional verse from Nelly Furtado.[11] Both versions were made available for download from October 26, 2009[22] but the version featuring SoShy was originally used for the music video[23] with Nelly Furtado's verse added in later. It reached #61 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the UK Singles Chart.
- 'Say Something' featuring Canadian rapper Drake was released to US iTunes on November 3, 2009.[24] It was officially sent to U.S. Urban radio on January 12, 2010.[25] It is the album's second single and has reached number 23 on the Hot 100, making it the second most successful single on the album.
- 'Carry Out' featuring Justin Timberlake is the third single from the album but was initially only released in the U.S. It was sent to US radio on December 1, 2009.[26] It is the most successful single on the album, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video premiered on February 18, 2010.[27] It was released as the third UK single on April 26, 2010.[28]
- 'If We Ever Meet Again' featuring Katy Perry is the album's fourth single. The music video premiered on January 18, 2010. In the UK, it was released February 15, 2010 and reached number one in New Zealand and number three in the UK and Ireland. The song has reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[citation needed]
- Other charted songs
- 'Undertow' featuring The Fray and Esthero charted on the BillboardHot 100 at #100, the week ending November 28, 2009.[29]
- 'We Belong to the Music' (with Miley Cyrus)[30] and 'If We Ever Meet Again' (with Katy Perry)[31] were both released to the US iTunes store as promotional singles prior to the album's release on December 1, 2009. 'If We Ever Meet Again' later debuted at 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending December 19, 2009.
Critical reception[edit]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [32] |
Billboard | (mixed)[33] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B-)[34] |
Los Angeles Times | [35] |
New York Times | (unfavorable)[36] |
NME | (5/10)[37] |
The Observer | (unfavorable)[38] |
Rolling Stone | [39] |
Slant Magazine | [40] |
USA Today | [41] |
The album received mixed reviews. Review normalizer Metacritic gave the album 50 out of 100 based on 9 critical reviews.[34] Andy Kellman of AllMusic said 'Timbaland does not stock Shock Value II with quite as many guests, and performs a higher percentage of the vocals, and what results is less schizophrenic and more directly pop than its antecedent. The highs here are not as high, and the lows are as low, unless you consider the very presence of Chad Kroeger and Daughtry, or the unveiling of Brandy’s rapping alter ego Bran’ Nu, to be more odious than a sub-Coldplay ballad. [...] That said, it is a mildly entertaining album—as long as you block out most of the lyrics.'[32] David Balls of Digital Spy agreed saying that 'Timbaland dips into his usual bag of production tricks here and many of the supporting cast dutifully return, but never does this quite reach the same excitement levels as its predecessor. [...] it feels as though Tim's trying so hard to impress us with his pimped-up SUV that he's driven the thing off the road. The result? A disparate, disjointed collection of songs that feels like less than the sum of its parts. Where Shock Value was fresh and innovative, much of the sequel could pass for leftovers from its predecessor. [...] He now seems to be lagging behind rivals like David Guetta and will.iam when it comes to driving the urban pop genre forward'[42]
Jon Pareles from The New York Times added 'The productions flaunt Timbaland trademarks: vocal sounds imitating turntable scratching, quick keyboard arabesques, grunts as percussion. But now he fills in the spaces that made his old tracks so startling. [...] For a few moments Timbaland ignores the Top 10 and accepts that he’s an adult.'[36]Slant magazine's Jesse Cataldo who said 'Shock Value II is a vanity project, the kind of bonus fluff that you can get away with releasing when you're as famous and respected as Timbaland. [...] To be fair, Timbaland is not a terrible rapper. His clumsy flow is no worse than Diddy's jittery streams of twaddle, but it's just as annoying. The tendency here, whether intentional or not, is to surround himself with mediocre talent rather than the titans who he helped make superstars [...] The overall laziness of that facet is even more inexcusable coming from one of the most renowned producers of the last decade.'.[40] The most positive review comes from USA Today, Steve Jones says 'He misses occasionally on this 17-track opus, but he's mainly on target with his jolts to the eardrums.'[41]
However, August Brown of the Los Angeles Times was a little less critical, stating that, 'many of the same vices that plagued the first installment of Shock Value keep the second edition sodden as well: Tim's precise, micromanaged beats usually outshine his random collection of vocal collaborators.' Brown said that the album was not a complete disaster but 'for Timbaland fans pining for previous hits like Aaliyah's 'Are You That Somebody?' or Furtado's 'Say It Right,' Shock Value II is a weak cocktail.' [35] The editor from Entertainment Weekly said on the December 11 issue (page 115), 'So far, so predictable—at least until 'Tomorrow In The Bottle,' which features Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. That guy's got a funky bone? Talk about a shocker. (67 out of 100)'[34] Steve Juon from Rapreviews.com said 'There are only a few producers out there in rap who can get away with putting their name on an album and be a bigger star than anyone rapping on their tracks. There are even fewer who can crossover from hardcore hip-hop heads to become a mainstream household name. [...] it's not a pure 'Timbaland Presents' situation like it has been in the past, where one felt Timbaland was simply showcasing artists he felt deserved the shine over his own high quality sound. The sound's still high quality on 'Shock Value II,' it's just not 100% his own any more.' [43]
Commercial performance[edit]
The album did not chart as highly as the previous Shock Value album, which had debuted at number five in the US in 2007, with 138,000 copies sold in its first week. Instead, Shock Value II debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at an underwhelming number 36, with 37,834 copies in its first week. It fared better on the BillboardTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, entering at number seven. Similarly, in the United Kingdom, as well as in Ireland, the album only managed to chart at number 25 in its first week. These positions failed to match those of Shock Value I (2007) which reached number two and number one in the UK and Ireland respectively.
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Intro' (by DJ Felli Fel) | Timbaland | 0:48 | |
2. | 'Carry Out' (featuring Justin Timberlake) | Timothy Mosley, Jerome 'J-Roc' Harmon, Justin Timberlake, Timothy Clayton, Jim Beanz | Timbaland, Harmon, Beanz (vocal) | 3:52 |
3. | 'Lose Control' (featuring JoJo) | T. Mosley, Harmon, Nikesha Briscoe | Timbaland, Harmon (co.) | 4:28 |
4. | 'Meet in tha Middle' (featuring Bran' Nu) | Jamal Jones, Clayton, Brandy Norwood, John Maultsby, Paul Dawson, T. Mosley | Polow da Don, Timbaland (co.) | 4:00 |
5. | 'Say Something' (featuring Drake) | T. Mosley, Harmon, Aubrey Graham, Clayton, Maultsby | Timbaland, Harmon (co.) | 4:00 |
6. | 'Tomorrow in the Bottle' (featuring Chad Kroeger and Sebastian) | T. Mosley, Harmon, Garland Mosley, Brandon Deener, Kroeger, Beanz, Clayton | Timbaland, Harmon (co.), Wizz Dumb (add.), Beanz (vocal) | 5:28 |
7. | 'We Belong to the Music' (featuring Miley Cyrus) | T. Mosley, Harmon, Beanz, Walter Milsap, Candice Nelson | Timbaland, Harmon (co.), Beanz (vocal) | 4:28 |
8. | 'Morning After Dark' (featuring Nelly Furtado and SoShy) | T. Mosley, Harmon, Deborah Epstein, Michelle Bell, Keri Hilson, Furtado, Beanz, Maultsby | Timbaland, Harmon, Beanz (vocal) | 3:51 |
9. | 'If We Ever Meet Again' (featuring Katy Perry) | Beanz, T. Mosley, Michael Busbee | Beanz, Timbaland | 4:52 |
10. | 'Can You Feel It' (featuring Esthero and Sebastian) | T. Mosley, Harmon, Clayton, Beanz, G. Mosley | Timbaland, Harmon | 4:44 |
11. | 'Ease Off the Liquor' (featuring Melody Thornton) | T. Mosley, Harmon, Maultsby, Beanz, Clayton | Timbaland, Harmon | 5:58 |
12. | 'Undertow' (featuring The Fray and Esthero) | Joe King, Isaac Slade, T. Mosley, Beanz | The Fray, Timbaland | 4:22 |
13. | 'Timothy Where You Been' (featuring Jet) | T. Mosley, Harmon, Clayton, Beanz, Chris Cester | Timbaland, Harmon | 4:47 |
14. | 'Long Way Down' (featuring Daughtry) | T. Mosley, Harmon, Chris Daughtry, Joey Barnes, Josh Paul, Josh Steely, Brian Craddock, Beanz | Timbaland, Harmon | 4:23 |
15. | 'Marchin On (Timbo Version)' (featuring OneRepublic) | Ryan Tedder, T. Mosley, Beanz | Tedder, Timbaland | 4:12 |
16. | 'The One I Love' (featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E.) | T. Mosley, Hilson, Harmon, Maultsby, Briscoe, Dennis Matkosky, Micheal Sembello | Timbaland, Harmon | 4:34 |
17. | 'Symphony' (featuring Attitude, Bran' Nu and D.O.E.) | T. Mosley, Harmon, Clayton, Norwood, Maultsby, Beanz, Keithin Pittman | Timbaland, Harmon | 4:21 |
French track[44] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
18. | 'Morning After Dark' (French Version) (featuring SoShy) | T. Mosley, Jerome Harmon, Deborah Epstein, Michelle Bell, Keri Hilson, J. Maultsby, Nelly Furtado, J. Beanz, Guenael Geay. | Timbaland, Harmon, Beanz (vocal) | 4:01 |
Japan bonus tracks[45] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
18. | 'Morning After Dark' (B-Boy Fix Remix) (featuring Nelly Furtado and SoShy) | T. Mosley, Jerome Harmon, Deborah Epstein, Michelle Bell, Keri Hilson, J. Maultsby, Nelly Furtado, J. Beanz | Chew Fu 2016 | 4:06 |
U.K. bonus track[44] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
18. | 'Morning After Dark' (Freeman Remix) (featuring Nelly Furtado, Rey Vy and SoShy) | T. Mosley, Jerome Harmon, Deborah Epstein, Michelle Bell, Keri Hilson, J. Maultsby, Nelly Furtado, J. Beanz | 4:10 |
Sample credits
- On Track 6, 'Tomorrow In the Bottle', is a remake of 'Bottom of the Bottle' by Sebastian, interpolating and sampling the first verse.[46]
- On Track 13 'Timothy Where You Been' interpolates and samples Jet's 2003 song 'Timothy' from their debut album Get Born.[46]
- On Track 15 'Marchin On (Timbo Version)' remix, original song featured on OneRepublic's second studio album, Waking Up.[46]
- On Track 17 'Symphony' interpolations from 'The Symphony' by Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane.[46]
U.S. edition[edit]
Disc One
- 'Intro' (by DJ Felli Fel) – 0:48
- 'Carry Out' (featuring Justin Timberlake) – 3:52
- 'Lose Control' (featuring JoJo) – 4:28
- 'Meet In tha Middle' (featuring Bran' Nu) – 4:00
- 'Say Something' (featuring Drake) – 4:00
- 'Tomorrow In the Bottle' (featuring Chad Kroeger & Sebastian) – 5:28
- 'We Belong to the Music' (featuring Miley Cyrus) – 4:28
- 'Morning After Dark' (featuring Nelly Furtado & SoShy) – 3:51
- 'If We Ever Meet Again' (with Katy Perry) – 4:52
- 'Can You Feel It' (featuring Esthero & Sebastian) – 4:44
- 'Ease Off the Liquor' – 5:58
- 'Undertow' (featuring The Fray & Esthero) – 4:22
- 'Timothy Where You Been' (featuring Jet) – 4:47
Disc Two (Deluxe edition)
- 'Long Way Down' (featuring Daughtry) – 4:23
- 'Marchin On (Timbo Version)' (featuring OneRepublic) – 4:12
- 'The One I Love' (featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.) – 4:34
- 'Symphony' (featuring Attitude, Bran'Nu & D.O.E.) – 4:21
Personnel[edit]
Credits are source and adapted from Discogs.[47]
Management
Interscope Records
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Mosley Music Group
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Technical
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Background vocals
- Amar, Deborah 'SoShy' Epstein, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque, Alex Williams, Candice Nelson, Melody Thornton
Guest appearances
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Release history[edit]
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Germany[69] | December 4, 2009 | International CD / Download | Universal Music | 602527273969 |
Australia[70] | 060252727396 | |||
Ireland | 2727396 | |||
United Kingdom[71] | December 7, 2009 | Polydor | ||
Hungary[72] | International edition | Universal Music | 00602527273969 | |
Canada[73] | December 8, 2009 | Standard edition | B001364502 | |
Deluxe edition (2 disc)[74] | B001364572 | |||
United States | Standard edition[75] | Blackground, Mosley Music, Interscope | 602527237732 | |
Deluxe edition (2 disc)[76] | 602527237749 | |||
Vinyl LP[77] | 602527237831 | |||
Denmark[78] | December 9, 2009 | International CD / Download | Universal Music | 060252727396 |
Finland[79] | ||||
Sweden[80] | ||||
Brazil[81] | December 15, 2009 | 602527273969 | ||
Japan[82] | December 16, 2009 | UICS1201 |
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