200 Po Vstrechnoy

200 Po Vstrechnoy (Cyrillic: 200 По Встречной; translation: 200 [km/h] Against The Traffic) is the debut album by Russian recording duo t.A.T.u., which was released on May 21, 2001. The album is also known mostly as the Russian alternative album to their debut english-language album 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane (2002). The album only had one important producer, which was Ivan Shapovalov, who also directed and written the album. The album's composition is very different from their English version, which this album produced more eurodance and very strong bubblegum, yet electro music. In February 2002 the album was reissued in Russia, features a new song "Klouny", two new remixes for "30 Minut" and "Mal'chik-Gey", multimedia track and photo gallery.

The album was very successful through Russia and Poland, where it achieved platinum status. Due to the sales of this album, t.A.T.u. became the first Eastern European act to receive an IFPI Europe Platinum Award. The English version of this album, 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane, won the award as well, making t.A.T.u. the first group ever to receive an IFPI Europe Platinum Award for the same album in two different languages.

Background and release

After leaving Neposedi, the group decided to record a Russian album, when they were signed to Neformat and Interscope Russia. Ivan Shavopalov had produced and written majority of the album. Ivan also produced their then-future album 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane, which was released one year later. Threw its composition, the album is very different from the English, where it features more electronica and europop style music. Even with "Ya Soshla s Uma" and "Nas Ne Dogonyat", the music is more electro-pop styles, then its original pop rock music.

200 Po Vstrechnoy was released on May 21, 2001 in Russia and in other European countries. It was later released as a re-issue album that was released again in the same countries. In September 2003, the album was released in Asia and Japan where it sold +4,600 copies. The re-issued album, however, was the only Russian album to release on iTunes worldwide and the 2001 issue was not released worldwide, although the original version's artwork was used as the cover, than the original. The album sold more to 1,5 Millions around the world. Multiple demo versions of some songs (such as "Ya Tvoya Ne Pervaya", "Ya Soshla s Uma", and "Nas Ne Dogonyat" in particular), can be heard online here.

Singles

• "Ya Soshla s Uma" was the lead and debut single from t.A.T.u. and their album, released on December 19, 2000. It was charted in Russia, Poland, Czech Republic and Latvia. It charted number one in Russia and Poland singles charts. It was released on iTunes as well with the album. The remix video was also released.

• "Nas Ne Dogonyat" was the second Russian single from their debut album, released on March, 2001. It was released as a music video only, however; the single was released as a digital download on iTunes, also with the band's debut Russian album. The single was charted in Poland, Russia and Romania and was all charted at number one.

• "30 Minut" was the bands third and final single from their album. It had the least charting and musical reception as it did not chart and did not release properly so it was later stated it was a promotional single after the release.

Track listing

Original 2001 release

1. "Zachem Ya (Зачем я) (Why Do I)" (A. Voitinskiy, A. Vulih, I. Shapovalov, V. Polienko) – 4:07
2. "Ya Soshla s Uma (Я сошла с ума) (I've Lost My Mind)" (S. Galoyan, E. Kiper, V. Polienko) – 3:30
3. "Nas Ne Dogonyat (Нас не догонят) (Not Gonna Get Us)" (S. Galoyan, E. Kiper, I. Shapovalov, V. Polienko) – 4:38
4. "Doschitay Do Sta (Досчитай до 100 [ста]) (Count to 100)" (A. Voitinskiy, V. Polienko) – 4:37
5. "30 Minut (30 минут) (30 Minutes) (also called Polchasa)" (S. Galoyan, I. Shapovalov, V. Polienko) – 3:17
6. "Ya Tvoy Vrag (Я твой враг) (I'm Your Enemy)" (R. Ryabzeb) – 4:16
7. "Ya Tvoya Ne Pervaya (Я твоя не первая) (I'm Not Your First) (also called Pokazhi Mne Lyubov' )" (S. Galoyan, V. Polienko) – 4:17
8. "Robot (Робот) (Robot)" (A. Voitinskiy, V. Polienko) – 3:53
9. "Mal'chik-Gey (Mальчик-гей) (Gay Boy)" (S. Galoyan, A. Karaseva, V. Stepandsov) – 3:18
10. "Nas Ne Dogonyat (Нас не догонят) (Not Gonna Get Us) [HarDrum Remix]" – 3:50
11. "30 Minut (30 минут) (30 Minutes) (also called Polchasa) [HarDrum Remix]" – 4:02
12. "Ya Soshla s Uma (Я сошла с ума) (I've Lost My Mind) [HarDrum Remix]" (S. Galoyan, E. Kiper, V. Polienko) – 4:13 (Hidden Track starts at 5:04 on Track 11)

2002 reissue

1. "Klouny (Клоуны) (Clowns)" (I. Shapovalov, E. Kuritsin, V. Polienko) – 3:32
2. "30 Minut (30 минут) (30 Minutes) (also called Polchasa)" – 3:20
3. "Doschitay Do Sta (Досчитай до 100 [ста]) (Count to 100)" – 4:38
4. "Zachem Ya (Зачем я) (Why Do I)" – 4:10
5. "Nas Ne Dogonyat (Нас не догонят) (Not Gonna Get Us)" – 4:39
6. "Ya Tvoya Ne Pervaya (Я твоя не первая) (I'm Not Your First) (also called Pokazhi Mne Lyubov' )" – 4:19
7. "Robot (Робот) (Robot)" – 3:54
8. "Mal'chik-Gey (Mальчик-гей) (Gay Boy)" – 3:20
9. "Ya Tvoy Vrag (Я твой враг) (I'm Your Enemy)" – 4:19
10. "Ya Soshla s Uma (Я сошла с ума) (I've Lost My Mind)" – 3:33
11. "30 Minut (30 минут) (30 Minutes) (also called Polchasa) [Moscow Grooves Institute Remix]" – 5:58
12. "Mal'chik-Gey (Mальчик-гей) (Gay Boy) [That Black Remix]" – 5:05

Peaks, positions and certifications

References