Sorry for Party Rocking

Sorry for Party Rocking
Studio album by LMFAO
Released	June 21, 2011 (2011-06-21) (see release history)
Recorded	2010–11
Genre	Electro hop, dance, electro house
Length	37:15
Label	Interscope
Producer	will.i.am (exec.), RedFoo, AudioBot, GoonRock, Rami Afuni, Benny Benassi, Calvin Harris
LMFAO chronology
Party Rock (2009) Sorry for Party Rocking (2011)
Alternate cover
International edition cover
Singles from Sorry for Party Rocking
"Party Rock Anthem" Released: January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25) "Champagne Showers" Released: May 27, 2011 (2011-05-27) "Sexy and I Know It" Released: September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16) "Sorry for Party Rocking" Released: November 4, 2011 (2011-11-04)

Sorry for Party Rocking is the second full-length studio album by LMFAO. It was released June 21, 2011 physically and digitally by Interscope Records. "Party Rock Anthem" was the first single released from the album and was an international hit. The second single was "Champagne Showers" and peaked top ten in Australia and New Zealand. The third single, "Sexy and I Know It" was released on September 16, 2011. It has peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Sorry for Party Rocking was released on November 4th, 2011 as the fourth single from the album.

Contents 1 Release dates 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Singles 4.1 Promotional singles 5 Track listing 6 Charts and certifications 6.1 Charts 6.2 Year-end charts 6.3 Certifications 7 Release history 8 References 9 External links

Release dates

The album was released on June 21, 2011, both physically and digitally by Interscope Records. The album was later officially released in New Zealand on June 17, 2011, four days before the original release and on the 20th physically.^[1][2] The album was released on 20 June 2011 physically, then was released in the United States one day after. The album was released in the UK on July 18, 2011.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
NME	(negative)[5]
RapReviews	(5/10)[6]
The Guardian	[7]

"Sorry for Party Rocking" has received mixed to negative reviews from music critics. The album currently holds a score of 47 out of 100 on Metacritic.^[8] Josh Bush from Allmusic gave it a favorable review, awarding it three and a half out of five stars. He said "Although the duo LMFAO boasted Euro-pop synths and unmissable riffs well before their hit with David Guetta, "Gettin' Over You," it definitely didn't hurt to be featured on a world-wide smash that spent quality time at number one in France and the U.K. Their second album, Sorry for Party Rocking, arrives at exactly the right time and includes exactly the right mix of energy and humor, plus a surprising amount of sincerity." They highlighted "Sorry for Party Rocking", "Party Rock Anthem" and "Champagne Showers".^[9]

Billboard had said prior to the promotion "LMFAO is, of course, not "Sorry for Party Rocking." But the dance duo's sophomore album is "more refined" and more experimental than its 2009 debut, "Party Rock."

British music journal NME were particularly scathing, giving it a score of 0 out of 10, slating the lyrics and claiming "... LMFAO understood the pain they would be inflicting on the world and did it anyway." Further criticizing the album, Sam Wolfson wrote "... it's not the persistent and aggressive misogyny that is the most soul-destroying thing about the record. Nor is it songs so imbecilic that if you ate a can of Alphabetti Spaghetti you could shit out more intelligent lyrics to a more pleasing tune."

However, some negative feedback have come in about their personal rapping and dance beats through the album. Entertainment Weekly gave it a negative review saying "It's topped off by truly terrible rapping, which often turns otherwise groan-inspiring instrumentals into jumbled, maddening filler."^[10] The Rolling Stone gave it two stars out of five. They did have a good compliment saying "MC-DJs Redfoo and Sky Blu turn in some skillful hip-hop", but they also said "but also get seriously stupid, rapping about spanking girls and bathing in champagne, over a cheesy pastiche of Eighties synths and pounding beats."^[4]

Commercial performance

Sorry for Party Rocking debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 with 27,100 copies sold in its first week.^[11] As of January 2012, the album had sold 524,000 copies in the United States.^[12] On the chart dated January 14, 2012 the album archived a peak position of number five on the Billboard 200, making it their first top 10 album in the US.^[13]

Singles

• "Party Rock Anthem" was the first single released from the album, released on January 25, 2011. It topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States.

• "Champagne Showers" was the second single released from the album, released on May 27, 2011. The single features British singer Natalia Kills. It stands as a top 10 hit in Australia and New Zealand, a top 20 hit in Ireland, Belgium (Wallonia) and a top 40 hit in Scotland and the United Kingdom.

• "Sexy and I Know It" was the third single released from the album, released on September 16, 2011. It topped the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. It stands as a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Scotland, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, and Hungary, and a top 20 hit in Spain.

• "Sorry for Party Rocking" is the fourth single from the album. In an interview with the Irish Channel TG4, Redfoo stated that they are now working on the video for the new single. It has since charted #49 in Australia.

Promotional singles

• "One Day" was released as the album's first promotional single. The song charted at number twenty-two on the UK Dance Charts and 104 on the Singles Chart.

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Charts Charts (2011–12) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[15] 2 Austrian Albums Chart[16] 11 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 1 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[18] 26 Canadian Albums Chart[19] 3 Dutch Albums Chart[20] 96 French Albums Chart[21] 8 German Downloads Chart[22] 4 Greek Albums Chart[23] 9 Irish Albums Chart[24] 11 Mexican Albums Chart[25] 13 New Zealand Albums Chart[26] 2 Polish Albums Chart[27] 88 Scottish Albums Chart[28] 7 Spanish Albums Chart[29] 91 Swiss Albums Chart[30] 13 UK Albums Chart[31] 8 US Billboard 200[13] 5 US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums[19] 1 US Billboard Top Rap Albums[19] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Canadian Albums Chart[32] 10 Swiss Albums Chart[33] 72 US Billboard 200[34] 132 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[35] 2× Platinum 140,000^ Canada (Music Canada)[36] 2× Platinum 160,000^ Mexico (AMPROFON)[37] Gold 30,000^

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
New Zealand	17 June 2011	CD, digital download	Universal Music
France	20 June 2011
United States	21 June 2011		Interscope Records
Brazil	12 July 2011		Universal Music
Japan	13 July 2011
United Kingdom	18 July 2011		Polydor
Poland[38]	12 August 2011		Universal Music

References

External links

• LMFAO's social networking site Party Rock People
• LMFAO blog
• LMFAO on Myspace
• LMFAO's channel on YouTube
• LMFAO on Twitter

LMFAO Redfoo · Sky Blu Studio albums Party Rock (2009) · Sorry for Party Rocking (2011) Singles "I'm in Miami Bitch" · "La La La" · "Shots" · "Yes" · "Party Rock Anthem" · "Champagne Showers" · "Sexy and I Know It" · "Sorry for Party Rocking" Featured singles "Shooting Star" · "Outta Your Mind" · "Gettin' Over You" Promotional singles "Get Crazy" · "One Day" Related topics Discography · Jersey Shore Book:LMFAO