Strike! (album)

Strike!
Studio album by The Baseballs
Released May 15, 2009
Genre Pop, pop rock, rock and roll, rockabilly
Label Warner Music Group
The Baseballs chronology
Strike!
(2009)
Strings 'n' Stripes
(2011)
Additional covers
Alternative cover
Cover for Strike! Back!
Singles from Strike! and Strike! Back
  1. "Umbrella"
    Released: 2009
  2. "Hot n Cold"
    Released: 2009
  3. "Last In Line"
    Released: 2010
  4. "Chasing Cars"
    Released: 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Strike! is the debut album released by The Baseballs, a German rock 'n' roll cover band, in 2009.

Their debut album Strike! was released in May 2009 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria[2] and in October 2009 in Finland.[3] It reached #6 in Germany, #2 in the Swiss and #1 in the Finnish album charts.[4][5][6] In Finland Strike! was the most sold album of 2009 with sales of 73,626 units (triple platinum).[7]

In April 2010, the album was re-released as Strike! Back, with a cover version of Nylon Beat's song "Last in Line" as an extra.

Contents

Track listing

Strike!

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Umbrella"   (Rihanna cover) 3:07
2. "Love in This Club"   (Usher cover) 3:20
3. "Hey There Delilah"   (Plain White T's cover) 3:43
4. "Bleeding Love"   (Leona Lewis cover) 3:52
5. "Hot n Cold"   (Katy Perry cover) 3:37
6. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"   (Scissor Sisters cover) 4:06
7. "Don't Cha"   (Pussycat Dolls cover) 4:07
8. "Let's Get Loud"   (Jennifer Lopez cover) 3:30
9. "Angels"   (Robbie Williams cover) 3:18
10. "Crazy in Love"   (Beyoncé cover) 3:16
11. "This Love"   (Maroon 5 cover) 3:24
12. "The Look" (bonus track) (Roxette cover) 3:24

Strike! Back

CD1

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Umbrella"   (Rihanna cover) 3:07
2. "Love in This Club"   (Usher cover) 3:20
3. "Hey There Delilah"   (Plain White T's cover) 3:43
4. "Bleeding Love"   (Leona Lewis cover) 3:52
5. "Hot n Cold"   (Katy Perry cover) 3:37
6. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"   (Scissor Sisters cover) 4:06
7. "Don't Cha"   (Pussycat Dolls cover) 4:07
8. "Let's Get Loud"   (Jennifer Lopez cover) 3:30
9. "Angels"   (Robbie Williams cover) 3:18
10. "Crazy in Love"   (Beyoncé cover) 3:16
11. "This Love"   (Maroon 5 cover) 3:24
12. "The Look" (bonus track) (Roxette cover) 3:24

CD2

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "No One"   (Alicia Keys cover) 3:38
2. "Chasing Cars"   (Snow Patrol cover) 2:51
3. "Monday Morning"   (Melanie Fiona cover) 3:55
4. "Poker Face"   (Lady Gaga cover) 2:23
5. "Jungle Drum"   (Emilíana Torrini cover) 2:28
6. "A Day on Tour with The Baseballs" (video)   19:43
7. "The Baseballs in Finland" (video)   25:33

Chart performance

Charts

Chart (2009/2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[8] 37
Austrian Albums Chart[9] 15
Belgium Albums Chart[9] 1
Danish Albums Chart[9] 5
Finnish Albums Chart[10] 1
French Albums Chart[9] 24
German Albums Chart]][9] 6
Ireland Albums Chart[9] 24
Italian Albums Chart[11] 55
Dutch Albums Chart[9] 2
Mexican Albums Chart[9] 47
Norwegian Albums Chart[9] 1
Spanish Albums Chart[9] 29
Swedish Albums Chart[9] 1
Swiss Albums Chart]][9] 2
UK Albums Chart[9] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
Swiss Albums Chart[12] 4

Certifications

Strike!
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Finland (IFPI Finland)[13] 3+× Platinum 96,977[13]
Germany (BVMI)[14] Gold 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[15] Platinum 50,000[15]
Norway (IFPI Norway)[16] Platinum 30,000*
Sweden (GLF)[17] Platinum 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Platinum 30,000x

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Strike! Back
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[19] Platinum 20,000x

xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart precession and succession

Preceded by
"Ollaan ihmisiksi" by Pate Mustajärvi
Finnish Albums Chart number-one album
4th November 2009 - 27 January 2010
Succeeded by
"Suurenmoinen Kokoelma 1999 - 2009" by Juha Tapio
Preceded by
"Rated R" by Rihanna
Norwegian Albums Chart number-one album
9th February 2010 - 23rd March 2010
Succeeded by
"The Brothel" by Susanne Sundfør
Preceded by
"Erik Grönwall" by Erik Grönwall
Swedish Albums Chart number-one album
22 January 2010 - 12 February 2010
Succeeded by
"Rock'n Roll Dance Party" by The Playtones

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Official discography (German)
  3. ^ Warner Music News (Finnish, accessed 17th November 2009)
  4. ^ The Baseballs in the German charts
  5. ^ The Baseballs in the Swiss charts
  6. ^ Strike! on the Finnish album chart
  7. ^ "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2009". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - IFPI. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2009/ulkomaiset/. Retrieved 2010-01-20. 
  8. ^ "Top 50 Albums Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 28, 2010. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50. Retrieved November 28, 2010. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m (2011 [last update]). "The Baseballs - Strike! - Music Charts". acharts.us. http://acharts.us/album/43829. Retrieved 12 August 2011. 
  10. ^ http://ylex.yle.fi/lista/tuote/3944 Suomen virallinen lista
  11. ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=%202010&mese=07&id=327
  12. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2009". Media Control. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2009. Retrieved February 6, 2009. 
  13. ^ a b "Finnish album certifications – Baseballs – Strike!" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/Baseballs. 
  14. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Baseballs; 'Strike')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Strike&strInterpret=The+Baseballs&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked. 
  15. ^ a b "Warner Music Germany - News - The Baseballs". warnermusic.de. 12 December 2010. http://www.warnermusic.de/news/?article=8a0af8122cc56f48012cdfe45d2604af&artistName=The%20Baseballs. Retrieved 12 March 2011. 
  16. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – The Baseballs – Strike" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist. 
  17. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2010" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/%C3%85r-2010.pdf. 
  18. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (The Baseballs; 'Strike!')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=The+Baseballs+Strike%21. 
  19. ^ "Austrian album certifications – The Baseballs – Strike! Back" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin.  Enter The Baseballs in the field Interpret. Enter Strike! Back in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen