Contraband (Madcon album)

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Contraband
Studio album by Madcon
Released December 2, 2010 (2010-12-02)
Recorded 2010
Genre Pop, electro-pop
Label Cosmos, Columbia, Sony Music Nasty Kutt
Producer Jonas Jeberg, TJ Oosterhuis, Sha DreamRoc'a, Nasty Kutt, StarGate, Element
Madcon chronology

An InCONvenient Truth
(2008)
Contraband
(2010)
Contakt
(2012)
Singles from Contraband
  1. "Glow"
    Released: May 30, 2010
  2. "Freaky Like Me"
    Released: September 20, 2010
  3. "Outrun the Sun"
    Released: September 20, 2010
  4. "Helluva Nite"
    Released: September 7, 2011

Contraband is the fourth studio album by Norwegian urban duo Madcon. It was released on 1 November 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.

Singles

  • "Freaky Like Me" was released on September 20, 2010 as the second single from the album. It features 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 as the third single on 19 November 2010. It features American singer Maad*Moiselle. The song has peaked at number eleven in Norway and at number twenty-seven in Germany.
  • "Helluva Nite" was released as the fourth single on 7 September 2011. It features 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 singer/rapper Itchy from German band Culcha Candela was added instead.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Outrun the Sun" (featuring Maad*Moiselle)Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Terence Abney, Marcella Brailsford, Jonas JebergJonas Jeberg 3:12
2. "Helluva Nite" (featuring Ludacris and Maad*Moiselle)Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Marcus John Bryant, Nakisha Smith, JebergJonas Jeberg 3:29
3. "Freaky Like Me" (featuring Ameerah)Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ameerah Ouiglani, TJ Oosterhuis, Arjang "Sha" ShishegarTJ Oosterhuis, Sha DreamRoc'a 3:09
4. "Worldshaker"  Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Abney, Brailsford, Jeberg, Ole Brodersen, Kasper LarsenJonas Jeberg 3:23
5. "Be Mine"  Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, William Wiik LarsenNasty Kutt 3:30
6. "Do What You Do" (featuring Ne-Yo)Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik HermansenStarGate 3:52
7. "All I Do"  Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Hitesh Ceon, Kim OfstadElement 3:33
8. "Walk Out the Door"  Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, W. LarsenNasty Kutt 3:23
9. "Share My Sky"  Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, JebergJonas Jeberg 3:30
10. "One"  Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Abney, Brailsford, Jeberg,, K. Larsen, BrodersenJonas Jeberg 3:34
11. "Cliché"  Hitesh Ceon, Kim Ofstad, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Tshawe Baqwa, Orji OkoroaforElement 3:36
12. "Glow"  Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ceon, OfstadElement 3:49
International edition bonus track[1]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
13. "Beggin'"  Bob Gaudio, Peggy FarinaElement 3:37
iTunes Deluxe Version bonus tracks[2]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
14. "Turn Me Loose"  Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ofstad, Helgi Mar Hübner 3:41
15. "Electric"  Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ofstad, Hübner 3:51

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums Chart[3] 2
Polish Albums Chart[4] 100

Release history

Region Release date Format Label
Norway 1 November 2010 Digital Download[5] Cosmos Music Norway AS
Finland
Norway 3 December 2010 CD Columbia/Sony Music

References

  1. "Contraband: Madcon: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2012-02-10. 
  2. "iTunes - Musik – „Contraband (Deluxe Version)“ von Madcon". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10. 
  3. Steffen Hung. "Madcon - Contraband". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10. 
  4. "Official Retail Sales Chart - Top 100". Polish Music Charts (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 
  5. "iTunes - Music - Contraband by Madcon". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2012-02-10. 
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