The Uprising

The Uprising is the sixth studio album by British rap group Foreign Beggars. It was released on 1 October 2012 through mau5trap.^[1]^[2] Most of the mixing was done by Wez Clarke.^[3]

The group completed their nine-date headline Uprising Tour in 2013, off the back of the album release, supported by True Tiger and ƱZ. The original dates were from 9 to 19 October 2012, but the tour was postponed due to unforeseen reasons.^[4]^[5]

A remix of "Crep Hype" by MRK1 was released as a free download on 22 December 2012.^[6] "See the Light" features on the FIFA 13 soundtrack as well as the Ministry of Sound compilation Addicted To Bass 2013.^[7]

Singles

"Palm of My Hand" is the album's lead single. It is produced by kidkanevil. It was released on 20 April 2012, and given out as a free download on SoundCloud for a limited time.^[8]

"Flying to Mars" is the second single from the album. It features vocals from Donae'o and it is produced by Alix Perez. It was released on 2 July 2012, featuring remixes from 12th Planet, August Jakobsen and Planas. The Ruckspin & Medison remix features on the album but not on the EP.^[9]^[10] The original mix also features on the UKF Bass Culture 2 compilation album.^[11]

"Anywhere" is the third single from the album. It features Hackney vocalist D.Ablo and was produced by Eddie Jefferys, former member of 16bit. It was released on 27 August 2012.^[12]

"Apex" is the fourth single from the album. It was produced by Knife Party, and a remix from Dirtyphonics features as a B-side to the single. It was released on 17 September 2012.^[13] The track also features on the Sound of Dubstep 5 and The Annual 2013 compilation albums by Ministry of Sound.^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Amen"	BURNS	3:44
2.	"Apex"	Knife Party	3:40
3.	"Crep Hype"	Salva Nasty Nasty	2:44
4.	"We Does This"	Alix Perez	2:58
5.	"Mind's Eye" (featuring Tommy Lee)	Millions Like Us	4:25
6.	"Flying to Mars" (featuring Donae'o)	Alix Perez	3:53
7.	"Anywhere" (featuring D.Ablo)	Eddie Jefferys	5:36
8.	"Goon Bags"	Blue Daisy	3:00
9.	"Palm of My Hand"	kidkanevil	3:08
10.	"Working Angles"	kidkanevil	2:55
11.	"Never Stop" (featuring Chrom3)	Starkey	3:45
12.	"See the Light" (with Bare Noize)	Bare Noize	4:47

Digital bonus track
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Flying to Mars" (12th Planet's Martian Trapstep Remix)	Alix Perez	4:49

Beatport bonus tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Goon Bags" (ƱZ Remix)	Blue Daisy	3:37
15.	"Flying to Mars" (Ruckspin & Medison Remix)	Alix Perez	5:14

iTunes Store bonus track
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Apex" (Dirtyphonics Remix)	Knife Party	4:07

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[15]	39

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	1 October 2012	Digital download	mau5trap

References

↑ "The Uprising [mau5trap] :: Beatport". Beatport. 2012-10-01.
↑ "iTunes - Music - The Uprising by Foreign Beggars". iTunes. 2012-10-01.
↑ "Twitter / WezClarke: Foreign Beggars album ...". Twitter. 2012-10-01.
↑ "Hi All. Due to...". Facebook. 2012-10-06.
↑ "Cover photos". Facebook. 2012-09-12.
↑ "Foreign Beggars Crep Hype - MRK 1 Remix by ForeignBeggars on SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds". SoundCloud. 2012-12-22.
↑ "Addicted To Bass 2013: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon. 2013-03-25.
↑ "Palm Of My Hand [mau5trap] :: Beatport". Beatport. 2012-04-20.
↑ "Flying To Mars [mau5trap] :: Beatport". Beatport. 2012-07-02.
↑ "iTunes - Music - Flying to Mars (feat. Donae'o) - EP by Foreign Beggars". iTunes. 2012-07-02.
↑ "UKF Bass Culture 2". UKF Music. 2012-09-02.
↑ "Anywhere [mau5trap] :: Beatport". Beatport. 2012-08-27.
↑ "Apex [mau5trap] :: Beatport". Beatport. 2012-09-17.
↑ "Va: Ministry Of Sound: Sound Of Dubstep 5: 2cd (2012): CD: hmv.com". HMV. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
↑ "2012 Top 40 R&B Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 13 October 2012.

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