Music for a Big Night Out
| Music for a Big Night Out | ||||
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| Studio album by Scooter | ||||
| Released | November 2, 2012 | |||
| Recorded |
Sheffield Underground Studios (Hamburg, Germany) | |||
| Length |
43:33 1:02:21 (Deluxe edition) | |||
| Label | Sheffield Tunes | |||
| Producer | Scooter | |||
| Scooter chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Music for a Big Night Out | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Random.Access | 7.5/10[1] |
Music for a Big Night Out is the sixteenth studio album by German hard dance band Scooter.[2] The album was released on November 2, 2012, preceded by the first single "4 AM" on September 7, 2012. The second single "Army of Hardcore" was released on the same day as the album.
Track listing
- All MC lyrics written by H.P. Baxxter a.k.a. "Bass Junkie".[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Full Moon" |
|
1:50 | |
| 2. | "I'm a Raver, Baby" |
|
3:16 | |
| 3. | "Army of Hardcore" |
|
2:57 | |
| 4. | "4 AM" |
|
3:16 | |
| 5. | "No Way to Hide" | 3:22 | ||
| 6. | "What Time Is Love?" | 3:10 | ||
| 7. | "Overdose (Frazy)" |
|
3:03 | |
| 8. | "Talk About Your Life" | 3:25 | ||
| 9. | "I Wish I Was" |
|
3:25 | |
| 10. | "Black Betty" | 3:34 | ||
| 11. | "Too Much Silence" |
|
5:38 | |
| 12. | "Last Hippie Standing" |
|
6:37 |
| iTunes Deluxe edition bonus tracks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 13. | "Army of Hardcore (Extended Club Mix)" | 6:05 | ||||||||
| 14. | "4 A.M. (Picco Remix)" | 5:29 | ||||||||
| 15. | "4 A.M. (Clubstar UK Mix)" | 3:25 | ||||||||
| 16. | "4 A.M. (Music Video)" | 3:49 | ||||||||
- Editions
- A limited edition version of the album features a special T-shirt, which is not available in a regular store.[4]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Music for a Big Night Out liner notes.[3]
- Scooter – producer, performer, programming
- H.P. Baxxter – MC lyrics
- Rick J. Jordan – mixer, engineer
- Michael Simon – mixer, engineer
- Marcel Jerome Gialelés (Jerome Chase) – mixer, engineer
- Achim Jannsen (Eric Chase) – mixer, engineer
- Jaye Marshall – vocals (track 4, 5, 9)
- Nikk – vocals (track 8)
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 37 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[6] | 27 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 10 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 47 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | November 2, 2012 | Sheffield Tunes | CD | Standard |
| CD + T-shirt | Limited | |||
| digital download | Deluxe (inc. bonus tracks) (iTunes only)[9] | |||
| Standard | ||||
| Italy | Kontor Italia | Standard | ||
| Poland | January 22, 2013 | Uniwersal Music Poland | CD | Standard |
Notes
- "I'm a Raver, Baby" is based on "Loser" by Beck.
- "Army of Hardcore" samples lyrics from "Army of Hardcore" by Neophyte and The Stunned Guys.
- "4 AM" samples lyrics from "Promise Me" by Beverly Craven, as well as the melody from Otto Knows track "Million Voices".
- "No Way To Hide" samples lyrics from "Stand Back" by Stevie Nicks.
- "What time is Love?" is a cover of the song of the same name by The KLF.
- "Overdose (Frazy)" is based on "Frazy" by Synapsenkitzler, and samples the vocals from "I Wanna be a Hippie" by Technohead.
- "Talk About Your Life" is a cover of the song of the same name by Mike Oldfield.
- "I Wish I Was" is based on "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" by Sandi Thom.
- "Black Betty" is a cover of the folk song of the same name.
- "Too Much Silence" samples the vocals of Veela from "Lights" by System.
References
- ↑ http://randomacc.net/sound/reviews/scooter_mfabno.shtml
- ↑ "Music for a Big Night Out (Standard): Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Music for a Big Night Out (Media notes). Scooter. Kontor Records. 2012. 4250117624576.
- ↑ "Music For A Big Night Out (Limited Edition inkl. T-Shirt): Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ↑ "Scooter – Music for a Big Night Out" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201246 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ↑ "Scooter – Music for a Big Night Out". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Music for a Big Night Out (Deluxe Version)". iTunes Germany. Retrieved 2012-11-14.