State of the Art (Hilltop Hoods album)
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| Studio album by Hilltop Hoods | ||||
| Released | 12 June 2009 | |||
| Genre | Australian hip hop | |||
| Label | Golden Era Records | |||
| Producer | Hilltop Hoods | |||
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State of the Art is the fifth studio album released by Australian hip hop trio, Hilltop Hoods, on 12 June 2009.[2]
Background
State of the Art is the first release by their newly founded record label, Golden Era Records. It is the first release to be made by the group since their ARIA Award winning album, The Hard Road, in 2006, and its remix album, The Hard Road: Restrung, which was released in 2007. The first track on the album, "The Return" is about how long it had been since they last released an album. The first single, "Chase that Feeling", was released on 5 May 2009.[3]
The album debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts and has been certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 140,000 copies.[4]
Hilltop Hoods have also been nominated for various ARIA Awards for the album, including 'Single of the Year' ("Chase That Feeling"), 'Best Urban Release', 'Engineer of the Year' (DJ Debris) and 'Producer of the Year' (Suffa).
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Hilltop Hoods.
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "The Return" | 3:57 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Super Official" | 4:10 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Chase that Feeling" | 3:29 | ||||||||
| 4. | "She's So Ugly" | 3:37 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Still Standing" | 3:31 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Classic Example" (featuring Pharoahe Monch) | 3:11 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Chris Farley" | 3:38 | ||||||||
| 8. | "The Light You Burned" (featuring Trials) | 4:19 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Parade of the Dead" | 3:35 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Last Confession" | 3:50 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Hillatoppa" | 3:26 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Fifty in Five" | 5:33 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Rent Week" (featuring Funkoars, Vents and Briggs - iTunes PreOrder only) | 3:48 | ||||||||
| 14. | "State of the Art" (Instrumental - JB-HiFi PreOrder only) | 3:06 | ||||||||
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "State of the Art (Hilltop Hoods): music4me: play4me.com.au - The World's Entertainment Superstore". play4me.com.au. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ↑ "Hilltop Hoods: Chase that Feeling". Musicfeeds.com.au. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hilltop Hoods – State Of The Art". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
| Preceded by The E.N.D. by The Black Eyed Peas |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album 22 June - 5 July 2009 |
Succeeded by The Essential Michael Jackson by Michael Jackson |
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