Taio Cruz discography

Taio Cruz discography
A African-British man, wearing black sunglasses and dark jacket, shirt and trousers, sings into a microphone.
Taio Cruz performing at the music festival Supafest in Australia, April 2011
Releases
↙Studio albums 3
↙Live albums 1
↙Compilation albums 1
↙EPs 1
↙Singles 23
↙Music videos 23

The discography of Taio Cruz, a British singer-songwriter and record producer, consists of three studio albums, one compilation album, one live album, one extended play, twenty singles (including six as a featured artist) and twenty-three music videos. After signing a publishing deal at the age of 19,[1] Cruz released his debut studio album, Departure, in 2006; it reached number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[2] The album contained five singles, all of which reached the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart: "Come on Girl", which peaked at number five, was the most successful of these singles.[3]

Cruz released his second album, Rokstarr, on 12 October 2009,[4] preceded by the commercially successful single "Break Your Heart". It became his first single to top the UK Singles Chart,[3] whilst a remixed version featuring vocals from American rapper Ludacris topped the Canadian and Swiss singles charts as well as the US Billboard Hot 100.[5][6][7] Rokstarr also featured the singles "No Other One", "Dirty Picture", "Dynamite", "Higher" and "Falling in Love". "Dynamite" topped the British and American singles charts, and was later certified sextuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3][7]

In 2011, Cruz collaborated with French house musician David Guetta and Ludacris on the single "Little Bad Girl": it reached number four in the United Kingdom and number five in Austria and Germany.[8][9] Cruz's third album, TY.O was also released in 2011, from which five singles were released: "Hangover", "Troublemaker", "There She Goes", "World in Our Hands" and "Fast Car". "Hangover" reached number one in Austria and Switzerland,[6][8] and "Troublemaker" charted at number three in the United Kingdom.[3]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[10]		 AUS
[11]		 AUT
[8]		 CAN
[12]		 FRA
[13]		 GER
[14]		 IRL
[15]		 NLD
[16]		 SWI
[6]		 US
[17]
Departure 17 — — — — — — — — —
Rokstarr
  • Released: 12 October 2009 (UK)[4]
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 14 14 36 3 20 31 24 95 37 8
TY.O
  • Released: 2 December 2011 (GER)[23]
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — 95 36 — — 28 — 100 15 —
#BLACK
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[10]
The Rokstarr Collection
  • Released: 20 September 2010 (UK)[24]
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 16
  • BPI: Silver[2]

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected information
Title Album details
iTunes Session
  • Released: 4 January 2011 (US)[25]
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected information
Title Album details
The Fast Hits
  • Released: 13 December 2012 (UK)[26]
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[3]		 AUS
[27]		 AUT
[8]		 CAN
[5]		 GER
[9]		 IRL
[15]		 NLD
[28]		 NZ
[29]		 SWI
[6]		 US
[7]
"I Just Wanna Know" 2006 29 — — — — — — — — — Departure
"Moving On" 2007 26 — — — — — — — — —
"Come on Girl"
(featuring Luciana)		 2008 5 — — — — 19 — — — —
"I Can Be" 18 — — — — 23 — — — —
"She's like a Star" 20 — — — — — — — — —
"Break Your Heart"[A]
(featuring Ludacris)		 2009 1 2 10 1 5 2 21 17 1 1 Rokstarr
"No Other One" 42 — — — — — — — — —
"Dirty Picture"
(featuring Ke$ha)		 2010 6 16 — 49 — 10 72 11 — 96
"Dynamite" 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 3 2
  • BPI: Platinum[2]
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum[35]
  • BVMI: Gold[31]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[21]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[32]
  • MC: 5× Platinum[22]
  • RIAA: 8× Platinum[33]
  • RIANZ: Platinum[34]
"Higher"[C]
(featuring Kylie Minogue or Travie McCoy)		 8 25 3 13 3 7 15 5 4 24
"Telling the World" 2011 108 — 21 — 35 — 91 — — — Rio soundtrack
"Falling in Love"[37] — — — — — — — — — — Rokstarr
"Hangover"
(featuring Flo Rida)		 27 3 1 13 2 22 12 10 1 62
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum[35]
  • BVMI: Platinum[31]
  • IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum[21]
  • IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum[32]
  • RIANZ: Gold[38]
 TY.O
"Troublemaker" 3 10 12 — 6 18 50 — 7 —
"There She Goes"[E]
(featuring Pitbull)		 2012 12 — 8 65 5 40 67 — 2 —
"World in Our Hands" — — 5 — 4 — — — 40 —
"Fast Car" 180 28 34 — 39 — — — — —
"Do What You Like" 2015 — — — — — — — — — — #BLACK

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[3]		 AUS
[27]		 AUT
[8]		 CAN
[39]		 GER
[40]		 IRL
[15]		 NLD
[28]		 NZ
[29]		 SWI
[6]		 US
[41]
"Rainfall"[42]
(Nitin Sawhney featuring Taio Cruz)		 2003 — — — — — — — — — — Human
"Take Me Back"
(Tinchy Stryder featuring Taio Cruz)		 2009 3 — — — — 16 — — — —
  • BPI: Silver[2]
 Catch 22
"Second Chance"
(Tinchy Stryder featuring Taio Cruz)		 2010 22 — — — — 35 — — — — Third Strike
"Shine a Light"
(McFly featuring Taio Cruz)		 4 — — — — 13 — — — —
  • BPI: Silver[2]
 Above the Noise
"Cryin' Over You"[43]
(Nightcrawlers featuring Taio Cruz)		 2011 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Little Bad Girl"
(David Guetta featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris)		 4 15 5 14 5 8 39 19 7 70 Nothing but the Beat
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

As lead artist

List of music videos as lead artist, with directors, showing year released
Title Year Director(s)
"I Just Wanna Know" 2006 Andy Hylton[44]
"Moving On" 2007 Shane Stirling[44]
"Come on Girl"
(featuring Luciana)		 2008 Alex Herron[44]
"I Can Be"
"She's like a Star"
"Break Your Heart" 2009
"No Other One"
"Break Your Heart"
(featuring Ludacris)		 Alex Herron, Taj[44]
"Dirty Picture"
(featuring Ke$ha)		 2010 Alex Herron[44]
"Dynamite"
"Higher"
(featuring Kylie Minogue)
"Higher"
(featuring Travie McCoy)
"Falling in Love" 2011 Phil Heyes[44]
"Telling the World" Alex Herron[44]
"Hangover"
(featuring Flo Rida)		 2012 Martin Weisz[44]
"Troublemaker"
"There She Goes" Alex Herron[44]
"Fast Car" Colin Tilley[44]

As featured artist

List of music videos as featured artist, with directors, showing year released
Title Year Director(s)
"Take Me Back"
(Tinchy Stryder featuring Taio Cruz)		 2009 Emil Nava[44]
"Second Chance"
(Tinchy Stryder featuring Taio Cruz)		 2010
"Shine a Light"
(McFly featuring Taio Cruz)		 Phil Griffin[44]
"Cryin' Over You"
(Nightcrawlers featuring Taio Cruz)		 2011 Alex Herron[44]
"Little Bad Girl"
(David Guetta featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris)		 Dave Meyers[45]

Notes

  • A ^ The single version of "Break Your Heart" released in the United Kingdom does not feature Ludacris.[46]
  • B ^ "Dirty Picture" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number 11 on the Dutch Tipparade chart.[28]
  • C ^ Three single versions of "Higher" were released: the first features Kylie Minogue, the second features Travie McCoy and the third features them both.[47][48][49]
  • D ^ "Telling the World" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number 12 on the Dutch Tipparade chart.[28]
  • E ^ The single version of "There She Goes" released in the United Kingdom does not feature Pitbull.[50]
  • F ^ "There She Goes" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number 5 on the Dutch Tipparade chart.[28]

References

  1. ↑ McCormick, Neil (27 March 2008). "Taio Cruz: the public school soul sensation". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "Certified Awards Search" (ENTER "TAIO CRUZ" INTO THE "KEYWORDS" BOX AND THEN SELECT "SEARCH"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rokstarr". Amazon.com. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Taio Cruz – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Taio Cruz (Charts)" (SELECT "CHARTS" TAB). hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Taio Cruz – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Discographie Taio Cruz". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Taio Cruz". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  11. ↑ Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
  12. ↑ "Taio Cruz – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "Discographie Taio Cruz". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Taio Cruz / Longplay". musicline.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Discography Taio Cruz". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "Discografie Taio Cruz". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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  18. ↑ "Departure". Amazon.com. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  19. ↑ Peoples, Glenn (12 July 2012). "Business Matters: Vacuous Pop Music Was Never the Problem". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 "Austrian certifications – Taio Cruz" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 7 September 2012. Enter Taio Cruz in the field Interpret. Click Suchen
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  23. ↑ "TY.O von Taio Cruz". iTunes Store (in German). Apple. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  24. ↑ "The Rokstarr Collection". Amazon.com. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  25. ↑ "iTunes Session by Taio Cruz". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  26. ↑ "The Fast Hits by Taio Cruz". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Discography Taio Cruz". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 "Top 40-artiest: Taio Cruz" (SELECT INDIVIDUAL SONGS FOR CHART INFORMATION) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Discography Taio Cruz". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank: Taio Cruz". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Taio Cruz)". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 "Gold & Platinum: Cruz, Taio". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  37. ↑ "Falling In Love – Single de Taio Cruz". iTunes Store (in Spanish). Apple. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  38. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart: 19 November 2011". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  39. ↑ "David Guetta – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  40. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / David Guetta / Single". musicline.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  41. ↑ "David Guetta – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  42. ↑ Rainfall (Media notes). Nitin Sawhney. V2 Records. 2003. VVR5024463.
  43. ↑ "Cryin Over You (feat. Taio Cruz) [Remixes] by Nightcrawlers". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 44.7 44.8 44.9 44.10 44.11 44.12 "Taio Cruz". Vevo. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  45. ↑ Meyers, Dave. "Video Credits" (PDF). Dave Meyers. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  46. ↑ "Break Your Heart – EP by Taio Cruz". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  47. ↑ "Higher – Single by Taio Cruz". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  48. ↑ "Higher (feat. Travie McCoy) – Single by Taio Cruz". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  49. ↑ "Higher (feat. Kylie Minogue) – EP by Taio Cruz". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  50. ↑ "There She Goes (Remixes) – EP by Taio Cruz". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 10 March 2013.

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