Shock Value (album)

Timbaland presents Shock Value
Studio album by Timbaland
Released February 4, 2007
Recorded 2006–07
Genre Hip hop, R&B, electronic
Length 66:57
Label Mosley, Blackground
Producer Timbaland, Barry Hankerson (exec.)
Danja, Walter "Lil Walt" Millsap III, Boss Beats, Hannon Lane, Greg Wells
Timbaland chronology
Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment
(1998)
Shock Value
(2007)
Shock Value II
(2009)
Singles from Shock Value
  1. "Give It to Me"
    Released: February 6, 2007
  2. "The Way I Are"
    Released: July 9, 2007
  3. "Apologize"
    Released: September 17, 2007
  4. "Scream"
    Released: December 11, 2007
  5. "Throw It on Me"
    Released: July 23, 2007

Shock Value is the second solo album, and fifth album overall, by record producer and rapper Timbaland. It is Timbaland's first release on his own imprint, the Interscope Records-distributed Mosley Music Group. Shock Value features a long list of guest artists, among them Fall Out Boy, Justin Timberlake, The Hives, Keri Hilson, Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Dr. Dre, OneRepublic, Elton John, Magoo and Nicole Scherzinger.

Background and release

"Release" is featured in the EA Sports game Madden NFL 08[1] and "The Way I Are" is also on the soundtrack of NBA Live 08. On April 16, the unreleased song "Laugh at 'Em" was leaked to the Internet. It was originally supposed to be on the album but was not completed in time. It features Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake. The song is now surnamed as the "Give It to Me" remix. Another unreleased track called "I See U", featuring Attitude and D.O.E., was also leaked to the internet.

An instrumental version of the album was released on the iTunes Store on July 31, 2007.

The album was supposed to be supported by a Shock Value 2008 Tour. The tour was to begin in Australia and continue to New Zealand, but was postponed and then cancelled because the expected amount that Showtime Touring was to pay Timbaland was unavailable, and the star refused to perform. There had also been many scheduling conflicts with Europe. The tour was cancelled one day before it was to begin.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB−[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
The Guardian[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Pitchfork Media4.1/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Slant Magazine[11]
Stylus MagazineC+[12]

Shock Value received generally mixed reviews from music critics.[13] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a weighted mean score of 54, based on 24 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

Chart performance

The album debuted at #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 138,000 copies sold.[14] It debuted at number ten in the U.K. and on the week of July 22 climbed to number five.[15] The album has since reached number two in the UK and number thirteen in France.[16]

The album was certified Platinum in Canada (100,000 units) by the CRIA in August 2007.[17] On the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, Shock Value was certified 3x Platinum with sales of 210,000+ copies. It reached the top of the album chart on the week beginning 12/31/2007.

In BBC Radio 1's end of year chart for 2007, Shock Value was the ninth most bought album in the UK.[18]

Singles

Other songs

One Life to Live appearances

Two songs from the album were performed on an episode of the ABC soap opera One Life to Live on October 9, 2007. Timbaland performed "The Way I Are" with Keri Hilson, D.O.E., and Sebastian. OneRepublic appeared in the same episode and performed "Apologize".

Track listing

Standard edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Oh Timbaland"  Tim Mosley, Tim Clayton, Nina SimoneTimbaland 3:31
2. "Give It to Me" (featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake)Mosley, Nate Hills, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, ClaytonTimbaland, Danja 3:54
3. "Release" (featuring Justin Timberlake)Mosley, Timberlake, Craig LongmilesTimbaland 3:25
4. "The Way I Are" (featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.)Mosley, Hills, Keri Hilson, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, John MaultsbyTimbaland, Danja 2:59
5. "Bounce" (featuring Justin Timberlake, Dr. Dre & Missy Elliott)Mosley, Timberlake, Andre Young, Melissa ElliottTimbaland 4:04
6. "Come and Get Me" (featuring 50 Cent & Tony Yayo)Mosley, Clayton, Curtis Jackson, Marvin BernardTimbaland, Danja 3:30
7. "Kill Yourself" (featuring Attitude & Sebastian)Mosley, Clayton, Garland MosleyTimbaland 4:06
8. "Boardmeeting" (featuring Magoo)Mosley, Hills, Marvin BarcliffTimbaland, Danja 2:29
9. "Fantasy" (performed by M$NEY)Walter Millsap, Nelson, Lamar Van Sciver, Ericka Watson, Dwight Watson, Frank GreenfieldWalter Millsap, Boss Beats 4:11
10. "Scream" (featuring Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger)Hilson, Mosley, HillsTimbaland, Danja 5:41
11. "Miscommunication" (featuring Keri Hilson & Sebastian)Hilson, Hills, G. MosleyDanja 3:18
12. "Bombay" (featuring Amar & Jim Beanz)Mosley, Amarpreet Dhanjan, James WashingtonTimbaland 2:55
13. "Throw It on Me" (featuring The Hives)Mosley, Clayton, Randy FitzsimmonsTimbaland 2:11
14. "Time" (featuring She Wants Revenge)Mosley, Clayton, Adam Bravin, Justin WarfieldTimbaland 3:57
15. "One and Only" (featuring Fall Out Boy)Mosley, Hannon Lane, Pete Wentz, Patrick StumpTimbaland, Hannon Lane 4:16
16. "Apologize" (featuring OneRepublic)Ryan TedderGreg Wells, Ryan Tedder, Timbaland 3:04
17. "2 Man Show" (featuring Elton John)Mosley, Hills, Elton John, MillsapTimbaland, Elton John 4:25

Personnel

  • K. Alexander Jr. – chorus
  • Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – programming, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • James Barton – mixing assistant
  • Jim Beanz – vocals, backing vocals, vocal producer
  • Stevie Blacke – strings
  • Adam Bravin – bass
  • Míguel Bustamante – assistant engineer
  • Kelvin Chu – A&R
  • Ciara Cleary - Assistant
  • D. Davis – chorus
  • Justin Dreyfuss – marketing coordinator
  • Andrew Flad – marketing
  • Rick Frazier – project coordinator
  • Keisha Gamble – project coordinator
  • Mark Gray – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Matty Green – assistant engineer
  • Johan Gustafsson – engineer
  • Barry Hankerson – executive producer
  • Jerome Harmon – bass, strings, keyboards
  • A. Helaire – chorus
  • Keri Hilson – backing vocals
  • Bob Horn – mixing
  • Andrew Hurley – drums
  • Monique Idlett-Mosley – publicity, marketing
  • S. Jackson – chorus
  • Jermaine Jennings "Tank" – steel guitar
  • Elton John – piano
  • Tiffany Johnson – project manager
  • Gary Jordan – project coordinator
  • Harmon Lane – drums, keyboards, producer
  • N. Lollis – chorus
  • Ari Mihelson – photography
  • E. Millsap – chorus
  • Walter Milsap – choir conductor
  • Tim Mosley – guitar
  • Julian Peploe – package design
  • Kevin Rudolf – guitar
  • Manny Smith – A&R
  • Marcus Spence – A&R
  • Johnkenun Spivery – organ
  • Patrick Stump – guitar
  • Ron Taylor – digital editing
  • Ryan Tedder – producer
  • Timbaland – synthesizer, drums, keyboards, producer, executive producer, musician
  • Andrew Van Meter – production coordination
  • Justin Warfield – guitar
  • Dan Warner – bass, guitar
  • Albert Watson – photography
  • E. Watson – chorus
  • D. Williams – chorus
  • Craig Longmiles – writer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2007–2008) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[21] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[22] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[24] 20
Canada (Canadian Albums Chart)[25] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[26] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[27] 31
France (SNEP)[28] 13
Germany (Media Control AG)[29] 5
Greece (IFPI Greece)[30] 8
Hungary (Mahasz) 21
Ireland (IRMA)[31] 1
Italy (FIMI)[32] 14
Japan (Oricon)[33] 40
Netherlands (Mega Album Top 100)[34] 9
New Zealand (RIANZ)[35] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[36] 18
Poland (ZPAV) 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 5
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[39] 2
US Billboard 200[40] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[41] 3

Year-end charts

Country Position (2007)
Germany 22[42]
Country Position (2008)
Germany 34[43]

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[44] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[45] Gold 15,000x
Belgium (BEA)[46] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[47] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[48] Gold 75,000*
Germany (BVMI)[49] Platinum 200,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[50] Gold 3,000x
Ireland (IRMA)[51] 3× Platinum 45,000x
New Zealand (RMNZ)[52] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[53] Gold 20,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[54] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Sweden (GLF)[55] Gold 10,000x
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56] Platinum 30,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[58] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date
United Kingdom February 4, 2007
France
Germany
Japan March 30, 2007
Italy
United States April 3, 2007
Canada
Brazil September 5, 2007
Spain November 6, 2007

Shock Value 2008 Tour

Shock Value 2008 Tour
Tour by Timbaland
Associated album Timbaland Presents Shock Value
Start date August 15, 2008
End date August 23, 2008
Legs 1 (Cancelled)
Number of shows 5 in Australia (Cancelled)
1 in New Zealand (Cancelled)
Timbaland concert chronology

The Shock Value 2008 Tour was supposed to be Timbaland's concert tour to support his album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value. Dates in Australia and New Zealand were announced. However, the tour was cancelled one day before it was going to begin due to scheduling conflicts in Europe.

Tour Dates (all cancelled)

Date City Venue
August 15, 2008 Sydney, Australia Entertainment Centre
August 16, 2008 Brisbane, Australia River Stage
August 17, 2008 Adelaide, Australia Entertainment Centre
August 20, 2008 Perth, Australia Challenge Stadium
August 22, 2008 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena
August 23, 2008 Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena

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Irish album chart number-one album (first run)
08/02/2007 - 08/16/2007
Succeeded by
Because of the Times by Kings of Leon
Preceded by
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Irish album chart number-one album (second run)
08/23/2007 - 09/13/2007
Succeeded by
Curtis by 50 Cent
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X by Kylie Minogue
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
12/31/2007 - 01/28/2008
Succeeded by
Spirit by Leona Lewis
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01/11/2008 - 01/18/2008
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