Strike! (album)

Strike!
Studio album by The Baseballs
Released 15 May 2009
Genre Pop, pop rock, rock and roll, rockabilly
Label Warner Music Group
The Baseballs chronology
Strike!
(2009)		 Strings 'n' Stripes
(2011)
Alternative cover
Cover for Strike! Back!
Singles from Strike! and Strike! Back
  1. "Umbrella"
    Released: 1 May 2009
  2. "Hot n Cold"
    Released: 2009
  3. "Last in Line"
    Released: 2010
  4. "Chasing Cars"
    Released: 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Strike! is the debut album released by The Baseballs, a German rock 'n' roll cover band, in 2009.

Their debut album Strike! was released in May 2009 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria[2] and in October 2009 in Finland.[3] It reached number six in Germany, number two in the Swiss and number one in the Finnish album charts.[4][5][6] In Finland Strike! was the best-selling album of 2009 with sales of 73,626 units (triple platinum),[7][8] with total sales of over 96,000 units (quadruple platinum) to date.[9]

In April 2010, the album was re-released as Strike! Back, with a cover version of Nylon Beat's song "Last in Line" as an extra.

Track listing

Strike!

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Umbrella"  (Rihanna cover) 3:07
2. "Love in This Club"  (Usher cover) 3:20
3. "Hey There Delilah"  (Plain White T's cover) 3:43
4. "Bleeding Love"  (Leona Lewis cover) 3:52
5. "Hot n Cold"  (Katy Perry cover) 3:37
6. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"  (Scissor Sisters cover) 4:06
7. "Don't Cha"  (Pussycat Dolls cover) 4:07
8. "Let's Get Loud"  (Jennifer Lopez cover) 3:30
9. "Angels"  (Robbie Williams cover) 3:18
10. "Crazy in Love"  (Beyoncé cover) 3:16
11. "This Love"  (Maroon 5 cover) 3:24
12. "The Look" (bonus track)(Roxette cover) 3:24

Strike! Back

CD1

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Umbrella"  (Rihanna cover) 3:07
2. "Love in This Club"  (Usher cover) 3:20
3. "Hey There Delilah"  (Plain White T's cover) 3:43
4. "Bleeding Love"  (Leona Lewis cover) 3:52
5. "Hot n Cold"  (Katy Perry cover) 3:37
6. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"  (Scissor Sisters cover) 4:06
7. "Don't Cha"  (Pussycat Dolls cover) 4:07
8. "Let's Get Loud"  (Jennifer Lopez cover) 3:30
9. "Angels"  (Robbie Williams cover) 3:18
10. "Crazy in Love"  (Beyoncé cover) 3:16
11. "This Love"  (Maroon 5 cover) 3:24
12. "The Look" (bonus track)(Roxette cover) 3:24

CD2

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "No One"  (Alicia Keys cover) 3:38
2. "Chasing Cars"  (Snow Patrol cover) 2:51
3. "Monday Morning"  (Melanie Fiona cover) 3:55
4. "Poker Face"  (Lady Gaga cover) 2:23
5. "Jungle Drum"  (Emilíana Torrini cover) 2:28
6. "A Day on Tour with The Baseballs" (video)  19:43
7. "The Baseballs in Finland" (video)  25:33

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2009–10) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 37
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 52
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[14] 5
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[15] 2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 6
Greek Albums (IFPI)[19] 36
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 21
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] 55
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[22] 47
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
Swiss Albums Chart[28] 4

Certifications

Strike!
[9]
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[29] 4× Platinum 96,977[29]
Germany (BVMI)[30] Platinum 200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[31] Platinum 50,000[31]
Norway (IFPI Norway)[32] Platinum 30,000*
Sweden (GLF)[33] Platinum 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[34] Platinum 30,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Gold 100,000^

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

Strike! Back
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[36] Platinum 20,000x

xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart succession

Preceded by
"Ollaan ihmisiksi" by Pate Mustajärvi		 Finnish Albums Chart number-one album
4 November 2009 – 27 January 2010 		Succeeded by
"Suurenmoinen Kokoelma 1999 - 2009" by Juha Tapio
Preceded by
"Rated R" by Rihanna		 Norwegian Albums Chart number-one album
9 February 2010 – 23 March 2010 		Succeeded by
"The Brothel" by Susanne Sundfør
Preceded by
"Erik Grönwall" by Erik Grönwall		 Swedish Albums Chart number-one album
22 January 2010 – 12 February 2010 		Succeeded by
"Rock'n Roll Dance Party" by The Playtones

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Official discography (German)
  3. ↑ Warner Music News (Finnish, accessed 17 November 2009)
  4. ↑ The Baseballs in the German charts
  5. ↑ The Baseballs in the Swiss charts
  6. ↑ "Baseballs: Strike!" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  7. ↑ "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2009" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  8. ↑ "Myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit vuonna 2009" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  9. 1 2 "Kultalevyjen myöntämisrajat" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  10. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "The Baseballs: Strike!" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "Greekcharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 21, 2010". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "The Baseballs - Strike! - Music Charts". acharts.us. 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  22. ↑ "Mexicancharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  23. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  24. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  25. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  26. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  27. ↑ "Baseballs | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  28. ↑ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2009". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  29. 1 2 "Baseballs" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  30. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Baseballs; 'Strike')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  31. 1 2 "Warner Music Germany - News - The Baseballs". warnermusic.de. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  32. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – The Baseballs – Strike" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  33. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2010" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  34. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (The Baseballs; 'Strike!')". Hung Medien.
  35. ↑ "British album certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  36. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – The Baseballs – Strike! Back" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter The Baseballs in the field Interpret. Enter Strike! Back in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
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