Contraband (Madcon album)

Contraband is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian urban music duo Madcon. It was released on November 17, 2010. It peaked at number two on the Norwegian Albums Chart, becoming the group's highest-charting album. The album was preceded by the Element-produced lead single, "Glow" which became a top 20-hit in nine countries.

Singles

"Glow" was released on 30 May 2010 as the first single from the album. It peaked at number one in Norway. Madcon performed the song during the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 interval in Oslo, Norway.
"Freaky Like Me" was released on 20 September 2010. It features the Belgian singer Ameerah. The song peaked at number one in Norway, becoming the group's third number-one single. It also reached number forty-six in the United Kingdom.
"Outrun the Sun" was released on 19 November 2010. It features the American singer Maad*Moiselle. The song peaked at number eleven in Norway and at number twenty-seven in Germany.
"Helluva Nite" was releasedon 7 September 2011. It features the American singer Maad*Moiselle. Even though Ludacris is featured on the album, Madcon decided not to put him in the single. For the release in Germany a part of the singer/rapper Itchy from the German band Culcha Candela was added instead.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Outrun the Sun" (featuring Maad*Moiselle)	Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Terence Abney, Marcella Brailsford, Jonas Jeberg	Jonas Jeberg	3:12
2.	"Helluva Nite" (featuring Ludacris and Maad*Moiselle)	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Marcus John Bryant, Nakisha Smith, Jeberg	Jonas Jeberg	3:29
3.	"Freaky Like Me" (featuring Ameerah)	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ameerah Ouiglani, TJ Oosterhuis, Arjang "Sha" Shishegar	TJ Oosterhuis, Sha DreamRoc'a	3:09
4.	"Worldshaker"	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Abney, Brailsford, Jeberg, Ole Brodersen, Kasper Larsen	Jonas Jeberg	3:23
5.	"Be Mine"	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, William Wiik Larsen	Nasty Kutt	3:30
6.	"Do What You Do" (featuring Ne-Yo)	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen	StarGate	3:52
7.	"All I Do"	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Hitesh Ceon, Kim Ofstad	Element	3:33
8.	"Walk Out the Door"	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, W. Larsen	Nasty Kutt	3:23
9.	"Share My Sky"	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, Jeberg	Jonas Jeberg	3:30
10.	"One"	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Abney, Brailsford, Jeberg,, K. Larsen, Brodersen	Jonas Jeberg	3:34
11.	"Cliché"	Hitesh Ceon, Kim Ofstad, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Tshawe Baqwa, Orji Okoroafor	Element	3:36
12.	"Glow"	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ceon, Ofstad	Element	3:49

International edition bonus track^[1]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Beggin'"	Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina	Element	3:37

iTunes Deluxe Version bonus tracks^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Turn Me Loose"	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ofstad, Helgi Mar Hübner	3:41
15.	"Electric"	Baqwa, Wolde-Mariam, Ofstad, Hübner	3:51

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Norwegian Albums Chart^[3]	2
Polish Albums Chart^[4]	100

Release history

Region	Release date	Format	Label
Norway	1 November 2010	Digital download^[5]	Cosmos Music Norway AS
Finland	1 November 2010	Digital download^[5]
United States	17 November 2010	CD
Germany	3 December 2010	CD	Columbia/Sony Music
Norway		CD	Columbia/Sony Music

References

↑ "Contraband: Madcon: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
↑ "iTunes - Musik – "Contraband (Deluxe Version)" von Madcon". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
↑ Steffen Hung. "Madcon - Contraband". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
↑ "Official Retail Sales Chart - Top 100". Polish Music Charts (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
↑ "iTunes - Music - Contraband by Madcon". Itunes.apple.com. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

Madcon
Discography
Studio albums	It's All a Madcon (2004) So Dark the Con of Man (2007) An InCONvenient Truth (2008) Contraband (2010) Contakt (2012) Icon (2013)
Compilation albums	CONquest (2009)
Singles	"O.C (Oslo City)" "God Forgive Me" "Doo-Wop" "Infidelity" "Beggin'" "Back on the Road" "Liar" "Glow" "Freaky Like Me" "Outrun the Sun" "Helluva Nite" "Kjører på" "Fest på Smedstad vest" "In My Head" "One Life" "The Signal" "Say Yeah" "Don't Worry" "Keep My Cool" "Don't Stop Loving Me" "Got a Little Drunk"
Featured singles	"Barcelona" "Keep Talking" "TAG" "Sunrise" "How Far" "The Wave" "Limousine" "Girls" "Cigarette"
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