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*A single called [[Set Your Heart|Girls Just Wanna Set Your Heart]] will be released in Japan on January 21, 2009. It is a mashup of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun & Set Your Heart mixed by Rich Morel. It will is the first single from the album "Floor Remixes". |
*A single called [[Set Your Heart|Girls Just Wanna Set Your Heart]] will be released in Japan on January 21, 2009. It is a mashup of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun & Set Your Heart mixed by Rich Morel. It will is the first single from the album "Floor Remixes". |
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Bring Ya to the Brink is American pop icon Cyndi Lauper's seventh studio album and was released on May 27, 2008 in the United States. The song "Set Your Heart" was released as a promo-only single in Japan in early 2008 and "Same Ol' Story" was the first official single released worldwide on May 6, 2008. "Into the Nightlife" was released as the album's second official single.[1] In December 2008, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album.
Album information
Lauper visited England and Sweden during early 2007 where she wrote songs with dance artists such as The Scumfrog, Basement Jaxx, Digital Dog, Dragonette, Kleerup and Axwell.[2] She also wrote and produced four of the album's tracks with Washington DC DJ Richard Morel.[3] Art direction on the album was credited to Cyndi Lauper, Sheri Lee & Meghan Foley, with photography by Stefanie Schneider.[4][5]
Tour and Promotion
Lauper embarked on the Bring Ya to the Brink World Tour in support of the album. The show ventured to Japan, Europe and South America and had 32 dates in total.
The album listed at #7 on the Attitude Magazine's top ten albums of 2008 and also came in at #8 on Amazon's Best Pop albums of 2008.[6]
Echo was featured in the Gossip Girl episode Bonfire of the Vanity. High and Mighty was in an episode of Ugly Betty.
Lauper performed Into the Nightlife live on The Graham Norton Show[7], in series 4 episode 2, first broadcast on October 9, 2008[8].
Floor remixes
The remix album "Floor Remixes" that was released February 18, 2009 includes "Bring Ya to the Brink" remixes and there's a limited edition CD/DVD set and a regular edition in Japan.
- A single called Girls Just Wanna Set Your Heart will be released in Japan on January 21, 2009. It is a mashup of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun & Set Your Heart mixed by Rich Morel. It will is the first single from the album "Floor Remixes".
Track listing
# | Title | Length | Songwriters | Producers |
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1 | "High and Mighty" | 4:43 | Jesse Houk, Cyndi Lauper | Lauper, Scumfrog |
2 | "Into the Nightlife" | 4:00 | Peer Åström, Johan Bobäck, Lauper, Max Martin | Åström, Bobäck, Lauper |
3 | "Rocking Chair" | 3:39 | Felix Buxton, Lauper, Simon Ratcliffe | Basement Jaxx, Lauper |
4 | "Echo" | 3:55 | Åström, Bobäck, Lauper, William Wittman | Åström, Bobäck, Lauper |
5 | "Lyfe" | 3:38 | Roger Fife, M. Greene, Lauper, Sammy Merendino | DJ Emz, Lauper |
6 | "Same Ol' Story" | 5:54 | Lauper, Richard Morel | Lauper, Morel |
7 | "Raging Storm" | 5:23 | Lauper, Morel | Lauper, Morel |
8 | "Lay Me Down" | 3:28 | Andreas Kleerup, Lauper | Kleerup, Lauper |
9 | "Give It Up" | 3:23 | Steve Cornish, Lauper, Nicholas Mace | Digital Dog, Lauper |
10 | "Set Your Heart" † | 3:42 | Victor Carstarphen, Lauper, Gene McFadden, Morel, John Whitehead | Lauper, Morel |
11 | "Grab a Hold" | 3:27 | Dan Kurtz, Lauper, Martina Sorbara | Dragonette, Lauper |
12 | "Rain on Me" | 4:24 | P. Chou, Axel Hedfors, Alexander Kronlund, Lauper | Axwell, Lauper |
† Contains an interpolation of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "Where Are All My Friends", written by Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, and John Whitehead.
Bonus tracks
Japanese Edition[9] Special Edition [10]
# | Title | Length | Songwriters | Producers |
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13 | "Got Candy" | 3:53 | Lauper, Morel | Lauper, Morel |
14 | "Can't Breathe" | 3:58 | Chou, Kronlund, Lauper | Lauper, Wittman |
U.S. iTunes Deluxe Version[11]
# | Title | Length |
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13 | "Got Candy" | 3:53 |
14 | "Can't Breathe" | 3:58 |
15 | "Set Your Heart (Pink Noise Remix)" | 6:47 |
16 | "Same Ol' Story (Ralphi Rosario Vocal Mix)" | 8:46 |
Singles
- Set Your Heart was released as a promo-only single in Japan, where it received considerable airplay. Peaking at 11# on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 Singles.
- The first single of the album was "Same Ol' Story", it was released worldwide on May 6, 2008. It topped the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and stayed on the chart for several weeks.
- The second single of the album was "Into the Nightlife", it was released on August 8 2008. The music video for the song was partly filmed at Splash Bar in New York City on 20 May 2008. Fans were invited to come be extras in the video. It was a huge club hit in the U.S topping the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and peaking at 5# on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
- Dance radio station Energy 92.7FM in San Francisco announced that "Echo" will be the third single, the release dates are unknown. [12]
Chart performance
Chart (2008) | Peak Position |
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Japanese Albums Chart[13] | 18 |
U.S. Billboard 200[14] | 41 |
Australian Album Chart | 87 |
Canadian Albums Chart [15] | 40 |
Austrian Albums Chart [16] | 48 |
Polish Albums Chart | 52 |
French Albums Chart | 129 |
UK Albums Chart | 170 |
Sales
Country | Sales/Shipments |
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United States | 35,000+ |
Japan | 31,000+ |
Worldwide | 100,000+ |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Japan | May 14, 2008 | Sony Music Japan | CD with bonus tracks | EICP 968[17] |
United States UK |
May 27, 2008 | Epic Records | CD | 706592[18] |
Paid download | ||||
Argentina | May 27, 2008 | Sony BMG | CD | 706592[19] |
Finland | May 28, 2008 | – | – | – |
Australia | June 7, 2008 | Epic | CD | 88697065922[20] |
Paid download | ||||
Indonesia | August 15, 2008 | Sony BMG | CD | – |
Cassette | – |
Notes
- ^ Be in the "Into the Nightlife" Video!. Cyndi Lauper Source (May 14, 2008). Retrieved on May 15, 2008.
- ^ Gamboa, Glenn (May 28, 2008). Her music has the rights stuff. Newsday. Retrieved on May 29, 2008.
- ^ Browne, Sally (13 February 2008). Artist Review: Cyndi Lauper. The Sunday Times. Retrieved on May 29, 2008.
- ^ "Interview: Cyndi Lauper Brings Us to the Brink + Tells Us What's in her Head". Sony Music. July 25, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ^ Liss, Sarah (June 2, 2008). "She's Still Unusual: Q & A with Cyndi Lauper". CBC News. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
- ^ "Best Pop Music of 2008". Best Music of 2008. United States: Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
8. Bring Ya to the Brink, Lauper, Cyndi. The idea of '80s superstar Cyndi Lauper releasing a straight dance record might sound dubious, but this is no opportunistic vanity project. Lauper has kept busy since her "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" heyday
- ^ "Cyndi Performs "Into The Night Life"". San Francisco 94105, United States: Signatures Network, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
Cyndi performs live on the Graham Norton Show, Oct. 9, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "The Graham Norton Show, Series 4, Episode 2". BBC Two Programmes. United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
Graham is joined by legendary comic Jennifer Saunders and 80s icon Cyndi Lauper... Broadcasts: 09 Oct 2008, 22:00, BBC Two (England, Scotland only); 09 Oct 2008, 23:20, BBC Two (Wales, Wales (Analogue) only); 10 Oct 2008, 00:20, BBC Two (Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland (Analogue) only)
- ^ Sony Music Online Japan. Retrieved on April 16, 2008.
- ^ http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=EICP-1036
- ^ Bring Ya to the Brink (Deluxe Version). U.S. iTunes Store (May 27, 2008). Retrieved on May 29, 2008.
- ^ http://cyndilaupernews.com/index.php?title=echo-will-be-the-third-single&entry_id=1231352234
- ^ Japan - Top Albums Chart (May 26, 2008). Retrieved on May 29, 2008.
- ^ Hasty, Katie (June 4, 2008) Usher Scores Second Best Sales Debut of '08. Billboard. Retrieved on June 7, 2008.
- ^ http://allcharts.org/music/canada/albums.htm
- ^ http://charts.orf.at/oe3/longplay/
- ^ Bring Ya to the Brink > Overview Allmusic. Retrieved on May 14, 2008.
- ^ [1]]. Retrieved on May 14, 2008.
- ^ Sony BMG Argentina News. Retrieved on June 2, 2008.
- ^ Bring Ya To The Brink Oceania. Cyndi Lauper UK. Retrieved on June 2, 2008.
External links
- Telgraph.co.uk, Review of Bring Ya to the Brink