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Doll Domination is the second studio album from the Pussycat Dolls, released on September 23, 2008. The first single from the album, "When I Grow Up" is a hit, peaking at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] Also, it is a success in Australia, peaking at number two, and number four in the United Kingdom and Canada.

Background and production

The tracks on the album have been produced and/or written by Timbaland, The Clutch, Cee-Lo Green, Lucas Secon,Wayne Hector,Cutfather, Jonas Jeberg, Sean Garrett, Darkchild, Kara DioGuardi, Fernando Garibay, Lady GaGa, Ryan Tedder, and Chase N. Cashe of Zone 4 Inc.[2]

Each of the dolls has a solo song on a separate bonus part of the album. The Deluxe Edition of the album is also set for a release, with a slightly different cover and five solo songs from each of the dolls, as Jessica confirmed during an interview with NewNowNext. As with PCD, Scherzinger is the only group member to have any songwriting credits on the album.

On September 1 2008, "I Hate This Part" and "Take Over the World" were leaked onto the internet as live Versions, the entire album leaked onto the internet on September 15 2008.

Promotion

On May 20, 2008, the Pussycat Dolls performed their new single "When I Grow Up" for the first time live on Jimmy Kimmel Live,[3][4] again at the MTV Movie Awards on June 1, and a third time on So You Think You Can Dance on June 12.[5] The song was released on May 27, 2008.[6]

Other promotions include hosting the 2008 Maxim Hot 100 on VH1. They hit the position number seventeen.[7]

Nicole made an appearance in Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious singing a song titled "Just Say Yes". It was going to be included in Nicole's solo album, though the song is included on this album instead. Nicole also stated that the group also worked with Dr. Dre and Scott Storch but the tracks have not made the final.

They also performed five songs at a Wal-Mart Soundcheck showcase: "I Hate This Part", "Take Over the World" and "When I Grow Up" from Doll Domination, and "Buttons" and "Don't Cha" from PCD.

2009 World Tour

On July 31 2008, while promoting the album in Asia, the group announced that a tour in support of the album would begin in early 2009, visiting the U.S., Europe, Asia & Australia. Dates will be announced following the album's release.

It has since been confirmed on E! News at the opening of the new Pussycat Doll Lounge by Robin Antin, the group's founder, that the tour will begin in Europe in late March 2009, and then visit Asia and Australia in May/June, before finishing up in the U.S. at the end of the Summer. India is also being rumored to be the first stop for the tour[1]. Robin also confirmed that it will be a co-headlined tour with another major act, similar to the groups 2005 tour with the Black Eyed Peas, 2006 tour with Rihanna and 2007 tour with Christina Aguilera.

On August 28 2008 Ne-Yo confirmed on UK radio station Capital FM that he would be touring with the group throughout 2009 in support of his latest album Year of the Gentleman. He said that the tour is currently going to be called "Dolls & Gentlemen: An Evening with Ne-Yo and the Pussycat Dolls", but that this wasn't confirmed. He also went on to explain that the show would feature sets from both acts, but that they 'would share the stage at some points too'. Tickets will go on sale after both acts release their albums. He stated the tour would kick off in April and that it would visit London, Paris and other European cities.

On September 7 2008, as the Dolls were interviewed by MTV about their Video Music Award win for "When I Grow Up", they confirmed that plans to tour with Ne-Yo had been shelved as his management decided to bring forward his tour dates to November 2008, leaving the group unable to complete these dates due to other commitments. Instead, the group will now tour alone. Nicole Scherzinger said that it was a "shame it couldn't happen, but his record company wanted the tour closer to his album release. He's in Europe in November, we weren't planning on touring overseas until March or April, so that we could spend more time putting a few singles out first. It's a real blow, because we had some amazing ideas for what we could do together." She also stated that the group were already in rehearsals for the tour.

The tour will kick off at the end of January in Europe.

Chart Performance

Singles

The lead single "When I Grow Up" was released on 27 May, 2008 to iTunes. It peak #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on Australian Singles Chart, #3 on Canadian Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart.

The second single "Whatcha Think About That" was released to iTunes on 9 September, 2008.

The second single in Europe, New Zealand and Australia (according to The Hot Hits) will be "I Hate This Part", as confirmed by group on KISS 100 FM on September 18, 2008. On an interview from RapUp with Melody Thornton it was confirmed that the dolls would shoot for "I Hate This Part" on her brithday, 28 September, and it would be based in the desert.

"I Hate This Part" will be released in the UK on December 1 2008.

Critical reception

The album has received negative reviews from pop critics.[8] Critic August Brown of the Los Angeles Times, states that the album does not live up to its 2005 predecessor, and gave the album one-and-a-half stars out of five.[9] Likewise, Nic Oliver of Music OMH gives the album one star, stating that, besides the tracks "Out of This Club" with R. Kelly and "Love The Way You Love Me", "This is an album that reels off one clunker after another...this is an album heading straight for the bargain bins."[10] Margeaux Watson of Entertainment Weekly dismissed the Pussycat Dolls as a brand, rather than a band. Lead singer Nicole Scherzinger, who sings lead and background vocals for the album's 16 tracks, is also criticized for her over presence on the album, and the apparent absence of the other members: "This follow-up to 2005's multiplatinum PCD finds lead Doll Nicole Scherzinger in the spotlight, and she's no Beyoncé....After a while, listening to this CD feels like a one-way conversation with a vapid hot chick who's in love with the sound of her own voice...As for the others, well...can you name them? Do you even know how many there are?"[11]

Nic Oliver also writes that "the most notable contribution the rest of the group make is posing seductively on motorbikes on the album's cheesy cover image."[10] Dismissing their image as comparable to Bratz Dolls, Priya Elan of The Times writes that "Doll Domination lacks any distinct personality. The exceptions include "I Hate this Part", a break-up number on which Nicole Scherzinger is allowed to emote fully, and "Whatcha Think About That?", which contains a cheeky rap from Missy Elliot.[12] Glenn Gamboa of Newsday wrote, "They sound like they are at the mercy of their songwriters and producers, making for huge swings in quality," pointing out that they sounded "sleek and empowered" in "Whatcha Think About That" and "hopeless and screechy" on Inside Man. In conclusion, Gamboa wrote, "Dominated by subpar songs, the Dolls fall flat."[13] Adam Graham of the Detroit Free Press gave the album a D+, writing that they lacked personality or individuality. Like Margeaux Watson, Graham also criticized the over presence of Scherzinger and the other members lack of contributions in the album, writing that "there's the one who sings and whose solo album was torpedoed before it was even released, then there's ... well, the other ones. Wait, how many are there again?"[14] Rashod D. Ollison of the Baltimore Sun wrote, "Like the Mary Jane Girls before them, the Pussycat Dolls are essentially pinups fronting as a singing group." Ollison also wrote that "the painfully obvious attempts at giving the group anything close to an identity ultimately fail."[15]

Track listing

# Song Featured Artist(s) Producer(s) & Writer(s) Length
1. "When I Grow Up" Rodney Jerkins, Theron & Timothy Thomas 4:05
2. "Bottle Pop" Snoop Dogg Fernando Garibay, Sean Garrett, Nicole Scherzinger 3:30
3. "Whatcha Think About That" Missy Elliott Polow da Don, Esther Dean, Ron Fair 3:48
4. "I Hate This Part" Lucas Secon, Wayne Hector, Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather 3:39
5. "Takin' Over the World" Chase N. Cashe of Zone 4 Inc., Chisolm, Farris, Gouche, Groover, Sims 3:35
6. "Out of This Club" R. Kelly and Polow da Don Robert Kelly, Jamal Jones 4:08
7. "Who's Gonna Love You" Polow da Don, Nicole Scherzinger, Kara DioGuardi 4:00
8. "Happily Never After" Shea Taylor, Ne-Yo 4:49
9. "Magic" Tim Mosley, Jerome Harmon, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Patrick Smith 3:41
10. "Halo" Tim Mosley, Jerome Harmon, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Patrick Smith 5:24
11. "In Person" Tim Mosley, Jerome Harmon, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Patrick Smith 3:36
12. "Elevator" Rodney Jerkins, Cristyle 3:41
13. "Hush Hush" Ron Fair, Nicole Scherzinger, Wroldsen, Romdhane, Larossi 3:48
14. "Love the Way You Love Me" Hit-Boy & Chase N. Cashe of Zone 4 Inc., Woodard, Kara DioGuardi, Livingston 3:21
15. "Whatchamacallit" Tim Mosley, Jerome Harmon, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Patrick Smith 4:20
16. "I'm Done" S. Ridel, T.L. James, A. Huff 3:18
  • International Bonus Tracks
# Song Featured Artist(s) Producer(s) & Writer(s) Length
1. "Baby Love (J.R. Remix)" will.i.am Keith Harris, William Adams, Nicole Scherzinger, Kara DioGuardi 3:58
2. "Lights, Camera, Action" New Kids on the Block Polow da Don 3:46
3. "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" Osvaldo Farrés, Joe Davis 2:14
4. "When I Grow Up (Junior Caldera Remix Edit)" [iTunes France Exclusive Track] 3:30
  • Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
# Song Introducing Producer(s) & Writer(s) Length
1. "If I Was A Man" Jessica Sutta M. Nervo, M. Smith, O. Nervo, S. Ridel 3:31
2. "Space" Melody Thornton A. Frampton, J. Jones, J. Kugell, J. Pennock 3:08
3. "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" Kimberly Wyatt J. Child 3:21
4. "Played" Ashley Roberts R. Nevil, S. Diamond 3:20
5. "Until U Love U" Nicole Scherzinger Diane Warren 3:39

Release history

Date Region
September 19 2008 The Netherlands3[16]
Germany
Ireland 1
September 20 2008 Australia 4
September 22 2008 United Kingdom 2
Italy
New Zealand
Hong Kong[17]
September 23 2008 United States
Spain
September 25 2008 Thailand
September 26 2008 Taiwan[18]
September 29 2008 France[19]
Brazil 2
México
October 15 2008 Japan
  • 1 Only Standard edition was released physically. Deluxe edition available only as a download.
  • 2 Only Standard edition was released, with no official plans to release the deluxe edition.
  • 3 Standard edition and deluxe edition have both been released in stores and Digital.
  • 4 Only Deluxe Edition was released physically and digitally.

Charts

Chart Peak
position 		Sales Certification
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 4
Belgium Albums Chart 24
Dutch Albums Chart 24
Irish Albums Chart 6
UK Album Chart 4
US Billboard 200

External links

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  2. ^ Nicole Source • N-Scherzinger.com • Your #1 source for everything Nicole Scherzinger
  3. ^ Jimmy Kimmel Live! - Upcoming Guests - ABC.com
  4. ^ Pussycat Dolls | News | Pussycat Dolls on the Jimmy Kimmel Show!
  5. ^ 2008 Movie Awards Story | Coldplay, Pussycat Dolls Set To Perform At MTV Movie Awards - Show Story | Headlines | MTV
  6. ^ umusic.ca ::The Pussycat Dolls
  7. ^ Maxim Hot 100 (2008) | Reality TV Show Video Clips on the VSPOT, Photos, Episodes and Online Message Boards | VH1.com
  8. ^ "Doll Domination".metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2008
  9. ^ Pussycat Dolls "Doll Domination". Los Angeles Times. September 16, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  10. ^ a b Doll Domination. Music OMH. September 20, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2008 Cite error: The named reference "oliver" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Doll Domination". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2008
  12. ^ Doll Domination, The Times. September 13, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2008
  13. ^ Review: Pussycat Dolls' 'Doll Domination', Newsday. September 23, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2008
  14. ^ Review: Pussycat Dolls' new CD is the dull 'Domination', Detroit Free Press. September 23, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2008
  15. ^ Pussycat Dolls' release falls short, Baltimore Sun. September 23, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2008
  16. ^ http://www.universalmusic.nl/p-detail.php?pid=0602517823020
  17. ^ http://www.hmv.com.hk/ch/product/dance.asp?sku=176825
  18. ^ http://www.g-music.com.tw/ECProduct.aspx?ProductID=0602517856134
  19. ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/The-Pussycat-Dolls/news-66709.html
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