Strike! (Album)
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| The Baseballs studio album | |||||
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Publication |
2009 |
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| Label (s) | Warner Music Group | ||||
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Rock , pop , rock 'n' roll |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
approx. 43 minutes |
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| occupation | Singing : Sven Budja, Rüdiger Brans, Sebastian Raetzel | ||||
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Strike! is the debut album by The Baseballs . The album, which contains songs covered exclusively in rock 'n' roll style, was released on May 15, 2009 and climbed to number six in the German charts.
Track list
Strike!
| Title no. | Surname | Duration | Original interpreter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Umbrella | 3:07 | Rihanna |
| 2. | Love in This Club | 3:20 | Usher |
| 3. | Hey there Delilah | 3:43 | Plain White T's |
| 4th | Bleeding love | 3:52 | Leona Lewis |
| 5. | Hot n cold | 3:37 | Katy Perry |
| 6th | I don't feel like dancin ' | 4:06 | Scissor Sisters |
| 7th | Don't cha | 4:07 | Pussycat Dolls |
| 8th. | Let's get loud | 3:30 | Jennifer Lopez |
| 9. | Angels | 3:18 | Robbie Williams |
| 10. | Crazy in Love | 3:16 | Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z |
| 11. | This love | 3:24 | Maroon 5 |
| 12. | The Look (bonus piece) | 3:24 | Roxette |
Strike! Back
In addition to the titles already mentioned, the re-release of Strike! the following songs released on a second CD:
| Title no. | Surname | Duration | Original interpreter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | No one | 3:38 | Alicia Keys |
| 14th | Chasing cars | 2:51 | Snow Patrol |
| 15th | Monday morning | 3:55 | Melanie Fiona |
| 16. | Poker Face | 2:23 | Lady Gaga |
| 17th | Jungle drum | 2:28 | Emilíana Torrini |
| 18th | A Day on Tour with The Baseballs (Video) | 19:43 | - |
| 19th | The Baseballs in Finland (Video) | 25:33 | - |
Publications
Umbrella was released on March 1, 2009 and reached number 43 in the German singles charts. The second single Hot N Cold was released before Last In Line , a cover of Nylon Beat that was not on the album, was released in early 2010 .
criticism
Artur Schulz from laut.de certifies the baseballs a "credible, courageous and inspired" recording. He also finds the interpretation of Ayo Technology as "rousing and rocking". Christian Krömer from cdstarts.de thinks that an "initial euphoria will subside and Strike will land on the shelf again". He also criticizes the fact that only cover songs appeared on the album.
success
Even if no single could reach the charts, the album was still a great success. It was the best-selling album in Finland in 2009.
| placement | |||||||||
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| DE | AT | CH | FIN | SWE | NOR | DNK | NL | BEL | UK |
| 6th | 15th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
Awards
Platinum record: Sweden, Switzerland, Finland (3 ×)
Gold record: Germany
February 4, 2010: EMMA Award for the best-selling album in Finland (2009)
March 4, 2010: Echo (Music Prize) in the Best Newcomer National category
Singles
| year | single | placement | ||||||||
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| GER | AUT | SWI | FIN | SWE | NOR |
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UK |
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| 2009 | ||||||||||
| Umbrella | 43 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 19th | 6th | 22nd | 4th | 135 | |
| Hot n cold | 68 | - | 52 | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | Load in line | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
Individual evidence
- ↑ German chart data ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Criticism on laut.de
- ↑ Criticism on cdstarts.de
- ↑ a b https://www.ifpi.fi/tutkimukset-ja-tilastot/myydyimmat/2009/ulkomaiset/
- ↑ sverigetopplistan.se
- ↑ Icelandic Singles Chart ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ UK Singles Chart
