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Sneaky Sound System (2006 album)

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Sneaky Sound System
Studio album by
Released12 August 2006 (2006-08-12)
StudioThe House of Whack, Bondi Beach
Genre
Length49:18
LabelWhack
Producer
  • Black Angus
  • Peter Dolso
Sneaky Sound System chronology
Other Peoples Music
(2003)
Sneaky Sound System
(2006)
2
(2008)
Singles from Sneaky Sound System
  1. "Hip Hip Hooray"
    Released: 15 November 2004
  2. "Tease Me"
    Released: 18 July 2004
  3. "I Love It"
    Released: 8 July 2006
  4. "Pictures"
    Released: 2 December 2006
  5. "UFO"
    Released: 28 April 2007
  6. "Goodbye"
    Released: 6 October 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Sneaky Sound System is the self-titled debut album by Australian music collective, Sneaky Sound System, released on 12 August 2006. It peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart and remained in the top 50 for 61 weeks. The album was certified 3× platinum in 2011 for shipment of 210,000 copies. Six singles were released from the album, with four of them reaching the ARIA Singles Chart top 50: "I Love It" (July 2006), "Pictures" (December), "UFO" (April 2007) and "Goodbye" (October). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2007 they won Best Dance Release and Breakthrough Artist – Album for Sneaky Sound System.

Information

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Sneaky Sound System was released on 12 August 2006 by Australian electropop and dance music collective, Sneaky Sound System. It entered the ARIA Albums Chart at position 44 on 7 January 2007.[2] It provided six singles with four of them reaching the top 50 on the associated singles chart: "I Love It" (July 2006), "Pictures" (December), "UFO" (April 2007) and "Goodbye" (October).[2] "Pictures" peaked at number one on the ARIA Club Chart with its Tonite Only remix. "UFO" was their highest-charting single on the regular ARIA Singles Chart, which reached No. 11.[2] "I Love It", which reached No. 24, remained in the top 100 for 73 weeks – the longest chart run by an Australian artist.[3][4]

When the nominees for the 2007 ARIA Awards were announced Sneaky Sound System received five nominations for the album including; Best Dance Release, Best Independent Release, Breakthrough Artist – Album, Best Group and Album of the Year.[5] At the awards ceremony, in October, they won Best Dance Release and Breakthrough Artist – Album.[6] In the following week, the album reached its peaked position of number five on the ARIA Albums Chart and remained in the top 50 for a total of 61 weeks.[2] The album was accredited 2× platinum by ARIA at the end of that year.[7] In 2011 it was certified 3× platinum for shipment of 210,000 copies.[8]

A UK compilation album was released on 20 April 2009 featuring three tracks from Sneaky Sound System and nine from their second studio album 2.

Track listing

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Sneaky Sound System – Standard edition[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Love It"Angus McDonald (a.k.a. Black Angus)3:46
2."Thin Disguise"McDonald4:34
3."UFO"
4:29
4."Pictures"
  • McDonald
  • Mitchell
3:16
5."I D E W 2 L U"McDonald3:33
6."You Should Have Told Me"
  • McDonald
  • D. Downey
  • O. Eser
3:55
7."Goodbye"
  • McDonald
  • Downey
  • Mitchell
  • Peter Dolso
4:54
8."Hip Hip Hooray"McDonald3:44
9."It's Over"McDonald3:17
10."You're Hot"McDonald5:18
11."Tease Me"McDonald3:51
12."Maybe"McDonald4:41
Total length:49:18
Sneaky Sound System iTunes Store bonus track[10]
No.TitleLength
13."I Love It" (Reprise)3:42
Sneaky Sound System – Australian bonus track version[11]
No.TitleLength
13."Pictures" (Tonite Only Remix) 
14."I Love It" (Bag Raiders Remix) 
15."UFO" (Van She Tech Remix) 
Sneaky Sound System – Collector's Edition – Disc 2[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Pictures" (Tonite Only Remix)6:31
2."UFO" (Stylaz Fuego Remix)4:02
3."I Love It" (Riot in Belgium Remix)5:27
4."Goodbye" (Goodwill Remix)7:12
5."Tease Me" (The Heat Remix)6:08
6."Hip Hip Hooray" (Bag Raiders Remix)4:43
7."I Love It" (Acoustic)3:59
8."I Love It" (live footage)4:22
9."UFO" (live footage)4:46
10."Hip Hip Hooray" (live footage)4:14
11."Pictures" (music video)3:17
12."Goodbye" (music video)3:31
Total length:37:58

Personnel

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  • Black Angus (a.k.a. Angus McDonald) – all instruments, guitars (track 7, disc 2), producer, producer (track 7, disc 2)
  • Nick Broadhurst – MIDI sax (track 4)
  • Alex Caradetis – drum solo (track 2)
  • Miss Connie – vocals (track 7, disc 2)
  • Peter Dolso – all instruments, cover art (collector's edition), engineered, mixed by, producer
  • Stylaz Fuego – additional producer (track 2, disc 2), remixer (track 2, disc 2)
  • Dave Glass – cover art (also on collector's edition)
  • Jack Glass – additional producer (track 6, disc 2), remixer (track 6, disc 2)
  • Goodwill – additional producer (track 4, disc 2), remixer (track 4, disc 2)
  • Groove Terminator – additional producer (track 1, disc 2), remixer (track 1, disc 2)
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Michael Morgan – engineer (track 7, disc 2)
  • Jonny Powell – additional producer (track 5, disc 2), remixer (track 5, disc 2)
  • Riot in Belgium – additional producer (track 3, disc 2), remixer (track 3, disc 2)
  • Sam LA More – additional producer (track 1, disc 2), engineer (track 1, disc 2), remixer (track 1, disc 2)
  • Bennie Single – cover art (also on collector's edition)
  • Sloan – bass (track 7, disc 2), keys (track 7, disc 2)
  • Chris Stracey – additional producer (track, disc 2), remixer (track 6, disc 2)
  • John-Paul Talbot – additional producer (track 5, disc 2), remixer (track 5, disc 2)
  • Van She Tech – additional producer (track 3, disc 2), remixer (track 3, disc 2)
  • Rob Woolf – piano solo (track 2)

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Sneaky Sound System
Chart (2007–2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 5

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Sneaky Sound System
Chart (2007) Rank
Australian Albums Chart[14] 15
Australian Artist Albums Chart[15] 6
Chart (2008) Rank
Australian Artist Albums Chart[16] 32

Certifications

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Certifications for Sneaky Sound System
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history and formats for Sneaky Sound System
Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia 16 August 2006 Whack CD, Digital download WHACK04[9]
15 September 2007 CD WHACK04X[11]
8 December 2007 CD, digital download WHACK04CE[12]

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b c d "Sneaky Sound System – Sneaky Sound System". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ^ Wallace, Ian (21 January 2008). "The ARIA Report: Issue 934" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 934. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ Cashmere, Tim (12 December 2007). "Sneaky Sound System Make Chart History". Undercover News. Undercover Media (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman). Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ^ Music News: 2007 ARIA AWARDS
  6. ^ 2007 ARIA Award Winners
  7. ^ ARIA Accreditations of 2007
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  9. ^ a b Sneaky Sound System Original Release Archived 23 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Sneaky Sound System". iTunes Store Australia. Apple Inc. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  11. ^ a b Sneaky Sound System Bonus Tracks[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ a b Sneaky Sound System Bonus CD[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Sneaky Sound System – Sneaky Sound System". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  15. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  16. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  17. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 December 2014.