Strike! (album)
Strike! | ||||
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Released | 15 May 2009 | |||
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Label | Warner Music Group | |||
The Baseballs chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Singles from Strike! and Strike! Back | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Strike! is the debut album released by The Baseballs, a German rock 'n' roll cover band, in 2009.
Their debut album Strike! was released in May 2009 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria[2] and in October 2009 in Finland.[3] It reached number six in Germany, number two in the Swiss and number one in the Finnish album charts.[4][5][6] In Finland Strike! was the best-selling album of 2009 with sales of 73,626 units (triple platinum),[7][8] with total sales of over 96,000 units (quadruple platinum) to date.[9]
In April 2010, the album was re-released as Strike! Back, with a cover version of Nylon Beat's song "Last in Line" as an extra.
Track listing
[edit]Strike!
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Umbrella" | (Rihanna cover) | 3:07 |
2. | "Love in This Club" | (Usher cover) | 3:20 |
3. | "Hey There Delilah" | (Plain White T's cover) | 3:43 |
4. | "Bleeding Love" | (Leona Lewis cover) | 3:52 |
5. | "Hot n Cold" | (Katy Perry cover) | 3:37 |
6. | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | (Scissor Sisters cover) | 4:06 |
7. | "Don't Cha" | (Pussycat Dolls cover) | 4:07 |
8. | "Let's Get Loud" | (Jennifer Lopez cover) | 3:30 |
9. | "Angels" | (Robbie Williams cover) | 3:18 |
10. | "Crazy in Love" | (Beyoncé cover) | 3:16 |
11. | "This Love" | (Maroon 5 cover) | 3:24 |
12. | "The Look" (bonus track) | (Roxette cover) | 3:24 |
Strike! Back
[edit]CD1
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Umbrella" | (Rihanna cover) | 3:07 |
2. | "Love in This Club" | (Usher cover) | 3:20 |
3. | "Hey There Delilah" | (Plain White T's cover) | 3:43 |
4. | "Bleeding Love" | (Leona Lewis cover) | 3:52 |
5. | "Hot n Cold" | (Katy Perry cover) | 3:37 |
6. | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | (Scissor Sisters cover) | 4:06 |
7. | "Don't Cha" | (Pussycat Dolls cover) | 4:07 |
8. | "Let's Get Loud" | (Jennifer Lopez cover) | 3:30 |
9. | "Angels" | (Robbie Williams cover) | 3:18 |
10. | "Crazy in Love" | (Beyoncé cover) | 3:16 |
11. | "This Love" | (Maroon 5 cover) | 3:24 |
12. | "The Look" (bonus track) | (Roxette cover) | 3:24 |
CD2
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No One" | (Alicia Keys cover) | 3:38 |
2. | "Chasing Cars" | (Snow Patrol cover) | 2:51 |
3. | "Monday Morning" | (Melanie Fiona cover) | 3:55 |
4. | "Poker Face" | (Lady Gaga cover) | 2:23 |
5. | "Jungle Drum" | (Emilíana Torrini cover) | 2:28 |
6. | "A Day on Tour with The Baseballs" (video) | 19:43 | |
7. | "The Baseballs in Finland" (video) | 25:33 |
Chart performance
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Weekly charts[edit]
Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ Official discography (German)
- ^ Warner Music News Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Finnish, accessed 17 November 2009)
- ^ The Baseballs in the German charts
- ^ The Baseballs in the Swiss charts
- ^ "Baseballs: Strike!" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2009" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit vuonna 2009" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Baseballs" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "The Baseballs: Strike!" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Greekcharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 21, 2010". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "The Baseballs - Strike! - Music Charts". acharts.us. 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Mexicancharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Baseballs | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Baseballs – Strike! Back" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Baseballs – Strike! Back" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2009" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2009". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2010". Ultratop. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2010". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Årslista Album – År 2010" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2010". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2010". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Baseballs; 'Strike')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ a b "Warner Music Germany - News - The Baseballs". warnermusic.de. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "Norwegian album certifications – The Baseballs – Strike" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2010" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Strike!')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^ "British album certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 October 2014. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – The Baseballs – Strike! Back" (in German). IFPI Austria.