He Was King is an album recorded by Felix da Housecat

Felix da Housecat

Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....

, released worldwide just two days before his 38th birthday on August 25, 2009 via Nettwerk Records. The album was described by Felix as follows, "Whereas Kittenz and Thee Glitz

Kittenz and Thee Glitz

Kittenz and Thee Glitz received generally favorable reviews. The album holds a score of 78 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic.Resident Advisor placed Kittenz and Thee Glitz at #73 on the Top 100 albums of the 2000s.-Track listing:...

was straight up electro, He Was King is straight Felix da Housecat pop

Pop music

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 with a nice electronic feel."

The first single released from the album was "Kickdrum", released as a digital download

Music download

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 in May 2009. The second single, "We All Wanna Be Prince

We All Wanna Be Prince

"We All Wanna Be Prince" is a song performed by American recording artist Felix da Housecat. Co-written by Alex Croisy, it was released as the album's second single in July 2009. The song was offered as the "Free MP3 of the Day" on Spinner.-Background:...

" featured a remix

Remix

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 contest prior to its release in July.

Reception

Initial critical response to He Was King was average. At Metacritic

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, which assigns a normalized

Standard score

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 rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average

Weighted mean

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 score of 63, based on eight reviews.

Track listing

All songs written by Felix da Housecat (Felix Stallings).

1. "We All Wanna Be Prince
   We All Wanna Be Prince
   "We All Wanna Be Prince" is a song performed by American recording artist Felix da Housecat. Co-written by Alex Croisy, it was released as the album's second single in July 2009. The song was offered as the "Free MP3 of the Day" on Spinner.-Background:...
   
   " — (3:33)
2. "Plastik Fantastik" — (3:29)
3. "Kickdrum" — (3:49)
4. "Do We Move Your World" — (4:35)
5. "We" — (4:20)
6. "Spank U Very Much" — (2:32)
7. "Do Not Try This at Home" — (4:08)
8. "Turn Me on a Summer Smile" — (3:39)
9. "Elvi$" — (6:06)
10. "LA Ravers" — (3:47)
11. "Machine" — (3:31)
12. "He Was King" — (3:23)