Release and reception

Critical response

• Rolling Stone
  Rolling Stone
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  predicted the album would stop the critical ill-will towards Ronson, saying Ronson "serves up a grab bag of pumping beats."
• Entertainment Weekly
  Entertainment Weekly
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  gave the album a C, saying "the collection's overall disco-licious come-together vibe is cloying and insubstantial."

Singles

• "Ooh Wee" (featuring Ghostface Killah
  Ghostface Killah
  Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
  
  , Nate Dogg
  Nate Dogg
  Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
  
   & Trife) was the only official single released by Mark Ronson from Here Comes the Fuzz. The song was a Top 20 hit in the UK
  United Kingdom
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   and Ireland
  Republic of Ireland
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   and the single also charted at No. 80 on the U.S.
  United States
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   Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
  Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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   chart and No. 83 in Australia
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  Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
  
  .
• "International Affair" (featuring Sean Paul
  Sean Paul
  Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...
  
   & Tweet
  Tweet (singer)
  Tweet is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Early years:The youngest child of Tom and Shirley Keys, Tweet was born in Rochester, New York on January 21, 1972, and grew up singing in the church along with her parents and her four older siblings...
  
  ) charted from radio play at No. 21 on the U.S. Rhythmic Airplay Chart
  Rhythmic Airplay Chart
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• "NYC Rules" (Daniel Merriweather
  Daniel Merriweather
  Daniel Paul Merriweather is an Australian R&B singer-songwriter who has worked as a featured vocalist for other artists and has a solo career. His guest vocals are included on album tracks by Disco Montego, Mark Ronson and Phrase...
  
   featuring Saigon
  Saigon (rapper)
  Brian Daniel Carenard, better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper and occasional actor.Saigon is currently signed to Suburban Noize Records and Just Blaze's Fort Knocks Entertainment record label. After years of delay due to former record label interference, his album The Greatest...
  
  ) was released in Australia
  Australia
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   under the title "City Rules" as Daniel Merriweather's début single. The track peaked at No. 76 on the ARIA Charts
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• "She's Got Me" (featuring Daniel Merriweather) was also released in Australia in 2004 as Daniel Merriweather's second single, peaking at No. 69 on the ARIA Charts.

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 1:25
2. "Bluegrass Stain'd" (feat. Nappy Roots
   Nappy Roots
   Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quintet that originated in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1995 and is best known for its hit single "Awnaw."...
   
    & Anthony Hamilton
   Anthony Hamilton (musician)
   Anthony Hamilton is an American R&B, and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From , which featured the singles "Comin' from Where I'm From" and "Charlene."-Life and career:Hamilton was born in Charlotte,...
   
   ) – 4:11
3. "Ooh Wee" (feat. Ghostface Killah
   Ghostface Killah
   Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
   
   , Nate Dogg
   Nate Dogg
   Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
   
   , Trife Diesel
   Trife Diesel
   Trife Diesel or Trife Da God is a protege and close associate of Ghostface Killah, and is part of both of his protege groups T.M.F...
   
    & Saigon
   Saigon (rapper)
   Brian Daniel Carenard, better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper and occasional actor.Saigon is currently signed to Suburban Noize Records and Just Blaze's Fort Knocks Entertainment record label. After years of delay due to former record label interference, his album The Greatest...
   
   ) – 3:29
4. "High" (feat. Aya
   Aya
   is a female Japanese rock artist on the BMG FUNHOUSE label.AYA's song Over Night is used as the ending theme to the Anime Le Chevalier D'Eon.-Early life:...
   
   ) – 4:05
5. "I Suck" (feat. Rivers Cuomo
   Rivers Cuomo
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   ) – 2:55
6. "International Affair" (feat. Sean Paul
   Sean Paul
   Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...
   
    & Tweet
   Tweet (singer)
   Tweet is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Early years:The youngest child of Tom and Shirley Keys, Tweet was born in Rochester, New York on January 21, 1972, and grew up singing in the church along with her parents and her four older siblings...
   
   ) – 3:24
7. "Diduntdidunt" (feat. Saigon
   Saigon (rapper)
   Brian Daniel Carenard, better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper and occasional actor.Saigon is currently signed to Suburban Noize Records and Just Blaze's Fort Knocks Entertainment record label. After years of delay due to former record label interference, his album The Greatest...
   
   ) – 3:58
8. "On the Run" (feat. Mos Def
   Mos Def
   Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
   
    & M.O.P.
   M.O.P.
   M.O.P., short for Mash Out Posse, is an American hip hop duo. The duo, composed of Billy Danze and Lil' Fame, is known for the aggressive delivery typically employed by both emcees. Although they maintain a strong underground following, they are mainly known for the song "Ante Up," released on...
   
   ) – 2:37
9. "Here Comes the Fuzz" (feat. Jack White
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   , Freeway
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    & Nikka Costa
   Nikka Costa
   Domenica "Nikka" Costa is an American singer whose music combines elements of funk, soul, and blues. She also had a career as a child singer starting in the early 1980s. She is the daughter of notable music producer Don Costa and is married to Australian producer/songwriter Justin Stanley.- Early...
   
   ) – 3:09
10. "Bout to Get Ugly" (feat. Rhymefest
    Rhymefest
    Che Smith , known by the stage name of Rhymefest, is an American hip hop artist from Chicago, Illinois whose first official album, Blue Collar, was released on July 11, 2006. He co-wrote Kanye West's "Jesus Walks", which won a Grammy at the 47th Grammy Awards. In October, 2010, Rhymefest announced...
    
     & Anthony Hamilton
    Anthony Hamilton (musician)
    Anthony Hamilton is an American R&B, and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From , which featured the singles "Comin' from Where I'm From" and "Charlene."-Life and career:Hamilton was born in Charlotte,...
    
    ) – 3:33
11. "She's Got Me" (feat. Daniel Merriweather
    Daniel Merriweather
    Daniel Paul Merriweather is an Australian R&B singer-songwriter who has worked as a featured vocalist for other artists and has a solo career. His guest vocals are included on album tracks by Disco Montego, Mark Ronson and Phrase...
    
    ) – 3:49
12. "Tomorrow" (feat. Q-Tip
    Q-Tip (rapper)
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     & Debi Nova
    Debi Nova
    Deborah Nowalski Kader, better known by her stage name Debi Nova, is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter and dancer from Escazú, Costa Rica who resides in Los Angeles, California....
    
    ) – 3:55
13. "Rashi (Outro)" – 2:00

14. "NYC Rules" (Daniel Merriweather
    Daniel Merriweather
    Daniel Paul Merriweather is an Australian R&B singer-songwriter who has worked as a featured vocalist for other artists and has a solo career. His guest vocals are included on album tracks by Disco Montego, Mark Ronson and Phrase...
    
     featuring Saigon)

Personnel

• Produced by Mark Ronson
• Executive producers: Mark Ronson & Dominique Trenier
• A&R: Sylvie Rhone & Josh Deutsch

Sample credits

• "Ooh Wee" samples "Sunny" by Boney M. and "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey
  Dennis Coffey
  Dennis Coffey is an American guitarist. He was a studio musician for many soul and R&B recordings.-Biography:Coffey learned to play guitar at the age of thirteen, in the Michigan Upper Peninsula town of Copper City...
  
  .

Release history

Chart performance