Saxobeats
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Saxobeats is the debut studio album by Romanian dance/pop singer Alexandra Stan
. The album was released on August 29, 2011 on Play On/Jeff Records in France
, following a worldwide release step-by-step until early 2012. Three singles were spawned from the album: "Get Back (ASAP)
", "Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)
" and the worldwide number-one hit "Mr. Saxobeat
". The album contains thirteen tracks (eight distinct song plus five remixes). The tracks on the album tackle various genres (mainly dance
, synthpop
, Hi-NRG
, pop
and R&B
) as well as a collaboration with rapper Carlprit
.
s. She had recorded her first single "Lollipop". However, the single did not chart in any charts, but did receive success worldwide online. The single was release on Romanian Radio's.
Stan was later signed to the independent electronic dance music
record label
Ultra Records
.
In an interview during a concert in Czech Republic, Stan announced that the album works and writing is finished. She also stated that the album will hold only ten songs, which are already finished.
; specifically house
and eurodance
. The track "One Million" was released both through Stan's own website and through her label's youtube channel. The track is a R&B-inspired song and features Zimbabwe
-born German
rapper and actor, Carlprit
. The nu-disco
song "Show Me The Way" was also released on her record label's youtube channel. Following on from these, Stan recorded her third single "Get Back (ASAP)
" which was released as her third single from the album. The song touches on eurodance
, europop
, pop
and the electropop genres throughout. Two versions were released for the song, a "Mann Extended Version" and the newer studio version, which was the version chosen for the main single release.
" was released as the lead single of the album on February 24, 2011. It was a worldwide success peaking at number-one in at least twelve countries and inside the top-five in other fifteen countries, including the United Kingdom
, Spain
or New Zealand
. In France
and Ireland
it peaked at number-six. The single had also reached the top forty in Australia
, Canada
and in the Billboard Hot 100
.
"Get Back (ASAP)
" was released as the second international single on March 19, 2011. It has charted at number four in Romania and at number nineteen in France. The US and UK release is yet to come.
"Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)
" was originally released as a promotional single in 2009. The song charted within the Romanian Top 100
in 2010. It was then released in the United States
on May 31, 2011 as the second official single (third overall).
"One Million" a song featuring rapper Carlprit
, was sent to mainstream radio stations in Belgium
and France
. It also charted in Romania
, peaking at number forty-four. A music video for the song is to be filmed at the beginning of November 2011.
Alexandra Stan
Alexandra Stan is a Romanian singer-songwriter. She released her debut single in late 2009. The song impacted Romanian mainstream radios in early 2010, peaking at number-eighteen. Her sophomore release, "Mr...
. The album was released on August 29, 2011 on Play On/Jeff Records in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, following a worldwide release step-by-step until early 2012. Three singles were spawned from the album: "Get Back (ASAP)
Get Back (ASAP)
"Get Back " is an up-tempo song by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan, released in 2011. It serves as her third single in Romania and as her second single in countries such as Belgium, France or Italy. It is the follow-up to "Mr. Saxobeat" which was Alexandra Stan's first hit outside Romania,...
", "Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)
Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)
"Lollipop " is a Eurodance song by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan, released as her debut single in 2009. In early 2010, the song charted in Romania as it has finally peaked within the top twenty of the Romanian Top 100. After the worldwide success of "Mr. Saxobeat", the song re-released...
" and the worldwide number-one hit "Mr. Saxobeat
Mr. Saxobeat
"Mr. Saxobeat" is an eurodance —Hi-NRG song by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan taken off her debut studio album Saxobeats . "Mr. Saxobeat" is an up-tempo Eurodance song with house elements. The song contains a love message, where Stan speaks of a man she is attracted to and the way he...
". The album contains thirteen tracks (eight distinct song plus five remixes). The tracks on the album tackle various genres (mainly dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
, Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
) as well as a collaboration with rapper Carlprit
Carlprit
Rudi Schwamborn, better know by his stagename Carlprit, is a Zimbabwe-born German rapper and actor. He is the younger brother of Söhne Mannheims rapper Metaphysics. In 2009 he made his most notable appearance on Cascada's hit single "Evacuate the Dancefloor" which sold over three million copies...
.
Background and development
In 2011, Alexandra Stan received a recording track from a record label. In the past she has participated in various music-related contests with a notable appearance at the Mamaia Festival section interpretation, Romania's most known festival. Because of this, she was contacted and joined by Maan Studio, who consisted Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi, who are also her producerRecord producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
s. She had recorded her first single "Lollipop". However, the single did not chart in any charts, but did receive success worldwide online. The single was release on Romanian Radio's.
Stan was later signed to the independent electronic dance music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Ultra Records
Ultra Records
Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner...
.
In an interview during a concert in Czech Republic, Stan announced that the album works and writing is finished. She also stated that the album will hold only ten songs, which are already finished.
Recordings and composition
In an interview, Stan said that most of her songs are "part of my life and they are telling a different story." She said "The album will be very diversified and I’ll approach many genres.". Most of the songs on the album are related to Alexandra in different ways. The album features various forms of electronic musicElectronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
; specifically house
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
and eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
. The track "One Million" was released both through Stan's own website and through her label's youtube channel. The track is a R&B-inspired song and features Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
-born German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
rapper and actor, Carlprit
Carlprit
Rudi Schwamborn, better know by his stagename Carlprit, is a Zimbabwe-born German rapper and actor. He is the younger brother of Söhne Mannheims rapper Metaphysics. In 2009 he made his most notable appearance on Cascada's hit single "Evacuate the Dancefloor" which sold over three million copies...
. The nu-disco
Nu-disco
Nu-disco is a 21st century dance music genre associated with a renewed interest in 1970s and early 1980s disco, mid-1980s Italo disco, and the synthesizer-heavy Eurodisco aesthetics. The moniker appeared in print as early as 2002, and by mid-2008 was used by record shops such as the online...
song "Show Me The Way" was also released on her record label's youtube channel. Following on from these, Stan recorded her third single "Get Back (ASAP)
Get Back (ASAP)
"Get Back " is an up-tempo song by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan, released in 2011. It serves as her third single in Romania and as her second single in countries such as Belgium, France or Italy. It is the follow-up to "Mr. Saxobeat" which was Alexandra Stan's first hit outside Romania,...
" which was released as her third single from the album. The song touches on eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
, europop
Europop
Europop refers to a style of pop music that first developed in today's form in Europe, throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and ’90s...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and the electropop genres throughout. Two versions were released for the song, a "Mann Extended Version" and the newer studio version, which was the version chosen for the main single release.
Singles
"Mr. SaxobeatMr. Saxobeat
"Mr. Saxobeat" is an eurodance —Hi-NRG song by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan taken off her debut studio album Saxobeats . "Mr. Saxobeat" is an up-tempo Eurodance song with house elements. The song contains a love message, where Stan speaks of a man she is attracted to and the way he...
" was released as the lead single of the album on February 24, 2011. It was a worldwide success peaking at number-one in at least twelve countries and inside the top-five in other fifteen countries, including the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
or New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. In France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
it peaked at number-six. The single had also reached the top forty in Australia
Australia
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...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and in the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
"Get Back (ASAP)
Get Back (ASAP)
"Get Back " is an up-tempo song by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan, released in 2011. It serves as her third single in Romania and as her second single in countries such as Belgium, France or Italy. It is the follow-up to "Mr. Saxobeat" which was Alexandra Stan's first hit outside Romania,...
" was released as the second international single on March 19, 2011. It has charted at number four in Romania and at number nineteen in France. The US and UK release is yet to come.
"Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)
Lollipop (Param Pam Pam)
"Lollipop " is a Eurodance song by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan, released as her debut single in 2009. In early 2010, the song charted in Romania as it has finally peaked within the top twenty of the Romanian Top 100. After the worldwide success of "Mr. Saxobeat", the song re-released...
" was originally released as a promotional single in 2009. The song charted within the Romanian Top 100
Romanian Top 100
The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media....
in 2010. It was then released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on May 31, 2011 as the second official single (third overall).
"One Million" a song featuring rapper Carlprit
Carlprit
Rudi Schwamborn, better know by his stagename Carlprit, is a Zimbabwe-born German rapper and actor. He is the younger brother of Söhne Mannheims rapper Metaphysics. In 2009 he made his most notable appearance on Cascada's hit single "Evacuate the Dancefloor" which sold over three million copies...
, was sent to mainstream radio stations in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It also charted in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, peaking at number forty-four. A music video for the song is to be filmed at the beginning of November 2011.
Track listing
Sources:Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
25 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 27 |
| French Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
76 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
29 |
| Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
24 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | August 29, 2011 | CD, digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
Play On/Jeff Records |
| Germany | September 9, 2011 | Columbia Records Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
|
| Poland | September 23, 2011 | Universal Music Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... |
|
| Italy | October 4, 2011 | Digital download | EGO Italy |
| October 11, 2011 | CD | ||
| United States | October 18, 2011 | Digital download | Ultra Records Ultra Records Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner... |
| Canada | |||
| Canada | October 24, 2011 | CD | |
| United States |