Ace (Scooter album)

Ace
Ace
Studio album by Scooter
Released	5 February 2016
Recorded	2015
Studio	Sheffield Underground Studios (Hamburg, Germany)
Genre	EDM
Length	48:35
Label	Sheffield Tunes, Kontor
Producer	Scooter
Scooter chronology
Singles from Ace
	"Riot"; Released: 4 September 2015; "Oi"; Released: 5 February 2016; "Mary Got No Lamb"; Released: 6 May 2016;

Last updated February 18, 2024

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Muzoic	^[4]
Random.Access	5/10^[5]

Ace is the eighteenth studio album by German band Scooter released on 5 February 2016 through Sheffield Tunes & Kontor Records, preceded by the first single "Riot" on 4 September 2015, and the second single "Oi" was released on 5 February 2016. They both peaked in Hungary at No.16 and 19 respectively. The third single "Mary Got No Lamb" was released on 6 May 2016.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ace"	H.P. Baxxter Phil Speiser Michael Simon Jens Thele	2:05
2.	"Oi"	Baxxter Speiser Simon Thele	3:10
3.	"Mary Got No Lamb"	Ian George Sutherland	3:26
4.	"Riot"	Baxxter Speiser Simon Thele Tim Kesteloo Michael Maidwell Jacob Streefkerk Michael Kurth Jasmin Shakeri-Nejad	3:05
5.	"Encore" (featuring Jaap Reesema)	Baxxter Speiser Simon Thele Jaap Reesema Jonas Zekkari	3:54
6.	"Burn" (Scooter and Vassy)	Baxxter Speiser Simon Thele Vasiliki Karagiorgos	2:40
7.	"Don't Break the Silence"	Baxxter Speiser Simon Thele Katerina Bramley Janisz Konsztantinu	3:19
8.	"The Birdwatcher"	Dmitri Shostakovich	3:34
9.	"What You're Waiting For" (featuring Maidwell)	Baxxter Speiser Simon Thele Maidwell Jacob Streefkerk Eddy Steeneken Tony Verdult Michael Kurth	3:34
10.	"Crazy"	Baxxter Speiser Simon Thele Streefkerk Maidwell Steeneken Verdult	3:04
11.	"Opium"	Baxxter Speiser Simon Thele	3:57
12.	"Stargazer" (featuring Maidwell)	Baxxter Speiser Simon Thele Streefkerk Verdult Maidwell Steeneken Kurth	3:34
13.	"Wolga"	Baxxter Speiser Simon Thele	6:05
14.	"Torch"	Marc Almond Dave Ball	3:08

Personnel

H.P. Baxxter (MC aka Ace)
Phil Speiser (musical bases, post-production)
Michael Simon (co-author)
Vasiliki Karagiorgos (track 6)
Michael Maidwell (track 9 & 12)
Martin Weiland (cover design)
Jaap Reesema (track 5)

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	14
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[8]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[10]	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	34
UK Dance Albums (OCC)^[12]	17

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Germany	5 February 2016^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]	Sheffield Tunes	CD LP Digital download

Notes

"Mary Got No Lamb" contains lyrics from the 1976's song "Arms of Mary" by Sutherland Brothers and Quiver.
"The Birdwatcher" is based on the melody of "The Second Waltz" ("Russian Waltz") by Dmitri Shostakovich and samples main melody from the track "Airport" by Photographer.
"Torch" is Scooter's version of the 1982's eponymous song by Soft Cell.
Czech/Slovak and Australian releases of the album by Universal Music and Central Station Records have special design with the titles "Scooter" and "Ace" written in pink letters on both Digipak and booklet.

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↑ "Austriancharts.at – Scooter – Ace" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 07.Týden 2016 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Scooter – Ace" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2016. 5. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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External links

Scooter - "Riot" video on YouTube
Scooter - "Oi" video on YouTube
Scooter - "Mary Got No Lamb" video on YouTube

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v t e Scooter
H. P. Baxxter Marc Blou Jay Frog Jens Thele Rick J. Jordan Phil Speiser
Studio albums	... and the Beat Goes On! Our Happy Hardcore Wicked! Age of Love No Time to Chill Back to the Heavyweight Jam Sheffield We Bring the Noise! The Stadium Techno Experience Mind the Gap Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? The Ultimate Aural Orgasm Jumping All Over the World Under the Radar Over the Top The Big Mash Up Music for a Big Night Out The Fifth Chapter Ace Scooter Forever God Save the Rave
Live albums	Encore: Live and Direct Live: Selected Songs of the 10th Anniversary Concert at Docks, Hamburg Excess All Areas Live in Hamburg I Want You to Stream!
Compilations	Rough and Tough and Dangerous – The Singles 94/98 Push the Beat for This Jam (The Second Chapter) 24 Carat Gold 20 Years of Hardcore 100% Scooter – 25 Years Wild & Wicked
Singles	"Hyper Hyper" "Move Your Ass!" "Friends" "Endless Summer" "Back in the U.K." "Let Me Be Your Valentine" "Rebel Yell" "I'm Raving" "Break It Up" "Fire" "The Age of Love" "No Fate" "How Much Is the Fish?" "We Are the Greatest"/"I Was Made for Lovin' You" "Call Me Mañana" "Faster Harder Scooter" "Fuck the Millennium" "I'm Your Pusher" "She's the Sun" "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)" "Aiii Shot the DJ" "Ramp! (The Logical Song)" "Nessaja" "Weekend!" "The Night" "Maria (I Like It Loud)" "Jigga Jigga!" "Shake That!" "One (Always Hardcore)" "Suavemente" "Hello! (Good to Be Back)" "Apache Rocks the Bottom!" "Behind the Cow" "Lass uns tanzen" "The Question Is What Is the Question?" "And No Matches" "Jumping All Over the World" "I'm Lonely" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)" "J'adore Hardcore" "Ti sento" "The Sound Above My Hair" "Stuck on Replay" "Friends Turbo" "The Only One" "David Doesn't Eat" "C'est Bleu" "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" "4 AM" "Army of Hardcore" "Bigroom Blitz" "Today" "Bora! Bora! Bora!"
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