Burnin' Sneakers

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Burnin' Sneakers
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Studio album by
Released2002
RecordedJS16 Studios in Finland
Genre Hip hop, breakbeat, electro, techno, drum and bass, disco
Label Sony Music
Producer JS16
Bomfunk Mc's chronology
In Stereo
(1999)
Burnin' Sneakers
(2002)
Reverse Psychology
(2004)

Burnin' Sneakers is the second studio album by Bomfunk MC's, released in 2002 through Sony Music Entertainment. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

personnel

Raymond Ebanks (a.k.a. B.O.W. or B.O. Dubb) vocals

Ismo Lappalainen (a.k.a. DJ Gismo) dj, turntables, samples

Ville Mäkinen (a.k.a. Mr Wily) bass, keyboards

Ari Toikka (a.k.a. A.T.) drums, percussion

Max'C vocals (on Live Your Life)

Jessica Folcker vocals (on Something Going On)

Mr B vocals (on Where’s the Party At)

Jaakko Salovaara (a.k.a. JS16) producer

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Super Electric"3:52
2."Put Ya Hands Up"3:42
3."Where's the Party At"4:03
4."Back to Back"4:09
5."Rockin' with the Best"4:08
6."Freak It On"3:45
7."Throw 1 Back at Cha"3:55
8."Live Your Life"3:49
9."Kingstep"3:29
10."Something Goin' On"3:00
11."We R Atomic"4:03
12."Steady Rockin'"3:54

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