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| Released | April 27, 2009 | |||
| Length | 57:32 | |||
| Label | Turbo, PIAS | |||
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Ciao! is the second studio album from the Canadian electronic DJ/producer Tiga. It was released April 27, 2009 on Tiga's own label Turbo and the international label PIAS.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.4/10) [2] |
| URB |  [3] |
Initial critical response to Ciao! was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76, based on 11 reviews. [4]
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "Beep Beep Beep" | David Dewaele, Stephen Deweale | Soulwax | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Mind Dimension" | Jesper Dahlbäck | Soulwax, Jesper Dahlbäck | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Shoes" | Jason 'Gonzales' Beck, Jesper Dahlbäck | Soulwax, Jesper Dahlbäck | 3:48 |
| 4. | "What You Need" | David Deweale, Jesper Dahlbäck, Stephen Dewaele | Soulwax | 5:38 |
| 5. | "Luxury" | Jason 'Gonzales' Beck | Soulwax | 5:40 |
| 6. | "Sex O'Clock" | Jori Hulkkonen | James Murphy, Jori Hulkkonen | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Overtime" | David Dewaele, Stephen Dewaele | Soulwax | 6:11 |
| 8. | "Turn The Night On" | David Deweale, Jason 'Gonzales' Beck, Stephen Deweale | Soulwax | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Speak, Memory" | Jori Hulkkonen | Jori Hulkkonen | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Gentle Giant" | James Murphy | James Murphy | 6:08 |
| 11. | "Love Don't Dance Here Anymore" | Jason 'Gonzales' Beck | Soulwax | 10:38 |
All tracks co-written and co-produced by Tiga.
"Mind Dimension" was the first released single from the album. Though "Shoes" was premiered on Tiga's Myspace page, being played more than 10,000 times in its first day. "Mind Dimension" was released with 2 versions:
Version A [2-Track Version]
Version B [3-Track Version]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 15 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 46 |
| French Albums Chart | 101 |
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