Don't Kill the Magic

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Don't Kill the Magic
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Studio album by
Released30 June 2014
Recorded2012–2014
Studio
Genre
Length42:10 [2]
Label
Producer
Magic! chronology
Don't Kill the Magic
(2014)
Primary Colours
(2016)
Singles from Don't Kill the Magic
  1. "Rude"
    Released: 11 October 2013
  2. "Don't Kill the Magic"
    Released: 4 April 2014
  3. "Let Your Hair Down"
    Released: 7 October 2014
  4. "No Way No"
    Released: 3 March 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Herald-Tribune Online (B+) [3]
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UMusiciansStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
100% RockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Don't Kill the Magic is the debut studio album by Canadian reggae fusion band Magic!. [8] It was released on June 30, 2014, through Latium Entertainment and RCA Records. [9] The production on the album was primarily handled by Adam Messinger along with the other members of the band. The album was preceded by the single "Rude" which peaked at number six in Canada and became a chart-topper in the United States and the United Kingdom and top ten hit in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Contents

Don't Kill the Magic also spawned three other singles: "Don't Kill the Magic", "Let Your Hair Down" and "No Way No". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a moderate commercial success. It debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 36,000 copies in its first week. [10]

Singles

Don't Kill the Magic was spawned by four singles from its songs. The lead single, "Rude" was originally released as promotional single on October 11, 2013. [11] It was eventually re-released as the lead single from the album on February 24, 2014. The single peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming MAGIC!'s most successful single in the US to date. [12]

"Don't Kill the Magic" was released as the second (international) single from the album.

"Let Your Hair Down" was released as the third (second, in the US) single from the album.

"No Way No" was released as the fourth (third, in the US) single from the album.

Commercial performance

Don't Kill the Magic debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 36,000 copies in its first week. [10] This became the group's first US top-ten debut on the chart. [10] As of July 2016, the album has sold 156,000 copies in the United States. [13]

In their home country of Canada, the album debuted at number five on the Canadian Albums Chart. [14]

Track listing

Credits adapted from album liner notes. [15]

Standard version [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rude"Messinger3:44
2."No Evil"
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
3:22
3."Let Your Hair Down"
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Atweh
4:25
4."Stupid Me"
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Messinger
  • Tanas
  • Pellizzer
  • Atweh
3:44
5."No Way No"
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Spivak
  • Messinger
  • Tanas
  • Atweh
3:51
6."Paradise"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
Messinger3:55
7."Don't Kill the Magic"
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
3:37
8."One Woman One Man"Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
3:59
9."Little Girl Big World"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
Messinger3:23
10."Mama Didn't Raise No Fool"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
Messinger4:07
11."How Do You Want to Be Remembered"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
  • Spivak
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
4:03
Total length:42:10
Don't Kill the Magic Japanese Version (bonus tracks) [16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."I Would"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
  • Spivak
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
2:53
13."Rude (Acoustic)"
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Messinger
  • Tanas
  • Spivak
Messinger3:43
Total length:48:46

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON) [25] Gold30,000
Poland (ZPAV) [26] Platinum20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Canada [9] 30 June 2014
United States [27] 1 July 2014
Australia [28] 4 July 2014
United Kingdom [29] 4 August 2014
Japan [16] 24 September 2014
  • CD
  • digital download
Germany [30] 17 October 2014
  • CD
  • vinyl
  • digital download

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