Electroman (album)

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Electroman
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Studio album by
Released7 June 2011 [1]
Genre
Label Ultra
Producer
Benny Benassi chronology
Rock 'n' Rave
(2008)
Electroman
(2011)
Danceaholic
(2016)
Singles from Electroman
  1. "Spaceship"
    Released: 25 May 2010
  2. "House Music"
    Released: 23 November 2010
  3. "Electroman"
    Released: 29 January 2011
  4. "Cinema"
    Released: 8 March 2011
  5. "Close to Me"
    Released: 8 November 2011
  6. "Control"
    Released: 28 February 2012

Electroman is the third studio album by Italian DJ and record producer Benny Benassi. It was released on 7 June 2011, through Ultra Music. [2]

Contents

Singles

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good Girl"3:40
2."Rather Be" (featuring Shanell)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • Shanell Woodgett
3:42
3."Spaceship" (featuring Kelis, apl.de.ap and Jean-Baptiste)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • Allan Apll Pineda
  • Jean-Baptiste Kouame
  • Kelis Jones-Rogers
  • Michael McHenry
3:04
4."Beautiful People" (Chris Brown featuring Benny Benassi)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • Jean-Baptiste Kouame
  • Chris Brown
3:45
5."My House" (featuring Jean-Baptiste)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • Jean-Baptiste Kouame
3:28
6."House Music"
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
4:02
7."Cinema" (featuring Gary Go)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • Gary Baker
3:04
8."Electroman" (featuring T-Pain)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • Faheem Rasheed Najm
  • Julian Barratt
  • Noel Fielding
  • Tremaine Winfrey
3:16
9."Automatic B"
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
4:01
10."Control" (featuring Gary Go)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • Gary Baker
3:29
11."Leave This Club Alone" (featuring Dhany)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • Gary Baker
  • Luke Pickett
3:34
12."Close to Me" (featuring Gary Go)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • Gary Baker
3:21
13."Cinema" (featuring Gary Go) (Skrillex Remix)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • Gary Baker
5:07
14."All the Way" (featuring Ying Yang Twins) (Live)
3:34
15."Put It On Me (Bonus Track)" (featuring Pitbull)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • Armando Christian Perez
3:27
16."Electroman" (John Dahlbäck Instrumental)
  • Alle Benassi
  • Marco Benassi
  • John Dahlbäck
5:18
17."Dub Rain (Bonus Track)"
  • Alle Benassi
3:43

Release history

RegionFormatRelease
France Digital download [9] 6 June 2011
United States
6 June 2011
Germany CD [11] 7 June 2011
Italy
  • CD
  • digital download [12]
28 June 2011

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