Episode II (album)

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Episode II
Safriduo-episodeII.jpg
Studio album by
Safri Duo
Released28 May 2001
RecordedSafri Duo Studio
Length49:16
Label Universal
Producer Safri Duo, Michael Parsberg
Safri Duo chronology
Bach to the Future
(1998)		Episode II
(2001)		 3.0
(2003)
Singles from Episode II
  1. "Played-A-Live"
    Released: 1 December 2000
  2. "Samb-Adagio"
    Released: 16 July 2001
  3. "Baya Baya"
    Released: 5 November 2001
  4. "Sweet Freedom"
    Released: 10 June 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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GAFFA Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Episode II is the first mainstream studio album by Danish percussion duo Safri Duo, who released six classical albums before its breakthrough with the Michael Parsberg-produced hit "Played-A-Live", the opening track of the album. It was released on May 28, 2001, and reissued in 2002 with two additional tracks, including a cover version of "Sweet Freedom" with vocals by American R&B/soul singer Michael McDonald. [3] Later the same year a Remix Edition of the album was released, which included an additional disc with remixes by artists such as Airscape, Cosmic Gate and Future Breeze. [4]

Contents

Track listing

First edition

No.TitleLength
1."Played-A-Live"6:46
2."Snakefood"6:04
3."A-Gusta"5:39
4."Samb-Adagio"5:58
5."Everything"6:02
6."Everything Epilogue"2:39
7."Crazy Benny"5:33
8."Baya Baya"5:27
9."Adagio"5:12

New Edition

No.TitleLength
1."Played-A-Live"6:46
2."Snakefood"6:04
3."A-Gusta"5:39
4."Samb-Adagio"5:58
5."Everything"6:02
6."Everything Epilogue"2:39
7."Sweet Freedom" (feat. Michael McDonald)3:23
8."Crazy Benny"5:33
9."Baya Baya"5:27
10."Adagio"5:12
11."Played-A-Live" (Darude vs. JS16)7:29

The Remix Edition

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Played-A-Live"6:45
2."Snakefood"6:03
3."A-Gusta"5:38
4."Samb-Adagio"5:57
5."Everything"6:01
6."Everything Epilogue"2:35
7."Sweet Freedom" (feat. Michael McDonald)3:23
8."Crazy Benny"5:32
9."Baya Baya"5:26
10."Adagio"5:11
Disc two: The Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Sweet Freedom" (Extended Club Version) (feat. Michael McDonald)5:09
2."Played-A-Live" (Darude vs. JS16)7:28
3."Played-A-Live" (Airscape)6:53
4."Played-A-Live" (Spanish Fly)9:35
5."Samb-Adagio" (Cosmic Gate)7:41
6."Samb-Adagio" (Riva Mix)7:28
7."Baya Baya" (ATFC Dawn Vocal)8:16
8."Baya Baya" (Future Breeze)8:49
9."Everything" (DJ Asle Deep Dub Edit)7:23

Charts and certifications

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [17] 3× Platinum150,000^
Germany (BVMI) [18] Gold150,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [19] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [20] Platinum40,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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