For Your Entertainment (album)

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In support of the album, Lambert embarked on his first headlining world solo tour entitled The Glam Nation Tour. The tour travelled across North America, New Zealand, Australia, Asia and Europe, before finishing with two final shows in Los Angeles, California. The tour began with a sold-out show at the Kirby Sports Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Opening acts were Allison Iraheta and Orianthi for the North American leg of the tour. [26] [27]

Critical reception

For Your Entertainment
Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment - 2009.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)
RecordedMay–October 2009
Genre
Length57:24
Label
Producer
Adam Lambert chronology
Take One
(2009)
For Your Entertainment
(2009)
Remixes
(2010)
Adam Lambert studio album chronology
For Your Entertainment
(2009)
Trespassing
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [28]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [29]
Boston Globe (mixed) [30]
Entertainment Weekly (B+) [31]
The Detroit News (favorable) [32]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [33]
The New York Times (unfavorable) [34]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [35]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [36]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [37]
Toronto Star Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [38]

Critical response to For Your Entertainment 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 71, based on 10 reviews. [28]

The Huffington Post called the album "An instant classic" and also stated that "As a whole, For Your Entertainment marks one of the most impressive mainstream pop album debuts in recent memory." [39] The Detroit News said that "It goes without saying that "For Your Entertainment" is the most poised debut from any "Idol" to date. Lambert has a vision and has successfully honed a sound that pays homage to his heroes while carving a niche for himself." [32] Spin said the album is "perhaps the strongest, most flavorful batch of tunes to reach an AI vet, and Lambert's polymorphous vocal skills unite dancefloor strut and hard-rock pomp in a convincing glam package." [37]

Slant Magazine wrote that "'Music Again' and the awkwardly written 'Strut' [are] every bit as obnoxious as the songs from Mika's The Boy Who Knew Too Much ," and that "'Music Again' apes its production and a good deal of its melody from Mika's 'Touches You,' while the title track and lead single is so similar to Sam Sparro's 'Black and Gold' that 19 Entertainment should probably keep a strong legal team on retainer...but questions of originality aside, there's simply no getting around the fact that the Lady Gaga co-write 'Fever' and 'Whataya Want from Me,' written by Pink and Max Martin, are phenomenally well-crafted pop singles that give Lambert the opportunity to shine. To co-opt one of Simon Cowell's favorite phrases: Lambert's music sounds current in a way that Idol albums rarely do." [36] Rolling Stone wrote that "The songs sound great but feel strangely stuffy — Entertainment seems like a disc that was overthought. Next time, the hugely talented Lambert should make sure he's going straight for the gut." [35] In 2010, Adam Lambert was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding Music Artist" for the album For Your Entertainment during the 21st GLAAD Media Awards. [40]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 selling 198,000 copies in its first week. [41] The album was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies. As of April 2015, it has sold 863,000 in the United States. [42] In the UK, the album was first released on November 20, 2009, available only on imports, however it still managed to debut at number 80. The album was officially released on May 3, 2010, and debuted and peaked at number 36. For Your Entertainment was released across Europe between April and June, being successful mostly in Finland, Germany, Greece, and Sweden peaking at number 4, number 16, number 5 and number 8 respectively. The album was released in Australia on March 5, 2010, and debut inside the top 20 on the ARIA charts in its first week. After the success of singles "Whataya Want from Me" and "If I Had You" the album went on to be certified gold by ARIA, later being accredited platinum status for selling over 70,000 copies in Australia.

The album has received success across Asia, being certified gold in Malaysia and Singapore, with success in Japan also. As of January 2011, the album has sold over 1.2 million units worldwide, while all singles tracks from the albums have a sales total of 4.2 million units worldwide. [43]

Track listing

Standard edition [44]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Music Again" Justin Hawkins Rob Cavallo 3:16
2."For Your Entertainment" Dr. Luke 3:35
3."Whataya Want from Me"Max Martin, Shellback3:47
4."Strut"Wells3:29
5."Soaked" Matthew Bellamy Cavallo4:33
6."Sure Fire Winners"
Cavallo3:33
7."A Loaded Smile" Linda Perry Perry4:04
8."If I Had You"
3:48
9."Pick U Up"
Wells4:00
10."Fever"Bhasker3:26
11."Sleepwalker"Tedder4:26
12."Aftermath"
Howard Benson 4:26
13."Broken Open"
Wells5:03
14."Time for Miracles" (bonus track)Cavallo4:42
Australian edition bonus track [45] [46]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Voodoo"
Rogg3:13
iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks [47]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Master Plan"
Tedder3:21
16."Down the Rabbit Hole"Wells4:04
17."Behind the Scenes at the Photo Shoot" (Video)  2:13
18."Behind the Scenes at the Studio" (Video)  3:07
Asian edition bonus tracks [48]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."No Boundaries" Emanuel Kiriakou 3:48
18."Voodoo"
Rogg3:13
Tour edition, European edition and Asian Glam Box edition bonus tracks [49] [50] [51]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Voodoo"
Rogg3:13
18."Can't Let You Go"Rogg4:14
European digital deluxe edition bonus track [52] [53]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."For Your Entertainment" (Brad Walsh Remix)
  • Kelly
  • Dr. Luke
4:56
European iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus track [54]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."For Your Entertainment" (Bimbo Jones Vocal Mix)
  • Kelly
  • Dr. Luke
6:29
Asian edition and European iTunes Store deluxe edition (bonus DVD) [55] [56]
No.TitleLength
1."Behind the Scenes at the Photo Shoot" 
2."Behind the Scenes in the Studio" 
3."The Making of "For Your Entertainment" music video" 
4."The Making of "Whataya Want From Me" music video" 
5."For Your Entertainment" (music video) 
6."Whataya Want from Me" (music video) 
Tour edition and Asian Glam Box edition (bonus DVD) [49] [57]
No.TitleLength
1."Music Again" (Stripped) 
2."Sleepwalker" (Stripped) 
3."For Your Entertainment" (Stripped) 
4."Soaked" ( Sessions@AOL ) 
5."If I Had You" (Sessions@AOL) 
6."Whataya Want from Me" (Sessions@AOL) 
7."Strut" (Sessions@AOL) 
8."Fever" (Sessions@AOL) 
9."If I Had You" (Music video) 
10."For Your Entertainment" (Music video) 
11."Whataya Want from Me" (Music video) 
12."Making of 'If I Had You'" (music video) 
Asian Glam Box edition bonus CD (If I Had You remixed EP) [58]
No.TitleLength
1."If I Had You" (radio mix)3:47
2."If I Had You" (Jason Nevins extended mix)6:44
3."If I Had You" (Jason Nevins Robotronic extended mix)6:17
4."If I Had You" (Dangerous Muse remix)5:51
5."If I Had You" (Morgan Page extended remix)7:53
Remixes [59]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Whataya Want from Me" (Fonzerelli Electro House Club Mix)
  • Pink
  • Martin
  • Shellback
5:51
2."Whataya Want from Me" (Brad Walsh a Vivir Mix)
  • Pink
  • Martin
  • Shellback
4:31
3."Whataya Want from Me" (Jason Nevins Electrotek Extended Mix)
  • Pink
  • Martin
  • Shellback
6:22
4."For Your Entertainment" (Bimbo Jones Vocal Mix)
  • Kelly
  • Dr. Luke
6:29
5."For Your Entertainment" (Brad Walsh Remix)
  • Kelly
  • Dr. Luke
4:56
6."If I Had You" (Jason Nevins Radio Edit)
  • Martin
  • Kotecha
  • Shellback
3:44

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [85] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [86] Platinum80,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [87] Gold12,353 [87]
New Zealand (RMNZ) [88] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [89] Silver60,000
United States (RIAA) [90] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release date

CountryDateLabelFormats
United Kingdom November 20, 2009 [91] RCA Records Digital download
United States November 23, 2009
  • CD
  • digital download
Canada Sony Music
Philippines [92] CD
Brazil January 28, 2010
Australia March 5, 2010
  • CD
  • digital download
Japan March 10, 2010
Argentina April 13, 2010CD
Netherlands April 30, 2010CD
Finland May 1, 2010CD
United Kingdom [93] May 3, 2010RCA RecordsCD
Italy [94] June 1, 2010
  • CD
  • digital download
Japan September 22, 2010Sony MusicCD+DVD
Australia October 1, 2010
United Kingdom October 25, 2010

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