Get Sharp

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Get Sharp
Album Artwork of The Limousines album Get Sharp.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 27, 2010
April 2011 (reissue)
Genre Electropop
Length41:03
Label Orchard City Books and Noise, Dangerbird
Producer Eric Victorino/Giovanni Giusti
The Limousines chronology
Scrapbook
(2009)
Get Sharp
(2010)
Hush
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Get Sharp is the debut album by electropop group The Limousines. It was released on July 27, 2010, through iTunes and Hot Topic on indie label Orchard City Books and Noise. The album features the songs "Very Busy People" and "Internet Killed the Video Star", the latter being an allusion to the Buggles hit "Video Killed the Radio Star."

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Square Circle Triangle"0:49
2."Dancing at Her Funeral"3:43
3."Internet Killed the Video Star"3:53
4."Very Busy People"4:06
5."Flaskaboozendancingshoes"3:18
6."The Future"4:29
7."Triangle Circle Square"2:36
8."Wildfires"5:26
9."Swrdswllngwhr (Wishing Well)"5:03
10."Fine Art"4:46
11."Get Sharp"2:50

2011 re-issue

No.TitleLength
1."Square Circle Triangle"0:49
2."Dancing At Her Funeral"3:43
3."Internet Killed The Video Star"3:53
4."Very Busy People"4:06
5."Flaskaboozendancingshoes"3:18
6."The Future"4:29
7."Wildfires"5:26
8."Swrdswllngwhr (Wishing Well)"5:03
9."Fine Art"4:46
10."Get Sharp"2:50
11."Internet Killed The Video Star (Nicky Chuck Remix) Bonus Track"3:39
12."Very Busy People (Nicky Chuck Remix) Bonus Track"4:05

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References

  1. Collar, Matt. "Get Sharp - The Limousines". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved March 3, 2019.