Girlicious (album)

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Girlicious took part in a North American tour as the opening act of the "Unbreakable Tour" with the Backstreet Boys that began July 30, 2008 and ended September 6, 2008.

Girlicious returned to Canada to tour for the second time in 2008 with The Girlicious Tour, which featured special guest Danny Fernandes. The first set date was scheduled in the beginning of October and ended in November.

During the first week of February 2009 Girlicious made 3 appearances at night clubs throughout Canada. They performed at the Playboy Mansion Gameday Party, and returned to their tour (second leg) with Danny Fernandes in early March. The second leg of The Girlicious Tour finished in late March.

Singles

"Like Me" is the first and debut single from Girlicious. It was released on April 22, 2008 one day prior to The CW's airing of the finale of the show. Without a proper physical or radio release, the single managed to debut at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and number seventy on the Pop 100 solely based on digital sales. in addition, during the week of May 1, 2008, "Like Me" made a "Hot Shot Debut" at number four on the Canadian Hot 100 [6] becoming an instant hit in Canada. The music video was premiered the day of the finale.

"Stupid Shit" (or Stupid S***) was the second single from the album. It was released on iTunes on April 23, 2008, a day after the finale of the show aired. In the week of May 1, 2008, "Stupid Shit" debuted at #20 on the Canadian Hot 100. [7] The music video for "Stupid Shit" was directed by Robin Antin and Mikey Mind, premiered on Yahoo.com on April 23, 2008. The video debuted on the MuchMusic Countdown at #29 and peaked at #1 which it stayed for one week.

"Baby Doll" was the third and final single from the album. The whole song was performed for the first time by Girlicious on television, when they were on Live @ Much on August 6, 2008. It first entered the Canadian Hot 100 at #75 due to digital downloads during the week the album was released. It re-entered at its current peak of #55 after approximately 4 months due to its single release. [8] The music video premiered on the show OnSet on popular Canadian music station, Much Music, which takes viewers behind the scenes on the set of "Baby Doll". It was directed by Matt Mcdermitt.

Other notable songs

  • "Liar Liar" became a fan-favourite song from the album. Featuring rapper Flo Rida, It charted on the Canadian Hot 100 a peak at position 43, higher than "Baby Doll", even though it hasn't been officially released as a single, on the week of the album's release.
  • "Still in Love" charted on the Canadian Hot 100 after the album's release, and peaked at position 99. It features Sean Kingston.

Track listing

Girlicious
Girlicious Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 12, 2008
Recorded2007–2008
Genre
Length50:59
Label Geffen
Producer
Girlicious chronology
Girlicious
(2008)
Rebuilt
(2010)
Deluxe edition cover
GirliciousDeluxeEdition.jpg
Girlicious– Standard edition
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Do About It"
3:41
2."Baby Doll"3:20
3."Liar Liar" (featuring Flo Rida)
3:38
4."Save the World"3:47
5."Here I Am"
4:13
6."Already Gone"
3:44
7."I.O.U.1." (featuring Kardinal Offishall)
  • Gary "Kadis" Spriggs
  • Sean Marshall
  • Jason Harrow
  • Malkia Thumbi
4:15
8."My Boo"4:12
9."Radio"
  • Harris
  • Davis
  • Love
  • Frank "Knuckles" Walker
3:30
10."Still In Love" (featuring Sean Kingston)3:42
11."It's Mine"
  • Alexander
  • Williams
  • Dean
3:30
12."The Way We Were"3:20
13."Stupid Shit"
  • Beau Dozier
  • Ridel
3:07
14."Like Me"
  • Alexander
  • Williams
  • Dean
2:54
Total length:50:59
Girlicious– Digital edition bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
15."Mirror"
  • Bernard Edwards Jr.
  • Ambrosius
  • Simms
3:50
Total length:55:58
Girlicious– Canadian deluxe edition bonus tracks [9]
No.TitleMusicLength
15."Caught"
3:40
16."Don't Turn Back" (featuring Colby O'Donis)4:00
17."Mirror"
  • Bernard Edwards Jr.
  • Ambrosius
  • Simms
3:50
18."Baby Doll (Dave Audé Club Mix)"
  • Harris
  • Jackson
  • Riddick
  • Fauntleroy
  • Ridel
6:48
19."Like Me (Dave Audé Club Mix)"
  • Alexander
  • Williams
  • Dean
7:50
20."Stupid Shit (Dave Audé Club Mix)"
  • Dozier
  • Ridel
7:07
Total length:62:58

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [11] Platinum80,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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