Mind the Gap (Scooter album)

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Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap - Scooter.jpg
Studio album by
Released8 November 2004
Recorded2003–2004
StudioLoop D.C. Studios 1 and 2, Hamburg, Germany
Genre
Length51:29
Label Sheffield Tunes
Producer Scooter
Scooter chronology
The Stadium Techno Experience
(2003)
Mind the Gap
(2004)
Who's Got the Last Laugh Now?
(2005)
Singles from Mind the Gap
  1. "Jigga Jigga!"
    Released: 8 December 2003
  2. "Shake That!"
    Released: 4 October 2004
  3. "One (Always Hardcore)"
    Released: 6 December 2004
  4. "Suavemente"
    Released: 7 March 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Mind the Gap is the tenth album by German hard dance group Scooter. Four singles were taken from it: "Jigga Jigga!", "Shake That!", "One (Always Hardcore)" and "Suavemente".

Contents

Three different versions of the album were released – Basic, Regular and Deluxe. The Basic Version contains all 11 studio tracks, but no booklet. The Regular Version includes booklet as well as two additional tracks with "Jigga Jigga!" and "Trip to Nowhere". The Deluxe Version includes cardboard packaging, a two-sided poster and an additional CD containing tracks from the live album 10th Anniversary Concert, which was previously released as digital download on the Internet.

Track listing

All songs written by H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Jay Frog, and Jens Thele, except where noted. M.C. lyrics written by H.P. Baxxter a.k.a. "M.C. M.C. no diggedy H", except "Panties Wanted" lyrics written by Baxxter, Jordan, Frog, and Thele.

  1. "Killer Bees" – 1:30
  2. "One (Always Hardcore)" (Jeroen Streunding, Baxxter, Jordan, Frog, Thele) – 3:46
  3. "Shake That!" (Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Baxxter, Jordan, Frog, Thele) – 3:19
  4. "My Eyes Are Dry" – 2:54
  5. "All I Wanna Do" (Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert) – 4:21
  6. "Jigga Jigga!" – 3:55
  7. "Panties Wanted" (Serhat Sakin, Matthias "Sugarstarr" Weber) – 4:33
  8. "Trance-Atlantic" – 7:53
  9. "Stripped" (Martin Gore) – 3:29
  10. "Suavemente" (Elvis Crespo) – 3:38
  11. "The Chaser" – 4:10
  12. "The Avenger's Back" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Baxxter, Jordan, Frog, Thele) – 2:59
  13. "Trip to Nowhere" – 5:02

We Like It Loud Tour (Live in Concert)

  1. "Intro" – 1:11
  2. "Maria (I Like It Loud)" – 4:02
  3. "Weekend!" – 3:40
  4. "Friends" – 4:42
  5. "Waiting For Spring" – 2:59
  6. "Let Me Be Your Valentine" – 5:11
  7. "Faster Harder Scooter" – 3:46
  8. "Break It Up" – 3:49
  9. "Frequent Traveller" – 2:35
  10. "How Much Is The Fish?" – 3:50
  11. "Nessaja" – 4:05
  12. "Jigga Jigga!" – 3:58
  13. "Hyper Hyper" – 6:15

20 Years of Hardcore bonus content

  1. "Jigga Jigga!" (Club Mix)
  2. "Shinjuku"
  3. "Jigga Jigga!" (Flip & Fill Remix)
  4. "Jigga Jigga!" (Pez Tellet v Northstarz)
  5. "Jigga Jigga!" (Clubstar's Sunlight Mix)
  6. "Shake That!" (Club Mix)
  7. "Shake That!" (CJ Stone Mix)
  8. "Suffix"
  9. "Shake That!" (Steve Murano Mix)
  10. "Shake That!" (Klubbheads Grossraum Mix)
  11. "One (Always Hardcore)" (Club Mix)
  12. "Circle of Light"
  13. "Suavemente (Club Mix)"

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for Mind the Gap
Chart (2004–2005)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [2] 34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 16
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [4] 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 83
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 67

Certifications

Certifications for Mind the Gap
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Hungary (MAHASZ) [8] Gold10,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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