Music for a Big Night Out

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Music for a Big Night Out
Music for a Big Night Out cover.jpeg
Studio album by
Released2 November 2012
Recorded2012
StudioSheffield Underground Studios (Hamburg, Germany)
Length43:33
62:21 (Deluxe edition)
Label Sheffield Tunes
Producer Scooter
Scooter chronology
The Big Mash Up
(2011)
Music for a Big Night Out
(2012)
20 Years of Hardcore
(2013)
Singles from Music for a Big Night Out
  1. "4 AM"
    Released: 7 September 2012
  2. "Army of Hardcore"
    Released: 2 November 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Random.Access7.5/10 [1]

Music for a Big Night Out is the sixteenth studio album by German hard dance band Scooter. [2] The album was released on 2 November 2012, preceded by the first single "4 AM" on 7 September 2012. The second single "Army of Hardcore" was released on the same day as the album. It is the last studio album featuring Rick J. Jordan, who left in 2014 after being with the band since the beginning in 1993.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Full Moon"
1:50
2."I'm a Raver, Baby"
3:16
3."Army of Hardcore"
2:57
4."4 AM"
3:16
5."No Way to Hide"3:22
6."What Time Is Love?"3:10
7."Overdose (Frazy)"
  • Andrej Prilipp
  • Baxxter
  • Jordan
  • Simon
  • Thele
3:03
8."Talk About Your Life"3:25
9."I Wish I Was"
3:25
10."Black Betty"3:34
11."Too Much Silence"
  • Baxxter
  • Jordan
  • Simon
  • Thele
5:38
12."Last Hippie Standing"
  • Baxxter
  • Jordan
  • Simon
  • Thele
6:37
iTunes Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Army of Hardcore (Extended Club Mix)"6:05
14."4 A.M. (Picco Remix)"5:29
15."4 A.M. (Clubstar UK Mix)"3:25
16."4 A.M. (Music Video)"3:49
Editions

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Music for a Big Night Out liner notes. [3]

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 37
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [6] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 47

Release history

List of release dates, showing country, record label, format, and edition
RegionDateLabelFormatEdition
Germany2 November 2012 Sheffield Tunes CD Standard
CD + T-shirt Limited
digital download Deluxe (inc. bonus tracks) (iTunes only) [9]
Standard
Italy Kontor ItaliaStandard
Poland22 January 2013Uniwersal Music PolandCDStandard

Notes

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