PCD Live from London

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PCD Live from London
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Video by
The Pussycat Dolls
ReleasedDecember 1, 2006 (2006-12-01)
RecordedJune 26, 2006
Venue Windsor Racecourse (London, UK)
Genre Pop
Label A&M
Director
  • Jeff Gripe
  • Ginger Ramsey-Grippe
The Pussycat Dolls chronology
PCD
(2005)		PCD Live from London
(2006)		 Doll Domination
(2008)

PCD Live from London is the first video album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls. It was directed by Jeff Gripe and Ginger Ramsey-Grippe, and was executively produced by Ron Fair and Jimmy Iovine. It was first released on December 1, 2006, by A&M Records. The DVD features their concert at Windsor Racecourse in London, United Kingdom, as part of the Vodafone TBA secret gigs. It also features six music videos, backstage footage and candid interviews with each member.

Contents

Live from London debuted within the top twenty on three national music video charts. The DVD was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association and Music Canada. It was also certified gold by the Brazilian Association of Record Producers and the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.

Background and development

Live from London was filmed at Windsor Racecourse, London, as part of the Vodafone secret gigs. Most of the songs on Live from London originate from their debut album PCD , but it also contains an interlude titled "Show Me What You Got", which was written by Nicole Scherzinger and Polow da Don where they engage in a sing-song dance game whilst individually introducing themselves and their talents at hand. [1]

Reception

People magazine contributors Chuck Arnold and Ivory Jeff Clinton wrote that the Pussycat Dolls "[push] all the right buttons" and described the live performance as "fun" and "frivolous." [2] On the contrary, Tony Clayton-Lea of the Irish Times wrote that the group come as "trailer-trash cousins" in comparison to fellow girl groups, Sugababes and Girls Aloud. He continued writing that the Pussycat Dolls are about fulfilling male fantasies with "push-up bras, stilettos and various other accouterments." He criticized the live performance for being "tatty, amateur and, questionably, overtly sexually provocative." However, Clayton-Lea praised the group's catalog, highlighting "Stickwitu" "as one of the best pop ballads of recent years." [3]

In the United States, PCD Live from London debuted and peaked at number 12 on the Music Video Sales chart on December 23, 2006. It spent a total of 12 weeks on the chart. [4] On the ARIA Top 40 Music DVDs chart in Australia, the DVD debuted at number 13 on the week commencing December 11, 2006. [5] It remained in the top 40 for 22 non-consecutive weeks, [6] before reappearing in June 2009 and achieving a new peak of 12. [7] It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling 7,500 copies. [8] PCD Live from London moderately in select European countries; it debuted and peaked at numbers 20 and 24 on the Czech Republic Music DVD and Music DVD Top 30 in the Netherlands respectively. [9] [10] [11] In the United Kingdom, PCD Live from London debuted at number 26 on the Official Video Chart, a list compiled by the Official Charts Company on the week ending December 16, 2006. [12] Four weeks later the DVD attained a peak of 24. [10]

Track listing

PCD Live from London
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Buttons" (live show)
3:54
2."Beep" (live show; featuring will.i.am)
5:53
3."I Don't Need a Man" (live show)
4:34
4."Feeling Good" (live show)
1:55
5."Stickwitu" (live show)
4:17
6."Show Me What You Got (Interlude)" (live show)
  • Scherzinger
  • Jones
2:07
7."Wait a Minute" (live show; featuring Timbaland)
3:10
8."Don't Cha" (live show)
4:51
9."Don't Cha" (music video; featuring Busta Rhymes) 4:44
10."Stickwitu" (music video) 3:34
11."Beep" (music video; featuring will.i.am) 4:09
12."Buttons" (music video; featuring Snoop Dogg) 3:58
13."I Don't Need a Man" (music video) 3:41
14."Wait a Minute" (music video; featuring Timbaland) 3:52
15."Beep" (Behind the Scenes) 2:01
16."Buttons" (Behind the Scenes) 4:02
17."Meet the Dolls – Nicole" 2:17
18."Meet the Dolls – Kimberly" 2:03
19."Meet the Dolls – Melody" 1:43
20."Meet the Dolls – Jessica" 2:02
21."Meet the Dolls – Ashley" 1:53
22."Meet the Dolls – Carmit" 1:51
23."The Rise of the Dolls" 2:57
24."PCD the Music" 4:28
25."Don't Cha" (Karaoke version) 4:37

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of PCD Live from London. Live performance and interview footage are courtesy of Vodafone TBA. [13]

Recording and editing

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2006–09)Peak
position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA) [14] 12
Czech Republic Music DVD (ČNS IFPI) [9]
20
Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts) [15] 26
Japanese Music DVD (Oricon) [16]
252
UK Official Video Chart (OCC) [10]
24
US Music Video Sales ( Billboard ) [4] 12

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [17] Platinum15,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [18] Gold15,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Platinum10,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [20] Gold2,500^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Germany [21] December 1, 2006 DVD Universal Music Group
Netherlands [22]
Australia [23] December 2, 2006
Sweden [24] December 4, 2006
Canada [25] December 5, 2006
United States [26] A&M Records
France [27] December 11, 2006Universal Music Group

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