Planet Jedward (European version)

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Planet Jedward
Compilation album by
Released15 July 2011 (2011-07-15)
Recorded2010: SMP Studios, (Surrey, UK);
2011: Wendyhouse Studios, London, UK
Genre Pop, synthpop
Length38:08
Label Universal Music International
Producer Nigel Wright and Paul Chandler; DEEKAY and Dan Priddy
Jedward chronology
Planet Jedward
(2010)
Planet Jedward
(2011)
Victory
(2011)

The European version of Planet Jedward is a compilation album by Irish pop duo Jedward. The album was released on 15 July 2011 and is a compilation of tracks from the duo's first two albums, Planet Jedward and Victory . [1]

Contents

Background

Following the success of Jedward at Eurovision 2011, Universal Music released a compilation album to showcase Jedward's sound in Europe. Despite its name, the European version of Planet Jedward is actually based around tracks from the duo's second album Victory, with seven of the 11 tracks coming from that album, including their Eurovision entry "Lipstick". The remaining four tracks are taken from the original Planet Jedward album.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lipstick"Daniel Priddy, Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson 3:52
2."Bad Behaviour"Daniel Priddy, Reuben Priddy2:54
3."My Miss America" Allan Eshuijs, Lars Halvor Jensen, Simon Hermansen3:21
4."Celebrity"Daniel Priddy3:39
5."Pop Rocket"Martin Michael Larsson, Alex James, Lars Halvor Jensen 3:20
6."Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" (featuring Vanilla Ice)Freddie Mercury, Brian May, David Bowie, John Deacon, Roger Taylor, Vanilla Ice, Earthquake, Daniel Priddy, Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson3:42
7."All the Small Things"Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge2:53
8."Fight for Your Right"Beastie Boys, Rick Rubin, Tom Cushman3:20
9."Jump"Jermaine Dupri3:19
10."Wow Oh Wow" Oritsé Williams, Johannes Joergensen, Savan Kotecha, Daniel Klein3:20
11."Distortion"Daniel Priddy2:37

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart [2] 53
German Albums Chart [3] 51
Swedish Album Chart [4] 15
South Korean Album Chart [5] 22

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