Quack (album)

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Quack
Quack (Duck Sauce album).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 14, 2014
Genre
Length54:28
Label Fool's Gold
Producer Duck Sauce
Duck Sauce chronology
Greatest Hits
(2010)
Quack
(2014)
N/A
Singles from Quack
  1. "Anyway"
    Released: October 25, 2009
  2. "Barbra Streisand"
    Released: September 10, 2010
  3. "It's You"
    Released: June 25, 2013 [1]
  4. "Radio Stereo"
    Released: October 12, 2013 [2]
  5. "NRG"
    Released: April 8, 2014 [3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork (7.5/10) [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin (5/10) [9]

Quack is the only studio album by American DJ duo Duck Sauce. It was released on April 14, 2014, by Fool's Gold Records.

Contents

Track listing

Adapted from iTunes [10] and Qobuz. [11]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Chariots of the Gods" (featuring Rockets)
5:55
2."Charlie Chazz & Rappin Ralph"
  • van Helden
  • A. Macklovitch
  • J. Weider
  • Terry McFaddin
  • J Footman
  • Duck Sauce
  • David Macklovitch [a]
  • Vaughn Oliver [a]
4:57
3."It's You"
  • van Helden
  • A. Macklovitch
  • Bruce Patch
  • Alan Sanchez
  • Duck Sauce
  • David Macklovitch [a]
  • Vaughn Oliver [a]
3:10
4."Goody Two Shoes"
  • van Helden
  • A. Macklovitch
  • Bruce Ley
  • William Morrison
Duck Sauce4:29
5."Radio Stereo"
  • van Helden
  • A. Macklovitch
  • Nigel Bennett
  • Duck Sauce
  • David Macklovitch [a]
  • Vaughn Oliver [a]
4:20
6."Anyway"
  • van Helden
  • A. Macklovitch
  • Stafford Floyd
  • Jonathan Floyd
  • Reginald Brown
Duck Sauce5:02
7."NRG"
  • George Michael Elian
  • Charles Edward Halstead
  • Janis Tunnell
  • Duck Sauce
  • David Macklovitch [b]
3:31
8."Everyone" (featuring Teddy Toothpick)
  • van Helden
  • A. Macklovitch
  • D. Macklovitch
  • S. Stills
  • C. Stills
  • Duck Sauce
  • David Macklovitch [a]
  • Vaughn Oliver [a]
4:59
9."Ring Me"
Duck Sauce4:23
10."Barbra Streisand"
  • van Helden
  • A. Macklovitch
  • Frank Farian
  • Fred Jay
  • Heinz Huth
  • Juergen Huth
Duck Sauce4:24
11."Spandex"
  • van Helden
  • A. Macklovitch
  • Alides Hidding
Duck Sauce4:28
12."Time Waits for No-One"
  • Martin Page
  • Brian Fairweather
  • Duck Sauce
  • Vaughn Oliver [a]
4:42

Notes

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Albums ( Billboard ) [12] 10

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
April 15, 2014 [13] Digital download
May 19, 2014 [14] CD

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