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Released | 30 July 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
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Length | 48:22 | |||
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Singles from Republica | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Cash Box | (favorable) [2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
Music Week | [4] |
Smash Hits | [5] |
The Times | (favorable) [6] |
Republica is the debut studio album by English band Republica. It was first released in the United States on 30 July 1996 by RCA Records, and by Deconstruction Records in the United Kingdom. Three singles were released from the album: "Bloke", "Ready to Go" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous", with the last two being hits.
Upon its release, Republica received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart. In the US, it reached number 153 on the Billboard 200 and was also successful in other countries, such as Germany and New Zealand.
A deluxe edition of the album was released on 28 February 2020 on Cherry Red Records.
All tracks are written by Saffron, Tim Dorney, Andy Todd, and Johnny Male except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ready to Go" | 5:01 |
2. | "Bloke" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd) | 4:56 |
3. | "Bitch" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd) | 5:13 |
4. | "Get Off" | 3:57 |
5. | "Picture Me" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd) | 5:47 |
6. | "Drop Dead Gorgeous" | 4:30 |
7. | "Out of the Darkness" | 3:49 |
8. | "Wrapp" | 1:45 |
9. | "Don't You Ever" | 4:00 |
10. | "Holly" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd) | 4:23 |
11. | "Ready to Go" (original mix) | 5:01 |
Total length: | 48:22 |
Released in 1997 with an alternate album cover and bonus live CD.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Drop Dead Gorgeous" | 5:09 |
2. | "Bloke" | 5:10 |
3. | "Get Off" | 4:01 |
4. | "Ready to Go" | 4:30 |
5. | "Out of the Darkness" | 3:41 |
6. | "Holly" | 6:04 |
This was released on the 90/9 imprint of Cherry Red Records on 28 February 2020.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ready to Go" | 5:01 |
2. | "Bloke" | 4:51 |
3. | "Bitch" | 5:15 |
4. | "Get Off" | 3:56 |
5. | "Picture Me" | 5:42 |
6. | "Drop Dead Gorgeous" | 4:30 |
7. | "Out of the Darkness" | 3:49 |
8. | "Wrapp" | 1:44 |
9. | "Don't You Ever" | 3:59 |
10. | "Holly" | 4:23 |
11. | "Mutha" | 3:59 |
12. | "Introlude" | 2:13 |
13. | "Ready to Go" (original mix) | 5:02 |
14. | "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (original mix) | 4:50 |
15. | "Bloke" (original mix) | 4:18 |
16. | "Bitch" (original mix) | 4:05 |
17. | "Holly" (original mix) | 4:24 |
18. | "Out of This World" (Republica mix) | 4:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Out of This World" (original mix) | 8:08 |
2. | "Bloke" (extended mix) | 6:40 |
3. | "Holly" (full mix) | 7:06 |
4. | "Ready to Go" (original extended mix) | 7:41 |
5. | "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Pop Fiction mix) | 3:39 |
6. | "Bloke" (Blame It On the Vodka mix) | 6:18 |
7. | "Ready to Go" (Smash's Disco mix) | 5:42 |
8. | "Out of This World" (alternative mix) | 6:42 |
9. | "Bloke" (Jack Daniels mix) | 7:32 |
10. | "Holly" (Republica club mix) | 8:03 |
11. | "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Riprock's Runway mix) | 7:08 |
12. | "Out of This World" (Proper Night Out mix) | 5:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Out of This World" (The Chemical Brothers mix) | 7:04 |
2. | "Bloke" (Blakkat remix) | 5:07 |
3. | "Ready to Go" (Smash's Club extended mix) | 5:42 |
4. | "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Riprock's One Way dub) | 7:21 |
5. | "Out of This World" (Rub-A-Dub-Sub mix) | 7:04 |
6. | "Ready to Go" (Dramaboy's Babyyan mix) | 7:50 |
7. | "Holly" (Fabio Paras mix) | 8:48 |
8. | "Bitch" (Way Out West mix) | 6:18 |
9. | "Out of This World" (Prankster Bends The Frequency mix) | 5:46 |
10. | "Bloke" (Blakkat instrumental mix) | 5:07 |
11. | "Ready to Go" (Gavin And Scott Hardkiss' Remixica) | 8:24 |
12. | "Out of This World" (The Chemical Brothers dub) | 5:21 |
Republica
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [17] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States | — | 200,000 [18] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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