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Released | 23 December 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2004-2008 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Label | Dawn Raid Entertainment/Universal Republic | |||
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Singles from Savage Island (album) | ||||
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Savage Island is the second solo album and US debut album of New Zealand rapper Savage, released in the US on 23 December 2008, and in New Zealand on 23 February 2009. The album won Savage the award for Best Pacific Urban Artist at the Pacific Music Awards in 2010. [1]
It debuted at #12 on the US Billboard Heatseeker Albums Chart and at #53 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It soon became a success in the United States selling over 5000 copies and reaching #25 on the Billboard R&B chart. In the RIANZ Charts it debuted at #9. [2]
The first single from the album is a remix of his previous single "Swing" featuring Soulja Boy Tell 'Em which managed to sell over 1.5 million copies by the end of January 2009 and was certified platinum. The second single, "Wild Out (Chooo Hooo)" was certified Gold in New Zealand, selling over 7,500 copies. The track "Hot Like Fire" was released as the third single from the album, peaking at #26.
The album features tracks that aren't singles for the album, but were previously released as singles earlier in Savage's career. The remix of New Zealand rapper Scribe's song "Not Many" appears on this album, as well as the New Zealand and Australia top ten hit "Moonshine".
Album Chart | Position |
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New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart | 9 |
United States RIAA Rap Album Chart | 25 |
Song Title | New Zealand | Australia | United States | Certification |
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Hot Like Fire | 26 | - | - | - |
Moonshine | 1 | 9 | - | 2× Platinum NZ, Gold AUS [4] |
Not Many | 1 | 19 | - | Platinum NZ, Gold AUS |
Swing | 1 | 2 | 45 | Platinum NZ, Platinum USA |
Wild Out (Chooo Hooo) | 6 | - | - | Gold NZ |
Tracks that have charted on any country's national chart are listed alfabetically. A "-" means that the song was not a charting single in that particular country.
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