Shock Value II

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Shock Value II
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Standard edition cover. Deluxe edition features a red color scheme.
Studio album by
Timbaland
ReleasedDecember 8, 2009
Recorded2008–09
Studio Thomas Crown (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre
Length73:16
Label
Producer
Timbaland chronology
Shock Value
(2007)		Shock Value II
(2009)
Singles from Shock Value II
  1. "Morning After Dark"
    Released: October 26, 2009 [1]
  2. "Say Something"
    Released: November 3, 2009
  3. "Carry Out"
    Released: December 1, 2009
  4. "If We Ever Meet Again"
    Released: February 15, 2010

Shock Value II is the third studio album by American record producer Timbaland. It serves as the sequel to his previous album, Shock Value . [2] Initially slated for a 2008 release, the project was pushed into 2009 and tentatively confirmed for November 23, 2009 [3] through Blackground Records, however, it was pushed back once more and finally released on December 7, 2009 in the UK and December 8 in the US. [4]

Contents

The album was supported by the successful singles "Carry Out" (featuring Justin Timberlake) and "Say Something" (featuring Drake). Unlike its predecessor, it expands beyond hip hop and R&B to include collaborations with alternative rock acts Chad Kroeger, Jet, the Fray and Daughtry, as well as pop artists Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, JoJo, Melody Thornton, and Esthero. Upon release, Shock Value II performed moderately on the Billboard 200 and was met with unfavorable critical reception. [5] [6]

Background and production

Timbaland spoke to MTV's Shaheem Reid back in July 2008 to confirm that he was working on the follow-up to his platinum-selling Shock Value. [2] At the time he confirmed that he had one track with Madonna which although recorded for her album Hard Candy it had not been used and could end up on this album instead. [2] He was insistent that he would also collaborate with Jordin Sparks, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, T.I. and Chris Brown [2] However, none of these collaborations (except Miley Cyrus) made it to the final track list. He also said that alongside T-Pain who will definitely appear, he hoped to get Jay-Z on board, [2] although he ultimately failed to do so.

Timbaland also told Invasion Radio in October 2009 that he had used PSP application Beaterator to produce some of the beats for Shock Value II as well as Jay Z's last album. [7]

Speaking of the album in November 2009, Timbaland said:

I’m so fortunate and blessed to be able to create a Shock Value II, I’m really proud of the caliber of artists on this album and all the work they put into making it a success. I can promise that no one has ever heard Katy Perry, The Fray, or Brandy sound like this before. It’s exciting because not only am I giving fans the best of me on each track, I’m giving them a glimpse of their favorite artist in a completely different light. This is an album that can be listened to from start to finish every single time because each song is so unique and the range of artists so diverse. I can’t wait for my fans to hear the collaborations. [8]

Music and collaborations

Billboard reported in October that Timbaland had collaborated with a number of previous collaborators to produce the album which will feature guest vocals just like Shock Value. [9] Justin Timberlake recorded vocals for two songs the first "Carry Out" features on the album, while the second "Crazy Girl" [10] contains a sample of "I Love Them Girls" by Tank [11] but was not included on the album. The song "Maniac" [10] was set to appear on the album with features vocals from Keri Hilson and Chris Brown however in November 2009 during an interview with E! Online it was revealed that both Brown and Timbaland mutually agreed to this version of the song. [12] A new incarnation of the song does appear on the album titled, "The One I Love" still featuring Hilson's vocals but this time alongside D.O.E.. The duo previously collaborated to feature on Timbaland's 2007 number one single "The Way I Are.

Nelly Furtado whose 2006 album Loose was executively produced by Timabaland also features on a record, the lead single for the album "Morning After Dark" [13] with Timbaland's new artist SoShy. Timbaland described the song as

very interesting — it features this new artist on my label called SoShy from Paris. We're both rapping. The song, I can't describe it, it's so different. It's not different for me, but I can tell you this — it fits everything going on with the vampire theme. It fits everything with Twilight . [14]

He added that "that record has the most unique sound from the whole album". [15] Timbaland previously worked with Brandy Norwood on her album Afrodisiac and although recording sessions were completed for her 2008 follow up Human their work did not make the album. However Brandy appears on two songs for his new album as her alter-ego Bran'Nu. The first song is called "Meet in tha Middle" [16] while the second is called "Symphony" and also features rapper Attitude. [17] The latter song also features vocals from D.O.E. [17]

Although Timbaland's protégé group OneRepublic (previously appeared on Shock Value's worldwide hit "Apologize") have written and produced their second album Waking Up themselves they have sent the producer a rock-themed recording "Marchin On" which was remixed for inclusion on Shock Value 2 while appearing in a stripped version on their own album. [10] Other similarly themed recordings come in the form of American rockband Daughtry on the song "Long Way Down", [10] The Fray on "Undertow" also featuring Canadian songwriter Esthero, with Australian rockband Jet on "Timothy (Where Have You Been)" and with Nickelback's Chad Kroeger for the song "Tomorrow in the Bottle" [10] with a verse from rapper Sebastian.

Billboard Magazine reported on several other artists who collaborated for the album (Paramore, Gucci Mane, and All-American Rejects) whose songs do not appear on the final track listing. [9] The album also features the hip-hop producer working on a number of new directions for his music. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest it was revealed that the producer has worked on several surprising collaborations with pop artists such as Miley Cyrus on the song "We Belong to the Music", Katy Perry on the song "If We Ever Meet Again" [10] and JoJo on the song "Lose Control". [17] JoJo also appears on the song "Timothy (Where Have You Been)" where she can be heard singing backing vocals but is not featured.

The album also remains true to the producer's hip-hop and urban roots with collaborations with Drake on "Say Something" which was released as the album's second single. [10] Esthero [10] makes an additional appearance on the song "Can You Feel It" with Sebastian's vocals. [17] Finally the album features the song "Ease Off the Liquor" which has no accredited featured artist although female vocals provide the backing in the chorus. It was speculated that the song would feature Melody Thornton however it was later confirmed that the background vocals and ad-libs are provided by both Thornton & SoShy. [18] In the week commencing November 9, 2009 the song was sent to Urban radio in the US. [19]

Several other Timbaland recordings received media attention and were reported on the internet but not included in the final track listing. Shakira was asked to record vocals on the song "Give It Up to Me" but the recording is not included on Shock Value 2, instead it was included on her sixth studio album She Wolf and released as the second US single. [20] Although both T-Pain and Missy Elliott were said to feature on the album for definite, [16] their collaboration "Talk That" is not included. Additionally it was reported that Jay-Z's collaboration for the album would come in the form of song called "Rumours" with Keri Hilson [21] but later it was revealed that the song was intended for Beyoncé who back in 2007 was recording with Timbaland for her third studio album I Am... Sasha Fierce .

Promotion and release

The album was initially slated for a November 4, 2008 release but this clashed with the 2008 US Presidential Election. The album was then put on hold so that Timbaland could work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 3 which was released September 2009. Then Rap-Up magazine confirmed that the album would be released as part of Super Monday, November 23, 2009 in both the US and UK with the US also receiving a 2-disc deluxe edition. [22] However the magazine revealed on October 29, 2009 that the album had been pushed back to December 8, 2009. [4]

Timbaland performed part of the lead single "Morning After Dark" live at one of the album's launch parties at Mandalay Bay Beach on October 17 and again During the F1 in Abu Dhabi , UAE on October 30, 2009. Then he appeared with Nelly Furtado and SoShy for the first fully featured live performance of the song at the American Music Awards (2009) on November 22, 2009. On November 23, 2009 the trio appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien for an encoré performance.

Singles

Other charted songs

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [34]
Billboard (mixed) [35]
Entertainment Weekly (B-) [36]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [37]
New York Times (unfavorable) [38]
NME (5/10) [39]
The Observer (unfavorable) [40]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [41]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [42]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [43]

The album received mixed reviews. Review normalizer Metacritic gave the album 50 out of 100 based on 9 critical reviews. [36] Andy Kellman of AllMusic said "Timbaland does not stock Shock Value II with quite as many guests, and performs a higher percentage of the vocals, and what results is less schizophrenic and more directly pop than its antecedent. The highs here are not as high, and the lows are as low, unless you consider the very presence of Chad Kroeger and Daughtry, or the unveiling of Brandy’s rapping alter ego Bran’ Nu, to be more odious than a sub-Coldplay ballad. [...] That said, it is a mildly entertaining album—as long as you block out most of the lyrics." [34]

David Balls of Digital Spy agreed saying that "Timbaland dips into his usual bag of production tricks here and many of the supporting cast dutifully return, but never does this quite reach the same excitement levels as its predecessor. [...] it feels as though Tim's trying so hard to impress us with his pimped-up SUV that he's driven the thing off the road. The result? A disparate, disjointed collection of songs that feels like less than the sum of its parts. Where Shock Value was fresh and innovative, much of the sequel could pass for leftovers from its predecessor. [...] He now seems to be lagging behind rivals like David Guetta and will.iam when it comes to driving the urban pop genre forward" [44]

Jon Pareles from The New York Times added "The productions flaunt Timbaland trademarks: vocal sounds imitating turntable scratching, quick keyboard arabesques, grunts as percussion. But now he fills in the spaces that made his old tracks so startling. [...] For a few moments Timbaland ignores the Top 10 and accepts that he’s an adult." [38]

Slant magazine's Jesse Cataldo who said "Shock Value II is a vanity project, the kind of bonus fluff that you can get away with releasing when you're as famous and respected as Timbaland. [...] To be fair, Timbaland is not a terrible rapper. His clumsy flow is no worse than Diddy's jittery streams of twaddle, but it's just as annoying. The tendency here, whether intentional or not, is to surround himself with mediocre talent rather than the titans who he helped make superstars [...] The overall laziness of that facet is even more inexcusable coming from one of the most renowned producers of the last decade.". [42]

The most positive review comes from USA Today, Steve Jones says "He misses occasionally on this 17-track opus, but he's mainly on target with his jolts to the eardrums." [43]

However, August Brown of the Los Angeles Times was slightly less critical, stating that, "many of the same vices that plagued the first installment of Shock Value keep the second edition sodden as well: Tim's precise, micromanaged beats usually outshine his random collection of vocal collaborators." Brown said that the album was not a complete disaster but "for Timbaland fans pining for previous hits like Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody?" or Furtado's "Say It Right," Shock Value II is a weak cocktail." [37]

The editor from Entertainment Weekly said on the December 11 issue (page 115), "So far, so predictable—at least until "Tomorrow In The Bottle," which features Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. That guy's got a funky bone? Talk about a shocker. (67 out of 100)" [36]

Steve Juon from Rapreviews.com said "There are only a few producers out there in rap who can get away with putting their name on an album and be a bigger star than anyone rapping on their tracks. There are even fewer who can crossover from hardcore hip-hop heads to become a mainstream household name. [...] it's not a pure "Timbaland Presents" situation like it has been in the past, where one felt Timbaland was simply showcasing artists he felt deserved the shine over his own high quality sound. The sound's still high quality on "Shock Value II," it's just not 100% his own any more." [45]

Commercial performance

The album did not chart as highly as the previous Shock Value album, which had debuted at number five in the US in 2007, with 138,000 copies sold in its first week. Instead, Shock Value II debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at an underwhelming number 36, with 37,834 copies in its first week. It fared better on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, entering at number seven. Similarly, in the United Kingdom, as well as in Ireland, the album only managed to chart at number 25 in its first week. These positions failed to match those of Shock Value I (2007) which reached number two and number one in the UK and Ireland respectively.

Track listing

Shock Value II track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (by DJ Felli Fel)  Timbaland 0:48
2."Carry Out" (featuring Justin Timberlake)
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon
  • Beanz [a]
3:52
3."Lose Control" (featuring JoJo)
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon [b]
4:28
4."Meet in tha Middle" (featuring Bran' Nu)
4:00
5."Say Something" (featuring Drake)
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon [b]
4:00
6."Tomorrow in the Bottle" (featuring Chad Kroeger and Sebastian)
5:28
7."We Belong to the Music" (featuring Miley Cyrus)
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon [b]
  • Beanz [a]
4:28
8."Morning After Dark" (featuring Nelly Furtado and SoShy)
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon [b]
  • Beanz [a]
3:51
9."If We Ever Meet Again" (featuring Katy Perry)
  • Beanz
  • Timbaland
  • Beanz [a]
4:52
10."Can You Feel It" (featuring Esthero and Sebastian)
  • T. Mosley
  • Harmon
  • Clayton
  • Beanz
  • G. Mosley
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon
  • Beanz [a]
4:44
11."Ease Off the Liquor" (featuring Melody Thornton)
  • T. Mosley
  • Harmon
  • Maultsby
  • Beanz
  • Clayton
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon
  • Beanz [a]
5:58
12."Undertow" (featuring The Fray and Esthero)
  • The Fray
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon [c]
  • Beanz [a]
4:22
13."Timothy Where You Been" (featuring Jet)
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon
  • Beanz [a]
4:47
14."Long Way Down" (featuring Daughtry)
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon
4:23
15."Marchin On" (Timbo Version; featuring OneRepublic)
  • Tedder
  • Timbaland
4:12
16."The One I Love" (featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E.)
  • T. Mosley
  • Hilson
  • Harmon
  • Maultsby
  • Briscoe
  • Dennis Matkosky
  • Micheal Sembello
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon
4:34
17."Symphony" (featuring Attitude, Bran' Nu and D.O.E.)
  • T. Mosley
  • Harmon
  • Clayton
  • Norwood
  • Maultsby
  • Beanz
  • Keithin Pittman
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon
4:21
French track [46]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Morning After Dark" (French Version; featuring SoShy)
  • T. Mosley
  • Harmon
  • Epstein
  • Bell
  • Hilson
  • Furtado
  • Beanz
  • Maultsby
  • Guenael Geay
  • Timbaland
  • Harmon [b]
  • Beanz [a]
4:01
Japan bonus track [47]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Morning After Dark" (B-Boy Fix Remix; featuring Nelly Furtado and SoShy)
  • T. Mosley
  • Harmon
  • Epstein
  • Bell
  • Hilson
  • Furtado
  • Beanz
  • Maultsby
Chew Fu 20164:06
UK bonus track [46]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Morning After Dark" (Freeman Remix; featuring Nelly Furtado, Rey Vy and SoShy)
  • T. Mosley
  • Harmon
  • Epstein
  • Bell
  • Hilson
  • Furtado
  • Beanz
  • Maultsby
Freeman4:10

Notes

Sample credits

U.S. edition

Disc One

  1. "Intro" (by DJ Felli Fel) – 0:48
  2. "Carry Out" (featuring Justin Timberlake) – 3:52
  3. "Lose Control" (featuring JoJo) – 4:28
  4. "Meet In tha Middle" (featuring Bran' Nu) – 4:00
  5. "Say Something" (featuring Drake) – 4:00
  6. "Tomorrow In the Bottle" (featuring Chad Kroeger & Sebastian) – 5:28
  7. "We Belong to the Music" (featuring Miley Cyrus) – 4:28
  8. "Morning After Dark" (featuring Nelly Furtado & SoShy) – 3:51
  9. "If We Ever Meet Again" (with Katy Perry) – 4:52
  10. "Can You Feel It" (featuring Esthero & Sebastian) – 4:44
  11. "Ease Off the Liquor" – 5:58
  12. "Undertow" (featuring The Fray & Esthero) – 4:22
  13. "Timothy Where You Been" (featuring Jet) – 4:47

Disc Two (Deluxe edition)

  1. "Long Way Down" (featuring Daughtry) – 4:23
  2. "Marchin On (Timbo Version)" (featuring OneRepublic) – 4:12
  3. "The One I Love" (featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.) – 4:34
  4. "Symphony" (featuring Attitude, Bran'Nu & D.O.E.) – 4:21

Personnel

Credits are source and adapted from Discogs. [49]

Management

Technical

Background vocals

Guest appearances

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [73] Platinum80,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [74] Gold100,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [75] Gold10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [76] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [77] Gold100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Germany [78] December 4, 2009International CD / Download Universal Music 602527273969
Australia [79] 060252727396
Ireland2727396
United Kingdom [80] December 7, 2009 Polydor
Hungary [81] International editionUniversal Music00602527273969
Canada [82] December 8, 2009Standard editionB001364502
Deluxe edition (2 disc) [83] B001364572
United StatesStandard edition [84] Blackground, Mosley Music, Interscope 602527237732
Deluxe edition (2 disc) [85] 602527237749
Vinyl LP [86] 602527237831
Denmark [87] December 9, 2009International CD / DownloadUniversal Music060252727396
Finland [88]
Sweden [89]
Brazil [90] December 15, 2009602527273969
Japan [91] December 16, 2009UICS1201

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"Promiscuous" is a song by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado, featuring American record producer Timbaland, and written by Furtado, Timbaland, Timothy "Attitude" Clayton, and Nate "Danja" Hills. The song was included on the Furtado's third studio album, Loose (2006), and was released as the second single from the album on April 25, 2006. Its lyrics feature a conversation between a man and woman who call each other promiscuous.

Jerome Harmon, better known as J-Roc, is an American songwriter and music producer from Fort Worth, Texas. He frequently collaborates with Timbaland. Jerome Harmon has produced for Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, Ashlee Simpson, Mario, Nelly Furtado, Jamie Foxx, Michael Jackson, Kat Dahlia and Chris Cornell.

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