System (album)

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System
Seal System Album Cover.JPG
Studio album by
Seal
Released12 November 2007
Genre
Length47:22
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Stuart Price
Seal chronology
One Night to Remember
(2006)		System
(2007)		 Soul
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B− [3]
IMStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Observer (favorable) [5]
Okayplayer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Sputnikmusic3/5 [10]

System is the fifth studio album by British soul/R&B singer Seal, released on 12 November 2007. In his online blog, Seal described the album as a return to his dance roots and his best album since his debut. [11] However, it is his lowest-selling album to date in the US, selling 155,000 copies in the first year of its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [12]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Seal

No.TitleMusicLength
1."If It's in My Mind, It's on My Face"Seal, Eric Schermerhorn, Stuart Price 5:11
2."Amazing" (Thin White Duke Edit)Seal3:27
3."Just Like Before"Seal, Schermerhorn, Price4:42
4."Loaded"Seal, Bill Bottrell, Price5:20
5."Wedding Day" (Duet with Heidi Klum)Seal, Schermerhorn, Price3:57
6."System"Seal, Schermerhorn3:48
7."Dumb"Seal, Christopher Bruce, Schermerhorn4:12
8."The Right Life"Seal, Price5:09
9."Rolling"Seal, Schermerhorn4:30
10."Immaculate"Seal4:04
11."Amazing"Seal3:02
UK iTunes Store bonus tracks [13] / Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Amazing" (Kaskade Remix)6:33
13."Amazing" (Bill Hamel Vocal Mix)9:07
US iTunes Store bonus tracks [14]
No.TitleLength
12."The Right Life" (Eddie Amador's Backroom Stripped Mix)8:21
13."Amazing" (Bill Hamel Vocal Edit)5:02
14."Amazing" (Kaskade Remix)6:34
15."Killer" (Live in Germany)6:32
16."Crazy" (Live in Germany)5:25
17."Get It Together" (Live in Germany)5:20
18."Amazing" (Bill Hamel Stripped Mix)8:39
19."Interview: The Making of System" (Pre-order bonus track)5:00

Charts and certifications

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [32] Gold75,000*
Germany (BVMI) [33] Gold100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [34] Gold15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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