The Fifth Chapter (Scooter album)

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The Fifth Chapter
The Fifth Chapter.jpg
Studio album by
Released26 September 2014
Recorded2013–2014
StudioSheffield Underground Studios,
(Hamburg, Germany)
Genre
Length58:01
Label Sheffield Tunes, Kontor
Producer Scooter
Scooter chronology
20 Years of Hardcore
(2013)
The Fifth Chapter
(2014)
Ace
(2016)
Singles from The Fifth Chapter
  1. "Bigroom Blitz"
    Released: 23 May 2014
  2. "Today"
    Released: 5 September 2014
  3. "Can't Stop the Hardcore"
    Released: 5 December 2014
  4. "Radiate (SPY Version)"
    Released: 29 May 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Random.Access7.5/10 [1]

The Fifth Chapter (also stylized as T5C) is the seventeenth studio album by German band Scooter released on 26 September 2014.

Contents

Background

The Fifth Chapter is the first album by Scooter to not feature production by Rick J. Jordan, after his departure at the start of 2014. Jordan was replaced by Phil Speiser. It is also the first album which was released on vinyl LP since 1996's Our Happy Hardcore.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Scooter, except "Today" and "Radiate" produced by Scooter and Vassy.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."T5C"
1:18
2."Who's That Rave?"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Thele
2:47
3."Today" (Scooter and Vassy)
3:27
4."We Got the Sound"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
  • Jannsen
  • Brad Grobler
  • Eddy Steeneken
2:54
5."Radiate" (Scooter and Vassy)
  • Vassy Karagiorgos
  • Nik Frost
  • Jesse Glick
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Thele
3:07
6."999 (Call the Police)"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
  • Owen
  • Steeneken
3:35
7."King of the Land"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
  • Niclas Lundin
  • Leon Paul Palmen
3:00
8."Bigroom Blitz"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
  • Franz Henig
  • Stephen Singer
  • Cosmo Hickox
3:06
9."Chopstick (Mado Kara Mieru)" Christopher Chiyan Tin 4:48
10."Home Again"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Simon
  • Thele
3:41
11."Fuck Forever"
3:06
12."Jaguare"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Thele
3:56
13."T.O.O."
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Thele
4:10
14."Listen"
  • Ashley Ingram
  • Errol Kennedy
  • Leee John
  • Steve Jolley
  • Tony Swain
3:46
15."Can't Stop the Hardcore"
  • Leo Caerts
  • Leo Rozenstraten
3:34
16."Fallin'"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Thele
  • Jessica Jean
4:10
17."In Need"
  • Baxxter
  • Speiser
  • Thele
3:36
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Much Is the Fish? (Tony Junior Remix)"
3:44
2."Maria (I Like It Loud) (R.I.O. Remix)"
3:18
3."Move Your Ass! (Stefan Dabruck Remix)"
  • Baxxter
  • Jordan
  • Ferris Bueller
  • Thele
6:09
4."Army of Hardcore (BMG Remix)"
4:53
5."Friends (NRG Remix)"
  • Baxxter
  • Jordan
  • Bueller
  • Thele
3:20
6."Jigga Jigga! (Dave202 Remix)"
  • Baxxter
  • Jordan
  • Frog
  • Thele
4:16
7."I'm Lonely (Kindervater Remix)"
3:15
8."Posse (I Need You on the Floor) (Amfree Remix)"
  • Baxxter
  • Jordan
  • Coon
  • Thele
4:01
9."Fire (Laserkraft 3D Remix)"
  • Baxxter
  • Jordan
  • Bueller
  • Thele
5:00
10."Shake That! (Barany Attila and DJ Dominque Remix)"2:41
iTunes bonus tracks [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Vallée De Larmes (Lissat & Voltaxx Remix)"3:54
12."Jigga Jigga! (Dave202 Arena Remix)"
  • Baxxter
  • Jordan
  • Frog
  • Thele
6:16

Singles

The first single was "Bigroom Blitz" which featured American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released on 23 May 2014. The second single "Today" was released on 5 September 2014 as one-track single and on 26 September 2014 as maxi-single. [3] [4] The third single "Can't Stop the Hardcore" was released on 5 December 2014. The fourth single "Radiate" featuring Vassy was released on 29 May 2015. [5]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 28
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [7] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 8
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [9] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 23

Release history

Release history and formats for The Fifth Chapter
RegionDateLabelFormat
Germany26 September 2014 Sheffield Tunes

Notes

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