The Uprising (album)

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The Uprising
Foreign Beggars The Uprising.jpg
Studio album by
Released1 October 2012 (2012-10-01)
Recorded2009–2012
Genre Hip hop, grime, dubstep
Length58:37 (Beatport Edition)
53:51 (iTunes Edition)
Label mau5trap
Producer
Foreign Beggars chronology
United Colours Of Beggattron
(2009)
The Uprising
(2012)
I Am Legion
(2013)
Singles from The Uprising
  1. "Palm of My Hand"
    Released: 20 April 2012
  2. "Flying to Mars"
    Released: 2 July 2012
  3. "Anywhere"
    Released: 27 August 2012
  4. "Apex"
    Released: 17 September 2012

The Uprising is the fourth studio album by English hip hop group Foreign Beggars. It was released on 1 October 2012 through mau5trap. [1] [2] Most of the mixing was done by Wez Clarke. [3]

Contents

The group completed their nine-date headline Uprising Tour in 2013, off the back of the album release, supported by True Tiger and ƱZ. The original dates were from 9 to 19 October 2012, but the tour was postponed due to unforeseen reasons. [4] [5]

A remix of "Crep Hype" by MRK1 was released as a free download on 22 December 2012. [6] "See the Light" feature as soundtrack on the video game by EA Sports, FIFA 13 as well as the Ministry of Sound compilation Addicted To Bass 2013. [7]

Singles

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Amen" BURNS 3:44
2."Apex" Knife Party 3:40
3."Crep Hype"
  • Salva
  • Nasty Nasty
2:44
4."We Does This" Alix Perez 2:58
5."Mind's Eye" (featuring Tommy Lee)Millions Like Us4:25
6."Flying to Mars" (featuring Donae'o) Alix Perez 3:53
7."Anywhere" (featuring D.Ablo) Moody Good 5:36
8."Goon Bags"Blue Daisy3:00
9."Palm of My Hand"kidkanevil3:08
10."Working Angles"kidkanevil2:55
11."Never Stop" (featuring Chrom3)Starkey3:45
12."See the Light" (head on FIFA 13 soundtrack)Bare Noize4:47
Digital bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."Flying to Mars" (12th Planet's Martian Trapstep Remix) Alix Perez 4:49
Beatport bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
14."Goon Bags" (ƱZ Remix)Blue Daisy3:37
15."Flying to Mars" (Ruckspin & Medison Remix) Alix Perez 5:14
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
14."Apex" (Dirtyphonics Remix) Knife Party 4:07

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [15] 39

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Worldwide1 October 2012Digital download mau5trap

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