ToyZ

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ToyZ
Toyz album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2009
Recorded2008–2009
Genre Glam rock
New wave
Synthpop
Length1:17:35
Label MCA Music, Inc.
Producer Cinema Bizarre
Cinema Bizarre chronology
Final Attraction
(2007)
ToyZ
(2009)
BANG!
(2009)
Alternative cover
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Le Generique"1:19
2."Touching and Kissing"3:36
3."I Came 2 Party (with Space Cowboy)"3:25
4."Deeper and Deeper"3:27
5."Erase and Replace"4:16
6."My Obsession"3:57
7."Je ne regrette rien"3:24
8."Dark Star"3:20
9."Toyz"3:40
10."In Your Cage"4:11
11."Heaven Is Wrapped in Chains"3:23
12."Hypnotized by Jane"3:48
13."Blasphemy"4:08
14."I Don't Wanna Know (If U Got Laid)"3:23
15."Out of Love"3:35
16."Sad Day (For Happiness)"3:48
17."Tears in Vegas"3:57
18."Le Generique de fin"1:15

Deluxe edition

[3] In addition to the tracks above, the deluxe edition also features a bonus disc containing the following songs:

CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."American Beauty"3:42
2."Modern Lover"3:52
3."Bang a Gong (Get It On)"3:18
4."Are You Crying?"4:51

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart [4] 44
Dutch Albums Top 100 [4] 94
French Albums Chart [4] 79
German Albums Chart [4] 24

Release history

RegionDateFormat
Germany [5] August 21, 2009CD, digital download
United Kingdom [6] September 8, 2009

Promotion

Cinema Bizarre was playing European shows on their "We're All ToyZ" tour to promote the album. However, in January 2010, the band announced that it was discontinuing work as Cinema Bizarre. [7]

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References

  1. "Toyz (Ltd.Deluxe Edt.): Cinema Bizarre: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  2. Track listing for the standard edition
  3. Track listing for the deluxe edition
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Cinema Bizarre–ToyZ album chart positions". αCharts.us. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  5. Release history in Germany
  6. Release history in the United Kingdom
  7. "Liebe Fans, liebe Freunde,Dear fans, dear friends: van Cinema Bizarre op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2012-03-12.