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'''''Hitmixes''''' is the second [[extended play]] (EP) by American |
'''''Hitmixes''''' is the second [[extended play]] (EP) by American singer [[Lady Gaga]], released on August 25, 2009. Featuring remixes of songs from Gaga's debut album, ''[[The Fame]]'' (2008), the album was only released in Canada, by [[Universal Music Canada]]. ''Hitmixes'' features mixes from various musicians, including [[RedOne]] and [[Space Cowboy (musician)|Space Cowboy]], who previously worked with Gaga. The EP hosts [[1980s in music|1980s]]-influenced and [[house music|house]] remixes. ''Hitmixes'' received positive reviews from the ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' and Blare Magazine, and peaked at number eight on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]]. |
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==Background and composition== |
==Background and composition== |
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[[Lady Gaga]] released her debut album, ''[[The Fame]]'', on August 19, 2008;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001D25N2Y |title=Fame: Lady Gaga |publisher=[[Amazon.com]] |accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref> It spawned five singles: "[[Just Dance (song)|Just Dance]]", "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]", "[[Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)]]", "[[LoveGame]]" and "[[Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)|Paparazzi]]". "Eh, Eh" was not released in North America, and was not remixed for ''Hitmixes''. The other four singles all reached the top three of the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lady gaga|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}}|title=Lady Gaga Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=July 20, 2010}}</ref> The album's title track, "The Fame", was also remixed and included on the EP. Gaga's main producer, [[RedOne]], produced a remix of "Just Dance" for the record; other producers were Robots to Mars, Chew Fu, [[Space Cowboy (musician)|Space Cowboy]], [[Moto Blanco]] and Guéna LG. ''Hitmixes'' was released as a [[compact disc]] on August 25, 2009 in Canada only by [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music Canada]].<ref name="canadarelease">{{cite news|date=August 27, 2009 |title=Giveaway |work=[[Times-Colonist]] |publisher=[[Postmedia Network]] |page=C3 |quote=Lady Gaga's new release, Hitmixes, is only available in Canada, and includes Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame, and Paparazzi}}</ref><ref name="releasedate">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B002HWON6Q|title=Hitmixes: Lady Gaga|publisher=[[Amazon.ca]] Inc|accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref> |
[[Lady Gaga]] released her debut album, ''[[The Fame]]'', on August 19, 2008;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001D25N2Y |title=Fame: Lady Gaga |publisher=[[Amazon.com]] |accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref> It spawned five singles: "[[Just Dance (song)|Just Dance]]", "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]", "[[Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)]]", "[[LoveGame]]" and "[[Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)|Paparazzi]]". "Eh, Eh" was not released in North America, and was not remixed for ''Hitmixes''. The other four singles all reached the top three of the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lady gaga|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}}|title=Lady Gaga Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=July 20, 2010}}</ref> The album's title track, "The Fame", was also remixed and included on the EP. Gaga's main producer, [[RedOne]], produced a remix of "Just Dance" for the record; other producers were Robots to Mars, Chew Fu, [[Space Cowboy (musician)|Space Cowboy]], [[Moto Blanco]] and Guéna LG. ''Hitmixes'' was released as a [[compact disc]] on August 25, 2009 in Canada only by [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music Canada]].<ref name="canadarelease">{{cite news|date=August 27, 2009 |title=Giveaway |work=[[Times-Colonist]] |publisher=[[Postmedia Network]] |page=C3 |quote=Lady Gaga's new release, Hitmixes, is only available in Canada, and includes Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame, and Paparazzi}}</ref><ref name="releasedate">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B002HWON6Q|title=Hitmixes: Lady Gaga|publisher=[[Amazon.ca]] Inc|accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref> |
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Moto Blanco's "Paparazzi" remix and the Glam as You remix of "The Fame" have [[1980s in music|1980s]] influences, while the "LoveGame" Chew Fu Ghettohouse Fix and Space Cowboy's mix of "Poker Face" feature [[house music|house]] styles, including incorporation of [[trance music]] and [[synthesizer]]s.<ref name="blare"/> [[Rock music|Rock]] singer [[Marilyn Manson]] and rapper [[Kardinal Offishall]] contribute additional vocals to the EP as [[featuring|featured artists]].<ref name="notes"/> |
Moto Blanco's "Paparazzi" remix and the Glam as You remix of "The Fame" have [[1980s in music|1980s]] influences, while the "LoveGame" Chew Fu Ghettohouse Fix and Space Cowboy's mix of "Poker Face" feature [[house music|house]] styles, including incorporation of [[trance music]] and [[synthesizer]]s.<ref name="blare" /> [[Rock music|Rock]] singer [[Marilyn Manson]] and rapper [[Kardinal Offishall]] contribute additional vocals to the EP as [[featuring|featured artists]].<ref name="notes" /> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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Due to its Canada-only release, ''Hitmixes'' did not receive many professional reviews, however, in its review, the ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' stated that several tracks were "artfully and decadently remixed".<ref>{{cite news|date=August 25, 2009 |title=Disc Picks; Rounding Up Some Recent Releases |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |publisher=[[Postmedia Network]] |page=E2}}</ref> Dan Rankin of Blare Magazine gave the EP three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that the mixes showed "varying degrees of success". Rankin especially praised [[Kardinal Offishall]]'s vocals on the RedOne remix of "Just Dance" and singled it and the "LoveGame" Chew Fu Ghettohouse Fix as the best tracks on the album.<ref name="blare">{{cite web|last=Rankin |first=Dan |title=Album Reviews – 24/8/09 |url=http://blaremagazine.com/2009/08/24/album-reviews-24-8-09/ |work=Blare Magazine |date=August 24, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6HJKIu5Fi?url=http://blaremagazine.com/2009/08/24/album-reviews-24-8-09/ |archivedate=June 12, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''Hitmixes'' debuted and peaked on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]] at number eight, on the issue dated September 12, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2009/09/04/10743541-sun.html|title=DJ spins onto charts|last=Williams|first=John|date=October 4, 2009|work=[[Toronto Sun]] |accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name="canada"/> The next week it fell to number sixteen, and spent its third and final week on the chart at number twenty-two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-09-26/canadian-albums?order=drop |title=Canadian Albums |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 26, 2009 |accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref> |
Due to its Canada-only release, ''Hitmixes'' did not receive many professional reviews, however, in its review, the ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' stated that several tracks were "artfully and decadently remixed".<ref>{{cite news|date=August 25, 2009 |title=Disc Picks; Rounding Up Some Recent Releases |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |publisher=[[Postmedia Network]] |page=E2}}</ref> Dan Rankin of Blare Magazine gave the EP three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that the mixes showed "varying degrees of success". Rankin especially praised [[Kardinal Offishall]]'s vocals on the RedOne remix of "Just Dance" and singled it and the "LoveGame" Chew Fu Ghettohouse Fix as the best tracks on the album.<ref name="blare">{{cite web|last=Rankin |first=Dan |title=Album Reviews – 24/8/09 |url=http://blaremagazine.com/2009/08/24/album-reviews-24-8-09/ |work=Blare Magazine |date=August 24, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6HJKIu5Fi?url=http://blaremagazine.com/2009/08/24/album-reviews-24-8-09/ |archivedate=June 12, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''Hitmixes'' debuted and peaked on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]] at number eight, on the issue dated September 12, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2009/09/04/10743541-sun.html|title=DJ spins onto charts|last=Williams|first=John|date=October 4, 2009|work=[[Toronto Sun]] |accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name="canada" /> The next week it fell to number sixteen, and spent its third and final week on the chart at number twenty-two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-09-26/canadian-albums?order=drop |title=Canadian Albums |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 26, 2009 |accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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Credits for ''Hitmixes'' adapted from [[Allmusic]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1633861/credits|pure_url=yes}}|title=Hit Mixes – Lady Gaga > Credits|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref> |
Credits for ''Hitmixes'' adapted from [[Allmusic]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1633861/credits|pure_url=yes}}|title=Hit Mixes – Lady Gaga > Credits|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref> |
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*[[Akon]] – writing |
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*Jon Cohen – [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] |
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*[[Martin Kierszenbaum]] – writing, remixing, artists and repertoire |
*[[Martin Kierszenbaum]] – writing, remixing, artists and repertoire |
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*[[Lady Gaga]] – writing |
*[[Lady Gaga]] – writing |
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*Moto Blanco – programming, producer, remixing |
*Moto Blanco – programming, producer, remixing |
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*[[Robert Orton (mix engineer)|Robert Orton]] – [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] |
*[[Robert Orton (mix engineer)|Robert Orton]] – [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] |
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*A. Smith – programming, producer, remixing |
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*Tony Ugval – [[audio engineering|engineering]] |
*Tony Ugval – [[audio engineering|engineering]] |
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==Charts== |
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==References== |
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Hitmixes is the second extended play (EP) by American singer Lady Gaga, released on August 25, 2009. Featuring remixes of songs from Gaga's debut album, The Fame (2008), the album was only released in Canada, by Universal Music Canada. Hitmixes features mixes from various musicians, including RedOne and Space Cowboy, who previously worked with Gaga. The EP hosts 1980s-influenced and house remixes. Hitmixes received positive reviews from the Calgary Herald and Blare Magazine, and peaked at number eight on the Canadian Albums Chart.
Background and composition
Lady Gaga released her debut album, The Fame, on August 19, 2008;[1] It spawned five singles: "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)", "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi". "Eh, Eh" was not released in North America, and was not remixed for Hitmixes. The other four singles all reached the top three of the Canadian Hot 100.[2] The album's title track, "The Fame", was also remixed and included on the EP. Gaga's main producer, RedOne, produced a remix of "Just Dance" for the record; other producers were Robots to Mars, Chew Fu, Space Cowboy, Moto Blanco and Guéna LG. Hitmixes was released as a compact disc on August 25, 2009 in Canada only by Universal Music Canada.[3][4] Moto Blanco's "Paparazzi" remix and the Glam as You remix of "The Fame" have 1980s influences, while the "LoveGame" Chew Fu Ghettohouse Fix and Space Cowboy's mix of "Poker Face" feature house styles, including incorporation of trance music and synthesizers.[5] Rock singer Marilyn Manson and rapper Kardinal Offishall contribute additional vocals to the EP as featured artists.[6]
Critical reception
Due to its Canada-only release, Hitmixes did not receive many professional reviews, however, in its review, the Calgary Herald stated that several tracks were "artfully and decadently remixed".[7] Dan Rankin of Blare Magazine gave the EP three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that the mixes showed "varying degrees of success". Rankin especially praised Kardinal Offishall's vocals on the RedOne remix of "Just Dance" and singled it and the "LoveGame" Chew Fu Ghettohouse Fix as the best tracks on the album.[5] Hitmixes debuted and peaked on the Canadian Albums Chart at number eight, on the issue dated September 12, 2009.[8][9] The next week it fell to number sixteen, and spent its third and final week on the chart at number twenty-two.[10]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Remixer(s) | Length |
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1. | "LoveGame (Chew Fu Ghettohouse Fix)" (featuring Marilyn Manson) | Lady Gaga, RedOne | Chew Fu | 5:20 |
2. | "Poker Face (Space Cowboy Remix)" | Lady Gaga, RedOne | Space Cowboy | 4:53 |
3. | "Just Dance (RedOne Remix)" (featuring Kardinal Offishall) | Lady Gaga, RedOne, Aliaune Thiam | RedOne | 4:18 |
4. | "Paparazzi (Moto Blanco Edit)" | Lady Gaga, Rob Fusari | Moto Blanco | 4:06 |
5. | "The Fame (Glam as You Remix)" | Lady Gaga, Martin Kierszenbaum | Guéna LG | 3:57 |
6. | "Just Dance (Robots to Mars Remix)" | Lady Gaga, RedOne, Thiam | Robots to Mars | 4:37 |
7. | "LoveGame (Robots to Mars Remix)" | Lady Gaga, RedOne | Robots to Mars | 3:12 |
Total length: | 30:23 |
Personnel
Credits for Hitmixes adapted from Allmusic.[11]
- Akon – writing
- Jon Cohen – keyboards
- Rob Fusari – writing
- D. Harrison – programming, production, remixing
- Vincent Herbert – executive producer, artists and repertoire
- Martin Kierszenbaum – writing, remixing, artists and repertoire
- Lady Gaga – writing
- Moto Blanco – programming, producer, remixing
- Robert Orton – mixing
- Simon Paul – design
- RedOne – writing
- A. Smith – programming, producer, remixing
- Tony Ugval – engineering
Charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] | 8 |
References
- ^ "Fame: Lady Gaga". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Lady Gaga Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ "Giveaway". Times-Colonist. Postmedia Network. August 27, 2009. p. C3.
Lady Gaga's new release, Hitmixes, is only available in Canada, and includes Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame, and Paparazzi
- ^ "Hitmixes: Lady Gaga". Amazon.ca Inc. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ a b Rankin, Dan (August 24, 2009). "Album Reviews – 24/8/09". Blare Magazine. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013.
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- ^ Williams, John (October 4, 2009). "DJ spins onto charts". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "Lady Gaga Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Albums". Billboard. September 26, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Hit Mixes – Lady Gaga > Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2011.