Tongue n' Cheek
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Tongue N' Cheek is the fourth studio album by British rapper Dizzee Rascal. The album was released on 21 September 2009 and includes the number one singles, "Dance Wiv Me", "Bonkers" and "Holiday".
Background
Its release was announced on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross when, in an interview, Dizzee Rascal revealed details including track information and production.
Dizzee confirmed in a interview on BBC Radio One that he is leaving his grime roots behind, in favour of more mainstream pop music. On 23 May 2009, Calvin Harris revealed on his Twitter that he was producing a Dizzee track. At the Evolution Festival in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he confirmed that there will be two new singles from the album called "Road Rage" and "Dirtee Cash". Dirtee Cash heavily samples The Adventures of Stevie V song "Dirty Cash." [1]. Samples are also used on "Can't Tek No More" ("Warrior's Charge" by Aswad from the film Babylon) and "Chillin' Wiv da Man Dem" ("Oh Honey" by Delegation)
In early August the tracklisting was confirmed in a preview of the album by music website NME.
Notably, Rascal designed a Nike-distributed Tongue N' Cheek shoe, to be in released at the same time as the album. The proceeds from these shoes going to Tower Hamlets Summer University of which Rascal is a patron.[2]
On September 27th, Tongue 'N Cheek entered the UK Albums Chart at #3, charting behind Muse and Madonna. That same week, single Dirtee Cash went in at #11 on the singles chart due to strong downloads after the album's release.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bonkers" (with Armand Van Helden) | Armand Van Helden | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Road Rage" | Aaron LaCrate | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Dance wiv Me" (featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome) | Calvin Harris | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Freaky Freaky" | Cage | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Can't Tek No More" (with Shy FX) | Shy FX | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Chillin' wiv da Man Dem" | Cage | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Dirtee Cash" | Cage | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Money, Money" | Cage, Dizzee Rascal | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Leisure" | Cage, Footsie | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Holiday" (featuring Chrome) | Calvin Harris | 3:40 |
| 11. | "Bad Behaviour" (with Tiësto) | Tiësto | 4:31 |
| Total length: | 41:32 | ||
A bonus disc entitled "Foot N' Mouth" [4] comes free with the album when purchased from HMV. It contains a single track of 27:54 containing a Dirtee Stank podcast with the following contents:
- Introduction
- DJ Semtex & Dizzee Rascal (skit)
- "Butterfly" - Dizzee Rascal (snippet)
- "Holiday" (feat. Chrome) - Dizzee Rascal (snippet)
- "Dance Wiv Me" (feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome) - Dizzee Rascal (snippet)
- "Bonkers" - Armand van Helden & Dizzee Rascal (snippet)
- DJ Semtex interviews Newham Generals
- "Hard" - Newham Generals (snippet)
- "Mind Is a Gun" - Newham Generals (snippet)
- DJ Semtex interviews Smurfie Syco
- "Laugh" - Smurfie Syco
- Dizzee Rascal talks about forthcoming Dirtee Stank project "Maniac Music"
- "Warrior Within" (feat. D Double E & Footsie) - Dizzee Rascal
- Dizzee Rascal, D Double E, Footsie & Smurfie Syco (freestyle)
- The track "Butterfly" appeared as the B-side to "Bonkers", but is not on the album.
- The track "Live Large 'n' in Charge" appeared as the B-side to "Holiday", but is not on the album.
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart[5] | 18 |
| Irish Albums Chart[6] | 20 |
| UK Albums Chart[7] | 3 |
| UK R&B Albums Chart | 1 |
| NZ Album Charts | 9 |
References
- ^ Dirty Cash Songfacts
- ^ http://www.gqmagazine.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment/articles/090921-dizzee-rascal-interview-tongue-chee.aspx
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tongue-N-Cheek-Explicit/dp/B002OWBPYW/ref=dm_ap_alb16?ie=UTF8&qid=1253201770&sr=301-2
- ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=4530;1;-1;-1;5&sku=207889&WT.ac=MA_Artist_Dizzee_Rascal-PBODY-MA_Dizzee_Rascal_2WIDE-207889
- ^ "Australia Albums Top 50". Australian Recording Industry Association. acharts.us. October 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp
- ^ [1]