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Rolling Blackouts
Type:	studio
Artist:	the Go! Team
Cover:	Rolling Blackouts cover.jpg
Label:	Memphis Industries
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Rolling Blackouts is the third studio album by English band the Go! Team. It was released by Memphis Industries on 31 January 2011 in the United Kingdom and on 1 February 2011 in the United States.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Rolling Blackouts currently holds a score of 73 on the review aggregate website Metacritic, indicating "generally positive reviews".

Track listing

Sample credits

• "T.O.R.N.A.D.O." contains samples of "Beaten Metal", written by Stuart Bogie and Aaron Johnson, and performed by Antibalas.
• "Secretary Song" contains samples of "How Do You Like It?", written by Eddie Lashea and performed by The Sheppards; and "Acapulco Background Music", written and performed by Piero Piccioni.
• "Apollo Throwdown" contains samples of "The Birds", written and performed by Harry Nilsson.
• "Bust-Out Brigade" contains samples of "You're Right Ray Charles", written and performed by Joe Tex.
• "Voice Yr Choice" contains samples from "Different Strokes (B.E.T.)", written and performed by Syl Johnson; and "Remember the Rain", written by Marvin Smith and performed by 21st Century.
• "Yosemite Theme" contains samples of "Yeh Ladka Hai Allah Kaisa Hai Diwana", written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and R. D. Burman, and performed by Mohammed Rafi; and "Ab To Hai Tum Se", written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and S. D. Burman, and performed by Lata Mangeshkar.
• "Back Like 8 Track" contains samples of "Tèmèlès" and "Tèy Geryèlèshem", written by Alèmayèhu Eshète and performed by Eshète and Hirut Bekele.

Personnel

Credits for Rolling Blackouts adapted from album liner notes.^[3]

The Go! Team

• Jamie Bell
• Sam Dook
• Ninja
• Ian Parton
• Chi Fukami Taylor
• Kaori Tsuchida

Additional musicians

• Yuko Araki – performance on "Secretary Song"
• Bethany Cosentino – performance on "Buy Nothing Day" and "Rolling Blackouts"
• Angèle David-Guillou – performance on "The Running Range"
• Marina Gasolina – performance on "The Running Range"
• The Girls at Dawn – performance on "Buy Nothing Day"
• Lispector – performance on "Ready to Go Steady"
• The London African Gospel Choir – performance on "The Running Range"
• Satomi Matsuzaki – performance on "Secretary Song"
• The Pink Diamonds – performance on "Back Like 8 Track"
• Dominique Young Unique – performance on "Apollo Throwdown" and "Voice Yr Choice"
• Franklin Anane
• Daniel Baboulene
• Samuel Byard
• Laurie Carpenter
• Sophia Gore
• Crystal Hardwicke
• Yeelen Hardwicke
• Sam Hiscox
• Lewis Husbands
• Gary Kavanagh
• Micki Lekoma
• Ollie Malley
• Lashelle McDonald
• Angel Mhlanga
• James SK Wān
• Gloria Moyo
• Mbombo Nfumi
• Samantha Pugh
• Luke Rhoden
• Noly Sithole
• William Wells
• Rebecca Wheddon

Production

• Guy Davie – mastering
• The Go! Team – production
• Gareth Parton – production
• Sam Williams – additional mixing

Artwork and design

• James Taylor – artwork

Notes and References

1. The Go! Team: 'Rolling Blackouts' could be our last album' . . 2 February 2011 . 8 February 2011.
2. Web site: Go! Team Stream New Album, Share New Videos . . 26 January 2011 . 8 February 2011 . Breihan . Tom.
3. Rolling Blackouts. 2011. Memphis Industries. The Go! Team. liner notes. MI0178CD.