Shock Value (Timbaland album) explained

Shock Value
Type:studio
Artist:Timbaland
Cover:Shock+value.jpg
Released:April 2, 2007
Length:66:57
Prev Title:Under Construction, Part II
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Shock Value II
Next Year:2009

Shock Value is the second solo studio album by record producer Timbaland. The album was released in the UK on April 2, 2007, and released in the US one day later. It is Timbaland's first release on his own imprint, the Interscope Records-distributed Mosley Music Group. Shock Value features a long list of guest artists, among them Fall Out Boy, Justin Timberlake, the Hives, Keri Hilson, Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Dr. Dre, OneRepublic, Elton John, Magoo and Nicole Scherzinger.

Background and release

"Release" is featured in the EA Sports game Madden NFL 08[1] and "The Way I Are" is also on the soundtrack of NBA Live 08. On April 16, the unreleased song "Laugh at 'Em" was leaked to the internet. It was originally supposed to be on the album but was not completed in time. It features Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake. The song is now known as the "Give It to Me" remix. Another unreleased track called "I See U", featuring Attitude and D.O.E., was also leaked to the internet.

An instrumental version of the album was released on the iTunes Store on July 31, 2007.

The album was supposed to be supported by a Shock Value 2008 Tour. The tour was to begin in Australia and continue to New Zealand, but was postponed and then canceled because the expected amount that Showtime Touring was to pay Timbaland was unavailable, and the star refused to perform. There had also been many scheduling conflicts with Europe. The tour was canceled one day before it was to begin.[2]

Critical reception

Shock Value received generally mixed reviews from music critics.[3] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a weighted mean score of 54, based on 24 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 5 on the US Billboard 200, with 138,000 copies sold.[4] It debuted at No. 10 in the UK and on the week of July 22 climbed to No. 5.[5] The album has since reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 13 in France.[6]

The album was certified Platinum in Canada (100,000 units) by the CRIA in August 2007.[7] On the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, Shock Value was certified 3× Platinum with sales of 210,000+ copies. It reached the top of the album chart on the week beginning December 31, 2007.

In BBC Radio 1's end of year chart for 2007, Shock Value was the ninth bestselling album in the UK.

On July 3, 2008, Shock Value had sold 2,234,971 in the United States, and 3,500,000 copies worldwide.

Singles

Other songs

One Life to Live appearances

Two songs from the album were performed on an episode of the ABC soap opera One Life to Live on October 9, 2007. Timbaland performed "The Way I Are" with Keri Hilson, D.O.E., and Sebastian. OneRepublic appeared in the same episode and performed "Apologize".

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007–08)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 1
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[11] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] 20
Danish Albums (Tracklisten)[15] 4
Dutch Albums (Mega Album Top 100)[16] 9
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 31
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 13
German Albums (Media Control AG)[19] 5
Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)[20] 8
Hungarian Albums (Mahasz)21
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22] 14
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23] 40
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[24] 4
Norway Albums (VG-lista)[25] 18
Polish Albums (ZPAV)4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 2
US Billboard 200[29] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[31] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[32] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[33] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[34] 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[35] 58
French Albums (SNEP)[36] 59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[37] 22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[40] 9
US Billboard 200[41] 55
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[42] 42
Chart (2008)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[43] 34
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[44] 46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[45] 91
French Albums (SNEP)[46] 189
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[47] 35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[48] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[49] 83
US Billboard 200[50] 136
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[51] 69

Certifications

Release history!Region!Date
United KingdomFebruary 4, 2007
France
Germany
JapanMarch 30, 2007
Italy
United StatesApril 3, 2007
Canada
BrazilSeptember 5, 2007
SpainNovember 6, 2007

Shock Value 2008 Tour

Concert Tour Name:Shock Value 2008 Tour
Artist:Timbaland
Album:Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
Start Date:August 15, 2008
End Date:August 23, 2008
Number Of Legs:1 (cancelled)
Number Of Shows:5 in Australia (cancelled)
1 in New Zealand (cancelled)
This Tour:Shock Value 2008 Tour
(2008)
Next Tour:Shock Value II Tour
(2010)

The Shock Value 2008 Tour was supposed to be Timbaland's concert tour to support his album, Timbaland Presents: Shock Value. Dates in Australia and New Zealand were announced. However, the tour was canceled one day before it was going to begin due to scheduling conflicts in Europe.

Tour dates (all canceled)

DateCityVenue
August 15, 2008Sydney, AustraliaEntertainment Centre
August 16, 2008Brisbane, AustraliaRiver Stage
August 17, 2008Adelaide, AustraliaEntertainment Centre
August 20, 2008Perth, AustraliaChallenge Stadium
August 22, 2008Melbourne, AustraliaRod Laver Arena
August 23, 2008Auckland, New ZealandVector Arena

Notes and References

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  6. http://www.ifop.com/europe/sondages/topalb/alb0714.stm Classement officiel des meilleures ventes de disques Albums en France du 01.04.07 au 07.04.07
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  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20080610074032/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Greece#/../../charts%2Ddecade%2Dend/hot%2D100%2Dsongs%3Fyear%3D2009&tag=1&closest=either&statuscodes=200&timestamp=19700101000000 Hot 100 Decade Songs
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