The Adventures of Ch!pz explained

The Adventures of Ch!pz
Type:studio
Artist:Ch!pz
Cover:Ch!pz-adventuresofch!pz.jpg
Released: 4 February 2004
2005
Recorded:2003
Genre:Pop/Dance
Length:39:34
Label:Universal
Next Title:The World of Ch!pz
Next Year:2005

The Adventures of Ch!pz is the debut album from Dutch pop group Ch!pz. It was released on 4 February 2004, in the Netherlands, but in 2005 in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. As result of the success of the album and its singles in the countries near the Netherlands, they started to release their singles in the Scandinavian countries in 2006 too.

Track listing

  1. "Cowboy" – 2:52
  2. "Captain Hook" – 3:14
  3. "Bang Bang" – 3:14
  4. "Ch!pz in Black (Who You Gonna Call?)" – 3:02
  5. "Say I'm Ur No 1" – 2:51
  6. "Milky Way" – 3:14
  7. "The Haunted House" – 3:18
  8. "4 Who U R" – 3:57
  9. "The Happy Hook" – 3:38
  10. "Jungle Beat" – 3:08
  11. "Slay Slay" – 3:28
  12. "The Timeriders" – 3:38

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 65

Singles

Weekly charts

Name Released Writer Producer Chart position
"Chipz in Black (Who You Gonna Call?)"2003Peter Hartmann, Jan LanghoffPeter Hartmann, Jan Langhoff2 (Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland), #3 (Sweden), #19 (Norway)
The first single released from the album was "Chipz in Black (Who You Gonna Call?)", which peaked at #2 in the Netherlands in 2003. In 2005 and 2006, the song peaked at #2 also in other countries it was released in, but never made the #1 position.
"Cowboy"2003J. Struik, R. EsseboomJay van den Berg1 (Austria, Germany, Netherlands), #2 (Switzerland), #3 (Sweden)
"Cowboy" was released as their second single and debuted at #1 in the Dutch Top 40 in 2003, topping the chart for 3 weeks, becoming their first number 1 hit in the Netherlands. In Austria, the single also topped the chart, making it their first and only single that has reached the #1 position there.
"Captain Hook"2004Nick Manic, Mike Jaxx, ZiggyNick Manic, Mike Jaxx5 (Netherlands), #9 (Austria), #12 (Germany), #19 (Switzerland)
"Captain Hook" was released as their last single of this album. The single ended up becoming the least successful single of the album, reaching a maximum of #5 in the Netherlands (staying in the chart for only 7 weeks), #9 in Austria and #19 in Switzerland.

Year-end positions

YearCountryPeak
"Chipz in Black"
2003Netherlands18
2005Austria4
2005Switzerland9
2005Germany10
"Cowboy"
2003Netherlands48
2004Netherlands37
2005Austria24
2005Switzerland44
2005Germany34
"Captain Hook"
2004Netherlands89

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2004. dutchcharts.nl. 2 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2005. austriancharts.at. 2 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. 2 November 2020.