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Strike! is the debut album released by The Baseballs, a German rock 'n' roll cover band, in 2009.

Their debut album Strike! was released in May 2009 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria[2] and in October 2009 in Finland.[3] It reached number six in Germany, number two in the Swiss and number one in the Finnish album charts.[4][5][6] In Finland Strike! was the best-selling album of 2009 with sales of 73,626 units (triple platinum),[7][8] with total sales of over 96,000 units (quadruple platinum) to date.[9]

In April 2010, the album was re-released as Strike! Back, with a cover version of Nylon Beat's song "Last in Line" as an extra.

Track listing

Strike!

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Umbrella"(Rihanna cover)3:07
2."Love in This Club"(Usher cover)3:20
3."Hey There Delilah"(Plain White T's cover)3:43
4."Bleeding Love"(Leona Lewis cover)3:52
5."Hot n Cold"(Katy Perry cover)3:37
6."I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"(Scissor Sisters cover)4:06
7."Don't Cha"(Pussycat Dolls cover)4:07
8."Let's Get Loud"(Jennifer Lopez cover)3:30
9."Angels"(Robbie Williams cover)3:18
10."Crazy in Love"(Beyoncé cover)3:16
11."This Love"(Maroon 5 cover)3:24
12."The Look" (bonus track)(Roxette cover)3:24

Strike! Back

CD1

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Umbrella"(Rihanna cover)3:07
2."Love in This Club"(Usher cover)3:20
3."Hey There Delilah"(Plain White T's cover)3:43
4."Bleeding Love"(Leona Lewis cover)3:52
5."Hot n Cold"(Katy Perry cover)3:37
6."I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"(Scissor Sisters cover)4:06
7."Don't Cha"(Pussycat Dolls cover)4:07
8."Let's Get Loud"(Jennifer Lopez cover)3:30
9."Angels"(Robbie Williams cover)3:18
10."Crazy in Love"(Beyoncé cover)3:16
11."This Love"(Maroon 5 cover)3:24
12."The Look" (bonus track)(Roxette cover)3:24

CD2

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No One"(Alicia Keys cover)3:38
2."Chasing Cars"(Snow Patrol cover)2:51
3."Monday Morning"(Melanie Fiona cover)3:55
4."Poker Face"(Lady Gaga cover)2:23
5."Jungle Drum"(Emilíana Torrini cover)2:28
6."A Day on Tour with The Baseballs" (video) 19:43
7."The Baseballs in Finland" (video) 25:33

Chart performance

References

  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ Official discography (German)
  3. ^ Warner Music News Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Finnish, accessed 17 November 2009)
  4. ^ The Baseballs in the German charts
  5. ^ The Baseballs in the Swiss charts
  6. ^ "Baseballs: Strike!" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2009" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit vuonna 2009" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  9. ^ a b c "Baseballs" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Baseballs – Strike!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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  17. ^ "Lescharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  18. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  19. ^ "Greekcharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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  22. ^ "Mexicancharts.com – The Baseballs – Strike!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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  31. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  32. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2009". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  33. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2010". Ultratop. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  34. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2010". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  35. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2010" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  36. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2010". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  37. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2010". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  38. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Baseballs; 'Strike')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  39. ^ a b "Warner Music Germany - News - The Baseballs". warnermusic.de. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  40. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – The Baseballs – Strike" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  41. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2010" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
  42. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Strike!')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  43. ^ "British album certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 October 2014. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. 
  44. ^ "Austrian album certifications – The Baseballs – Strike! Back" (in German). IFPI Austria.
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