Shock Value (Timbaland album)

Shock Value
Studio album by Timbaland
Released	March 30 2007 April 2 2007 April 3 2007 November 6 2007
Genre	R&B, Electro-Pop, Rock, Hip Hop, Electronica
Label	Mosley Music/BlackgroundInterscope
Producer	Timbaland (exec.) Danja, Boss Beats, Elton John, Greg Wells, Hannon Lane, Ryan Tedder, Walter "Lil Walt" Millsap III
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Timbaland chronology
Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment (1998) Shock Value (2007) Shock Value II (2008) Singles from Shock Value "Give It to Me" Released: February 6 2007 "The Way I Are" Released: July 9 2007 "Throw It on Me" Released: July 23 2007 "Apologize" Released: September 17 2007 "Scream" Released: December 11 2007

Shock Value is the second studio album by record producer Timbaland.

Contents 1 Background 2 Sales and certifications 3 Track listing 3.1 Re-release Deluxe Edition 4 Samples & Interpolations 5 Chart positions 6 References

Background

"Release" is featured in the EA Sports game Madden NFL 08.^[1] On April 16, the 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 surnamed 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 July 31, 2007 on the iTunes Music Store.

Sales and certifications

The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 138,000 copies sold.^[2] It debuted at number ten in the U.K. and on the week of July 22nd climbed to number five.^[3] The album has now reached number two in the UK and number thirteen in France.^[4] As of December 7 2007, Shock Value has sold 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. and is at #64 on the charts. ^[5] The album was certified Platinum in Canada (100,000 units) by the CRIA in August 2007.^[6] On the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, Shock Value has also been certified 2x Platinum with sales of 140,000+ copies. It reached the top of the album chart on the week beginning 31st December 2007.

Track listing

1. "Oh Timbaland" (Timothy Clayton, Timothy Mosley, Nina Simone) - 3:30
2. "Give It to Me" (featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake) (Timbaland, co-produced by Danja) - 3:54
3. "Release" (featuring Justin Timberlake) (Timbaland) - 3:25
4. "The Way I Are" (featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E.) (Timbaland, co-produced by Danja) - 2:59
5. "Bounce" (featuring Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott, and Justin Timberlake) (Timbaland) - 4:04
6. "Come and Get Me" (featuring 50 Cent and Tony Yayo) (Timbaland, co-produced by Danja) - 3:30
7. "Kill Yourself" (featuring Sebastian and Attitude) (Timbaland) - 4:06
8. "Boardmeeting" (featuring Magoo) (Timbaland, co-produced by Danja) - 2:29
9. "Fantasy" (all vocals by Money) (Walter "Lil Walt" Millsap III, co-produced by Boss Beats) - 4:11
10. "Scream" (featuring Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger) (Timbaland, co-produced by Danja) - 5:41
11. "Miscommunication" (featuring Keri Hilson and Sebastian) (Danja) - 3:19
12. "Bombay" (featuring Amar and Jim Beanz) (Timbaland) - 3:00
13. "Throw It on Me" (featuring The Hives) (Timbaland) - 2:10
14. "Time" (featuring She Wants Revenge) (Timbaland) - 3:58
15. "One and Only" (featuring Fall Out Boy) (Timbaland, co-produced by Hannon Lane) - 4:16
16. "Apologize" (Remix) (featuring OneRepublic) (Greg Wells and Ryan Tedder, co-produced by Timbaland) - 3:04
17. "2 Man Show" (featuring Elton John) - 4:25
18. "Hello" (featuring Keri Hilson and Attitude) [International Bonus Track] - 4:35
19. "Come Around" (featuring M.I.A.) [UK Bonus Track] - 3:57

Re-release Deluxe Edition

There was a re-release of Shock Value, which included a second disc with these tracks: ^[7]

1. "Give It to Me" (Laugh at 'Em Remix) (featuring Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake) - 3:20
2. "The Way I Are" (Timbaland vs. Nephew Remix) - 3:49
3. "The Way I Are" (OneRepublic Remix) - 3:33
4. "The Way I Are" (Jatin's Desi Remix) - 3:30
5. "Come Around" (featuring M.I.A.) - 3:57
6. "Give It to Me" (Music video)
7. "The Way I Are" (Music video)
8. "Throw It on Me" (Music video)

Samples & Interpolations

• "The Way I Are"
  • "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa
• "Oh Timbaland"
  • "Sinnerman" by Nina Simone
• "Boardmeeting"
  • Interpolations of "Get Down on It" (Kool and the Gang) and replayed elements of "The Breaks" (Kurtis Blow)
• "Kill Yourself"
  • Quotes from the Red Queen in the film Resident Evil (uncredited)
  • Interpolations of "Bring Me Down" by Kanye West feat. Brandy
• "Come Around"
  • "Let the Music Play" by Shamur

Chart positions

Chart (2007)	Peak position	Certification	Sales/Shipped
Australia[8]	1	2× Platinum[8]	140,000[8]
Austria[9]	13	Gold	15,000
Belgium (Flanders)[9]	9	Gold	20,000
Belgium (Wallonia)[9]	20
Canada	2	Platinum	100,000
Denmark[9]	4
Finland[9]	31
France[9]	13
Germany	6	Platinum[10]	200,000
Greece (International)	8
Ireland	4
Japan	40		11,000[11]
Netherlands[9]	9
New Zealand[9]	4
Norway[9]	18
Poland[12]	5	Gold[12]	10,000
Sweden[9]	13
Switzerland[9]	5	Platinum[9]	30,000
United Kingdom	2
United States Billboard 200	5	Platinum	950,000/ 1,000,000
United States Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	3
United World Chart	3	Platinum	2,987,000/ 3,211,025 (+7,5%)
United World Chart (Year-End Chart 2007)	15

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References

•  • e Timbaland
Studio albums	Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment · Shock Value · Shock Value II
With Magoo	Welcome to Our World · Indecent Proposal · Under Construction, Part II
Singles	"Pony (remix)" · Are You That Somebody?" · "Here We Come" · "Lobster and Shrimp" · "Get on the Bus" · "Try Again" · "We Need a Resolution" · "Ching Ching" · "Cry Me a River" · "Promiscuous" · "My Love" · "SexyBack" · "Say It Right" · "Wait a Minute" · "Give It to Me" · "Anonymous" · "Throw It on Me" · "The Way I Are" · "Ayo Technology" · "Apologize" · "Scream"  · "One and Only"  · "Release"
Related articles	Discography · Production discography