Bass Generation

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Bass Generation
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Studio album by Basshunter
Released 28 September 2009
(see release history)
Recorded 2009
Genre Eurodance
Length 46:13
Label Hard2Beat, Warner Sweden
Ultra (United States)
Producer Basshunter
Basshunter chronology
Now You're Gone – The Album
(2008)Now You're Gone – The Album2008
Bass Generation
(2009)
The Early Bedroom Sessions
(2012)The Early Bedroom Sessions2012
Singles from Bass Generation
  1. "Every Morning"
    Released: 21 September 2009
  2. "I Promised Myself"
    Released: 30 November 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

Bass Generation is the third studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Basshunter. It was first released on 28 September 2009, a week after the album's lead single "Every Morning". The album reached No. 2 in New Zealand and No. 7 in South Africa.

Background

In early 2009, Basshunter started the process of recording the album. A comment was posted on his official website in April that he was "back in the studio to do some work on the new album."[2] On July 1, 2009, it was announced that Basshunter would be releasing a brand new single titled "Every Morning" on 21 September with the new album, "Bass Generation", being released one week later on 28 September.[3] On 1 September 2009, the official album artwork and track listing was posted on Hard2Beat.com.[4] On 15 September, it was revealed on Basshunter's official Bebo profile that the album would also be released as a two-disc set.[5]

Release

In early September 2009, before the album was released the song "Numbers" was released to the public as a free download via Basshunter's official Bebo profile. The album release date was eventually moved up a week for unknown reasons to September 28, 2009, along with the single "Every Morning", which was released on September 21, 2009.[6]

Promotion

In order to promote the album, the Basshunter Album Artwork Competition was set up on August 10, 2009 in which fans could design and upload their own cover art for the "Bass Generation" album to Basshunters Bebo profile. The winners artwork would be signed, framed and presented to them by Basshunter at the Bass Generation tour.[7] The winning entry was revealed on 11 September 2009.[citation needed]

Bass Generation Tour

Basshunter also set out on the Bass Generation Tour in October 2009 in support of the album. The 10 date UK tour was announced on July 1, 2009.[3] Tickets went on sale 3 July 2009.[citation needed]

Tour dates

Date City Venue
United Kingdom
Oct 14, 2009 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol
Oct 15, 2009 Manchester Manchester Apollo
Oct 16, 2009 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham
Oct 17, 2009 Sheffield O2 Academy Sheffield
Oct 19, 2009 Edinburgh Edinburgh Picture House
Oct 20, 2009 Aberdeen The Music Hall
Oct 21, 2009 Glasgow O2 Academy Glasgow
Oct 22, 2009 Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle
Oct 24, 2009 London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Oct 25, 2009 Norwich University of East Anglia
Ireland
Dec 26, 2009 Castlebar Royal Theatre & Event Centre
Dec 27, 2009 Dublin The Academy

Singles

  • "Every Morning", was the first single released from the album. It was released on September 21, 2009. The song was first performed at the UK Dance Nation Tour in April, 2009. The first radio play of the track was on the BBC Radio 1 Switch program on July 19, 2009.[8] The song is about a former girlfriend of Basshunter's.[9] It has so far reached the top 20 in the UK and New Zealand. Its accompanying music video was filmed on location in Majorca. It premiered on August 12, 2009.[citation needed]
  • Before the album release, "Numbers" was confirmed to be the second single. But in November it was changed. "I Promised Myself", is the second single released from the album. The single was released on November 30, the music video has already been released.[citation needed]
  • According to a commercial from Hard2Beat, "Why" is set to be the third single. But in April 2010 "Day & Night" was added to radio stations across the UK. In May 2010 it was announced that there will not be a third single from Bass Generation and that a new song named "Saturday" would be released in July.[citation needed]

Track listing

Bass Generation
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Every Morning"  
  • Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons
3:18
2. "I Promised Myself"   Nick Karmen 2:37
3. "Why"   Jonas Altberg 3:11
4. "I Will Learn to Love Again" (featuring Stunt) Diane Warren 3:06
5. "Don't Walk Away"   Jonas Altberg 3:01
6. "I Still Love"  
  • Jonas Altberg, Francis Hill
3:33
7. "Day & Night"  
  • Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons
2:55
8. "I Can't Deny" (featuring Lauren)
  • Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons
3:07
9. "Far From Home"   Jonas Altberg 4:10
10. "I Know U Know"   Jonas Altberg 2:45
11. "On Our Side"  
  • Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons
3:54
12. "Can You"  
  • Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons, Francis Hill
2:24
13. "Plane to Spain"   Jonas Altberg 3:41
14. "Every Morning" (Michael Mind Edit)
  • Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons
11:17
15. "Numbers" (hidden track)
  • Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons
 
Notes
  • "Numbers" is not included on digital versions.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position
Denmark Album Chart
39
French Album Chart
41
Irish Albums Chart
16
New Zealand Album Chart
2
Swiss Album Chart
73
South African Albums Chart[10]
7[citation needed]
UK Albums Chart
16
US Top Heatseekers Albums[11]
34
US Dance/Electronic Albums[12]
15

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 60,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date
New Zealand September 28, 2009
United Kingdom September 28, 2009
World Release October 6, 2009

References

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  2. Basshunter's Official News Section
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 HARD2BEAT - Bass Generation
  4. Bass Generation Album Cover Revealed
  5. Basshunter Official Bebo Blog Entry - Bass Generation just got BIGGER!
  6. HARD2BEAT - Basshunter - The Perfect Holiday...?
  7. HARD2BEAT - Basshunter Artwork Competition
  8. HARD2BEAT - First Ever Play Of ‘Every Morning’!
  9. Every Morning Songfacts
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