Episode II (album)

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Episode II
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Studio album by
Safri Duo
Released28 May 2001
RecordedSafri Duo Studio
GenreTechno, Tribal
Length49:16
LabelUniversal
ProducerSafri Duo, Michael Parsberg
Safri Duo chronology

(1998) 		Episode II
(2001) 		3.0
(2003)
Singles from Episode II
  1. "Played-A-Live"
    Released: 1 December 2000
  2. "Samb-Adagio"
    Released: 16 July 2001
  3. "Baya Baya"
    Released: 5 November 2001
  4. "Sweet Freedom"
    Released: 10 June 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
GAFFA3/6 stars[2]

Episode II is the first mainstream studio album by Safri Duo, a percussion duo from Denmark that released six classical albums before its breakthrough with the Michael Parsberg-produced hit "Played-A-Live", the opening track of the album. It was released on 26 June 2001 and reissued in 2002 with two additional tracks, including a cover version of "Sweet Freedom" with vocals by American R&B/soul singer Michael McDonald.[3] Later the same year a Remix Edition of the album was released, which included an additional disc with remixes by artists such as Airscape, Cosmic Gate and .[4]

Track listing[]

First edition[]

No.TitleLength
1."Played-A-Live"6:45
2."Snakefood"6:03
3."A-Gusta"5:38
4.""5:57
5."Everything"6:01
6."Everything Epilogue"2:38
7."Crazy Benny"5:32
8.""5:26
9."Adagio"5:11

New Edition[]

No.TitleLength
1."Played-A-Live"6:45
2."Snakefood"6:04
3."A-Gusta"5:38
4.""5:57
5."Everything"6:01
6."Everything Epilogue"2:36
7."Sweet Freedom" (feat. Michael McDonald)3:23
8."Crazy Benny"5:32
9.""5:25
10."Adagio"5:13
11."Played-A-Live" (Darude vs. JS16)7:29

The Remix Edition[]

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Played-A-Live"6:45
2."Snakefood"6:03
3."A-Gusta"5:38
4.""5:57
5."Everything"6:01
6."Everything Epilogue"2:35
7."Sweet Freedom" (feat. Michael McDonald)3:23
8."Crazy Benny"5:32
9.""5:26
10."Adagio"5:11
Disc two: The Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Sweet Freedom" (Extended Club Version) (feat. Michael McDonald)5:09
2."Played-A-Live" (Darude vs. JS16)7:28
3."Played-A-Live" (Airscape)6:53
4."Played-A-Live" (Spanish Fly)9:35
5."Samb-Adagio" (Cosmic Gate)7:41
6."Samb-Adagio" (Riva Mix)7:28
7."Baya Baya" (ATFC Dawn Vocal)8:16
8."Baya Baya" (Future Breeze)8:49
9."Everything" (DJ Asle Deep Dub Edit)7:23

Charts and certifications[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[17] 3× Platinum 150,000^
Germany (BVMI)[18] Gold 150,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[20] Platinum 40,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Episode II – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ^ Heller, Carsten. "Safri Duo: Episode II (Anmeldelse)". GAFFA. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Safri Duo – Episode II (New Edition)". discogs. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Safri Duo – Episode II (The Remix Edition)". discogs. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Safri Duo: Episode II" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Album Top-40". Hitlisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music Control. 31 January 2003. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Safri Duo; 'Episode II')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  19. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 958. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  20. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Safri Duo; 'Episode II')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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