Shock Value (album)

Timbaland presents Shock Value
Studio album by Timbaland
Released	February 4, 2007
Recorded	2006–07
Genre	Hip hop, R&B, electronic
Length	66:57
Label	Mosley, Blackground
Producer	Timbaland, Barry Hankerson (exec.) Danja, Walter "Lil Walt" Millsap III, Boss Beats, Hannon Lane, Greg Wells
Timbaland chronology
Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment (1998) Shock Value (2007) Shock Value II (2009)
Singles from Shock Value
"Give It to Me" Released: February 6, 2007 "The Way I Are" Released: July 9, 2007 "Apologize" Released: September 17, 2007 "Scream" Released: December 11, 2007 "Throw It on Me" Released: July 23, 2007

Shock Value is the second solo album, and fifth album overall, by record producer and rapper Timbaland. It is Timbaland's first release on his own imprint, the Interscope Records-distributed Mosley Music Group. Shock Value features a long list of guest artists, among them Fall Out Boy, Justin Timberlake, The Hives, Keri Hilson, Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Dr. Dre, OneRepublic, Elton John, Magoo and Nicole Scherzinger.

Background and release

"Release" is featured in the EA Sports game Madden NFL 08^[1] and "The Way I Are" is also on the soundtrack of NBA Live 08. On April 16, the unreleased 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 on the iTunes Store on July 31, 2007.

The album was supposed to be supported by a Shock Value 2008 Tour. The tour was to begin in Australia and continue to New Zealand, but was postponed and then cancelled because the expected amount that Showtime Touring was to pay Timbaland was unavailable, and the star refused to perform. There had also been many scheduling conflicts with Europe. The tour was cancelled one day before it was to begin.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B−[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Los Angeles Times	[7]
Pitchfork Media	4.1/10[8]
PopMatters	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Slant Magazine	[11]
Stylus Magazine	C+[12]

Shock Value received generally mixed reviews from music critics.^[13] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a weighted mean score of 54, based on 24 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[13]

Chart performance

The album debuted at #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 138,000 copies sold.^[14] It debuted at number ten in the U.K. and on the week of July 22 climbed to number five.^[15] The album has since reached number two in the UK and number thirteen in France.^[16]

The album was certified Platinum in Canada (100,000 units) by the CRIA in August 2007.^[17] On the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, Shock Value was certified 3x Platinum with sales of 210,000+ copies. It reached the top of the album chart on the week beginning 12/31/2007.

In BBC Radio 1's end of year chart for 2007, Shock Value was the ninth best-selling album in the UK.^[18]

Singles

• "Give It to Me" was released as the first single on March 15, 2007. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, scoring Timbaland his first US No.1. Meanwhile it also scored Timbaland his first UK No.1. It features additional vocals from Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake.
• "The Way I Are" was released as the second single on July 1, 2007. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #1 on the UK Singles Chart to score Timbaland his second UK No.1. It features additional vocals from Keri Hilson and a rap verse from D.O.E. It is commonly believed that Timbaland sampled Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It" on this song but that harmony was actually performed by Keri Hilson.
• "Apologize" was released as the third single on August 12, 2007. It is a remix of OneRepublic's "Apologize" and features the same vocals from the original. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, while it peaked #3 on the UK Singles Chart. On the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade,^[19] "Apologize" came 10th, making it his most successful song ever.
• "Scream" was released as the fourth single and final single on December 7, 2007. It failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. It features additional vocals from Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger.

Other songs

• "Throw It on Me" was originally set to be released as the third single, yet it was instead released as a US Promotional Single on August 5, 2007. It features main vocals from The Hives. It peaked at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100. A music video for the song was released in late 2007.
• "Bounce" was released as a promotional single in the US on February 8, 2008, after it was featured in the soundtrack for Step Up 2: The Streets. It features a chorus from Justin Timberlake and features rap verses from Dr. Dre and Missy Elliott. It peaked at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song uses an uncredited sample of the song "Dirty Talk" by Klein + M.B.O.^[11]

One Life to Live appearances

Two songs from the album were performed on an episode of the ABC soap opera One Life to Live on October 9, 2007. Timbaland performed "The Way I Are" with Keri Hilson, D.O.E., and Sebastian. OneRepublic appeared in the same episode and performed "Apologize".

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh Timbaland"	Tim Mosley, Tim Clayton, Nina Simone	Timbaland	3:31
2.	"Give It to Me" (featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake)	Tim Mosley, Tim Clayton, Nate Hills, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake	Timbaland, Danja	3:54
3.	"Release" (featuring Justin Timberlake)	Tim Mosley, Justin Timberlake, Craig Longmiles	Timbaland	3:25
4.	"The Way I Are" (featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.)	Tim Mosley, Nate Hills, Keri Hilson, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, John Maultsby	Timbaland, Danja	2:59
5.	"Bounce" (featuring Justin Timberlake, Dr. Dre & Missy Elliott)	Tim Mosley, Justin Timberlake, Andre Young, Melissa Elliott	Timbaland	4:04
6.	"Come and Get Me" (featuring 50 Cent & Tony Yayo)	Tim Mosley, Tim Clayton, Curtis Jackson, Marvin Bernard	Timbaland, Danja	3:30
7.	"Kill Yourself" (featuring Attitude & Sebastian)	Tim Mosley, Tim Clayton, Garland Mosley	Timbaland	4:06
8.	"Boardmeeting" (featuring Magoo)	Tim Mosley, Nate Hills, Marvin Barcliff	Timbaland, Danja	2:29
9.	"Fantasy" (performed by M$NEY)	Walter Millsap III,Candice Nelson, Lamar Van Sciver, Ericka Watson, Dwight Watson, Frank Greenfield	Walter Millsap III, Boss Beats	4:11
10.	"Scream" (featuring Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger)	Tim Mosley, Nate Hills, Keri Hilson	Timbaland, Danja	5:41
11.	"Miscommunication" (featuring Keri Hilson & Sebastian)	Keri Hilson, Nate Hills, Garland Mosley	Danja	3:18
12.	"Bombay" (featuring Amar & Jim Beanz)	Tim Mosley, Amarpreet Dhanjan, James Washington	Timbaland	2:55
13.	"Throw It on Me" (featuring The Hives)	Tim Mosley, Tim Clayton, Randy Fitzsimmons	Timbaland	2:11
14.	"Time" (featuring She Wants Revenge)	Tim Mosley, Tim Clayton, Adam Bravin, Justin Warfield	Timbaland	3:57
15.	"One and Only" (featuring Fall Out Boy)	Tim Mosley, Hannon Lane, Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump	Timbaland, Hannon Lane	4:16
16.	"Apologize" (featuring OneRepublic)	Tim Mosley, Ryan Tedder	Greg Wells, Ryan Tedder, Timbaland	3:04
17.	"2 Man Show" (featuring Elton John)	Tim Mosley, Nate Hills, Elton John, Walter Millsap III	Timbaland, Elton John	4:25

International edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Hello" (featuring Keri Hilson & Attitude)	Tim Mosley, Tim Clayton, Keri Hilson		4:36
19.	"The Way I Are (French Version) (French Bonus Track Only)" (featuring Tyssem)	Tim Mosley, Nate Hills, Keri Hilson, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, John, Tyssem	Timbaland, Danja	3:23

Australian / French Bonus Disc[20]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Give It To Me" (Laugh At Em Remix featuring Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake)	3:20
2.	"The Way I Are" (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)	3:59
7.	"The Way I Are" (Music video)	3:33
8.	"Throw It On Me" (Music video)	2:47

Personnel

• K. Alexander Jr. – chorus
• Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – programming, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
• James Barton – mixing assistant
• Jim Beanz – vocals, backing vocals, vocal producer
• Stevie Blacke – strings
• Adam Bravin – bass
• Míguel Bustamante – assistant engineer
• Kelvin Chu – A&R
• Ciara Cleary - Assistant
• D. Davis – chorus
• Justin Dreyfuss – marketing coordinator
• Andrew Flad – marketing
• Rick Frazier – project coordinator
• Keisha Gamble – project coordinator
• Mark Gray – engineer, assistant engineer
• Matty Green – assistant engineer
• Johan Gustafsson – engineer
• Barry Hankerson – executive producer
• Jerome Harmon – bass, strings, keyboards
• A. Helaire – chorus
• Keri Hilson – backing vocals
• Bob Horn – mixing
• Andrew Hurley – drums
• Monique Idlett-Mosley – publicity, marketing
• S. Jackson – chorus
• Jermaine Jennings "Tank" – steel guitar
• Elton John – piano
• Tiffany Johnson – project manager
• Gary Jordan – project coordinator
• Harmon Lane – drums, keyboards, producer
• N. Lollis – chorus
• Ari Mihelson – photography
• E. Millsap – chorus
• Walter Milsap – choir conductor
• Tim Mosley – guitar
• Julian Peploe – package design
• Kevin Rudolf – guitar
• Manny Smith – A&R
• Marcus Spence – A&R
• Johnkenun Spivery – organ
• Patrick Stump – guitar
• Ron Taylor – digital editing
• Ryan Tedder – producer
• Timbaland – synthesizer, drums, keyboards, producer, executive producer, musician
• Andrew Van Meter – production coordination
• Justin Warfield – guitar
• Dan Warner – bass, guitar
• Albert Watson – photography
• E. Watson – chorus
• D. Williams – chorus
• Craig Longmiles – writer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2007–08) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[22] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[24] 20 Canadian Albums (Canadian Albums Chart)[25] 2 Danish Albums (Tracklisten)[26] 4 Dutch Albums (Mega Album Top 100)[27] 9 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[28] 31 French Albums (SNEP)[29] 13 German Albums (Media Control AG)[30] 5 Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)[31] 8 Hungarian Albums (Mahasz) 21 Irish Albums (IRMA)[32] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI)[33] 14 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[34] 40 New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[35] 4 Norway Albums (VG-lista)[36] 18 Polish Albums (ZPAV) 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 5 UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[39] 2 US Billboard 200[40] 5 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[41] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position German Albums (Media Control AG)[42] 22 UK Albums Chart[18] 9 Chart (2008) Position German Albums (Media Control AG)[43] 34 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[44] 3× Platinum 210,000 Austria (IFPI Austria)[45] Gold 15,000 Belgium (BEA)[46] Gold 25,000 Canada (Music Canada)[47] Platinum 100,000 France (SNEP)[48] Gold 75,000 Germany (BVMI)[49] Platinum 200,000 Hungary (MAHASZ)[50] Gold 3,000 Ireland (IRMA)[51] 3× Platinum 45,000 New Zealand (RMNZ)[52] 2× Platinum 30,000 Norway (IFPI Norway)[53] Gold 20,000 Poland (ZPAV)[54] 2× Platinum 40,000 Sweden (GLF)[55] Gold 10,000 Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56] Platinum 30,000 United Kingdom (BPI)[57] 2× Platinum 600,000 United States (RIAA)[58] Platinum 1,000,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date
United Kingdom	February 4, 2007
France
Germany
Japan	March 30, 2007
Italy
United States	April 3, 2007
Canada
Brazil	September 5, 2007
Spain	November 6, 2007

Shock Value 2008 Tour

Shock Value 2008 Tour

Tour by Timbaland
Associated album	Timbaland Presents Shock Value
Start date	August 15, 2008
End date	August 23, 2008
Legs	1 (Cancelled)
Number of shows	5 in Australia (Cancelled) 1 in New Zealand (Cancelled)
Timbaland concert chronology

The Shock Value 2008 Tour was supposed to be Timbaland's concert tour to support his album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value. Dates in Australia and New Zealand were announced. However, the tour was cancelled one day before it was going to begin due to scheduling conflicts in Europe.

Tour Dates (all cancelled)

Date	City	Venue
August 15, 2008	Sydney, Australia	Entertainment Centre
August 16, 2008	Brisbane, Australia	River Stage
August 17, 2008	Adelaide, Australia	Entertainment Centre
August 20, 2008	Perth, Australia	Challenge Stadium
August 22, 2008	Melbourne, Australia	Rod Laver Arena
August 23, 2008	Auckland, New Zealand	Vector Arena

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