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Rokstarr

Rokstarr is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Taio Cruz. It was released on 12 October 2009 in the United Kingdom. On 11 June 2010, a revised version of the album was released in Europe and the United States, appearing as Cruz's debut album there. On 22 May 2011, a second revised version of the album was released in Brazil, other South American countries and Europe.[2] The album debuted at number 14 on the UK Albums Chart and number eight on the US Billboard 200.

Rokstarr
Studio album by
Released12 October 2009
Genre
Length44:00
LabelIsland
Producer
Taio Cruz chronology
Departure
(2008)
Rokstarr
(2009)
The Rokstarr Collection
(2010)
Singles from Rokstarr
  1. "Break Your Heart"
    Released: 13 September 2009
  2. "No Other One"
    Released: 30 November 2009
  3. "Dirty Picture"
    Released: 5 April 2010
  4. "Dynamite"
    Released: 30 May 2010
  5. "Higher"
    Released: 26 November 2010

Background edit

Speaking to Pete Lewis of the Blues & Soul, Cruz explained the musical background behind the album: "This album shows quite a bit of scope. In that, while it's still got underlining hip hop, dance and R&B-type tones to it, it also has like rocky and indie rock elements. And lyrically, because essentially I come from a ballad place of listening to people like Boyz II Men and Babyface, many of the songs do tend to be about relationships in one way or another. But the difference this time is that, as well as the full-on love songs, I am having a little bit more FUN with it all!"[3]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
BBC(favourable)[5]
The Boston Globe(positive)[6]
Digital Spy     [7]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[8]
NME     [9]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[10]
The Guardian     [11]
The New York Times(favorable)[12]
Billboard     [13]

The album has received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 61, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[14] Mike Driver from BBC gave an extremely favorable review, saying that: "Rokstarr bounces to a beat that feels fresh and vibrant".[15] Ken Capobianco from The Boston Globe says that Rokstarr is "an agreeable, singles-going-steady kind of collection that should make for endless radio fodder."[16] The New York Times review states that "There are vapid lyrics to navigate ("Hit the floor 'cause that's my plans plans plans plans/I'm wearing all my favorite brands brands brands brands," on "Dynamite"), but they don't disrupt the mood, which is emphatic and rarely sensual: turns out Mr. Cruz has no off switch."[17] Entertainment Weekly opined that "The only song of equal caliber to "Break Your Heart" on his Stateside debut is the Ke$ha-assisted sexting number "Dirty Picture". The rest of the tracks are forgettable and include a cut for throwing hands in the air ("Dynamite") and one awkwardly placed effort to uplift ("I Can Be")."[18]

The Rolling Stone review bluntly states "Cruz's singing lacks personality, and Rokstarr is ultimately a collection of decent, but generic, Eurodisco tracks without a star--"rok" or otherwise—to hold a listener's interest."[19] NME confess that "Although Cruz's downfall comes when he acts the player ('Break Your Heart', 'Dirty Picture'), it's obvious his real talent comes when he exchanges vocal manipulation for balladeering as on 'Falling In Love', and disregards romantic cynicism for a rather hopeful 'The 11th Hour'."[20] David Jeffres from Allmusic rated it 3 stars (out of 5) and concluded that: "The hooks are plentiful on Rokstarr and infectious as they come. while as a producer Cruz is the Akon-meets-will.i.am-meets- Xenomania package that radio and record labels have dreamed about. Sounds good, and the album does the whole way through, but lyrics are a sore point and when ballads appear to help round out the effort, just help emphasize how his words are trite. Still, when you let the clichés fade into the background this is a master class in what the mainstream wants for a soundtrack in 2010".[4]

Commercial performance edit

The album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, with sales of 24,000 copies.[21][22] In its second week, the album tumbled to number 50, with sales of just 9,000 copies.[23] It dropped to number 101 on its third week.

Singles edit

  • "Take Me Back", although not officially a single from Rokstarr, was included on the album. The track, featuring Tinchy Stryder, was released as a single from his album, Catch 22, peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Break Your Heart" was released as the first single from the album. It spent three weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart.[24] For its release in America, it was remixed to feature American rapper Ludacris and peaked as number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 where it remained top of the charts for one week.
  • "No Other One" was the second single released from the album. It was met by mixed to negative reviews from critics. It failed to meet the expectations or success of the previous single. It was only released in the UK. It reached number 42 on the UK Singles Chart and number 16 on the UK R&B Chart.
  • "Dirty Picture", featuring American electropop singer Kesha, was announced as the album's third single. It was released in April 2010 in Australia, and in May 2010 in the UK. It peaked at number six in the UK and number ten in Ireland. It reached number 16 in Australia and number 12 in New Zealand. The song debuted at number 96 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 without an official release, due to strong digital downloads following the album's U.S. release. It was sent to Top 40 and Rhythmic radio as the third U.S. single on 28 September 2010.[25][26]
  • "Dynamite" was released as the album's fourth single overall, and the first single from the revised version of the album. The song debuted at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 before peaking at number two, becoming Cruz's second U.S. hit single. It also topped Australian ARIA Chart. It peaked at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Higher" was released as the album's fifth single overall, and the second single from the revised version of the album. There are four versions of the song – a solo version by Cruz, a version featuring Travie McCoy, a version featuring Kylie Minogue, and a version with both McCoy and Minogue. The McCoy version was released in the US, while the Minogue version was released in Europe and Australia, and the version with both was released in the UK. The McCoy version was sent to U.S. radio on 30 November 2010.[27]
  • "Telling the World" was released as the sixth overall single from the album, and the first single from the second revised version of the album. It was the lead single from the soundtrack to the animated film Rio, and peaked at number 138 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Falling in Love" was released as the seventh overall single from the album, and the second single from the second revised edition of the album. It was only released as a single in some countries, including Spain. A music video was released on 18 February 2011.[28]

Track listing edit

Rokstarr original version track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Break Your Heart"Cruz, Fraser T SmithTaio Cruz, Fraser T Smith3:22
2."Dirty Picture" (featuring Kesha)Cruz, SmithTaio Cruz, Fraser T Smith3:41
3."No Other One"Cruz, SmithTaio Cruz, Fraser T Smith3:38
4."Forever Love"Taio CruzFraser T Smith4:12
5."Take Me Back" (featuring Tinchy Stryder; Version A^)CruzFraser T. Smith3:34
6."Best Girl"Cruz, The ArcadeTaio Cruz, The Arcade4:09
7."I'll Never Love Again"CruzTaio Cruz3:49
8."Only You"Cruz, SmithTaio Cruz, Fraser T Smith3:42
9."Falling in Love"Cruz, Alan KasiryeTaio Cruz, Alan Nglish3:31
10."Keep Going"Taio CruzSandy Vee, Taio Cruz3:28
11."Feel Again"CruzTaio Cruz, Alan Nglish3:40
12."The 11th Hour"CruzTaio Cruz3:36
Digital deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Falling in Love" (acoustic version)3:11
14."Come On Girl" (live from iTunes London Festival '08)3:44
15."I Can Be" (live from iTunes London Festival '08)4:08
16."I Just Wanna Know" (live from iTunes London Festival '08)4:04
17."Moving On" (live from iTunes London Festival '08)3:40
18."She's Like a Star" (live from iTunes London Festival '08)3:44
2010 edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dynamite"Taio Cruz, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Benjamin Levin, Bonnie McKeeDr. Luke, Benny Blanco3:24
2."Break Your Heart" (featuring Ludacris)Taio Cruz, Fraser T Smith, Christopher BridgesTaio Cruz, Fraser T Smith3:06
3."Dirty Picture" (featuring Ke$ha)Cruz, SmithTaio Cruz, Fraser T Smith3:39
4."Take Me Back" (Version C^^)Kwasi Danquah, Smith, CruzFraser T Smith3:12
5."I'll Never Love Again"Taio CruzTaio Cruz3:49
6."I Can Be"CruzTaio Cruz3:47
7."No Other One"Cruz, SmithTaio Cruz, Fraser T Smith3:37
8."Come On Girl" (featuring Luciana)CruzTaio Cruz3:33
9."Falling in Love"Cruz, Alan KasiryeTaio Cruz, Alan English3:32
10."Higher"Cruz, Sandy VeeSandy Vee, Taio Cruz3:08
11."Feel Again"CruzTaio Cruz, Alan English3:39
iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Dirty Picture" (featuring Kesha and Fabolous)3:40
13."Break Your Heart" (featuring Ludacris; Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda Remix)3:48
14."Forever Love" (non-North American edition)4:12
American bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Higher" (featuring Travie McCoy)Cruz, Sandy VeeSandy Vee, Taio Cruz3:38
Spanish bonus track[29]
No.TitleLength
12."Dirty Picture" (Spanish version; featuring Paulina Rubio)3:39
Australian bonus tracks[30]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Higher" (featuring Kylie Minogue)  3:07
11."Feel Again"CruzTaio Cruz, Alan English3:39
International special edition bonus tracks[31]
No.TitleLength
12."She's Like a Star"3:38
13."I Just Wanna Know"3:58
14."Forever Love"4:12
Brazilian edition[32]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."She's Like a Star"  3:38
13."I Just Wanna Know"  3:58
14."Forever Love"  4:12
15."Higher" (featuring Travie McCoy)  3:38
16."Break Your Heart" (Agent X Remix)  5:42
17."Dynamite" (Ralphi Rosario Radio Edit)  3:39
18."Higher" (Club Junkies Radio Edit)  3:17
19."Dirty Picture" (Redtop Radio Edit)  3:24
20."Telling the World"Taio Cruz, Alan KasiryeTaio Cruz4:09

Notes

^ Version A is the main version of the song, which was released as a single, and included on Stryder's album Catch 22. It features three rap verses by Stryder and the hook and chorus by Cruz.
^^ Version C is a solo version of the song, which replaces Stryder's rap verses with sung verses by Cruz. This version does not feature any vocals from Stryder.

Charts and certifications edit

Release history edit

Release history and formats for Rokstarr
Region Release date Format Label
United Kingdom 12 October 2009[56] CD, digital download (original edition) Island
Poland 7 May 2010[57] Universal Music
United States 1 June 2010[58] CD, digital download (revised edition) Mercury
Canada Universal Music
Brazil 7 June 2010[59]
Australia 16 July 2010[60] Island
Europe 19 November 2010
Brazil 1 April 2011[32] CD, digital download (second revised edition) Universal Music

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Rokstarr is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Taio Cruz It was released on 12 October 2009 in the United Kingdom On 11 June 2010 a revised version of the album was released in Europe and the United States appearing as Cruz s debut album there On 22 May 2011 a second revised version of the album was released in Brazil other South American countries and Europe 2 The album debuted at number 14 on the UK Albums Chart and number eight on the US Billboard 200 RokstarrStudio album by Taio CruzReleased12 October 2009GenrePop R amp B 1 Length44 00LabelIslandProducerTaio Cruz Fraser T Smith Dr Luke the Arcade Alan Nglish Benny Blanco Sandy VeeTaio Cruz chronologyDeparture 2008 Rokstarr 2009 The Rokstarr Collection 2010 Singles from Rokstarr Break Your Heart Released 13 September 2009 No Other One Released 30 November 2009 Dirty Picture Released 5 April 2010 Dynamite Released 30 May 2010 Higher Released 26 November 2010 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Singles 5 Track listing 6 Charts and certifications 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 6 3 Certifications 7 Release history 8 ReferencesBackground editSpeaking to Pete Lewis of the Blues amp Soul Cruz explained the musical background behind the album This album shows quite a bit of scope In that while it s still got underlining hip hop dance and R amp B type tones to it it also has like rocky and indie rock elements And lyrically because essentially I come from a ballad place of listening to people like Boyz II Men and Babyface many of the songs do tend to be about relationships in one way or another But the difference this time is that as well as the full on love songs I am having a little bit more FUN with it all 3 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 BBC favourable 5 The Boston Globe positive 6 Digital Spy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Entertainment WeeklyB 8 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Rolling Stone mixed 10 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 The New York Times favorable 12 Billboard nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 The album has received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 61 based on 11 reviews which indicates generally favorable reviews 14 Mike Driver from BBC gave an extremely favorable review saying that Rokstarr bounces to a beat that feels fresh and vibrant 15 Ken Capobianco from The Boston Globe says that Rokstarr is an agreeable singles going steady kind of collection that should make for endless radio fodder 16 The New York Times review states that There are vapid lyrics to navigate Hit the floor cause that s my plans plans plans plans I m wearing all my favorite brands brands brands brands on Dynamite but they don t disrupt the mood which is emphatic and rarely sensual turns out Mr Cruz has no off switch 17 Entertainment Weekly opined that The only song of equal caliber to Break Your Heart on his Stateside debut is the Ke ha assisted sexting number Dirty Picture The rest of the tracks are forgettable and include a cut for throwing hands in the air Dynamite and one awkwardly placed effort to uplift I Can Be 18 The Rolling Stone review bluntly states Cruz s singing lacks personality and Rokstarr is ultimately a collection of decent but generic Eurodisco tracks without a star rok or otherwise to hold a listener s interest 19 NME confess that Although Cruz s downfall comes when he acts the player Break Your Heart Dirty Picture it s obvious his real talent comes when he exchanges vocal manipulation for balladeering as on Falling In Love and disregards romantic cynicism for a rather hopeful The 11th Hour 20 David Jeffres from Allmusic rated it 3 stars out of 5 and concluded that The hooks are plentiful on Rokstarr and infectious as they come while as a producer Cruz is the Akon meets will i am meets Xenomania package that radio and record labels have dreamed about Sounds good and the album does the whole way through but lyrics are a sore point and when ballads appear to help round out the effort just help emphasize how his words are trite Still when you let the cliches fade into the background this is a master class in what the mainstream wants for a soundtrack in 2010 4 Commercial performance editThe album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 24 000 copies 21 22 In its second week the album tumbled to number 50 with sales of just 9 000 copies 23 It dropped to number 101 on its third week Singles edit Take Me Back although not officially a single from Rokstarr was included on the album The track featuring Tinchy Stryder was released as a single from his album Catch 22 peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart Break Your Heart was released as the first single from the album It spent three weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart 24 For its release in America it was remixed to feature American rapper Ludacris and peaked as number one on the U S Billboard Hot 100 where it remained top of the charts for one week No Other One was the second single released from the album It was met by mixed to negative reviews from critics It failed to meet the expectations or success of the previous single It was only released in the UK It reached number 42 on the UK Singles Chart and number 16 on the UK R amp B Chart Dirty Picture featuring American electropop singer Kesha was announced as the album s third single It was released in April 2010 in Australia and in May 2010 in the UK It peaked at number six in the UK and number ten in Ireland It reached number 16 in Australia and number 12 in New Zealand The song debuted at number 96 in the U S Billboard Hot 100 without an official release due to strong digital downloads following the album s U S release It was sent to Top 40 and Rhythmic radio as the third U S single on 28 September 2010 25 26 Dynamite was released as the album s fourth single overall and the first single from the revised version of the album The song debuted at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 before peaking at number two becoming Cruz s second U S hit single It also topped Australian ARIA Chart It peaked at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart Higher was released as the album s fifth single overall and the second single from the revised version of the album There are four versions of the song a solo version by Cruz a version featuring Travie McCoy a version featuring Kylie Minogue and a version with both McCoy and Minogue The McCoy version was released in the US while the Minogue version was released in Europe and Australia and the version with both was released in the UK The McCoy version was sent to U S radio on 30 November 2010 27 Telling the World was released as the sixth overall single from the album and the first single from the second revised version of the album It was the lead single from the soundtrack to the animated film Rio and peaked at number 138 on the UK Singles Chart Falling in Love was released as the seventh overall single from the album and the second single from the second revised edition of the album It was only released as a single in some countries including Spain A music video was released on 18 February 2011 28 Track listing editRokstarr original version track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Break Your Heart Cruz Fraser T SmithTaio Cruz Fraser T Smith3 222 Dirty Picture featuring Kesha Cruz SmithTaio Cruz Fraser T Smith3 413 No Other One Cruz SmithTaio Cruz Fraser T Smith3 384 Forever Love Taio CruzFraser T Smith4 125 Take Me Back featuring Tinchy Stryder Version A CruzFraser T Smith3 346 Best Girl Cruz The ArcadeTaio Cruz The Arcade4 097 I ll Never Love Again CruzTaio Cruz3 498 Only You Cruz SmithTaio Cruz Fraser T Smith3 429 Falling in Love Cruz Alan KasiryeTaio Cruz Alan Nglish3 3110 Keep Going Taio CruzSandy Vee Taio Cruz3 2811 Feel Again CruzTaio Cruz Alan Nglish3 4012 The 11th Hour CruzTaio Cruz3 36 Digital deluxe edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength13 Falling in Love acoustic version 3 1114 Come On Girl live from iTunes London Festival 08 3 4415 I Can Be live from iTunes London Festival 08 4 0816 I Just Wanna Know live from iTunes London Festival 08 4 0417 Moving On live from iTunes London Festival 08 3 4018 She s Like a Star live from iTunes London Festival 08 3 44 2010 editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Dynamite Taio Cruz Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Benjamin Levin Bonnie McKeeDr Luke Benny Blanco3 242 Break Your Heart featuring Ludacris Taio Cruz Fraser T Smith Christopher BridgesTaio Cruz Fraser T Smith3 063 Dirty Picture featuring Ke ha Cruz SmithTaio Cruz Fraser T Smith3 394 Take Me Back Version C Kwasi Danquah Smith CruzFraser T Smith3 125 I ll Never Love Again Taio CruzTaio Cruz3 496 I Can Be CruzTaio Cruz3 477 No Other One Cruz SmithTaio Cruz Fraser T Smith3 378 Come On Girl featuring Luciana CruzTaio Cruz3 339 Falling in Love Cruz Alan KasiryeTaio Cruz Alan English3 3210 Higher Cruz Sandy VeeSandy Vee Taio Cruz3 0811 Feel Again CruzTaio Cruz Alan English3 39 iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength12 Dirty Picture featuring Kesha and Fabolous 3 4013 Break Your Heart featuring Ludacris Mixin Marc amp Tony Svejda Remix 3 4814 Forever Love non North American edition 4 12 American bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length12 Higher featuring Travie McCoy Cruz Sandy VeeSandy Vee Taio Cruz3 38 Spanish bonus track 29 No TitleLength12 Dirty Picture Spanish version featuring Paulina Rubio 3 39 Australian bonus tracks 30 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length10 Higher featuring Kylie Minogue 3 0711 Feel Again CruzTaio Cruz Alan English3 39 International special edition bonus tracks 31 No TitleLength12 She s Like a Star 3 3813 I Just Wanna Know 3 5814 Forever Love 4 12 Brazilian edition 32 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length12 She s Like a Star 3 3813 I Just Wanna Know 3 5814 Forever Love 4 1215 Higher featuring Travie McCoy 3 3816 Break Your Heart Agent X Remix 5 4217 Dynamite Ralphi Rosario Radio Edit 3 3918 Higher Club Junkies Radio Edit 3 1719 Dirty Picture Redtop Radio Edit 3 2420 Telling the World Taio Cruz Alan KasiryeTaio Cruz4 09 Notes Version A is the main version of the song which was released as a single and included on Stryder s album Catch 22 It features three rap verses by Stryder and the hook and chorus by Cruz Version C is a solo version of the song which replaces Stryder s rap verses with sung verses by Cruz This version does not feature any vocals from Stryder Charts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Rokstarr Chart 2009 2010 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 33 14 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 34 36 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 35 45 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 36 93 Canadian Albums Billboard 37 3 Danish Albums Hitlisten 38 36 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 39 95 French Albums SNEP 40 20 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 41 31 Greek Albums IFPI 42 24 Irish Albums IRMA 43 24 Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 44 77 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 45 39 UK Albums OCC 46 14 US Billboard 200 47 8 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Rokstarr Chart 2010 Position Australian Albums ARIA 48 85 French Albums SNEP 49 195 Certifications edit Certifications for Rokstarr Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 50 Gold 35 000 Austria IFPI Austria 51 Gold 10 000 Canada Music Canada 52 Gold 40 000 Germany BVMI 53 Gold 100 000 Singapore RIAS 54 Gold 5 000 United Kingdom BPI 55 Gold 100 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease history and formats for Rokstarr Region Release date Format Label United Kingdom 12 October 2009 56 CD digital download original edition Island Poland 7 May 2010 57 Universal Music United States 1 June 2010 58 CD digital download revised edition Mercury Canada Universal Music Brazil 7 June 2010 59 Australia 16 July 2010 60 Island Europe 19 November 2010 Brazil 1 April 2011 32 CD digital download second revised edition Universal MusicReferences edit Rokstarr Taio Cruz AllMusic Retrieved 20 January 2019 Published by Andrew C 29 September 2009 Interview Taio Cruz Reveals a small taste of his Current Projects TheNext2Shine com Exclusive RNB Music Download The Next To Shine Blog thenext2shine com Retrieved 7 April 2010 Taio Cruz interview by Pete Lewis Blues amp Soul October 2009 Bluesandsoul com 15 August 2010 Retrieved 25 August 2010 a b Taio Cruz Album review Taio Cruz Rokstarr Album Reviews AllMusic 9 October 2009 Retrieved 7 July 2010 Music Review of Taio Cruz Rokstarr BBC Retrieved 7 April 2010 Taio Cruz Rokstarr Album Review by Boston Globe bostonglobe com 31 May 2010 Retrieved 9 June 2010 Taio Cruz Album review Taio Cruz Rokstarr Album Reviews Digital Spy 9 October 2009 Retrieved 7 July 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Rokstarr Music EW com Retrieved 12 June 2010 Jody Rosen Rokstarr by Taio Cruz Rolling Stone Music Music Reviews Rollingstone com Archived from the original on 7 June 2010 Retrieved 12 June 2010 Taio Cruz Album review Taio Cruz Rokstarr Album Reviews NME com 9 October 2009 Retrieved 12 June 2010 Rokstarr Taio Cruz Billboard com Retrieved 25 August 2010 Stephen Clark Design Taio Cruz Comes clean bluesandsoul com Glee beats Aguilera to US No 1 Digital Spy 17 June 2010 Retrieved 25 August 2010 Music News Cole missed out on Cruz chart topper Digital Spy Retrieved 22 September 2009 R amp R Going For Adds Rhythmic radioandrecords com R amp R Going For Adds CHR Top 40 radioandrecords com FMQB Radio Industry News Music Industry Updates Nielsen Ratings Music News and more fmqb com Taio Cruz Falling In Love YouTube on YouTube Rokstarr Spotify Rokstarr Special Edition Taio Cruz Sanity Retrieved 27 November 2010 https open spotify com album 3h80tQ7iMvnWIE7EdtRhEm si LP XII 7RZGWXMFmZhJRdA a b 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Industry Association Retrieved 13 August 2020 Top de l annee Top Albums 2010 in French SNEP Retrieved 13 August 2020 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2010 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 30 November 2020 Austrian album certifications Taio Cruz Rokstarr in German IFPI Austria Retrieved 30 November 2020 Canadian album certifications Taio Cruz Rokstarr Music Canada Retrieved 30 November 2020 Gold Platin Datenbank Taio Cruz Rokstarr in German Bundesverband Musikindustrie Retrieved 30 November 2020 Singapore album certifications Taio Cruz Rokstarr Recording Industry Association Singapore Retrieved 24 December 2020 British album certifications Taio Cruz Rokstarr British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 11 August 2023 UK Taio Cruz Taio Cruz Rokstarr CD Free Delivery Play com Retrieved 7 April 2010 Universal Music Polska Universalmusic pl Retrieved 7 April 2010 US Taio Cruz Taio Cruz Rokstarr itunes apple com Retrieved 7 April 2010 Taio Cruz Rokstarr Brazilian release 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