The album contains songs produced by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, and Ari Levine, before they became The Smeezingtons, ("Wavin Flag" and "Bang Bang")[3] and also after ("Wavin' Flag" remixes).[4]
K'naan's second album has received generally positive reviews, compiling an average score of 74 on Metacritic.[5]Billboard described it as "socially alert and frequently brilliant".[16] David Jeffries of Allmusic called Troubadour a "rewarding, often eye-opening spectacle", praising the selections for the guest artists and referring to K'naan as "ridiculously talented".[6] The album was shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.[17]About.com named Troubadour one of the best Rap Albums of 2009.[18]Troubadour was also included in PopMatters' list of top 60 albums of 2009, at a respectable 43rd position.[19] The album fetched K'naan three Juno Award nominations and he ultimately won Juno artist of the year.[20] 'The Independent gave it a perfect 10 out of 10 rating.[21]
A new version of "Bang Bang" was released as the album's third and final single featuring Adam Levine of Maroon 5. It peaked at #33 on the UK R&B Chart.
A remix of "Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" featuring will.i.am & David Guetta was also used to promote the World Cup as well as his album; a music video was also made for the remix. The video also featured will.i.am and David Guetta.
Promo singlesedit
"Dreamer" was released as the album's first promotional single.
"Somalia" was released as the album's second promotional single.
"I Come Prepared" was released as the album's third promotional single.
"If Rap Gets Jealous" was released as the album's fourth and final promotional single.
Licensed songsedit
"ABCs" is used in the video game Madden 09 by EA Sports and the 2009 film The Trotsky, while "Dreamer" is used in promotions for the NFL Draft on NFL.com, and was used by ESPN during the national broadcast of the UConn-Kentucky men's basketball game on December 9, 2009. "I Come Prepared" is used in the video game Fight Night Round 4, also by EA Sports. "Wavin' Flag" is used in the video game NBA 2K10, which is a 2K Sports video game. Coca-Cola has announced that a remixed version of "Wavin' Flag" will be the official anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This version also appears in Konami's PES 2010. "Take a Minute" is used in Dane Tudor's award-winning part of the ski movie Everyday is a Saturday by Poor Boyz Productions. "Bang Bang" was featured in the television series Grey's Anatomy and the 2010 feature film The Karate Kid.
"ABCs" contains a sample from "Kasalefkut Hulu" written by Mulatu Astatke.
"Dreamer" contains a sample from "Tey Gedyeleshem" written by Alemayehu Eshete.
"I Come Prepared" contains a sample from "Shellela" Getatchew Mekurya.
"Somalia" contains a sample from "Yene Mastawesha" written by Tilahun Gessesse.
"America" contains a sample from "Lantchi" written by Tilahun Gessesse.
"15 Minutes Away" contains a sample from "Yene Felagote" by Tilahun Gessesse.
Chart positionsedit
In the US, the album sold over 15,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at #32 on the Billboard 200.[22] The album has sold approximately 82,000 copies in the US as of August 2010. Only the 'champion edition' was released in the United Kingdom on July 16, and charted on the UK R&B Chart at a peak of 22.
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Troubadour is the second studio album by Somali Canadian hip hop artist K naan released February 24 2009 2 The album features performances by Kirk Hammett Chubb Rock Chali 2na Mos Def Damian Marley and Adam Levine Production was completed by Track and Field a team composed of R amp B artists Gerald Eaton and Brian West TroubadourStudio album by K naanReleasedFebruary 24 2009Recorded2007 2008GenreCanadian hip hop worldbeatLength55 43LabelA amp M OctoneProducerGerald Eaton Brian West Kerry Brothers Jr Bruno MarsK naan chronologyThe Dusty Foot on the Road 2007 Troubadour 2009 More Beautiful Than Silence 2012 Singles from Troubadour ABCs Released November 18 2008 Wavin Flag Released March 18 2009 Bang Bang Released September 2 2010 1 The album contains songs produced by Bruno Mars Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine before they became The Smeezingtons Wavin Flag and Bang Bang 3 and also after Wavin Flag remixes 4 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Singles 2 1 Promo singles 3 Licensed songs 4 Track listing 4 1 Bonus tracks 5 Chart positions 6 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic74 100 5 Review scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Billboard positive 7 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Boston Globe positive 9 Robert Christgau A 10 Entertainment Weekly B 11 The New York Times positive 12 Pitchfork6 5 10 13 PopMatters8 10 14 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 K naan s second album has received generally positive reviews compiling an average score of 74 on Metacritic 5 Billboard described it as socially alert and frequently brilliant 16 David Jeffries of Allmusic called Troubadour a rewarding often eye opening spectacle praising the selections for the guest artists and referring to K naan as ridiculously talented 6 The album was shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize 17 About com named Troubadour one of the best Rap Albums of 2009 18 Troubadour was also included in PopMatters list of top 60 albums of 2009 at a respectable 43rd position 19 The album fetched K naan three Juno Award nominations and he ultimately won Juno artist of the year 20 The Independent gave it a perfect 10 out of 10 rating 21 Singles edit ABCs was released as the album s first single It peaked at 75 on the Canadian Singles Chart Wavin Flag was released as the album s second single first in UK The single was later remixed and used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup It is his most successful single to date It charted within the Top 5 in the UK Netherlands Norway Italy Ireland France Canada Scotland Spain as well as others A new version of Bang Bang was released as the album s third and final single featuring Adam Levine of Maroon 5 It peaked at 33 on the UK R amp B Chart A remix of Wavin Flag Celebration Mix featuring will i am amp David Guetta was also used to promote the World Cup as well as his album a music video was also made for the remix The video also featured will i am and David Guetta Promo singles edit Dreamer was released as the album s first promotional single Somalia was released as the album s second promotional single I Come Prepared was released as the album s third promotional single If Rap Gets Jealous was released as the album s fourth and final promotional single Licensed songs edit ABCs is used in the video game Madden 09 by EA Sports and the 2009 film The Trotsky while Dreamer is used in promotions for the NFL Draft on NFL com and was used by ESPN during the national broadcast of the UConn Kentucky men s basketball game on December 9 2009 I Come Prepared is used in the video game Fight Night Round 4 also by EA Sports Wavin Flag is used in the video game NBA 2K10 which is a 2K Sports video game Coca Cola has announced that a remixed version of Wavin Flag will be the official anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup This version also appears in Konami s PES 2010 Take a Minute is used in Dane Tudor s award winning part of the ski movie Everyday is a Saturday by Poor Boyz Productions Bang Bang was featured in the television series Grey s Anatomy and the 2010 feature film The Karate Kid Track listing editNo TitleLength1 T I A 3 382 ABCs featuring Chubb Rock 3 093 Dreamer 4 324 I Come Prepared featuring Damian Marley 4 085 Bang Bang featuring Adam Levine of Maroon 5 3 066 If Rap Gets Jealous featuring Kirk Hammett of Metallica 3 397 Wavin Flag 3 408 Somalia 3 339 America featuring Mos Def amp Chali 2na 4 4510 Fatima 5 0111 Fire in Freetown 4 3612 Take a Minute 4 0613 15 Minutes Away 4 5614 People Like Me 6 16 Bonus tracks edit Amazon com ExclusiveNo TitleLength15 Wavin Flag Celebration Mix featuring will i am of The Black Eyed Peas amp David Guetta 3 3016 Wavin Flag Coca Cola Celebration Mix 3 3217 Wavin Flag Coca Cola Celebration Spanish Mix featuring David Bisbal 3 5218 Biscuit 3 49 Champion EditionNo TitleLength15 Does It Really Matter 3 5416 Wavin Flag Coca Cola Celebration Mix 3 32 Champion Edition UK Edition No TitleLength15 Does It Really Matter 3 5416 Wavin Flag Coca Cola Celebration Mix 3 3217 Wavin Flag Celebration Mix featuring will i am of The Black Eyed Peas amp David Guetta 3 30Champion Edition Japan Edition No TitleLength15 Does It Really Matter 3 5416 Wavin Flag Coca Cola Celebration Mix 3 3217 Wavin Flag Celebration Mix featuring Ai 3 3818 Wavin Flag featuring will i am of The Black Eyed Peas amp David Guetta 3 29 Sample credits T I A features a sample Simmer Down By The Wailers ABCs contains a sample from Kasalefkut Hulu written by Mulatu Astatke Dreamer contains a sample from Tey Gedyeleshem written by Alemayehu Eshete I Come Prepared contains a sample from Shellela Getatchew Mekurya Somalia contains a sample from Yene Mastawesha written by Tilahun Gessesse America contains a sample from Lantchi written by Tilahun Gessesse 15 Minutes Away contains a sample from Yene Felagote by Tilahun Gessesse Chart positions editIn the US the album sold over 15 000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at 32 on the Billboard 200 22 The album has sold approximately 82 000 copies in the US as of August 2010 Only the champion edition was released in the United Kingdom on July 16 and charted on the UK R amp B Chart at a peak of 22 Chart 2009 2010 Peakposition 23 US Billboard 200 32US Billboard Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums 33US Billboard Top Rap Albums 12Canadian Albums Chart 7Japanese Albums Chart 24 57Mexican Albums Chart 25 67South African Albums Chart 26 20UK R amp B Chart 27 22References edit K naan Featuring Adam Levine Bang Bang Discogs Retrieved March 20 2022 Hannon Gerald December 2008 The Prince of Little Mogadishu Archived 2011 01 02 at the Wayback Machine Toronto Life 42 12 73 78 K naan Troubadour Discogs Retrieved 2017 12 10 K naan Wavin Flag Coca Cola Celebration Mix Discogs Retrieved 2017 12 10 a b Reviews for Troubadour by K NAAN Metacritic Retrieved June 6 2015 a b Jeffries David Preview K Naan Troubadour Allmusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved July 5 2012 Billboard review Archived April 3 2009 at the Wayback Machine Blender review Boston Globe review Robert Christgau review Entertainment Weekly review New CDs Published 2009 The New York Times Love Joshua March 13 2009 K naan Troubadour Album Reviews Pitchfork Media Retrieved June 6 2015 PopMatters review Rolling Stone review Archived February 21 2009 at the Wayback Machine K naan Troubadour on Metacritic Fucked Up Win Polaris Prize Clickmusic 2009 09 23 Archived from the original on 2012 03 12 Retrieved 2010 11 21 Best Rap Albums of 2009 Top 10 Hip Hop Albums of 2009 The Best 60 Albums of 2009 K Naan Wins Artist of the Year at Juno Awards Spinner Gill Andy June 25 2010 Album K Naan Troubadour Champion Edition Octone A amp M The Independent London ukmix org Billboard Music Charts Latest Music News Music Videos Billboard Archived from the original on April 25 2009 Retrieved March 5 2009 ケイナーンのアルバム売上ランキング http www greaves tv amprofon3 100 php Archived 2010 12 24 at the Wayback Machine RISA Top 20 Recording Industry of South Africa in 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