| Under the Radar Over the Top | ||||
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| Released | 2 October 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Studio | Sheffield Underground Studios | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 46:08 | |||
| Label | Sheffield Tunes | |||
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| Singles from Under the Radar Over the Top | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | positive[1] |
| Random.Access | 7.5/10[2] |
Under the Radar Over the Top is the fourteenthstudio album by Germanhard dance groupScooter. The album was released in Germany on 2 October 2009, preceded by the single "J'adore Hardcore" on 14 August.[3] A second single, "Ti sento", was released on the same day as the album.[4] The album was released in the UK on 23 November 2009. The third single "The Sound Above My Hair" was released on 27 November 2009.,[5] and "Stuck on Replay", the 4th single from the album is being used as the official theme song of2010 IIHF World Championship.
The album's cover was photographed at the former AmericanNSAespionage siteTeufelsberg inBerlin.[6] The title comes fromAlexis Petridis'Guardian article about the group's unexpectedUK success in 2008.[7]
The album's release was supported by a Germantour in March 2010.[8] The album went Gold the same year.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stealth" | 1:23 |
| 2. | "J'adore Hardcore" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Ti sento" | 3:55 |
| 4. | "State of Mind" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Where the Beats..." | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Bit a Bad Boy" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "The Sound Above My Hair" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "See Your Smile" | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Clic Clac" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Second Skin (The Chameleons cover)" | 5:54 |
| 11. | "Stuck on Replay" | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Metropolis" | 5:38 |
Alimited edition version of the album features a secondCD entitledThe Dark Side Edition and a bonusDVD.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She's The Sun" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Take Me Baby" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Frequent Traveller" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Eyes Without a Face" | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Dancing in the Moonlight" | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Lass Uns Tanzen" (Day Version) | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Stripped" (Live) | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Sex Dwarf" | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Am Fenster" | 5:52 |
| 10. | "Marian (Version)" | 4:55 |
The DVD features a personal Scootertravelogue from the band’s trip throughAustralia,Africa andAsia as well as an exclusive interview and selected comments on the album.[9]
This version, released in 2013, contains the standard album (possibly remastered) and a bonus disc that contains remixes, B-sides, and selected versions of tracks. The bonus disc's track list is as follows:
A second, even more limited edition of the album, entitled theUnder The Radar Over The Top Deluxe VIP Fan Box, includes the same content as the Limited Edition version along with a Scooterflag, Scooterdog tags, and 5 post cards featuring the band members, and a special box featuring images from the photoshoot of the NSA location on the cover of the album.[10]
TheUK version features a differentcover and includes aDVD with all the group'smusic videos from "Hyper Hyper" to "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)", similar to the German re-release ofJumping All Over the World. The album sold 8,000 copies in the first week after release and entered the official UK album charts at number 62.
| Chart (2009–2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] | 15 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 2 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] | 38 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] | 32 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 51 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 62 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[17] | 9 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[18] | 78 |
In 2010. It was awarded a gold certification from theIndependent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[19]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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