Shock Value II
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| Studio album by Timbaland | ||||
| Released | December 8, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 Thomas Crown Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
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| Genre | Hip hop, R&B, electronic dance music | |||
| Length | 73:16 | |||
| Label | Blackground, MMG | |||
| Producer |
Timbaland (executive) Barry Hankerson (co-exec) Jim Beanz, J-Roc, The Fray, Polow da Don, Ryan Tedder |
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| Singles from Shock Value II | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Billboard | (mixed) |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B-) |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| New York Times | (unfavorable) |
| NME | (5/10) |
| The Observer | (unfavorable) |
| Rolling Stone |  |
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| USA Today | |
Shock Value II is the third studio album by American record producer Timbaland. It serves as the second volume of the platinum-selling Shock Value which topped charts worldwide and received 16 platinum certifications.
Initially slated for a 2008 release, the project was pushed into 2009 and tentatively confirmed for November 23, 2009 through Blackground Records, however, it was pushed back once more and finally released on December 7, 2009 in the UK and December 8 in the US.
Timbaland spoke to MTV's Shaheem Reid back in July 2008 to confirm that he was working on the follow-up to his platinum-selling Shock Value. At the time he confirmed that he had one track with Madonna which although recorded for her album Hard Candy it had not been used and could end up on this album instead. He was insistent that he would also collaborate with Jordin Sparks, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and T.I. However, none of these collaborations (except Miley Cyrus) made it to the final track list. He also said that alongside T-Pain who will definitely appear, he hoped to get Jay-Z on board, although he ultimately failed to do so.
Timbaland also told Invasion Radio in October 2009 that he had used PSP application Beaterator to produce some of the beats for Shock Value II as well as Jay Z's last album.
Speaking of the album in November 2009, Timbaland said:
Billboard.com reported in October that Timbaland had collaborated with a number of previous collaborators to produce the album which will feature guest vocals just like Shock Value.Justin Timberlake recorded vocals for two songs the first "Carry Out" features on the album, while the second "Crazy Girl" contains a sample of "I Love Them Girls" by Tank but was not included on the album. The song "Maniac" was set to appear on the album with features vocals from Keri Hilson and Chris Brown however in November 2009 during an interview with E! Online it was revealed that both Brown and Timbaland mutually agreed to this version of the song. A new incarnation of the song does appear on the album titled, "The One I Love" still featuring Hilson's vocals but this time alongside D.O.E.. The duo previously collaborated to feature on Timbaland's 2007 number one single "The Way I Are.
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