Waste Management (album)
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| Studio album by t.A.T.u. | ||||
| Released | 15 December 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2007-2009 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, dance-pop, pop rock | |||
| Length | Standard version: 50:18 Transcendent version: 60:05 |
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| Language |
English Russian (1 track and 2 remixes) |
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T.A. Misterya Zvuka |
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| Producer | T.A. Music, Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, Sergio Galoyan, Boris Renski (executive) | |||
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| Allmusic |    |
| Dealnay | (positive) |
| Rateyourmusic | (favorable) |
| TheProphetBlog.net | (positive) |
Waste Management is the third and final English language (sixth overall) studio album by Russian recording group t.A.T.u. released in the Russian Federation on 15 December 2009 by their own independent record label T.A. Music. Unlike their previous English studio album, it is the group's first studio album not released by Interscope Records due to their departure from the label in 2006. The album was no longer handled by their primary producers and songwriters, which included Martin Kierszenbaum and Trevor Horn. Instead, it was produced by producers including Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, Sergio Galoyan and Boris Renski, who served as their executive producer.
Unlike their previous studio albums, Waste Management is exclusively seated in the electronic dance music genres, including musical influences from dance, electronica, techno and eurodance. Upon its release, the album debuted with generally favorable reviews from music critics, who felt the production and musical composition suited the group well and considered it as one of their best release. The album did not do well commercial-wise, only managing to peak in countries including Canada, Mexico, Russia and Taiwan, becoming the group's least successful album to date.
The studio album generated three singles : "Snowfalls", "White Robe" and "Sparks", none of which managed to generate much interest nor appear in any music charts around the world. This was the group's last studio album before they split up in March 2011. Waste Management Remixes was released not long after.
When the group announced the release of the lead single of their studio album, Весёлые Улыбки, they stated that the album would be entitled Upravleniye Otbrosami, which translates to "waste management". However, a press release had officially stated that it would be entitled Весёлые Улыбки instead, as it reflected sarcastic comments about the state of the Russian music business made by Volkova and Katina in an interview with Moscow's Time Out Magazine. Because of the name change, the album was postponed, but was eventually released in October 2008.
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