We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
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| Studio album by Jason Mraz | ||||
| Released | May 12, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 at: Kensaltown Recording Studios (London, England) Little Big Sound Studio (Nashville, TN, USA) Casa Nova Studio (Oceanside, CA) |
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| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 50:49 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Martin Terefe | |||
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| Singles from We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. | ||||
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Limited edition cover
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| Allmusic |    |
| Billboard | (positive) |
| Blender | |
| Dot Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) |
| PopMatters | (7/10) |
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| The Big Issue | |
| The Boston Globe | (positive) |
We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. is the third studio album by Jason Mraz, released on May 12, 2008. The album peaked at number three in the Billboard 200, making it Mraz's highest-peaking album at the time. Mraz took the name of the album from a work by the artist David Shrigley.
Progress of the recording of the album has been documented on the YouTube series "Crazy Man's Ju-ju" which contain clips from San Diego and London, where most of the album was made. "I'm Yours" was the first single from the album and was made available on iTunes, Zune Marketplace and Amazon.com on February 12, 2008. The album features collaborations with James Morrison on the track "Details in the Fabric" and with Colbie Caillat on the track "Lucky".
The album was preceded by three EPs released at monthly intervals for a limited time. We Sing. was released on March 18. We Dance. was released on April 15. The third installment, We Steal Things., was released as part of a digital bundle through iTunes, JasonMraz.com and AtlanticRecords.com on the release of the album on May 13, 2008. Up to March 17, 2010, the album had sold 1,491,736 copies in the U.S. and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
On November 18, 2008, the album was re-released with the name We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. Limited Edition. The re-released album is a three disc set that includes the original 12-track CD, the second disc includes the three EPs all on one disc, and the third DVD includes an unreleased full-band concert Live at the Highline Ballroom in New York, a 30-minute documentary titled "Here We Are" and a preview to Mraz's "a thousand things." Polaroid book. The packaging also includes a 20-page CD booklet with full lyrics and additional artwork.
The Latin American and Spanish re-release of the album includes a Spanish version of the song "Lucky" which was recorded by Mraz and the Mexican singer Ximena Sariñana.
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