Don't Kill the Magic

Don't Kill the Magic
Studio album by Magic!
Released 30 June 2014
Genre
Length 42:10[2]
Label
Producer
Magic! chronology
Don't Kill the Magic
(2014)
Primary Colours
(2016)
Singles from Don't Kill the Magic
  1. "Rude"
    Released: 24 February 2014
  2. "Don't Kill the Magic"
    Released: 4 April 2014
  3. "Let Your Hair Down"
    Released: 7 October 2014
  4. "No Way No"
    Released: 3 March 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Herald-Tribune Online(B+)[3]
Renowned For Sound[4]
AllMusic[5]
UMusicians[6]
100% Rock[7]

Don't Kill the Magic is the debut studio album by Canadian reggae fusion band Magic!.[8] It was first released on 30 June 2014 by Latium Entertainment and RCA Records.[9] The album was preceded by lead single "Rude" on 11 October 2013, which peaked at number six on the Canadian Hot 100 and became a chart-topper in the United States and the United Kingdom and top ten hit in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Reception

The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of nearly 36,000 copies.[10] The album has sold 156,000 copies in the United States as of July 2016.[11]

In their home country, Canada, the album entered at number five on the Canadian Albums Chart.[12]

Singles

MAGIC! announced "Rude" as the lead single from the album. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming MAGIC!'s most successful single in the U.S. to date.

"Don't Kill the Magic" was released as the second (international) single from the album.

"Let Your Hair Down" was released as the third (second, in the US) single from the album.

"No Way No" was released as the fourth (third, in the US) single from the album.

Track listing

Standard version[1]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Rude"  Messinger 3:44
2. "No Evil"  
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
3:22
3. "Let Your Hair Down"  
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
4:25
4. "Stupid Me"  
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
3:44
5. "No Way No"  
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Spivak
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
  • Tanas
3:51
6. "Paradise"  
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
Messinger 3:55
7. "Don't Kill the Magic"  
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
3:37
8. "One Woman One Man"  Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
3:59
9. "Little Girl Big World"  
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
Messinger 3:23
10. "Mama Didn't Raise No Fool"  
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
Messinger 4:07
11. "How Do You Want to Be Remembered"  
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
  • Spivak
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
4:03
Total length:
42:10
Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 66
scope="row" Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 5
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] 70
scope="row" New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 30
scope="row" Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 43
scope="row" Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 25
scope="row" UK Albums (OCC)[20] 19
scope="row" US Billboard 200[21] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard 200[22] 190

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Poland (ZPAV)[23] Platinum 20,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Canada[9] 30 June 2014
United States[24] 1 July 2014
Australia[25] 4 July 2014
United Kingdom[26] 4 August 2014
Japan[13] 24 September 2014
  • CD
  • digital download
Germany[27] 17 October 2014
  • CD
  • vinyl
  • digital download

References

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  2. "Don't Kill the Magic". Amazon. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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  4. Floyd, Marcus. "Album Review: MAGIC! – Don't Kill The Magic". Renowned For Sound. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. "Don't Kill the Magic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  6. "UM Review: MAGIC! – "Don't' Kill The Magic"". UMusicians. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. "MAGIC! - Don't Kill the Magic Review". 100% Rock. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  8. Wass, Mike. "MAGIC! Unveil The Cover And Tracklist Of Debut LP 'Don't Kill The Magic". Idolator. Idolator. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  9. 1 2 "HMV Canada - Don't Kill the Magic". HMV Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  10. Caulfield, Keith (9 July 2014). "Trey Songz Scores Second No. 1 Album With 'Trigga'". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  11. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Magic! – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Magic!.
  13. 1 2 "iTunes – ミュージック – Don't Kill the Magic(Japan Version) MAGIC!" (in Japanese). iTunes Store (JP). Apple Inc. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  14. Don't Kill the Magic (booklet). Magic!. Latium Entertainment, RCA Records, Sony Music. 2014. 88843-09553-2.
  15. Ryan, Gavin (12 July 2014). "Sia Debuts At Top Of ARIA Albums". Noise11. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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  18. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. "Swedishcharts.com – Magic! – Don't Kill The Magic". Hung Medien.
  20. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. "Magic! – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Magic!.
  22. "2014 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  23. "Polish album certifications – Magic! – Don't Kill the Magic" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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