''55'' is the debut studio album written and produced by New York City-based electronic music duo

the Knocks The Knocks is an American electronic music duo consisting of Ben "B-Roc" Ruttner and James "JPatt" Patterson. They have released 3 full length albums (''HISTORY, New York Narcotic, 55'') and 5 EPs (''Melody & Silence, Summer Series: 2019, TESTI ...

and was released via

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and

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on March 4, 2016. It features vocals and collaborations from the likes of

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Wyclef Jean Nel Ust Wyclef Jean ( ; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, singer, and record producer. Born in Haiti, Jean emigrated to the Northeastern United States, United States as a child. He gained fame as a founding member of the Fugees, a Ne ...

Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of ...

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, POWERS,

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, Walk the Moon, and

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Reception

''Spin'' rated the album 8 out of 10.

55.5 (The Knocks VIP Mix)

55.5 (The Knocks VIP Mix) is the fourth extended play produced by New York City based electronic music duo

, which was released on 8 July 2016. The extended play is set as a remixed spin-off to the duo's debut album ''55'', containing remixes of five songs from the album. Around the time the duo embarked on their American tour, they began to record the remixed versions of the songs and began teasing the extended play. The EP was initially planned to be released on 29 April 2016, but was ultimately pushed back to 8 July 2016. In its place on that date, the duo released the EP's lead single, a remixed of their track "Classic" featuring vocals from alt-pop duo POWERS. The second single from the EP, which was a remix of the song "Love Me Like That" featuring vocals from

, was released 26 May 2016. This was during the duo's tour with

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and

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. The third single, a remix of "Tied To You" featuring vocals from pop songwriter

, was released on 6 June 2016. Whilst the duo were embarking on another American tour serving as guest performers for

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, the fourth single, a remix of "Best for Last" featuring vocals from American electronic band Walk the Moon, was released on 24 June 2016. On 7 July 2016, the Knocks announced the release date of 8 July 2016, and revealed that the EP was to include the official release of their last remix from the EP of the song "Time".

Track listing

Notes * signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

* Benjamin Ruttner – producer (all tracks), lyrics (all tracks), programming (all tracks) *

James Patterson James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the '' Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', '' Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', '' Private'' and ...

– producer (all tracks), lyrics (all tracks), programming (all tracks), vocals (tracks 2, 5 and 9), background vocals (tracks 3 and 4) * Justin Pilbrow – mixer (track 1) * John Horesco – mastering (all tracks) * Miles Walker – mixer (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15) * Ryan Jumper – assistant mixing engineer (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15) * Wes Edmonds – recording engineer (track 4) * David Perlik Molinari – mixer (track 6) * Alex De Turk – mastering (track 6) * Josh Gudwin – additional recording engineer, mixer, vocal producer (track 11) *

– vocals, lyrics (track 1) *

Mike Del Rio Michael Francis Gonzalez (born March 8, 1988), also known by his stage name Mike Del Rio, is a musical artist, producer, and songwriter from New York, NY now based in Los Angeles, CA. He is the co creator and lead member of the alternative group ...

– producer (tracks 2 and 5), lyrics (tracks 2, 3, 5 and 15) * Leon's Inner voice (LIV) Gospel Choir – backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 8) * Julia Tepper – additional vocals (track 1) * Deva Mahal – vocals (track 2), additional vocals (tracks 1) *

Bernard Fowler Bernard Fowler (born January 2, 1960) is an American musician. He is known for a long association with The Rolling Stones, providing backing vocals since 1989 and on their studio recordings and live tours. Fowler has been a featured guest vocali ...

– lyrics (track 2) * Lawrence Philpot – lyrics (track 2) * Michael de Benedictus – lyrics (track 2) * Cristia Ru – vocals, lyrics (track 3 and 15) *

– vocals, lyrics (track 15) *

– vocals, (track 13), background vocals (tracks 4, 9), lyrics (tracks 9, 13) * Ryan McMahon – producer, lyrics (track 16), vocal producer (track 4) * Benjamin Berger – producer, lyrics (track 16) * Madeline Nelson – lyrics (track 4) * Ross Clark – lyrics (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12), guitar (tracks 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13) *

– vocals, lyrics (track 4) * Sophie Hawley – background vocals (track 5) * Thomas John Eichmann – lyrics (track 5) *

Sam Nelson Harris X Ambassadors (also stylized XA) are an American pop rock band from Ithaca, New York, that consists of lead vocalist Sam Harris, keyboardist Casey Harris, and drummer Adam Levin. Russ Flynn is a touring member who plays guitar and bass. Their m ...

– vocals/background vocals (track 6), lyrics (tracks 6, 12) *

– vocals, lyrics, vocal producer (track 7) *

Autumn Rowe Autumn Rowe (born May 25, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, TV personality, DJ and activist from South Bronx, New York, United States. In 2010, she helped write the song "Happiness" by Alexis Jordan, with producers Stargate and Deadmau5, w ...

– lyrics (track 8) * Christopher Paul Caswell – lyrics (track 8, 11), strings (track 11) *

Rozzi Crane Rosalind Elizabeth "Rozzi" Crane (born May 2, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from San Francisco. At 19 years old, Crane was discovered by Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine. She toured with Maroon 5 before eventually signing with another r ...

– lyrics (track 8) *

– vocals (track 8) *

Cole Whittle DNCE is an American dance-rock band consisting of lead singer Joe Jonas, drummer Jack Lawless, and guitarist JinJoo Lee. Bassist and keyboardist Cole Whittle was a part of the band from when it started in 2015 to when it went on hiatus in 2018 ...

– lyrics (track 10) *

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* SomiSomi Soft Serve & Taiyaki, U.S based chain of dessert rest ...

– background vocals (track 10) * Benny Benack III – horn (track 10) * Jake Goldbas – percussion (track 10) *

– vocals, lyrics (track 10) *

Martina Sorbara Martina Sorbara (born November 13, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Initially the frontwoman of the band Dragonette, it is now Sorbara's solo project."Naughty sounds from the minister's daughter; DRAGONETTE Singer-songwriter moves to London ...

– background vocals, lyrics (track 11) *

Hannah Robinson Hannah Robinson (born in Derbyshire) is a British songwriter. Her best-known compositions include Rachel Stevens's UK No. 2 hit " Some Girls", Ladyhawke's " My Delirium" and Annie's "Chewing Gum". Robinson began her career as a vocalist and ...

– lyrics (track 11) *

Richard X Richard Philips, better known by his stage name Richard X, is a British songwriter and music producer. Gaining attention as a pioneer of the bootleg craze, Richard X has earned success as a producer and remixer. He has helmed hit singles for art ...

– lyrics (track 11) *

– vocals, lyrics (track 11) * Alex Caplow – vocals, lyrics (track 12) * Sam Lee – lyrics (track 12) * Nicholas Petricca – vocals, lyrics (track 14) * Alexander Drury – lyrics (track 16) *

Sneaky Sound System Sneaky Sound System is an Australian dance music group formed in late 2001 by Angus McDonald on guitar, MC Double D (Daimon Downey) on vocoder and vocals, Damien Hesse (DJ) and Nick Broadhurst on saxophone. They were joined in 2004 by Connie ...

– vocals, lyrics (track 17) * Adeline Michele – vocals, lyrics (track 18) *

Styalz Fuego Kaelyn Behr, known professionally as Styalz Fuego, is an Australian music producer, songwriter, vocalist and artist based in Melbourne. Styalz is renowned for his diverse production and songwriting, and most known for his eclectic take on hip-h ...

– producer, lyrics (track 18)

References

{{Authority control 2016 debut albums The Knocks albums Big Beat Records (American record label) albums Neon Gold Records albums