''The Big Mash Up'' is the fifteenth

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from German electronic dance music band Scooter and was released on 14 October 2011.The Big Mash Up
Amazon.de The album was preceded by the single " Friends Turbo" released on 15 April 2011, the second single " The Only One", released on 20 May 2011, a third single, " David Doesn't Eat", released on the same day as the album itself. The fourth single, " C'est Bleu" featuring

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, was released on 2 December 2011. On 23 March 2012 a new version of " It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" is released as the fifth single.

Reception

The album is heavily influenced by

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and differs from previous band usual styles. The new style received mixed reception from Scooter fans.The Big Mash Up – Reviews
Scootertechno.com

Track listing

CD1

CD2

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CD2 (Suck My Megamix): :01. One (Always Hardcore) :02. Ti Sento :03. Jumping All Over The World :04. Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) :05. And No Matches :06. The Question Is What Is The Question? :07. Faster Harder Scooter :08. Hello! (Good To Be Back) :09. Move Your Ass :10. How Much Is The Fish? :11. Jigga Jigga! :12. Ramp! (The Logical Song) :13. Nessaja :14. J'adore Hardcore :15. Friends Turbo :16. Let Me Be Your Valentine :17. Rebel Yell :18. Endless Summer :19. I'm Raving :20. Suavemente :21. Apache Rocks The Bottom :22. Lass Uns Tanzen :23. Shake That! :24. The Only One :25. We Are The Greatest :26. Aiii Shot The DJ :27. Maria (I Like It Loud) :28. Posse (I Need You On The Floor) :29. Stuck On Replay :30. She's The Sun :31. The Night :32. Weekend! :33. I'm Lonely :34. Fuck The Millennium :35. Call Me Mañana :36. Fire :37. Behind The Cow :38. Break It Up :39. The Sound Above My Hair :40. The Age Of Love :41. No Fate :42. I'm Your Pusher :43. I Was Made For Lovin' You :44. Move Your Ass :45. Hyper Hyper :46. Back In The U.K.

Limited edition

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version of the album features a

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containing Scooter's ''The Stadium Techno Inferno – Live in Hamburg 2011''

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.The Big Mash Up Scooter
Weltbild.de DVD (The Stadium Techno Inferno – Live in Hamburg 2011) track listing: :01. Intro :02. Hello! (Good To Be Back) :03. Aiii Shot The DJ :04. Jumping All Over The World :05. The Question Is What Is The Question? :06. I'm Raving :07. The Only One :08. The Logical Song :09. The Leading Horse :10. Stuck On Replay :11. Frequent Traveler / Sunrise (Here I Am) / Cambodia :12. Jigga Jigga! :13. Habanera :14. Fuck The Millenium / Call Me Mañana :15. No Fate :16. Ti Sento :17. J'adore Hardcore :18. Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) :19. How Much Is The Fish? :20. One (Always Hardcore) :21. Fire :22. Nessaja :23. Maria (I Like It Loud) :24. Move Your Ass / Endless Summer / Hyper Hyper

Limited Deluxe Fan-Box

Limited Deluxe Fan-Box includes the same content as the Limited Edition version along with an exclusive H.P. Baxxter necklace, a double-sided poster and 4 postcards, 1 of which handwright signed by Scooter members. All the content is packed in a special box.

20 Years of Hardcore Expanded Edition

This version, released in 2013, contains the standard album (possibly remastered) and a bonus disc that contains remixes and selected versions of tracks. The bonus disc's track list is as follows: #Friends Turbo (Movie Version) #Friends Turbo (The Drum 'n' Bass Mix) #The Only Club #David Doesn't Eat (Eric Chase Remix) #C'est Bleu (The Dubstyle Mix) #It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody) (The Big Mash Up Tour 2012 Edit) #It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody) (Club Mix)

Charts

Release history

Notes

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. *"Dreams" samples the 1980 single "

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and a synth sequence from Skrillex's remix of "Cinema" by

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. *"It's A Biz (Ain't Nobody)" samples the 1983 song "

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. *"Close Your Eyes" samples the 1996 single "Dark Therapy" by Echobelly. *"C'est Bleu" samples the 1967 French song "

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. It also samples the 2008 track "I survived" by The Hose. *"08:15 To Nowhere" is Scooter's version of the 1984 single "8:15 To Nowhere" by

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. *"The Only One" samples the 1990 single "

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. Rhythmical elements taken from 2002's "The Crowd Song" by Rhythm Gangsta also appear throughout the song. *"Copyright" samples lyrics from the 1997 single "Discohopping" by

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and lyrics from Scooter's own song "She Said" from the 1997 album " Age of Love". *"Bang Bang Club" samples music from the song "Passion" by

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*"Summer Dream" samples the 1995 single "Summer Dream Of Love" by Sheila. *"Suck My Megamix" features all 46 Scooter singles released up till October 2011 in one

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References

External links

Scooter Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Big Mash Up 2011 albums Scooter (band) albums