Don't Kill the Magic

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Don't Kill the Magic
File:DontkilltheMagic.jpg
Studio album by Magic!
Released 30 June 2014
Genre
Length 42:10[2]
Label
Producer
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
Source Rating
Herald-Tribune Online (B+)[3]
Renowned For Sound 4/5 stars[4]
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars[5]
UMusicians 4/5 stars[6]
100% Rock 8.5/10 stars[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. The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of nearly 36,000 copies.[10] In their home country, Canada, the album entered at number five on the Canadian Albums Chart.[11]

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. Title Writer(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
  • Credits adapted from album liner notes.[13]
  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer

Charts

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Canada[9] 30 June 2014
United States[22] 1 July 2014
Australia[23] 4 July 2014
United Kingdom[24] 4 August 2014
Japan[12] 24 September 2014
  • CD
  • digital download
Germany[25] 17 October 2014
  • CD
  • vinyl
  • digital download

References

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  16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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  18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. "Magic! – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Magic!.
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