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Sucker (Charli XCX album)

album by Charli XCX

Sucker is Charli XCX's second studio album. The album contains singles like "Boom Clap", "Break the Rules", "Doing It" (featuring Rita Ora) and "Famous".

Sucker
Studio album by
Charli XCX
Released15 December 2014 (2014-12-15)
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length40:26
Label
Producer
Charli XCX chronology
True Romance
(2013) 		Sucker
(2014) 		Vroom Vroom
(2016)
Singles from Sucker
  1. "Boom Clap"
    Released: 17 June 2014
  2. "Break the Rules"
    Released: 19 August 2014
  3. "Doing It"
    Released: 3 February 2015
  4. "Famous"
    Released: 29 May 2015

Track listing

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North American and Australian edition[9][10]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Sucker"  
  • J.L. Raisen
  • Jerry James
 2:42
2. "Break the Rules"  
 3:23
3. "London Queen"  J.L. Raisen 2:51
4. "Breaking Up"  
 2:17
5. "Gold Coins"  
  • P. Berger
  • Hill
  • Stefan Gräslund[b]
 3:02
6. "Boom Clap"  
  • P. Berger
  • Gräslund
 2:49
7. "Doing It"  
  • Rechtshaid
  • Mr. Rogers
 3:48
8. "Body of My Own"  
  • P. Berger
  • Olsson
 2:45
9. "Famous"  Kurstin 3:52
10. "Hanging Around"  J.L. Raisen 3:18
11. "Die Tonight"  P. Berger 2:51
12. "Caught in the Middle"  
 3:01
13. "Need Ur Luv"  Rostam 3:45
Total length:
 40:26
Target exclusive deluxe edition bonus tracks[11]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
14. "Money (That's What I Want)"  J.L. Raisen 2:06
15. "Break the Rules" (Femme remix)
  • Mac
  • Stargate
  • Cashmere Cat
  • Mikko Gordon[c]
 3:52
Total length:
 46:24
European edition, US digital reissue and Australian reissue[12][13][14]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
7. "Doing It" (featuring Rita Ora)
  • Rechtshaid
  • Mr. Rogers
  • Josh Gudwin[d]
 3:48
8. "Body of My Own"  
  • P. Berger
  • Olsson
 2:45
9. "Famous"  Kurstin 3:52
10. "Hanging Around"  J.L. Raisen 3:18
11. "So Over You"  
 3:08
12. "Die Tonight"  P. Berger 2:51
13. "Caught in the Middle"  
  • Benny Blanco
  • Young & Sick
 3:01
14. "Need Ur Luv"  Rostam 3:45
15. "Red Balloon"  
  • Stargate
  • Cashmere Cat
 3:28
Total length:
 47:03
Japanese edition bonus tracks[15]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
16. "Break the Rules" (Japanese version) (ブレイク・ザ・ルールズ)
  • Mac
  • Stargate
  • Cashmere Cat
 3:23
17. "Boom Clap" (Japanese version) (ブーム・クラップ)
  • P. Berger
  • Gräslund
 2:51
Total length:
 53:17

Notes

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  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[c] signifies a remixer
  • ^[d] signifies a vocal producer
  • US physical releases censor "fuck" in the title track with a bleep, while all other expletives in the song and the rest of the album are intact.
  • The version of "Boom Clap" found in the album is the same from the Japanese music video and is different from the version heard in the original music video and in The Fault in Our Stars.

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of the European edition of Sucker.[16]

Musicians

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  • Charli XCX – vocals
  • Justin L. Raisen – drum programming, guitars (tracks 1, 3, 10); backing vocals, synthesisers (tracks 1, 3); OP-1 (track 10)
  • Jerry James – drum programming (track 1); bass (tracks 1, 3); backing vocals (track 3)
  • Cashmere Cat – additional programming (track 2); all instruments, programming (track 15)
  • Chris Laws – drums (track 2)
  • Steve Mac – keys (track 2)
  • Dano "Robopop" Omelio – guitars (track 2)
  • Steve Pearce – bass (track 2)
  • Daniel Pursey – percussion (track 2)
  • Macy McCutcheon – additional girl vocals (track 2)
  • Bea Rexstrew – additional girl vocals (track 2)
  • Kirstin Hume – additional girl vocals (track 2)
  • Katie Littlewood – additional girl vocals (track 2)
  • Shags Chamberlain – bass, backing vocals (track 3)
  • Ariel Pink – synthesisers, mouth organ, backing vocals (track 3)
  • Remi Nicole – additional vocals (track 3); backing vocals (track 4)
  • Patrik Berger – all instruments, programming (tracks 4, 5, 8, 12); backing vocals (track 12)
  • John Hill – programming (tracks 4, 5); all instruments (track 5)
  • Markus Krunegård – piano, additional vocals (track 4); all instruments, programming, backing vocals (track 12)
  • Noonie Bao – additional vocals (tracks 4, 7, 14)
  • Matthew Eccles – drums (track 4)
  • Keefus Ciancia – additional keys (track 5)
  • Stefan Gräslund – additional programming (track 5)
  • Rita Ora – featured vocals (track 7)
  • Mr. Rogers – drums, bass, programming (track 7)
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – programming (track 7)
  • Christian Olsson – all instruments, programming (track 8)
  • Greg Kurstin – guitar, bass, keys (track 9)
  • Aaron Redfield – drums (track 9)
  • Naughty Boy – instrumentation (track 11)
  • Benny Blanco – instrumentation (tracks 11, 13); programming (track 13)
  • Martin Stilling – all instruments, programming (track 12)
  • Lars Skoglund – drums (track 12)
  • Andrew Wyatt – backing vocals (tracks 12, 14)
  • Young & Sick – instrumentation, programming (track 13)
  • Sarah Chernoff – backing vocals (track 14)
  • Angel Deradoorian – backing vocals (track 14)
  • Andrew Blakemore – backing vocals (track 14)
  • Mikkel S. Eriksen – all instruments, programming (track 15)
  • Tor Erik Hermansen – all instruments, programming (track 15)

Technical

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  • Justin L. Raisen – production, engineering (tracks 1, 3, 10)
  • Jerry James – production (track 1); engineering (tracks 1, 3)
  • Rob Orton – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14)
  • Tony Lake – additional engineering (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14)
  • Caleb Laven – vocal editing (tracks 1, 3)
  • Steve Mac – production (track 2)
  • Stargate – production (tracks 2, 15)
  • Cashmere Cat – production (tracks 2, 15)
  • Chris Laws – engineering (track 2)
  • Daniel Pursey – engineering (track 2)
  • Dave Schiffman – mixing (tracks 3, 8, 10)
  • Patrik Berger – production (tracks 4–6, 8, 12); engineering (tracks 4, 8, 12)
  • John Hill – co-production (track 4); production (track 5)
  • Niek Meul – engineering (track 4)
  • Chris Kasych – engineering (tracks 4, 5)
  • John Morrical – engineering (track 4)
  • Martin Cooke – engineering (track 4)
  • Martin Stilling – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 8); engineering (track 12)
  • Stefan Gräslund – additional production (track 5); production (track 6)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 5, 9, 11, 13)
  • Geoff Swan – mixing assistance (tracks 5, 9, 11, 13)
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – production (track 7)
  • Mr. Rogers – production, engineering (track 7)
  • Josh Gudwin – production, recording (Rita Ora's vocals) (track 7)
  • Christian Olsson – production (track 8)
  • Greg Kurstin – production, engineering (track 9)
  • Alex Pasco – additional engineering (track 9)
  • Julian Burg – additional engineering (track 9)
  • Nick Rowe – vocal editing (track 10)
  • Naughty Boy – production (track 11)
  • Benny Blanco – production (tracks 11, 13)
  • Chris "Anger Management" Sclafani – engineering (tracks 11, 13)
  • Andrew "McMuffin" Luftman – production coordination (tracks 11, 13)
  • Seif "Mageef" Hussain – production coordination (tracks 11, 13)
  • Young & Sick – production (track 13)
  • Rostam – production (track 14)
  • Mikkel S. Eriksen – recording (track 15)
  • Miles Walker – recording (track 15)
  • Phil Tan – mixing (track 15)
  • Daniela Rivera – additional engineering for mix (track 15)
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Charli XCX – executive production

Artwork

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  • Frank Fieber – design, layout
  • Harry Fieber – illustration
  • Bella Howard – photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Sucker
Chart (2014–2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 53
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] 44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 47
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] 65
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 57
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[24] 13
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] 17
Italian Albums (FIMI)[26] 81
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[27] 70
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[28] 62
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[29] 59
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 15
US Billboard 200[32] 28

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Sucker
Region Date Format Edition Label Ref(s)
United States 15 December 2014
Standard
[33][34]
Canada 16 December 2014 CD Warner [35]
19 December 2014 Digital download [36]
Australia
  • CD
  • digital download
 [10][37]
France 9 February 2015 [38][39]
Germany 13 February 2015 [40][41]
Ireland
[42][43]
Netherlands Warner [44][45]
United Kingdom 16 February 2015
  • Asylum
  • Atlantic
 [12][46]
Italy 17 February 2015 Warner [47][48]
Japan 18 February 2015 [15][49]
United States 10 March 2015 Digital download Reissue
  • Neon Gold
  • Atlantic
 [13]
Canada 31 March 2015 LP Standard Warner [50]
United States
  • Neon Gold
  • Atlantic
 [51]
Australia 17 April 2015 CD Reissue Warner [14]

References

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  1. ↑ Sucker at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Cragg, Michael (27 December 2014). "The playlist: the best pop of 2014, with Charli XCX and Taylor Swift". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Raymer, Miles (10 December 2014). "SUCKER". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Hermes, Will (16 December 2014). "Charli XCX And The Year's Most Fabulous Pop Record". NPR Music. Retrieved 20 December 2014. SUCKER remodels the punk-pop subgenre for another generation of disaffected pleasure-seekers.
  5. ↑ McCormick, Neil (21 February 2015). "Charli XCX, Sucker, review: 'high-impact pop'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Cox, Jamieson (12 December 2014). "Charli XCX: Sucker". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Green, Thomas H. (19 March 2022). "Album: Charli XCX - Crash". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Releases". Neon Gold Records. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "SUCKER by Charli XCX". United States: iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Sucker". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Charli XCX – Sucker (Deluxe Edition) – Target Exclusive". Target. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Sucker: Charli XCX". United Kingdom: Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Sucker [Explicit]: Charli XCX: MP3 Downloads". United States: Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Sucker: Charli XCX". Sanity. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Charli XCX / チャーリーXCX「SUCKER」" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  16. ↑ Sucker (European edition liner notes). Charli XCX. Atlantic Records. 2015. 0825646216826.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 5th January 2015" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 1297. 5 January 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Charli XCX – Sucker" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Charli XCX – Sucker" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Charli XCX – Sucker" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Charli XCX – Sucker" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Charli XCX – Sucker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  23. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Charli XCX – Sucker" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  24. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 11. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  25. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 8, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  26. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Charli XCX – Sucker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  27. ↑ SUCKER(初回生産限定“BOOM”プライス盤) | チャーリーXCX [SUCKER (Limited "BOOM" Price Edition) | Charli XCX] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  28. ↑ AMPROFON [@Amprofon] (31 March 2015). "Sucker de @charli_xcx puesto #62 del #Top100MX del 9 al 15 de marzo" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2015 – via Twitter.
  29. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Charli XCX – Sucker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  30. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Charli XCX – Sucker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  31. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  32. ↑ "Charli XCX Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  33. ↑ "Charli XCX: SUCKER". United States: Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  34. ↑ "Sucker [Explicit]: Charli XCX: MP3 Downloads". United States: Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  35. ↑ "Sucker: Charli XCX". Canada: Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  36. ↑ "SUCKER (Explicit) (2014) | Charli XCX". 7digital. Canada. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  37. ↑ "SUCKER (Explicit) (2014) | Charli XCX". zdigital. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  38. ↑ "Sucker: Charli Xcx" (in French). France: Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  39. ↑ "Sucker [Explicit]: Charli XCX: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). France: Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  40. ↑ "Sucker: Charli XCX" (in German). Germany: Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  41. ↑ "Sucker [Explicit]: Charli XCX: MP3-Downloads" (in German). Germany: Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  42. ↑ "SUCKER – Charli XCX (CD)". HMV Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  43. ↑ "SUCKER (Explicit) (2014) | Charli XCX". 7digital. Ireland. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  44. ↑ "Sucker, Charli Xcx". bol.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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  46. ↑ "Sucker [Explicit]: Charli XCX: MP3 Downloads". United Kingdom: Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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