200 Po Vstrechnoy
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200 Po Vstrechnoy (Cyrillic: 200 По Встречной; translation: 200 [km/h] Against the Traffic) is the debut album by Russian recording duo t.A.T.u., which was released on 21 May 2001. The album is also known mostly as the Russian alternative album to their debut English-language album 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane (2002). The album only had one important producer, Ivan Shapovalov, who also directed and wrote the album. The album's composition is very different from their English version, which this album produced more eurodance and very strong bubblegum, yet electro music. In February 2002 the album was reissued in Russia, features a new song "Клоуны", two new remixes for "30 минут" and "Мальчик-гей", multimedia track and photo gallery.
The album was very successful through Russia and Poland, where it achieved platinum status. Due to the sales of this album, t.A.T.u. became the first Eastern European act to receive an IFPI Europe Platinum Award. The English version of this album, 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane, won the award as well, making t.A.T.u. the first group ever to receive an IFPI Europe Platinum Award for the same album in two different languages.
Background
After leaving Neposedi, the group decided to record a Russian album, when they were signed to Neformat and Interscope Russia. Ivan Shapovalov had produced and written majority of the album. Ivan also produced their then-future album 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane, which was released one year later. Through its composition, the album is very different from the English, where it features more electronica and europop style music. Even with "Я сошла с ума" and "Нас не догонят", the music is more electro-pop styles, then its original pop rock music.
While in production with the album, several audio files were leaked of the girls singing each song on the album. The demos consisted many recordings from 200 По Встречной, including the singles "Я сошла с ума".[1] With this, demos of different songs were also recorded by each member of the band.
In the spring of 2012, over a decade after the album was first released, demos of the band's songs "Мальчик-гей", "30 минут", "Я сошла с ума" and "Нас не догонят", were leaked online.[2][3][4]
Release
200 По Встречной was released on 21 May 2001 in Russia and in other European countries. It was later re-released in the same countries. In September 2003, the album was released in Asia and Japan where it sold over 4,600 copies. The album was not released digitally in Japan.[5] The re-release album, however, was the only Russian album to be released on the iTunes Store worldwide and the 2001 version was not released worldwide, although the original version's artwork was used.
The album was released in New Zealand and the United Kingdom on 24 March 2003.[6][7] This album, along with Весёлые Улыбки, are the only Russian albums to be released in New Zealand.
Singles
- "Я сошла с ума" was released as t.A.T.u.'s debut single on December 2000. The Ivan Shapovalov-directed music video, which showed Yulia and Lena in Catholic school uniforms kissing under the rain behind a chain fence, was highly controversial throughout Europe. The clip contributed to the song's success, not only in Russia, but in other countries as well such as Poland, Czech Republic and Latvia.
- "Нас не догонят" was the second single off the album. It was released on April 2001. No physical single was issued; instead, a promotional music video was released and the song was made available digitally. It managed to reach the number one position in Russia, Poland and Romania.
- "30 минут" was released as the album's third and final single in mid-2001. It did not match the success of the previous singles and failed to chart in most countries. Due to the fact that the song did not receive a proper release, it was later labeled as only a promotional single. A music video, using the English version of the song, was later released.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Transliteration (Translation) | Length |
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| 1. | "Зачем я" |
| Aleksander Voitinskiy | Zachem ya (Why am I) | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Я сошла с ума" |
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| Ya soshla s uma (I've Lost My Mind) | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Нас не догонят" |
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| Nas ne dogonyat (Not Gonna Get Us) | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Досчитай до ста" | Valeriy Polienko | Aleksandr Voitinskiy | Doschitay do sta (Count Up to One-Hundred) | 4:37 |
| 5. | "30 минут" | Valeriy Polienko |
| Tridtsat' minut (30 Minutes) | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Я твой враг" | Roman Ryabtsev | Roman Ryabtsev | Ya tvoy vrag (I'm Your Enemy) | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Я твоя не первая" | Valeriy Polienko | Sergio Galoyan | Ya tvoya ne pervaya (I'm Not Your First) | 4:17 |
| 8. | "Робот" | Valeriy Polienko | Aleksandr Voitinskiy | Robot | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Мальчик-гей" |
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| Mal'chik-gey (Gay Boy) | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Нас не догонят" (HarDrum Remix) |
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| 3:50 | |
| 11. | "30 минут" (HarDrum Remix) | Polienko |
| 4:02 | |
| 12. | "Я сошла с ума" (HarDrum Remix – hidden track; starts at 5:04 on track 11) |
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| 4:13 | |
| Total length: | 43:04 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Translation | Length |
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| 1. | "Клоуны" | Valeriy Polienko |
| Klouny (Clowns) | 3:32 |
| 2. | "30 минут" | Ivan Shapovalov |
| Tridtsat' minut (30 Minutes) | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Досчитай до ста" | Valeriy Polienko | Aleksandr Voitinskiy | Doschitay do sta (Count Up to One-Hundred) | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Зачем я" |
| Aleksandr Voitinskiy | Zachem ya (Why am I) | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Нас не догонят" |
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| Nas ne dogonyat (They Won't Catch Us) | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Я твоя не первая" | Valeriy Polienko | Sergio Galoyan | Ya tvoya ne pervaya (I'm Not Your First) | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Робот" | Valeriy Polienko | Aleksandr Voitinskiy | Robot | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Мальчик-гей" |
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| Mal'chik-gey (Gay Boy) | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Я твой враг" | Roman Ryabtsev | Roman Ryabtsev | Ya tvoy vrag (I'm Your Enemy) | 4:19 |
| 10. | "Я сошла с ума" |
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| Ya soshla s uma (I've Lost My Mind) | 3:33 |
| 11. | "30 минут" (Moscow Grooves Institute Remix) | Valeriy Polienko |
| 5:58 | |
| 12. | "Мальчик-гей" (That Black Remix) |
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| 5:05 |
Charts
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References
- ^ http://allmylove.org/audio/demos/
- ^ Allmylove.org. | Malchik Gei (2012 Demo)
- ^ Allmylove.org. | 30 Minut (2012 Demo)
- ^ Allmylove.org. | Nas Ne Dagoynat (2012 Demo)
- ^ JP Itunes
- ^ UK Itunes
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/dvesti-po-vstrechiy/id14715364
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1996 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2007". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.