Episode II (album)

Episode II
Episode II
Studio album by Safri Duo
Released	28 May 2001
Recorded	Safri Duo Studio
Length	49:16
Label	Universal
Producer	Safri Duo, Michael Parsberg
Safri Duo chronology
Singles from Episode II
	"Played-A-Live"; Released: 1 December 2000; "Samb-Adagio"; Released: 16 July 2001; "Baya Baya"; Released: 5 November 2001; "Sweet Freedom"; Released: 10 June 2002;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
GAFFA	^[2]

Episode II is the first mainstream studio album by Danish percussion duo Safri Duo, who released six classical albums before its breakthrough with the Michael Parsberg-produced hit "Played-A-Live", the opening track of the album. It was released on May 28, 2001, and reissued in 2002 with two additional tracks, including a cover version of "Sweet Freedom" with vocals by American R&B/soul singer Michael McDonald.^[3] Later the same year a Remix Edition of the album was released, which included an additional disc with remixes by artists such as Airscape, Cosmic Gate and Future Breeze.^[4]

Track listing

First edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Played-A-Live"	6:46
2.	"Snakefood"	6:04
3.	"A-Gusta"	5:39
4.	"Samb-Adagio"	5:58
5.	"Everything"	6:02
6.	"Everything Epilogue"	2:39
7.	"Crazy Benny"	5:33
8.	"Baya Baya"	5:27
9.	"Adagio"	5:12

New Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Played-A-Live"	6:46
2.	"Snakefood"	6:04
3.	"A-Gusta"	5:39
4.	"Samb-Adagio"	5:58
5.	"Everything"	6:02
6.	"Everything Epilogue"	2:39
7.	"Sweet Freedom" (feat. Michael McDonald)	3:23
8.	"Crazy Benny"	5:33
9.	"Baya Baya"	5:27
10.	"Adagio"	5:12
11.	"Played-A-Live" (Darude vs. JS16)	7:29

The Remix Edition

Disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Played-A-Live"	6:45
2.	"Snakefood"	6:03
3.	"A-Gusta"	5:38
4.	"Samb-Adagio"	5:57
5.	"Everything"	6:01
6.	"Everything Epilogue"	2:35
7.	"Sweet Freedom" (feat. Michael McDonald)	3:23
8.	"Crazy Benny"	5:32
9.	"Baya Baya"	5:26
10.	"Adagio"	5:11

Disc two: The Remixes
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweet Freedom" (Extended Club Version) (feat. Michael McDonald)	5:09
2.	"Played-A-Live" (Darude vs. JS16)	7:28
3.	"Played-A-Live" (Airscape)	6:53
4.	"Played-A-Live" (Spanish Fly)	9:35
5.	"Samb-Adagio" (Cosmic Gate)	7:41
6.	"Samb-Adagio" (Riva Mix)	7:28
7.	"Baya Baya" (ATFC Dawn Vocal)	8:16
8.	"Baya Baya" (Future Breeze)	8:49
9.	"Everything" (DJ Asle Deep Dub Edit)	7:23

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–03)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	13
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[7]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	16
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[11]	9
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[12]	14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	23

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[17]	3× Platinum	150,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[18]	Gold	150,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[19]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[20]	Platinum	40,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Henderson, Alex. "Episode II – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
^ Heller, Carsten. "Safri Duo: Episode II (Anmeldelse)". GAFFA. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
^ "Safri Duo – Episode II (New Edition)". discogs. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
^ "Safri Duo – Episode II (The Remix Edition)". discogs. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Safri Duo: Episode II" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Album Top-40". Hitlisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music Control. 31 January 2003. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Safri Duo; 'Episode II')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 958. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Episode II')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[1] Henderson, Alex. "Episode II – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

[2] Heller, Carsten. "Safri Duo: Episode II (Anmeldelse)". GAFFA. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

[3] "Safri Duo – Episode II (New Edition)". discogs. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

[4] "Safri Duo – Episode II (The Remix Edition)". discogs. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

[ac_Austria_Safri_Duo-5] "Austriancharts.at – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[ac_Flanders_Safri_Duo-6] "Ultratop.be – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[ac_Denmark_Safri_Duo-7] "Danishcharts.dk – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Safri_Duo-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[ac_Finland_Safri_Duo-9] "Safri Duo: Episode II" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Safri_Duo-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Safri Duo – Episode II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[ac_Norway_Safri_Duo-11] "Norwegiancharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[ac_Portugal_Safri_Duo-12] "Portuguesecharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Safri_Duo-13] "Swedishcharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Safri_Duo-14] "Swisscharts.com – Safri Duo – Episode II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[15] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[16] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[17] "Album Top-40". Hitlisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music Control. 31 January 2003. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[GermanySafri_DuoEpisode_IIalbumCertRef-18] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Safri Duo; 'Episode II')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[19] Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 958. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[SwitzerlandSafri_DuoEpisode_IIalbumCertRef-20] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Episode II')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

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v t e Safri Duo
Studio albums	Episode II 3.0 3.5 Origins
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Singles	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" "Sweet Freedom" "Helele" (with Velile)